< Isaiah 28 >
1 Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory which is on the head of those who are overcome by strong drink!
¡Ay de la corona de soberbia, de los borrachos de Efraím, y de la flor caduca de la hermosura de su gloria, que está sobre la cabeza, del valle fértil, oprimidos del vino!
2 See, the Lord has a strong and cruel one; like a rain of ice, a storm of destruction, like the overflowing of a strong river, he will violently overcome them.
He aquí que la valentía, y la fortaleza de Jehová viene como turbión de granizo, y como torbellino trastornador, como ímpetu de recias aguas que salen de madre, que con fuerza derriba a tierra.
3 The crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim will be crushed under foot;
Con los pies será hollada la corona de soberbia de los borrachos de Efraím.
4 And the dead flower of his glory, which is on the head of the fertile valley, will be like the first early fruit before the summer; which a man takes and puts in his mouth the minute he sees it.
Y será la flor caduca de la hermosura de su gloria, que está sobre la cabeza del valle fértil, como la breva temprana, que viene primero que los otros frutos del verano, la cual, en viéndola el que la ve, en teniéndola en la mano, se la traga.
5 In that day will the Lord of armies be a crown of glory, and a fair ornament, to the rest of his people;
En aquel día Jehová de los ejércitos será por corona de gloria, y diadema de hermosura a los residuos de su pueblo:
6 And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.
Y por espíritu de juicio al que se sentare sobre la silla del juicio; y por fortaleza a los que harán retraer la batalla hasta la puerta.
7 And further, these are uncertain through wine, and have gone out of the right way through strong drink: the priest and the prophet are uncertain through strong drink, they are overcome by wine, they have gone out of the way through strong drink; their vision is false, they go wrong in their decisions.
Mas también estos erraron con el vino, y con la sidra se entontecieron. El sacerdote y el profeta, erraron con la sidra, fueron trastornados del vino, entonteciéronse con la sidra, erraron en la visión, tropezaron en el juicio.
8 For all the tables are covered with coughed-up food, so that there is not a clean place.
Porque todas las mesas están llenas de vómito y suciedad, hasta no haber lugar.
9 To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast?
¿A quién se enseñará ciencia, o a quién se hará entender doctrina? ¿a los quitados de la leche? ¿a los arrancados de los pechos?
10 For it is one rule after another; one line after another; here a little, there a little.
Porque mandamiento tras mandamiento, mandamiento tras mandamiento: renglón tras renglón, renglón tras renglón: un poquito allí, otro poquito allí:
11 No, but with broken talk, and with a strange tongue, he will give his word to this people:
Porque con labios tartamudos, y en lengua extraña hablará a este pueblo,
12 To whom he said, This is the rest, give rest to him who is tired; and by this you may get new strength; but they would not give ear.
A los cuales él dijo: Este es el reposo: dad reposo al cansado; y este es el refrigerio; y no quisieron oír.
13 For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little, there a little; so that they may go on their way, and falling back may be broken, and taken in the net.
Serles ha pues la palabra de Jehová: Mandamiento tras mandamiento, mandamiento tras mandamiento: renglón tras renglón, renglón tras renglón: un poquito allí, otro poquito allí, que vayan, y caigan por las espaldas, y se desmenucen, y se enreden, y sean presos.
14 Give ear then to the word of the Lord, you men of pride, the rulers of this people in Jerusalem:
Por tanto varones burladores, que estáis enseñoreados sobre este pueblo que está en Jerusalem, oíd la palabra de Jehová.
15 Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue: (Sheol )
Porque habéis dicho: Concierto tenemos hecho con la muerte, y con la sepultura: hicimos acuerdo, que cuando pasare el turbión del azote, no llegará a nosotros; porque pusimos nuestra acogida en mentira, y en falsedad nos esconderemos. (Sheol )
16 For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.
Por tanto el Señor Jehová dice así: He aquí que yo fundo en Sión una piedra, piedra de fortaleza, de esquina, de precio, de cimiento cimentado: el que creyere, no se apresure.
17 And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.
Y ajustaré el jucio a cordel, y a nivel la justicia; y granizo barrerá la acogida en mentira, y aguas arroyarán el escondrijo.
18 And the help you were looking for from death will come to nothing, and your agreement with the underworld will be broken; when the overflowing waters come through, then you will be overcome by them. (Sheol )
Y anularse ha vuestro concierto con la muerte; y vuestro acuerdo con la sepultura no será firme: cuando pasare el turbión del azote seréis de él hollados. (Sheol )
19 Whenever they come through they will overtake you; for they will come through morning after morning, by day and by night: and the news will be nothing but fear.
Luego que comenzare a pasar, él os arrebatará; porque de mañana de mañana pasará, de día y de noche; y será que el espanto solamente haga entender lo oído.
20 For the bed is not long enough for a man to be stretched out on: and the cover is not wide enough for him to be covered with.
Porque la cama es angosta, que no basta; y la cubierta estrecha para recoger.
21 For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon; so that he may do his work — strange is his work; and give effect to his act — unnatural is his act.
Porque Jehová se levantará, como en el monte Perazim, y como en el valle de Gabaón se enojará para hacer su obra, su extraña obra; y para hacer su operación, su extraña operación.
22 And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.
Por tanto no os burléis ahora, porque no se arrecien vuestros castigos; porque consumación y acabamiento sobre toda la tierra he oído del Señor Jehová de los ejércitos.
23 Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.
Estád atentos, y oíd mi voz: estád atentos, y oíd mi dicho.
24 Is the ploughman for ever ploughing? does he not get the earth ready and broken up for the seed?
¿Arará todo el día el que ara para sembrar? ¿romperá, y quebrará los terrones de la tierra?
25 When the face of the earth has been levelled, does he not put in the different sorts of seed, and the grain in lines, and the barley in its place, and the spelt at the edge?
¿Después que hubiere igualado su haz, no derramará el ajenuz, sembrará el comino, pondrá el trigo por su orden, y la cebada en su señal, y la avena en su término?
26 For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.
Porque su Dios le enseña para saber juzgar, y le instruye,
27 For the fitches are not crushed with a sharp instrument, and a cart-wheel is not rolled over the cummin; but the grain of the fitches is hammered out with a stick, and of the cummin with a rod.
Que el ajenuz no se trillará con trillo, ni sobre el comino rodará rueda de carreta: mas con un palo se sacude el ajenuz, y el comino con una vara.
28 Is the grain for bread crushed? He does not go on crushing it for ever, but he lets his cart-wheels and his horses go over it without crushing it.
El pan se trilla: mas no perpetuamente lo trillará, ni lo molerá con la rueda de su carreta, ni lo quebrantará con los dientes de su trillo.
29 This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.
Aun hasta esto salió de Jehová de los ejércitos, para hacer maravilloso el consejo, y engrandecer la sabiduría.