Isaiah 3
1 The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
¡Presten atención! El Señor, el Señor Todopoderoso, le quitará a Jerusalén y a Judá todo aquello de lo que dependen: sus reservas de alimentos y todos los medios de abastecimiento de agua,
2 He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
sus fuertes combatientes y soldados, sus líderes y profetas, sus adivinos y ancianos,
3 army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
los capitanes del ejército, sus funcionarios del Estado, consejeros, artesanos, maestros de magia y expertos en ocultismo.
4 He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
Les daré como líderes a jóvenes que los gobernarán de manera infantil.
5 People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
La gente se maltratará entre sí, persona contra persona, vecino contra vecino; los jóvenes agredirán a los ancianos, y la escoria de la sociedad atacará a los que tienen cargos importantes.
6 At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
Un hombre agarrará a uno de sus hermanos en la casa de su padre y le dirá: “¡Tienes un abrigo, puedes ser nuestro líder! Hazte cargo de la dirección de este montón de ruinas”.
7 [But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
Pero inmediatamente su hermano le gritará: “¡No, yo no! No puedo ocuparme de los problemas de esta familia. En mi casa no tengo comida ni ropa. ¡No me pongas a cargo como tu líder!”
8 Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
Porque Jerusalén y Judá han caído por causa de lo que dijeron e hicieron en contra del Señor, rebelándose delante de él.
9 They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
La mirada de sus rostros demuestra lo que han hecho, proclamando su pecado al igual que Sodoma; ¡ni siquiera se molestan en tratar de ocultarlo! La tragedia se acerca a ellos. Han hecho caer el desastre sobre ellos mismos.
10 [Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
Dile a los que viven bien que estarán bien, porque estarán contentos de recibir la recompensa por lo que han hecho.
11 [But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
Pero a los malvados les llega la tragedia, porque se hará con ellos lo mismo que hicieron.
12 [Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
Los líderes que actúan de manera infantil maltratan a mi pueblo; las mujeres se enseñorean de él. Pueblo mío, tus líderes te engañan, te confunden sobre el camino que debes seguir.
13 [It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
El Señor se levanta para juzgar su caso. El Señor se levanta para juzgar al pueblo.
14 He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
El Señor viene a proclamar su juicio contra los ancianos y los dirigentes de su pueblo: Ustedes son los que han destruido mi viña; sus casas están llenas de todo lo que le han robado a los pobres.
15 You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
¿Por qué han pisoteado a mi pueblo? ¿Por qué han machacado los rostros de los pobres en la tierra? el Señor Todopoderoso exige saberlo.
16 Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
El Señor dice: Las mujeres de Sión son tan presumidas, que caminan con la cabeza en alto, lanzando miradas coquetas, tropezando con sus tobilleras que tintinean.
17 So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
Por eso el Señor les llenará la cabeza de costras y dejará al descubierto sus partes íntimas.
18 At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
En ese momento el Señor les quitará los adornos finos: sus tobilleras, sus diademas, sus collares de media luna,
19 their earrings and bracelets and veils,
sus pendientes colgantes, brazaletes, velos,
20 their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
tocados, fajas, porta perfumes, amuletos,
21 their signet rings and nose rings,
anillos, narigueras,
22 their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
vestidos de fiesta, batas, mantos, bolsos,
23 their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
espejos de mano, ropa interior de lino fino, vendas para la cabeza y chales.
24 Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
Lo que ocurrirá es que en lugar de oler a perfume, apestará. En lugar de llevar un fajín, estará atada con una cuerda. En lugar de llevar el cabello peinado, se quedará calva. En lugar de ropas finas, vestirá un saco. En lugar de lucir bella, será avergonzada.
25 Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
Sus hombres serán asesinados con espada; sus soldados morirán en la batalla.
26 People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
Las puertas de Sión llorarán y se lamentarán. La ciudad será como una mujer desterrada sentada en el suelo.
