Isaiah 48
1 Listen to these things, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who went forth from the waters of Judah. You swear by the name of the Lord and you call to mind the God of Israel, but not in truth, and not in justice.
Oídlo, casa de Jacob, los que lleváis el nombre de Israel, y habéis salido de la fuente de Judá; los que juráis por el nombre de Yahvé y celebráis al Dios de Israel, mas no en verdad, ni con rectitud,
2 For they have been called from the holy city, and they have been founded upon the God of Israel. The Lord of hosts is his name.
aunque lleváis el nombre de la ciudad santa, y os apoyáis en el Dios de Israel, cuyo nombre es Yahvé de los ejércitos.
3 From that time, I announced the former things. They went forth from my mouth, and I have caused them to be heard. I wrought these things suddenly, and they were fulfilled.
Yo anuncié mucho antes las cosas pasadas; salieron de mi boca, y las di a conocer; de repente obré y se cumplieron.
4 For I knew that you are stubborn, and that your neck is like an iron sinew, and that your forehead is like brass.
Pues sabía Yo que eres dura, que tu cerviz es de nervios de hierro, y tu frente de bronce.
5 From that time, I foretold to you. Before these things happened, I revealed them to you, lest you say: “My idols have accomplished these things, and my graven and molten images have commanded them.”
Por eso te las anuncié muy de antemano, antes que se cumplieran las di a conocer, a fin de que nunca dijeses: “Mi ídolo las ha hecho; mi estatua, mi imagen fundida las ha ordenado.”
6 See all the things that you have heard. But were you the ones who announced them? From that time, I caused you to hear about new things, and you do not know how these were preserved.
Todo lo que oíste, ahora lo ves. Y vosotros, ¿no queréis anunciarlo? Desde ahora te doy a conocer cosas nuevas, cosas ocultas que tú no conoces.
7 They are created now, and not in that time. And even before today, you did not hear of them; otherwise, you might say, “Behold, I knew them.”
Han sido creadas ahora y no en tiempos antiguos; antes del día de hoy no oíste hablar de ellas, a fin de que no dijeras: “He aquí, ya lo sabía.”
8 You have neither heard, nor known, nor were your ears open in that time. For I knew that you would transgress greatly, and so I called you a transgressor from the womb.
Tú nada oíste, nada sabías, nada percibiste de antemano con tus oídos, pues Yo sabía que eres muy infiel y que tu nombre es “Rebelde”, desde que naciste.
9 For the sake of my name, I will take the face of my fury far away. And for the sake of my praise, I will bridle you, lest you perish.
A causa de mi Nombre detengo mi ira, y por mi gloria tengo paciencia contigo para no exterminarte.
10 Behold, I have refined you, but not like silver. I have chosen you for the furnace of poverty.
Mira, te he acrisolado, mas no (hallé) plata, te he probado en el horno de la aflicción.
11 For my sake, for my own sake, I will do it, so that I may not be blasphemed. For I will not give my glory to another.
Por Mí, por amor mío hago esto, porque no permito que me blasfemen, y mi gloria no cedo a ningún otro.
12 Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call. I am the same, I am the first, and I am the last.
Escúchame, Jacob, y tú, Israel, a quien he dado mi nombre: Yo soy; Yo soy el primero, y soy también el último.
13 Also, my hand has founded the earth, and my right hand has measured the heavens. I will call them, and they will stand together.
Mi mano fundó la tierra, y mi derecha extendió los cielos; Yo los llamo, y se presentan a una.
14 Gather together, all of you, and listen. Who among them has announced these things? The Lord has loved him; he will do his will with Babylon, and his arm is upon the Chaldeans.
Congregaos, todos vosotros, y escuchad: ¿Quién de entre ellos ha anunciado esto? Aquel a quien ama Yahvé ejecutará la voluntad de Él contra Babilonia, y su brazo (se levantará) contra los caldeos.
15 I am, I have spoken, and I have called him. I have led him forward, and his way has been straight.
Yo, Yo he hablado, y Yo le he llamado, Yo le hice venir, y su empresa será coronada de éxito.
16 Draw near to me, and listen to this. From the beginning, I have not spoken in secret. From the time before it happened, I was there. And now, the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
Acercaos a Mí, oíd esto: Desde el principio nunca he hablado en secreto, y cuando se cumplan estas cosas, Yo estoy allí —mas ahora Yahvé, el Señor, me ha enviado con su espíritu—,
17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord, your God, who teaches you beneficial things, who guides you in the way that you walk.
Así dice Yahvé, tú redentor, el Santo de Israel: Yo soy Yahvé, tú Dios, que te enseño cosas provechosas; que te conduce por el camino que debes seguir.
18 If only you had paid attention to my commandments! Your peace would have been like a river, and your justice would have been like the waves of the sea,
¡Ojalá hubieras atendido mis mandamientos! entonces tu paz sería como un río, y tu justicia como las olas del mar.
19 and your offspring would have been like the sand, and the stock from your loins would have been like its stones. His name would not have passed away, nor would it have been worn away before my face.
Tu descendencia sería como la arena, y como sus granitos el fruto de tus entrañas. No sería cortado ni destruido delante de Mí tu nombre.
20 Depart from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Announce it with a voice of exultation. Cause it to be heard, and carry it even to the ends of the earth. Say: “The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob.”
¡Salid de Babilonia, huid de los caldeos! Anunciadlo con voz de júbilo, publicad esta nueva, hacedla llegar hasta los confines de la tierra. Decid: “Yahvé ha rescatado a su siervo Jacob.
21 They did not thirst in the desert, when he led them out. He produced water from the rock for them. For he split the rock, and the waters flowed out.
Y no padecieron sed, cuando los condujo por el desierto; de la peña les hizo salir agua, hendió la peña, y brotaron las aguas.
22 “There is no peace for the impious,” says the Lord.
No hay paz para los malvados, dice Yahvé.
