Isaiah 30
1 Yahweh says, “Terrible things will happen to you, my people who rebel against me. You make plans, but what you plan is not what I want. You have made an alliance [with the rulers of Egypt], but you did not ask my Spirit [if that was what you should do]. By doing that, you have increased the number of your sins.
¡Ay de los hijos rebeldes, dice Yavé, que ejecutan un plan, pero no mío, y hacen un pacto, pero no de mi Espíritu, con el fin de añadir pecado con pecado,
2 You went to Egypt [to ask their rulers for help], without asking for my advice. You have trusted in [the army of] the king of Egypt to protect you; you have [trusted in them] [like] people sit in the shade [to protect themselves from the sun] [MET].
quienes salen para bajar a Egipto a buscar la protección de Faraón y refugiarse en la sombra de Egipto!
3 [But] the result of your trusting in the king of Egypt is that you will be [disappointed and] disgraced; because of trusting in him, you will be humiliated.
Pero la protección de Faraón será su vergüenza, y el amparo a la sombra de Egipto, su humillación.
4 Officials/ambassadors [from Judah] have gone to Zoan and Hanes [cities in Egypt to make treaties],
Cuando sus magistrados estén ya en Zoán, y sus embajadores lleguen a Hanes,
5 but all those [who trust in the King of Egypt] will be humiliated, because that nation will not be able to help you; the treaty that you have made [requesting help from them] will be useless; instead, the result will be that you will be humiliated and disgraced [DOU].”
todos serán avergonzados por un pueblo que no puede aprovecharles, pues no sirven de ayuda ni de ganancia, sino de vergüenza, de humillación y hasta de afrenta.
6 [I received from Yahweh] this message about the animals in the southern part of Judah: That area is one where [people experience a lot of] troubles and difficulties, an area where there are male and female lions and various kinds of poisonous snakes. Caravans go through that area taking donkeys and camels loaded with valuable goods. [They are taking them] to Egypt to seek for protection [by the army of Egypt], [but] it will be useless.
Carga profética sobre las bestias del Neguev: Por tierra de tribulación y angustia, de donde salen la leona, el león, la víbora y la serpiente que vuela, llevan sus riquezas sobre asnos y sus tesoros sobre las jorobas de sus camellos a un pueblo que no les será provechoso,
7 The promises made by [the king of] Egypt are worthless; therefore I call Egypt ‘the sea monster/dragon that does nothing’.
a Egipto, aunque la ayuda de él es vana e inútil, por lo cual lo llamé: Rahab, la inutilizada.
8 Yahweh told me to write on a scroll a message, in order that it would be a witness [to the people of Judah] that would endure forever.
Vé, pues, ahora y escribe esta visión en una tablilla delante de ellos, y regístrala en un rollo, a fin de que sirva para siempre como un testimonio en el tiempo venidero.
9 [It would remind them] that they are deceitful and always rebelling against Yahweh; they refuse to pay attention to what he tells/teaches them.
Porque este pueblo es rebelde, hijos mentirosos, hijos que no quieren escuchar la Ley de Yavé,
10 They tell the people who see/receive visions [from Yahweh], “Stop seeing visions!” They tell the prophets, “Do not reveal to us what is right! Tell us pleasant things; do not tell us visions about things that are true!
quienes dicen a los videntes: No vean, y a los profetas: No profeticen cosas rectas para nosotros. Dígannos cosas halagüeñas. Profeticen mentiras.
11 Stop doing what you have been doing [DOU]; stop telling us what the Holy One of Israel [says to us]!”
Apártense del camino, desvíense de la senda. Quiten de delante de nosotros al Santo de Israel.
12 Therefore, this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “You have rejected my message, and you are relying on those who oppress and deceive others.
Por tanto el Santo de Israel dice: Por cuanto desechan esta Palabra, confían en la violencia y en la perversidad y se apoyan en ellas,
13 Therefore, the result of your sin [of rejecting me] will be that you will [suddenly experience disasters]; what will happen to you will be like [SIM] a cracked wall that suddenly collapses [DOU].
este pecado les será como brecha que amenaza ruina y se extiende desde lo alto del muro hasta que se desploma súbita y repentinamente.
14 You will be smashed like a clay jar is smashed [when it is dropped], and it shatters completely, with the result that there is not one piece big enough to carry some coals from a stove or to carry a little bit of water from a well.”
Esta quebradura será como se quiebra un vaso de alfarero, que lo hace trizas sin compasión, hasta no quedar entre sus pedazos, ni un tiesto con el cual llevar fuego del horno o para sacar agua del pozo.
15 Yahweh, [our] God, the Holy One of Israel, [also] says this: “You will be rescued [from your enemies only] if you repent and trust [in what I will do for you]; you will be strong [only] if you quit worrying and trust in me. But you do not want [to do that].
Porque ʼAdonay Yavé, el Santo de Israel, dice: En regresar a Mí y tener calma, serán salvos. En quietud y confianza está su fortaleza. Pero no quisieron.
16 You said, ‘No, we will escape on horses [that the army of Egypt will give us]!’ So, you will [try to] flee. You said, ‘We will [escape from the army of Assyria] by riding on swift horses!’ [But] those who pursue you will [also ride] swiftly.
Sino dijeron: No, huiremos a caballo. Por eso ciertamente huirán. Dijeron: En veloces corceles cabalgaremos. Por eso más veloces serán sus perseguidores.
17 [As a result], 1,000 [of you] will flee when [only] one of them pursues you! When only five [of their soldiers] threaten [to kill you], [all of] will flee. [Only a few of] you will be left, like [SIM] a [single] flagpole on top of a mountain with one signal flag on the pole.”
Un millar huirán por la amenaza de uno. Por la amenaza de cinco huirán todos ustedes, hasta que queden como mástil en la cumbre de una montaña y como bandera sobre una colina.
18 [But] wants to be kind to you; he desires to show you that he is merciful. [Do not forget that] Yahweh is a God who acts justly; he is pleased with those who patiently trust in him.
Por tanto, Yavé espera para otorgarles gracia. Por eso se levanta para compadecerse de ustedes, porque Yavé es ʼElohim justo. ¡Inmensamente felices todos los que esperan en Él!
19 You people who live in Jerusalem [DOU], [some day] you will not cry any more. Yahweh will be kind to you when you call out to him for help. He will answer/help you as soon as he hears you call.
Oh pueblo de Sion que habitas en Jerusalén, en verdad nunca más volverás a llorar. Ciertamente Aquél que es compasivo se compadecerá de ti. Te responderá al oír la voz de tu clamor.
20 Although [now] Yahweh has caused you to [daily] experience [MET] great troubles and suffer much, [he], your teacher, will not hide himself from you. He [SYN] will teach you many things clearly.
Aunque ʼAdonay les dé pan de escasez y agua de aflicción, su Maestro nunca más se ocultará. Con tus propios ojos verás a tu Maestro.
21 And you will hear him speak to you to guide you. [Right] behind you he will say, “This is the road on which you should walk; walk on this road!”
Entonces tus oídos oirán una Palabra detrás de ti que dirá: Éste es el camino. Anden por él.
22 When that happens, you will destroy [all] your idols that are covered with silver or gold. You will throw them away like you throw away a filthy rag, and you will say to them, “We do not need you any more!”
Entonces profanarás tus esculturas cubiertas de plata y tus imágenes fundidas revestidas de oro. Las tirarás como trapo de menstruo y les dirás: ¡Fuera!
23 [If you do that], Yahweh will bless you by giving you good rain at the time that you plant your crops. You will have good harvests, and plenty of pasture with grass for your cattle to eat.
Te dará lluvia para la semilla que siembres en el campo. El grano de la cosecha de la tierra será rico y sustancioso. En aquel día tus ganados pastarán en amplios pastizales.
24 After the wind [blows away the chaff], the oxen and donkeys that [pull the plow to] plow your ground will have good grain to eat.
Los bueyes y asnos que labran la tierra comerán forraje fermentado, aventado con pala y horqueta.
25 At that time, when [your enemies] have been slaughtered and their towers have (collapsed/been destroyed), there will be streams flowing down every hill and mountain [in Judah].
Sucederá en aquel día de la gran matanza que, cuando caigan las torres, habrá arroyos y corrientes de agua en toda montaña alta y en toda colina elevada.
26 The moon will seem to shine as brightly as the sun, and the sun will seem to shine seven times as brightly as previously. That is what it will be like when Yahweh causes [the suffering of] his people [to cease; it will be as though] [MET] he will be putting bandages on their wounds and healing them.
El día cuando Yavé ponga venda a la fractura de su pueblo y cure la llaga que Él le causó, la luz de la luna será como la luz del sol y la luz del sol será siete veces mayor.
27 [It is as though] we see Yahweh coming from far away; he is extremely angry, and there are thick clouds of smoke around him. By what he says [MTY] he shows that he is angry; what he says is like [SIM] a devastating/destructive fire.
Ciertamente el Nombre de Yavé viene de lejos, y se acerca airado y levanta densa humareda. Sus labios están llenos de ira y su lengua es fuego devorador.
28 His breath is like [SIM] a flood that covers [his enemies] up to their necks. He will separate [MET] the nations in order to destroy [some of them]; [it is as though] he will put hooks in their mouths and take them away.
Su respiración es como un torrente desbordado que alcanza hasta la garganta, para sacudir a las naciones con zaranda hasta acabarlas y sujetar las mandíbulas de los pueblos.
29 But [his people] will sing joyfully like they sing during the nights when they celebrate a holy festival. They will be very joyful, like [SIM] [a large group of his people] are joyful when they go up to Zion Hill in Jerusalem, along with men playing flutes [when they are all going there to worship Yahweh]. He is [like] [MET] a huge rock under which [we] Israeli people [are safe].
Pero ustedes tendrán un cántico como la noche cuando se celebra una solemnidad, y alegría de corazón como el que camina al son de la flauta para ir a la Montaña de Yavé, a la Roca de Israel.
30 And Yahweh will enable [us] to hear him speaking powerfully/majestically. He will show us that he [SYN] is very powerful. [We] will see him [SYN] smash [his enemies]. Being very angry, he will descend with a big rainstorm and thunder and hail [to punish them].
Yavé resonará la majestad de su voz y mostrará su brazo que descarga con furor su ira con llamas de fuego devorador, con aguacero, tempestad y granizo.
31 [The soldiers of] Assyria will be terrified when they hear the voice of Yahweh and when he strikes them with his rod.
Pues Asiria será destrozada por causa de la voz de Yavé. Él hiere con la vara.
32 And while Yahweh strikes them to punish them, [his people] will [celebrate by] playing tambourines and harps. [It will be as though] Yahweh will lift up his powerful hand/arm and defeat the Assyrian army in battle.
Cada golpe de la vara justiciera que Yavé descargue en ella será acompañado con panderos y arpas. En tumultuosa batalla peleará contra ellos.
33 [The valley of] Topheth [outside Jerusalem] has been prepared for a long time; it is ready for the king [of Assyria]; the (funeral pyre/pile of wood) [for burning his body] is wide and high, and [it will be as though] Yahweh will light the fire with his breath, which will come out like a stream of burning sulfur.
Porque hace tiempo una hoguera profunda y ancha está dispuesta para el rey con abundante leña en Tofet. El soplo de Yavé la enciende como torrente de azufre.
