Isaiah 49

1 Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: the LORD has called me from the womb; from the body of my mother has he made mention of my name:

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 and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me; and he has made me a polished arrow, in his quiver has he kept me close:

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 and he said to me, "You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified."

y me dijo: Israel, tú eres mi esclavo. En ti me glorificaré.

4 But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with the LORD, and my reward 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 says the LORD who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him; for I am honorable in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my 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 And he says, "Is it too insignificant a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the remnant of Israel? I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may bring salvation to the farthest part of the earth."

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 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to the one who is despised, to those abhorred as a nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of the LORD who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who 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 Thus says the LORD, "In an acceptable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will preserve you, and give you as a covenant to the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage:

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 saying to those who are bound, 'Come out.'; to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' "They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

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 shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water he will guide them.

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 make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

Convertiré todas mis montañas en camino, y mis calzadas serán niveladas.

12 Look, these shall come from far; and look, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Syene."

¡Miren! Éstos vendrán de lejos. ¡Miren! Éstos [vendrán] del norte, del occidente y de la tierra de Sinim.

13 Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.

¡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 forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me."

Sion decía: Yavé me abandonó. ʼAdonay se olvidó de mí.

15 "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not 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, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

Te tengo grabada en las palmas de mis manos. Tus muros están siempre delante de Mí.

17 Your builders hurry; your destroyers and those who devastated you shall depart from you.

Tus edificadores vendrán aprisa, y tus destructores y tus asoladores se alejarán de ti.

18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live," says the LORD, "you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, 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 "For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now you shall be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall be far away.

Porque tu tierra devastada, arruinada y desolada, ahora será estrecha para tus habitantes. Tus destructores estarán lejos.

20 The children of your bereavement shall yet say in your ears, The place is too small for me; give place to me that I may dwell.

Los hijos que perdiste te dirán: Para mí es estrecho este lugar. Déjame espacio para que yo viva.

21 Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought up these? Look, I was left alone; these, where were they?'"

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 Thus says the LORD, "Look, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my banner to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on 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 shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."

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 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

¿El botín le será arrebatado al valiente? ¿Serán rescatados los cautivos del tirano?

25 But thus says the LORD, "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the tyrant shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save 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 feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunk with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."

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.