Isaiah 23
1 The burden of Tyre. Wail, you ships of the sea! For the house, from which they were accustomed to go forth, has been laid waste. From the land of Kittim, this has been revealed to them.
La carga de Tiro. ¡Aullad, naves de Tarsis! Porque está asolada, de modo que no hay casa, ni se puede entrar en ella. Desde la tierra de Kittim se les ha revelado.
2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you.
Quedaos quietos, habitantes de la costa, vosotros a quienes los mercaderes de Sidón que pasan por el mar han reabastecido.
3 The offspring of the Nile is in the midst of many waters. The harvest of the river is her crop. And she has become the marketplace of the nations.
Sobre grandes aguas, la semilla del Shihor, la cosecha del Nilo, era su ingreso. Ella era el mercado de las naciones.
4 Be ashamed, O Sidon! For the sea speaks, the strength of the sea, saying: “I have not been in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised young men, nor have I promoted the development of virgins.”
Avergüénzate, Sidón, porque el mar ha hablado, la fortaleza del mar, diciendo: “No he parido, ni he dado a luz, ni he alimentado jóvenes, ni he criado vírgenes.”
5 When it has been heard in Egypt, they will be in anguish, when they hear of Tyre.
Cuando el informe llegue a Egipto, se angustiarán ante el informe de Tiro.
6 Cross over the seas. Wail, you inhabitants of the island!
¡Pasen a Tarsis! ¡Aullad, habitantes de la costa!
7 Is this not your place, which from its earliest days has gloried in its antiquity? Her feet will lead her to a sojourn far away.
¿Esta es vuestra ciudad alegre, cuya antigüedad es de días antiguos, cuyos pies la llevaron lejos para viajar?
8 Who has made this plan against Tyre, which formerly was crowned, whose merchants were leaders, whose traders were illustrious on the earth?
¿Quién ha planeado esto contra Tiro, la dadora de coronas, cuyos mercaderes son príncipes, cuyos comerciantes son los honorables de la tierra?
9 The Lord of hosts has planned this, so that he may tear down the arrogance of all glory, and may bring disgrace to all the illustrious of the earth.
El Señor de los Ejércitos lo ha planeado, para manchar el orgullo de toda gloria, para despreciar a todos los honorables de la tierra.
10 Cross through your land, as through a river, O daughter of the sea. You no longer have a belt.
Pasa por tu tierra como el Nilo, hija de Tarsis. Ya no hay freno.
11 He has extended his hand over the sea. He has stirred up kingdoms. The Lord has given an order against Canaan, so that he may crush its strong.
Ha extendido su mano sobre el mar. Ha hecho temblar los reinos. El Señor ha ordenado la destrucción de las fortalezas de Canaán.
12 And he said: “You shall no longer increase so as to glory, while enduring calumny, O virgin daughter of Sidon. Rise up and set sail for Kittim; in that place, too, there will be no rest for you.”
Ha dicho: “No te alegrarás más, virgen oprimida hija de Sidón. Levántate, pasa a Kittim. Ni siquiera allí tendrás descanso”.
13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: never before was there such a people! Assur founded it. They have led away its strong ones into captivity. They have dug under its houses. They have left it in ruins.
He aquí la tierra de los caldeos. Este pueblo no existía. Los asirios la fundaron para los que habitan en el desierto. Levantaron sus torres. Derribaron sus palacios. La convirtieron en una ruina.
14 Wail, you ships of the sea! For your strength has been devastated.
¡Aúllen, barcos de Tarsis, porque su fortaleza ha sido destruida!
15 And this shall be in that day: you, O Tyre, will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. Then, after seventy years, there will be, for Tyre, something like the canticle of a harlot.
Sucederá en ese día que Tiro será olvidada setenta años, según los días de un rey. Al cabo de los setenta años le sucederá a Tiro como en la canción de la prostituta.
16 Take up a stringed instrument. Circulate through the city, you harlot who had been forgotten. Sing many canticles well, so that you may be remembered.
Toma un arpa; recorre la ciudad, prostituta olvidada. Haz una dulce melodía. Canta muchas canciones, para que seas recordada.
17 And this shall be after seventy years: the Lord will visit Tyre, and he will lead her back to her profits. And she will fornicate again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
Sucederá después del fin de los setenta años que el Señor visitará a Tiro. Ella volverá a su salario, y jugará a la prostitución con todos los reinos del mundo en la superficie de la tierra.
18 And her businesses and her profits will be sanctified to the Lord. They will not be locked away and they will not be stored. For her business will be for those who will live in the presence of the Lord, so that they may eat until satisfied, and may be well-clothed even into old age.
Su mercancía y su salario serán la santidad para el Señor. No se atesorará ni se guardará; porque su mercancía será para los que habitan delante de Yahvé, para que coman lo suficiente, y para que tengan ropa duradera.
