Isaiah 13
1 [I], Isaiah, the son of Amoz, received [from Yahweh] this message about Babylon [city]:
Este es el mensaje que recibió Isaías, hijo de Amoz, recibió sobre Babilonia.
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]!
Levanten un estandarte en la cima de una colina desnuda; grítenles; agiten la mano para animarlos a entrar en los palacios 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 ordenado a los que he elegido que ataquen; he llamado a mis guerreros para que ejecuten mi furioso juicio y celebren mi triunfo.
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.
¡Un ruido viene de las montañas, que suena como el de una gran multitud! ¡Es el sonido rugiente de los reinos, de las naciones que se reúnen! El Señor Todopoderoso convoca un ejército para la 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 tierras lejanas, de más allá de los horizontes lejanos – el Señor y las armas de su furia – vienen a destruir todo el país.
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].
Aúllen de miedo, porque se acerca el día del Señor, el tiempo en que el Todopoderoso destruye.
7 All of your people will be very afraid [DOU], with the result that they will be unable even to lift their arms.
A todos se les caerán las manos, y todos perderán la cabeza por el pánico.
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.
Estarán aterrorizados; el dolor y la angustia se apoderarán de ellos; sufrirán como una mujer que da a luz. Se mirarán unos a otros conmocionados, con los rostros ardiendo de miedo.
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.
¡Presten atención! Viene el día del Señor, cruel, con furia y con una ira feroz, para devastar la tierra y aniquilar a sus 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].
Las estrellas de las constelaciones del cielo no brillarán. Cuando el sol se levante, quedará oscuro. La luna no dará 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.
Castigaré al mundo por su maldad, y a los impíos por su pecado, dice el Señor. Acabaré con el engreimiento de los arrogantes, y humillaré a los tiranos y su orgullo.
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 la gente sea más escasa que el oro puro, más rara 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].
Haré temblar los cielos y haré que la tierra salte de su lugar a causa de la furia del Señor Todopoderoso, en el momento en que arda su 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.
Como una gacela cazada, o como ovejas sin pastor, los babilonios volverán a su propio pueblo, huirán a su tierra.
15 Anyone who is captured [in Babylon] will be killed by [their enemies’] swords [DOU].
Cualquiera que sea capturado, será apuñalado hasta la muerte; cualquiera que sea capturado será muerto a espada.
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 hijos pequeños serán despedazados mientras miran, sus casas serán saqueadas y sus esposas serán violadas.
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].
Haré que los medos los ataquen, gente a la que no le importa la plata ni el 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!”
Sus arcos masacrarán a sus jóvenes; no tendrán piedad de los bebés; no tendrán piedad 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.
Babilonia, la ciudad más maravillosa de cualquier reino, el mayor orgullo del pueblo babilónico, será demolida por Dios como Sodoma y Gomorra.
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.
Nadie volverá a vivir en Babilonia. Estará desierta; ningún nómada del desierto instalará allí una tienda, ningún pastor llevará allí un rebaño a descansar.
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].
Sólo los animales del desierto harán allí su hogar, y las casas en ruinas serán habitadas por perros salvajes. Los búhos vivirán allí, y las cabras salvajes saltarán alrededor.
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.
Las hienas aullarán en sus fortalezas y los chacales en sus fastuosos palacios. El tiempo de Babilonia se acerca; no perdurará por mucho más tiempo.
