Isaiah 42
1 Behold my servant, I will uphold him, my elect, with him my soul is well-pleased. I have sent my Spirit upon him. He will offer judgment to the nations.
Aquí está mi Esclavo a Quien Yo sostengo, mi Escogido, en Quien se complace mi alma. Puse mi Espíritu sobre Él. Él traerá la justicia a las naciones.
2 He will not cry out, and he will not show favoritism to anyone; neither will his voice be heard abroad.
No gritará, ni alzará su voz, ni la hará oír por las calles.
3 The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth.
No partirá la caña quebrada, ni apagará el pabilo que humea. Ejecutará fielmente justo juicio.
4 He will not be saddened or troubled, until he establishes judgment on earth. And the islands will await his law.
No se cansará, ni desfallecerá, hasta que establezca la justicia en la tierra. En su enseñanza confiarán las costas.
5 Thus says the Lord God, who created the heavens and expanded it, who formed the earth and all that springs from it, who gives breath to the people in it, and spirit to those walking on it.
ʼEL, el Yavé, Quien crea los cielos y los despliega, Quien extendió la tierra y todo lo que en ella brota, Quien da aliento a la gente que la habita y espíritu a los que caminan en ella, dice:
6 I, the Lord, have called you in justice, and I have taken your hand and preserved you. And I have presented you as a covenant of the people, as a light to the Gentiles,
Yo, Yavé, te llamé en justicia y te sostendré de la mano. Te guardaré y te estableceré como Pacto para el pueblo, como Luz de los gentiles,
7 so that you may open the eyes of the blind, and lead out the prisoner from confinement and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.
para que abras los ojos de los ciegos, y saques de la cárcel a los presos y de la prisión a los que viven en oscuridad.
8 I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.
Yo, Yavé: Éste es mi Nombre. No daré mi gloria a otro, ni mi alabanza a los ídolos.
9 The things that were first, behold, they have arrived. And I also announce what is new. Before these things arise, I will cause you to hear about them.
Ciertamente se cumplieron las cosas primeras. Yo les anuncio cosas nuevas. Antes que salgan a la luz, Yo se las anuncio.
10 Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who descend into the sea and all its fullness, the islands and their inhabitants.
Canten a Yavé un cántico nuevo, su alabanza desde el confín de la tierra, de los que navegan en el mar y los que viven en él, ustedes costas y los habitantes de ellas.
11 Let the desert and its cities be lifted up. Kedar will dwell in houses. O inhabitants of the rock, give praise! They will cry out from the top of the mountains.
Que la región despoblada y sus aldeas levanten su voz, los pueblos donde habita Cedar. Canten jubilosos los habitantes de Sela. Desde las cimas de las montañas griten de júbilo.
12 They will give glory to the Lord, and they will announce his praise to the islands.
Tributen la gloria a Yavé. Proclamen sus alabanzas en las costas.
13 The Lord will go forth like a strong man; like a man of battle, he will stir up zeal. He will shout and cry out. He will prevail against his enemies.
Yavé sale como valiente. Excita su ardor como guerrero, vocea y lanza un grito de guerra. Prevalecerá contra sus enemigos.
14 I have always been quiet; I have been silent; I have been patient. I will speak like a woman giving birth. I will destroy and consume, all at once.
Durante mucho tiempo callé. Guardé silencio y me detuve. Ahora, como la parturienta, grito desolado y trago a la vez.
15 I will desolate the mountains and the hills, and I will wither all their grass. And I will turn rivers into islands, and I will dry up the pools of water.
Devastaré montañas y colinas. Marchitaré todo su verdor. Convertiré los ríos en islotes y secaré las lagunas.
16 And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know. And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar. I will turn darkness into light before them, and crooked into straight. These things I have done for them. For I have not abandoned them.
Conduciré a los ciegos por un camino que no conocieron. Andarán por senderos que no conocían. Cambiaré la oscuridad en luz delante de ellos y los lugares escabrosos en llanura. Estas cosas les haré y no los desampararé.
17 They have been converted again. Let those who trust in graven idols be greatly confounded, for they say to a molten thing, “You are our god.”
Pero los que confían en los ídolos retrocederán defraudados. Los que dicen a las estatuas fundidas: Ustedes son nuestros ʼelohim.
18 You who are deaf, hear! You who are blind, turn your gaze and see!
Sordos, oigan y escuchen. Ciegos, vean y miren.
19 Who is blind, except my servant? Who is deaf, except the one to whom I have sent my messengers? Who is blind, except the one who has been sold? And who is blind, except the servant of the Lord?
¿Quién es ciego, sino mi esclavo? ¿Quién es sordo, sino mi mensajero que envié? ¿Quién es ciego como el emisario y ciego como el esclavo de Yavé?
20 You who see many things, will you not keep them? You who have open ears, will you not listen?
Tú ves muchas cosas, pero no las guardas. Tienes abiertos los oídos, pero no escuchas.
21 And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.
Yavé, por causa de su justicia, se complació en magnificar la Ley.
22 But this same people has robbed and laid waste. All their youth are a snare, and they have been hidden in houses of confinement. They have become victims; there is no one who may rescue them. They have been plundered; there is no one who may say, “Restore.”
Pero éste es un pueblo saqueado y pisoteado, todos atrapados en cavernas y encerrados en prisiones. Lo saquean, y no hay quien libre. Lo despojan, y no hay quien diga: Devuélvanlo.
23 Who is there among you who will hear this, who will listen closely and heed this in the future?
¿Quién de ustedes oirá esto? ¿Quién atenderá y escuchará con respecto a lo que viene?
24 Who has handed over Jacob into plunder, and Israel into devastation? Is it not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they were not willing to walk in his ways, and they have not listened to his law.
¿Quién entregó a Jacob al saqueo, a Israel a los depredadores? ¿No fue Yavé, contra Quien pecamos? Ellos no quisieron andar en sus caminos, ni obedecer su Ley.
25 And so, he poured out over him the indignation of his fury and a strong battle. And he burned him all around, and he did not realize it. And he set him on fire, and he did not understand it.
Por tanto, descargó sobre él el ardor de su ira, el furor de la guerra. Lo rodeaban sus llamas, pero no entendió. Lo consumió, pero no hizo caso.
