Israel Will Be Saved
1At that time
the Lord will punish Leviathan with his sword.
His great, powerful and deadly sword will punish
the serpent that glides through the sea.
He will kill that twisting sea monster.
2At that time the Lord will sing about his fruitful vineyard. He will say,
3“I am the Lord. I watch over my vineyard.
I water it all the time.
I guard it day and night.
I do it so no one can harm it.
4I am not angry with my vineyard.
I wish thorns and bushes would come up in it.
Then I would march out against them in battle.
I would set all of them on fire.
5So the enemies of my people should come to me for safety.
They should make peace with me.
I will say it again.
They should make peace with me.”
6In days to come, Jacob’s people will put down roots like a vine.
Israel will bud and bloom.
They will fill the whole world with fruit.
7The Lord struck down those who struck down Israel.
But he hasn’t punished Israel as much.
The Lord killed those who killed many of his people.
But he hasn’t punished his people as much.
8The Lord will use war to punish Israel.
He will make them leave their land.
With a strong blast of his anger he will drive them out.
It will be as if the east wind were blowing.
9The people of Jacob will have to pay for their sin.
Here is how they will show that their sin has been removed.
They will make all the altar stones like limestone.
They will crush them to pieces.
No poles used to worship the female god named Asherah will be left standing.
No incense altars will be left either.
10Cities that have high walls around them will become empty.
They will be settlements with no one in them.
They will be like a desert.
Calves will eat and lie down in them.
They will strip bare the branches of their trees.
11When their twigs are dry, they will be broken off.
Then women will come and make fires with them.
The people of Jacob don’t understand the Lord.
So the God who made them won’t be concerned about them.
Their Creator won’t be kind to them.
12At that time the Lord will separate Israel from other people. He will gather the Israelites together one by one. He will gather them from the Euphrates River to the Wadi of Egypt. 13At that time a loud trumpet will be blown. Those who were dying in Assyria will come and worship the Lord. So will those who were taken away to Egypt. All of them will worship the Lord on his holy mountain in Jerusalem.
1Sa araw na iyon, gagamitin ng Panginoon ang kanyang matalim at makapangyarihang espada para patayin ang Leviatan, ang maliksi at gumagapang na dragon sa karagatan.
2“Sa araw na iyon, aawit kayo tungkol sa ubasan na umaani nang sagana, na larawan ng aking bayan. 3Ako ang Panginoon na nag-aalaga ng ubasan. Dinidiligan ko ito at binabantayan araw-gabi para hindi masira. 4Hindi na ako galit sa ubasang ito. Pero sa sandaling may makita akong mga halamang may tinik, tatanggalin ko iyon at susunugin. 5Pero maliligtas siya kung siyaʼy makikipagkaibigan at hihingi ng kalinga sa akin.”
6Darating ang araw na ang mga mamamayan ng Israel na lahi ni Jacob ay magkakaugat tulad ng halaman. Magkakasanga ito, mamumulaklak, at mamumunga ng marami at pupunuin ang buong mundo. 7Hindi pinaparusahan ng Dios ang Israel katulad ng pagpaparusa niya at pagpatay sa mga kaaway nila. 8Ipinabihag ng Panginoon ang kanyang mga mamamayan bilang parusa sa kanila. Ipinatangay niya sila sa napakalakas na hangin mula sa silangan. 9Mapapatawad lang sila kung gigibain nila ang mga altar nilang bato at kung didikdikin ng pino at itatapon ang mga posteng simbolo ng diosang si Ashera, at ang mga altar na sinusunugan nila ng insenso.
10Nawasak na ang napapaderang lungsod. Para na itong ilang. Wala nang nakatira rito. Naging pastulan na lang ito at pahingahan ng mga baka. Inubos ng mga baka ang mga dahon ng mga sanga. 11At nang mabali at matuyo ang mga sanga, tinipon ito ng mga babae at ginawang panggatong. Dahil sa walang pang-unawa ang mga taong ito, hindi sila kaaawaan ng Dios na lumikha sa kanila. 12Sa araw na iyon, titipunin ng Panginoon ang mga Israelita mula sa Ilog ng Eufrates hanggang sa daluyan ng tubig ng Egipto na parang nagtitipon ng mga butil sa giikan. 13Pagtunog ng trumpeta nang malakas, magsisibalik sa Jerusalem ang nahihirapang mga Israelita na binihag ng Asiria at Egipto. At sasambahin nila ang Panginoon, sa banal na bundok ng Jerusalem.
