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 el Señor, que dan efecto a un propósito que no es mío, y que hacen un acuerdo, pero no por mi espíritu, aumentando su 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].
Que hacen un movimiento para descender a Egipto, sin mi autoridad; que buscan la ayuda de Faraón y cuya esperanza está 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.
Y la fortaleza de Faraón será tu vergüenza, y tu esperanza en la sombra de Egipto se convertirá tu confusión.
4 Officials/ambassadors [from Judah] have gone to Zoan and Hanes [cities in Egypt to make treaties],
Porque sus jefes están en Zoan, y sus representantes han venido 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].”
Porque todos han venido con ofrendas a un pueblo que no les sirve, en el cual no hay ayuda ni provecho, sino sólo vergüenza y mala fama.
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.
La palabra acerca de las Bestias del Sur. A través de la tierra de la angustia y el dolor, la tierra de la leona y la voz del león, de la serpiente y la serpiente alada ardiente, llevan su riqueza en lomos de pollinos, y sus tiendas en camellos, a un pueblo que no les traerá provecho.
7 The promises made by [the king of] Egypt are worthless; therefore I call Egypt ‘the sea monster/dragon that does nothing’.
Porque no hay ningún uso o propósito en la ayuda de Egipto; así he dicho de ella: Ella es Rahab. Su fortaleza es estarse quieto.
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.
Ahora, pónganlo por escrito en una tabla y anótenlo en un libro, para que sea para el futuro, un testigo para todos los tiempos por venir.
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 son un pueblo descontrolado, de corazón falso, que no escucharán la enseñanza del Señor.
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!
Que dicen a los videntes: No veas. Y a los profetas: No nos des palabra de lo que es verdad, sino que digan mentiras, palabras halagüeñas.
11 Stop doing what you have been doing [DOU]; stop telling us what the Holy One of Israel [says to us]!”
Sal del camino bueno, desviándose del camino correcto; quita de nuestra presencia 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 esta causa, el Santo de Israel dice: Porque no escucharon esta palabra, y buscan ayuda en el engaño y el mal, y están poniendo su esperanza en ellos.
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 será para ustedes como una grieta en un muro alto, causando su caída repentina y en un minuto.
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.”
Y dejará que se rompa, como se rompe la vasija de un alfarero; será destrozada sin piedad; para que no haya un poco en el que uno pueda servir para recoger fuego de la chimenea, o el agua de la primavera.
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 el Señor, el Santo de Israel, dijo: En silencio y en reposo está tu salvación: la paz y la esperanza son tu fortaleza, pero ustedes 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.
Diciendo: no, porque iremos en vuelo a caballo; así que ciertamente huirán; Y cabalgaremos sobre corceles que corren rápido; Así que los que te persigan serán rápidos.
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.”
Mil irán atemorizados delante de uno; incluso ante la amenaza de cinco saldrán huyendo, hasta que seas como un mástil en la cima de una montaña, y como una bandera en 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 esta causa el Señor estará esperando, para que él tenga compasión de ustedes; y él será exaltado, para que tenga misericordia de ustedes. Porque el Señor es un Dios de justicia. Bienaventurados 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.
Pueblo, viviendo en Sión, en Jerusalén, tu llanto terminará; Él ciertamente tendrá misericordia de ti al oír tu clamor; él oirá, él te dará una respuesta.
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.
Y aunque el Señor te dé el pan de la angustia y el agua de la aflicción, tu Maestro no se esconderá más, sino que 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!”
Y en tu espalda, cuando giras hacia la mano derecha o hacia la izquierda, una voz sonará en tus oídos, diciendo: Esta es camino en que debes ir.
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!”
Y harás inmundo tus imágenes talladas, recubiertas de plata, y tus imágenes fundidas de oro, las arrojarás como una cosa impura, diciendo: ¡Fuera de aquí!
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.
Y el Señor te dará lluvia para tu semilla, para que la pongas en la tierra; y tendrás pan del producto de la tierra, bueno y más que suficiente para tus necesidades; en ese día el ganado conseguirá su alimento en pastizales anchos.
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.
Y los bueyes y los pollinos que se usan para arar, tendrán grano salado que se ha liberado de la basura con un tenedor y una cesta.
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].
Y habrá ríos y arroyos de agua en cada montaña alta y en cada colina alta, en el día de la gran matanza, cuando caigan las grandes torres.
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.
Y la luz de la luna será como la luz del sol, y la luz del sol será siete veces mayor, como la luz de los siete días, en el día en que el Señor venda las fracturas de Su pueblo, y sane las heridas que han sufrido.
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.
Mira, el nombre del Señor viene de lejos, ardiendo con su ira, como humo espeso subiendo. Sus labios están llenos de ira, y su lengua es como un fuego consumidor.
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.
Y su aliento es como una corriente desbordante, que llega hasta el cuello, sacudiendo a las naciones para su destrucción, como el sacudimiento de un grano en una canasta, y él pondrá una cuerda en la boca de la gente, que los desvía de su camino.
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].
Tendrás una canción, como en la noche cuando se celebra una fiesta santa; y te alegrarás de corazón, como cuando suben con música de la flauta a la montaña del Señor, 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].
Y el Señor enviará el sonido de su gran voz, y ellos verán su brazo extendido, con el calor de su ira, y la llama de un fuego ardiente; con una tempestad, y una tormenta, 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.
Porque por medio de la voz del Señor, el asirio será quebrantado, y la vara del Señor será levantada contra él.
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.
Y cada golpe de la vara de su castigo, que el Señor le enviará, será al son de la música; y con el agitar de su espada, el Señor hará la guerra contra él.
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 un lugar de fuego ha estado listo por mucho tiempo; Sí, se ha preparado para el rey; Lo ha hecho profundo y ancho: está formado por fuego y mucha madera; El soplo del Señor, como una corriente de azufre, lo encenderá.
