Isaiah 23
1 [I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Tyre [city]: You [sailors on] [APO] ships from Tarshish, weep, because [the harbor of] Tyre and all the houses [in the city] have been destroyed. The reports that you heard in Cyprus [island] about Tyre [are true].
Un mensaje sobre Tiro. ¡Aúllen, gente de los barcos de Tarsis! La ciudad de Tiro ha sido destruida y no queda niguna de sus casas ni cosa alguna en el puerto. Se enteraron de la noticia por la gente de Chipre.
2 You people who live along the coast [near Tyre], and merchants of Sidon [city], mourn silently. Your sailors went across the seas [to many places like Tyre].
Permanezcan en silencio, habitantes de las costas, mercaderes de Sidón y marineros.
3 They sailed across deep seas to buy grain in Egypt and [other] crops that are grown along the Nile [River]. Tyre became the city where people from [all] nations bought and sold goods.
El grano egipcio llegó a través de los amplios océanos. La cosecha del Nilo era lo que hacía ganar dinero a Tiro; pues era el mercader de las naciones.
4 But now you people in Sidon should be ashamed, because [you trusted in Tyre], which has been a strong fortress [on an island] in the sea. [Tyre is like a woman who is saying], “[Now it is as though] I have not given birth to [any] children, or raised [any] sons or daughters.”
¡Siente la vergüenza, Sidón! Porque la fortaleza del mar dice: “No tengo hijos, ya que nunca he dado a luz ni he dado a luz. No he criado a jóvenes ni he educado a mujeres jóvenes”.
5 When [the people of] Egypt hear what has happened to Tyre, they will grieve very much.
Cuando las noticias sobre Tiro lleguen a Egipto, se angustiarán.
6 Sail to Tarshish [and tell them what happened]; weep, you people who live along the coast.
¡Naveguen y crucen hacia Tarsis! ¡Lloren, habitantes de las costas!
7 [The people in] the very old city [of Tyre] were [RHQ] previously joyful. Traders [PRS] from Tyre established colonies in many distant nations.
¿Es ésta realmente su ciudad triunfante, cuyos comienzos se remontan a un pasado lejano, que ha enviado gente a colonizar lugares lejanos?
8 People from Tyre appointed kings [over other places]; their traders were wealthy; they were [as powerful and wealthy as] [MET] kings. [So], who [RHQ] caused the people of Tyre to experience this disaster?
¿Quién ha planeado este ataque a Tiro? ¡Tiro, que creó reinos, cuyos mercaderes eran príncipes, cuyos comerciantes eran honrados en todo el mundo!
9 It was the Commander of the armies of angels who did it; he did it in order to cause [you people in] Tyre not to be proud any more, to humiliate you men who are honored all over the world.
El Señor Todopoderoso lo planeó, para humillar su orgullo en toda su gloria, y para derribar a todos los que reciben honores mundanos.
10 You people of Tarshish, you must grow crops in your land [instead of trading]; spread out over your land like [SIM] the Nile [River] spreads over the land [of Egypt] when it floods, because there is no harbor [in Tyre for your ships] now.
Cultiva tu tierra, pueblo de Tarsis, como lo hacen junto al Nilo, pues ya no tienes puerto.
11 [It is as though] Yahweh stretched out his hand over the sea and shook the kingdoms of the earth. He commanded that in Phoenicia/Canaan all its fortresses must be destroyed.
El Señor extendió su mano sobre el mar y sacudió los reinos. Ha condenado a Fenicia, dando la orden de destruir sus fortalezas.
12 He said to the people of Sidon, “You will never rejoice again, because you will be crushed; even if you flee to Cyprus [island], you will not escape destruction.”
Dijo: “No festejes más, virgen maltratada hija de Sidón. Ve y navega hasta Chipre; pero ni siquiera allí encontrarás descanso”.
13 Think about what happened in Babylonia: the people who were in that land have disappeared. [The armies of] Assyria have caused that land to become a place where wild animals from the desert live. The Assyrians built dirt ramps to the top of the walls [of the city of Babylon]; [then they entered the city and] tore down the palaces and caused the city to become [a heap of] rubble.
¡Mira el país de los babilonios, este pueblo que ya no es como antes! Los asirios lo han convertido en un lugar para animales del desierto. Levantaron sus torres de asedio, demolieron las fortalezas y arruinaron el país.
14 [So] wail, you [sailors on the] ships of Tarshish, because the harbor [in Tyre where your ships stop] is destroyed!
¡Giman a gritos, gente en los barcos de Tarsis, porque su fortaleza está destruida!
15 For seventy years, which is as long as kings usually live, people will forget about Tyre. [But then it will be rebuilt]. What will happen there will be like what happened to a prostitute in this song:
En ese momento la ciudad de Tiro será olvidada durante setenta años, que es como la vida de un rey, por así decirlo. Pero al final de estos setenta años, Tiro será como la canción que habla de una prostituta:
16 “You harlot, whom people had forgotten, play your harp well, and sing many songs, in order that people will remember you again.”
¡Toma una lira y recorre la ciudad, prostituta olvidada! Toca y canta para que la gente se acuerde de ti.
17 [It is true that] after seventy years Yahweh will restore Tyre. Their merchants will again earn a lot of money by buying things from and selling things to many [other] nations [HYP].
Después de setenta años, el Señor restaurará Tiro. Pero entonces volverá a ofrecer sus servicios como una prostituta, vendiéndose a todos los reinos del mundo.
18 [But] their profits will be given to Yahweh. [The merchants] will not hoard their money; instead, they will give it to Yahweh’s priests in order that they [can] buy food and nice clothes.
Sin embargo, sus beneficios y lo que gane será consagrado al Señor. No se guardará ni ahorrará, porque sus ganancias de los negocios irán a los que adoran al Señor, para proveerlos de abundante comida y buenas ropas.
