Isaias 35

1Ang ilang at ang tuyong lupa ay sasaya; at ang ilang ay magagalak, at mamumulaklak na gaya ng rosa. 2Mamumulaklak ng sagana, at magagalak ng kagalakan at awitan; ang kaluwalhatian ng Libano ay mapaparoon, ang karilagan ng Carmel at ng Saron: kanilang makikita ang kaluwalhatian ng Panginoon, ang karilagan ng ating Dios. 3Inyong palakasin ang mga mahinang kamay, at patatagin ang mga mahinang tuhod. 4Inyong sabihin sa kanila na matatakuting puso, Kayo'y mangagpakatapang, huwag kayong mangatakot: narito, ang inyong Dios ay pariritong may panghihiganti, may kagantihan ng Dios; siya'y paririto at ililigtas kayo. 5Kung magkagayo'y madidilat ang mga mata ng bulag, at ang mga pakinig ng bingi ay mabubuksan. 6Kung magkagayo'y lulukso ang pilay na parang usa, at ang dila ng pipi ay aawit: sapagka't sa ilang ay bubukal ang tubig, at magkakailog sa ilang. 7At ang buhanginang kumikislap ay magiging lawa, at ang uhaw na lupa ay mga bukal ng tubig; sa tahanan ng mga chakal, na kanilang hinihiligan, magkakaroon ng damo pati ng mga tambo at mga yantok. 8At magkakaroon doon ng isang lansangan, at ng isang daan, at tatawagin Ang daan ng kabanalan; ang marumi ay hindi daraan doon; kundi magiging sa kaniyang bayan: ang mga palalakad na tao, oo, maging ang mga mangmang, ay hindi mangaliligaw roon. 9Hindi magkakaroon ng leon doon, o sasampa man doon ang anomang mabangis na hayop, hindi mangasusumpungan doon; kundi ang nangatubos ay lalakad doon. 10At ang pinagtutubos ng Panginoon ay mangagbabalik, at magsisiparoong nagaawitan sa Sion; at walang hanggang kagalakan ay mapapasa kanilang mga ulo: sila'y mangagtatamo ng kasayahan at kagalakan, at ang kapanglawan at ang pagbubuntong-hininga ay mapaparam.

1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. 2It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh’s glory, the excellence of our God. 3Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong. Don’t be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you. 5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. 6Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. 7The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay. 8A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there. 9No lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there. 10The Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

1De woestijn en de dorre plaatsen zullen hierover vrolijk zijn, en de wildernis zal zich verheugen, en zal bloeien als een roos. 2Zij zal lustig bloeien, en zich verheugen, ja, met verheuging, en juichen; de heerlijkheid van Libanon is haar gegeven, het sieraard van Karmel en Saron; zij zullen zien de heerlijkheid des HEEREN, het sieraad onzes Gods. 3Versterkt de slappe handen, en stelt de struikelende knieen vast. 4Zegt den onbedachtzamen van harte: Weest sterk, en vreest niet; ziet, ulieder God zal ter wrake komen met de vergelding Gods. Hij zal komen en ulieden verlossen. 5Alsdan zullen der blinden ogen opengedaan worden, en der doven oren zullen geopend worden. 6Alsdan zal de kreupele springen als een hert, en de tong des stommen zal juichen; want in de woestijn zullen wateren uitbarsten, en beken in de wildernis. 7En het dorre land zal tot staand water worden, en het dorstige land tot springaders der wateren; in de woningen der draken, waar zij gelegen hebben, zal gras met riet en biezen zijn. 8En aldaar zal een verheven baan en een weg zijn, welke de heilige weg zal genaamd worden; de onreine zal er niet doorgaan, maar hij zal voor deze zijn; die dezen weg wandelt, zelfs de dwazen zullen niet dwalen. 9Er zal geen leeuw zijn, en geen verscheurend gedierte zal daarop komen, noch aldaar gevonden worden; maar de verlosten zullen daarop wandelen. 10En de vrijgekochten des HEEREN zullen wederkeren, en tot Sion komen met gejuich, en eeuwige blijdschap zal op hun hoofd wezen; vrolijkheid en blijdschap zullen zij verkrijgen, maar droefenis en zuchting zullen wegvlieden.