Isaiah 49
1 Listen to me, you people of the islands! Pay attention, you who live far away! The Lord called me before I was born; he gave me my name while I was still in my mother's womb.
Escúchenme, costas, y atiendan, pueblos lejanos. Yavé me llamó desde el vientre. Desde los órganos internos de mi madre tuvo en mente mi nombre.
2 The words he gave me to speak are like a sharp sword. He has protected me by covering me with his hand. He put me in his quiver like a sharp arrow, keeping me safe there.
Hizo de mi boca una espada afilada. Me cubrió con la sombra de su mano. Hizo de mí una flecha aguda. Me guardó en su caja portátil para flechas
3 He told me, “You are my servant, Israel, and I will reveal my glory through you.”
y me dijo: Israel, tú eres mi esclavo. En ti me glorificaré.
4 But I replied, “I've worked for nothing! I've exhausted myself, and for what? Even so, I leave it with the Lord to do what's right, and my reward is with my God.”
Pero yo dije: En vano me fatigué. En vano y sin provecho gasté mis fuerzas. Pero mi causa está delante de Yavé y mi recompensa está con mi ʼElohim.
5 Now my Lord is going to speak, the one who formed me in the womb as his servant to bring Jacob back to him, to gather Israel to himself. I am honored in the Lord's sight, and my God has given me strength.
Ahora pues, Yavé, Quien me formó desde el vientre como esclavo suyo para que le devuelva a Jacob a fin de que se reúna a Él, porque soy estimado ante los ojos de Yavé, y mi ʼElohim, Quien es mi fuerza,
6 He says, “It's nothing much for you to be my servant to bring back the tribes of Jacob, those people of Israel that I've preserved. I'm also going to make you a light for the foreigners so that my salvation may reach everybody.”
dice: Poca cosa es que tú seas mi esclavo para levantar a las tribus de Jacob y restaurar el remanente de Israel. También te designo como luz de los gentiles para que mi salvación llegue hasta el confín de la tierra.
7 This is what the Lord says, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to the one who was despised and detested by the nation, to the one who is the servant of rulers: Kings will see you and stand up, and princes will bow down to you, because the Lord, who is trustworthy, the Holy One of Israel, has chosen you.
Yavé, el Redentor y el Santo de Israel al despreciado por los hombres, al repugnado por los gentiles, al esclavo de los tiranos, dice: Lo verán reyes y se levantarán gobernantes, y adorarán a Yavé, porque fiel es el Santo de Israel, Quien te escogió.
8 This is what the Lord says: I will answer you at the proper time; I will help you on the day of salvation. I will take care of you, and I will give you to the people as my agreement with them, to restore the land and to reassign the parts that have been abandoned.
Yavé dice: Te respondí en tiempo favorable. Te ayudé en el día de salvación. Te guardaré y te daré como Pacto al pueblo para que restaures la tierra con el propósito de que posean las heredades desoladas,
9 Tell the prisoners, “Come out!” Tell those living in darkness, “Come into the light!” Like sheep they will feed along the roads and in the pastures on hills that once were barren.
para que digas a los cautivos: ¡Salgan! Y a los que están en la oscuridad: ¡Muéstrense! En los caminos serán apacentados, y en todas las cumbres tendrán pastos.
10 They won't be hungry or thirsty, and they won't get hot in the sun, for the one who loves them will lead them to springs, and guide them to water.
No tendrán hambre ni sed, ni los golpeará el calor ni el sol, porque el que se compadece de ellos los conduce y los guía a manantiales de aguas.
11 I will turn all my mountains into a road; my highways will be really high!
Convertiré todas mis montañas en camino, y mis calzadas serán niveladas.
12 Look at these people coming from far away! Look at these people coming from the north, and from the west, and from Upper Egypt.
¡Miren! Éstos vendrán de lejos. ¡Miren! Éstos [vendrán] del norte, del occidente y de la tierra de Sinim.
13 Heavens, shout for joy! Earth, celebrate! Mountains, sing out in happiness! The Lord has come to care for his people, and he will treat his suffering people kindly.
¡Canten de júbilo, oh cielos! ¡Alégrate, oh tierra! ¡Prorrumpan en alabanzas, oh montañas! Porque Yavé consoló a su pueblo, y se compadeció de sus afligidos.
14 But Zion said, “The Lord has given up on me; the Lord has forgotten about me.”
Sion decía: Yavé me abandonó. ʼAdonay se olvidó de mí.
15 Really? Can a mother forget her nursing baby? Can she forget to be kind to the child she carried in her womb? Even if she could forget, I will never forget you!
¿Se olvidará una madre de lo que dio a luz? ¿Dejará de compadecerse del hijo de su vientre? Aunque éstas se olviden, Yo no te olvidaré.
16 Look at your names I've written on the palms of my hands! I'm always thinking about your walls.
Te tengo grabada en las palmas de mis manos. Tus muros están siempre delante de Mí.
17 Soon your children will come running back. Your destroyers, those that devastated your land, will be gone.
Tus edificadores vendrán aprisa, y tus destructores y tus asoladores se alejarán de ti.
18 Take a look around. See all your children gathering and coming back to you. As I live, declares the Lord, you will wear them all as jewelry, proudly putting them on like a bride.
Levanta tus ojos alrededor y mira: Todos ellos se reunieron y vinieron a ti. ¡Vivo Yo, dice Yavé, que ciertamente te los pondrás a todos ellos como joyas y te adornarás con ellos como una novia!
19 Your ruined towns and abandoned places and devastated lands will be crowded with people, while those who took over your country will be long gone.
Porque tu tierra devastada, arruinada y desolada, ahora será estrecha para tus habitantes. Tus destructores estarán lejos.
20 The children born during your time of mourning in exile will say, “This place is too crowded for me! Make room so I have a place to live!”
Los hijos que perdiste te dirán: Para mí es estrecho este lugar. Déjame espacio para que yo viva.
21 Then you will say to yourself, “Who gave birth to all these children for me? My children were killed and I was unable to have more; I was exiled and thrown aside—so who brought these children up? Look, I was abandoned, so where did they come from?”
Entonces te preguntarás: ¿Quién me dio a luz a éstos? Yo estaba sin hijos y era estéril. ¿Quién me los crió? Yo me quedé sola. ¿Dónde estaban éstos?
22 This is what the Lord God says, Watch as I give the signal to the nations, as I raise my flag to let everyone know. They will bring them back, carrying your sons in their arms, and lifting your daughters onto their shoulders.
Yavé dice: Ciertamente hago seña a las naciones con mi mano. Alzo mi estandarte a los pueblos para que traigan a tus hijos en brazos y tus hijas sean llevadas al hombro.
23 Kings will be your child-minders; queens will be your nurses. They will bow low before you, and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord, and that those who put their trust in me will never be ashamed.
Reyes serán tus tutores, princesas, tus madres de crianza. Te darán homenaje rostro en tierra y lamerán el polvo de tus pies. Sabrás que Yo soy Yavé, y que los que esperan en Mí no serán avergonzados.
24 Can loot be taken from a warrior? Can prisoners be rescued from a dictator?
¿El botín le será arrebatado al valiente? ¿Serán rescatados los cautivos del tirano?
25 But this is what the Lord says: Even the prisoners of warriors will be won back; even loot will be recovered from a dictator. I will fight with your enemies, and I will rescue your children.
Yavé dice: Ciertamente el cautivo será quitado del valiente y el botín será arrebatado del tirano. Yo defenderé tu causa y salvaré a tus hijos.
26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh and drink their own blood like wine. Then everyone will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.
Daré orden a tus opresores para que coman su propia carne, y se embriaguen con su propia sangre como con vino. Todo humano sabrá que Yo soy Yavé tu Salvador y que tu Redentor es el Fuerte de Jacob.
