Isaiah 31
1 Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;
¡Ay de los que bajan a Egipto en busca de ayuda! Confían en caballos y fijan su esperanza en carruajes porque son muchos, y en jinetes porque son muy fuertes. Pero no miran al Santo de Israel, ni buscan a Yavé.
2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.
Pero Él también es sabio. Traerá el desastre y no revoca su Palabra. Se levantará contra la casa de malhechores, contra un auxilio de los obradores de iniquidad.
3 For the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord's hand is stretched out, the helper and he who is helped will come down together.
Los egipcios son hombres, no ʼelohim. Sus caballos son carne, no espíritu. De modo que cuando Yavé extienda su mano, caerán el protector y el protegido. Todos ellos serán exterminados juntamente.
4 For the Lord has said to me, As a lion, or a young lion, makes an angry noise over his food, and if a band of herdsmen come out against him, he will not be in fear of their voices, or give up his food for their noise: so the Lord of armies will come down to make war against Mount Zion and its hill.
Como ruge el león o el cachorro de león sobre su presa, y no se atemoriza por el griterío de los pastores que llegan contra él, ni se intimida por el tumulto de ellos, así descenderá Yavé de las huestes a combatir sobre la Montaña Sion y sobre su colina.
5 Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger.
Como ave que revolotea, así Yavé de las huestes amparará a Jerusalén: la amparará, la librará, la preservará y la salvará.
6 Come back to him who has been so deeply sinned against by the children of Israel.
Oh hijos de Israel, regresen a Aquel contra Quien se rebelaron de manera tan radical.
7 For in that day they will all give up their images of silver and of gold, the sin which they made for themselves.
Aquel día el hombre tirará con desprecio sus ídolos de plata y de oro que sus manos pecadoras hicieron.
8 Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.
Asiria caerá a espada no de hombre. La devorará una espada no de humanos, y sus jóvenes serán sometidos a trabajos forzados.
9 And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his altar in Jerusalem.
Su fortaleza se desvanecerá a causa del terror. Sus líderes dejarán sus estandartes a causa del pavor, dice Yavé, Quien tiene su hoguera en Sion y su horno en Jerusalén.
