Isaiah 13
1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
Oráculo contra Babilonia, que vio Isaías, hijo de Amós:
2 Lift up a flag on the bare [top of a] hill, to signal [that an army should come to attack Babylon]. Shout to them and wave your hand [to signal to them] that they should march through the city gates into the palaces of the proud [rulers of Babylon]!
Sobre un monte pelado alzad bandera, levantad la voz para llamarlos, hacedles señas con la mano, para que entren por las puertas de los príncipes.
3 [Yahweh says], “I have commanded those soldiers to do that; I have summoned the warriors whom I have chosen to punish [the people of Babylon] because of my being very angry with them, and those soldiers will be very proud [when they do that].”
He dado órdenes a mis consagrados; he llamado a mis valientes, para (ejecutar) mi ira; y ellos saltan de gozo por la gloria mía.
4 Listen to the noise on the mountains, which is the noise of a huge army marching! It is the noise made by people of many people-groups shouting. The Commander of the armies of angels has summoned this army to gather together.
Se oye tumulto sobre los montes como tumulto de mucha gente; voces de alarma de reinos, de naciones reunidas. Yahvé de los ejércitos pasa revista a las tropas de guerra.
5 They come from countries that are far away, from the most remote places [IDM] on the earth. They are [like] [SIM] weapons that Yahweh will use [to punish the people with whom] he is very angry, and to destroy the entire country [of Babylonia].
Vienen de tierra lejana, de los extremos del cielo; Yahvé y los instrumentos de su furor, para asolar la tierra entera.
6 [You people of Babylon] will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh [has determined/chosen], the time for the all-powerful [God] to destroy [your city].
¡Aullad, que cercano está el día de Yahvé! vendrá como ruina, de parte del Todopoderoso.
7 All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
Por tanto todos los brazos perderán su vigor, y todos los corazones de los hombres se derretirán.
8 All of you will be terrified. You will have [PRS] severe pains like [SIM] a woman has when she is giving birth to a baby. You will look at each other helplessly, and it will show on your faces that you feel horror.
Temblarán; convulsiones y dolores se apoderarán de ellos; se lamentarán como mujer parturienta. Cada uno mirará con estupor a su vecino, sus rostros serán rostros de llamas.
9 Listen to this: The day that Yahweh has appointed/chosen is near, the day that he will furiously and fiercely [punish you] because he is very angry [with you]. He will cause your land [of Babylonia] to be desolate/barren, and he will destroy [all] the sinners in it.
He aquí que ha llegado el día de Yahvé, el inexorable, con furor e ira ardiente, para convertir la tierra en desierto y exterminar en ella a los pecadores.
10 [When that happens], none of the stars will shine. When the sun rises, it will be dark, and there will be no light from the moon [at night].
Pues las estrellas del cielo y sus constelaciones no darán más su luz, el sol se oscurecerá al nacer, y la luna no hará resplandecer su luz.
11 [Yahweh says], “I will punish [everyone in] the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.
Entonces castigaré al mundo por su malicia, y a los impíos por su iniquidad; acabaré con la arrogancia de los soberbios y abatiré la altivez de los opresores.
12 [And because I will cause most people to die], people will be harder to find than gold, harder to find than fine gold from Ophir [in Arabia].
Haré que los hombres sean más escasos que el oro fino, y los hijos de Adán más raros que el oro de Ofir.
13 I will shake the sky, and the earth will [also] move out of its place. That will happen when [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, punish [wicked people], when [I show them that] I am extremely angry [with them].
Por eso sacudiré los cielos, y la tierra se moverá de su lugar, por el furor de Yahvé de los ejércitos, en el día de su ardiente ira.
14 And all [the foreigners in Babylon will run around] like [SIM] deer that are being hunted, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. They will try to find other people from their countries, and [then] they will escape [from Babylon] and return to their own countries.
Entonces cual gacela perseguida, y como ovejas sin redil; se dirigirá cada uno a su pueblo, y huirá cada cual a su tierra.
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
Todos cuantos fueren hallados serán traspasados, y todos los que cayeren presos morirán a cuchillo.
16 Their little children will be dashed to pieces on the rocks while [their parents] watch; [their enemies] will steal everything valuable from their houses and will rape their wives.
Sus niños serán estrellados ante sus ojos, saqueadas sus casas, y violadas sus mujeres.
17 Look! I am going to incite the people of Media to attack Babylon. The [army of Media] will attack Babylon, even if they are offered [DOU] silver or gold [if they promise to not attack it].
He aquí que suscitaré contra ellos a los medos que no buscan plata ni son codiciosos de oro.
18 [With] their arrows, the [soldiers of Media] will shoot the young men [of Babylon]; they will not [even] act mercifully [DOU] toward infants or children!”
Con sus arcos matarán a los jóvenes, no tendrán piedad del fruto del seno, y sus ojos no se compadecerán de los niños.
19 Babylon has been a very beautiful [MTY] city; [all] the people of Babylonia have been very proud of Babylon, [their capital city]; [but] God will destroy Babylon, like [SIM] he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Entonces Babilonia, la joya de los reinos, gloria y orgullo de los caldeos, vendrá a ser como Sodoma y Gomorra, (ciudades) destruidas por Dios.
20 No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted forever. (Nomads/People who travel from place to place to live) will refuse to set up their tents there; shepherds will not bring their flocks of sheep to rest there.
Nunca jamás será habitada, ni poblada de generación en generación; no alzará allí el nómada su tienda; ni harán en ella majada los pastores.
21 Instead, animals that live in the desert will be there; jackals/wolves will live in [the ruins of] the houses. Owls (OR, Ostriches) will live in [the ruins], and wild goats will romp/jump around [there].
Se guarecerán allí las fieras del desierto; los búhos llenarán sus casas; se instalarán allí los avestruces, y los sátiros harán allí sus danzas.
22 Hyenas will howl in the [ruined] towers, and jackals/wolves will make their dens in [the ruins of] the palaces that [were previously] very beautiful. The time when [Babylon will be destroyed] is very near; Babylon will not exist much longer.
En sus palacios aullarán los chacales, y los perros salvajes en sus casas de placer. Próximo a llegar está su tiempo, y sus días no se aplazarán.
