Isaiah 43
1 But now thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and he that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are mine.
Pero ahora Yahvé, que te ha creado, Jacob, y el que te formó, Israel, dice: “No tengas miedo, porque te he redimido. Te he llamado por tu nombre. Tú eres mío.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon you.
Cuando pases por las aguas, yo estaré contigo, y por los ríos, no te desbordarán. Cuando pases por el fuego, no te quemarás, y la llama no te abrasará.
3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you.
Porque yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios, el Santo de Israel, tu Salvador. He dado a Egipto como su rescate, Etiopía y Seba en su lugar.
4 Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honourable, and I have loved you: therefore will I give men for you, and people for your life.
Ya que has sido precioso y honrado ante mis ojos, y te he amado, por lo que daré a la gente en su lugar, y naciones en lugar de su vida.
5 Fear not: for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;
No tengas miedo, porque yo estoy contigo. Traeré tu descendencia desde el este, y te recogerá desde el oeste.
6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
Le diré al norte: “¡Ríndanse! y dile al sur: “¡No los retengas! Trae a mis hijos desde muy lejos, y mis hijas de los confines de la tierra —
7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
todos los que son llamados por mi nombre, y que he creado para mi gloria, que he formado, sí, a quien he hecho’”.
8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Saca a los ciegos que tienen ojos, y los sordos que tienen oídos.
9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
Que se reúnan todas las naciones, y que se reúnan los pueblos. ¿Quién de ellos puede declarar esto? y mostrarnos cosas anteriores? Que traigan sus testigos, para que sean justificados, o que escuchen y digan: “Eso es verdad”.
10 All of you are my witnesses, says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that all of you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
“Vosotros sois mis testigos”, dice Yahvé, “Con mi siervo que he elegido; para que me conozcas y me creas, y entender que yo soy él. Antes de mí no se había formado ningún Dios, tampoco lo habrá después de mí.
11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
Yo mismo soy Yahvé. Además de mí, no hay ningún salvador.
12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore all of you are my witnesses, says the LORD, that I am God.
He declarado, he salvado y he mostrado, y no había ningún dios extraño entre vosotros. Por tanto, vosotros sois mis testigos”, dice Yahvé, “y yo soy Dios.
13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
Sí, desde el día que fue, yo soy. No hay nadie que pueda liberar de mi mano. Voy a trabajar, ¿y quién puede impedirlo?”
14 Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Yahvé, tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel, dice: “Por ti, he enviado a Babilonia, y haré descender a todos ellos como fugitivos, incluso a los caldeos, en las naves de su regocijo.
15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Yo soy Yahvé, tu Santo, el Creador de Israel, tu Rey”.
16 Thus says the LORD, which makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Yahvé, que hace un camino en el mar, y un camino en las poderosas aguas,
17 Which brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
que saca el carro y el caballo, el ejército y el hombre poderoso (se acuestan juntos, no se levantarán; se extinguen, se apagan como una mecha) dice:
18 Remember all of you not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
“No te acuerdes de las cosas anteriores, y no consideres las cosas de antaño.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall all of you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
He aquí que voy a hacer una cosa nueva. Ahora sale a la luz. ¿No lo sabes? Incluso haré un camino en el desierto, y ríos en el desierto.
20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Los animales del campo, los chacales y las avestruces, me honrarán, porque yo doy agua en el desierto y ríos en la soledad, para dar de beber a mi pueblo, a mis elegidos,
21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise.
el pueblo que formé para mí, para que declaren mi alabanza.
22 But you have not called upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel.
Sin embargo, no me has invocado, Jacob; pero te has cansado de mí, Israel.
23 You have not brought me the small cattle of your burnt offerings; neither have you honoured me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with an offering, nor wearied you with incense.
No me has traído ninguna de tus ovejas para los holocaustos, tampoco me has honrado con tus sacrificios. No te he cargado con ofrendas, ni te cansaste con el incienso.
24 You have bought me no sweet cane with money, neither have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices: but you have made me to serve with your sins, you have wearied me with your iniquities.
No me has comprado ninguna caña dulce con dinero, ni me has llenado con la grasa de tus sacrificios, pero me has cargado con tus pecados. Me has cansado con tus iniquidades.
25 I, even I, am he that blots out your transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember your sins.
Yo, yo mismo, soy el que borra tus transgresiones por mi cuenta; y no me acordaré de tus pecados.
26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare you, that you may be justified.
Hazme acordar. Roguemos juntos. Declare su caso, para que puedas ser justificado.
27 Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.
Tu primer padre pecó, y tus maestros han transgredido contra mí.
28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
Por tanto, profanaré los príncipes del santuario; y haré de Jacob una maldición, e Israel un insulto”.
