Isaiah 35
1 [Some day, it will be as though] the desert [and other very] dry areas are glad [DOU]; the desert will rejoice and flowers will blossom. Like crocuses/daffodils,
Alégrese el desierto y la tierra árida, regocíjese el yermo y florezca como el narciso.
2 the desert will produce flowers abundantly; [it will be as though] everything is rejoicing and singing! The deserts will become as beautiful as [SIM] [the trees in] Lebanon, as fertile [SIM] as the plains of the Sharon and Carmel [areas]. [There] people will see the glory of Yahweh; they will see that he is magnificent.
Florezca magníficamente y exulte, salte de gozo y entone himnos. Pues le será dada la gloria del Líbano, la hermosura del Carmelo y de Sarón; se manifestará la gloria de Yahvé, y la magnificencia de nuestro Dios.
3 [So], encourage those who are tired and weak.
Fortaleced las manos flojas, y robusteced las rodillas vacilantes;
4 Say to those who are afraid, “Be strong and do not be afraid, because our God is going to come to get revenge [on his enemies]; he will (pay them back/punish them) for what they have done, and he will rescue you.”
decid a los de corazón tímido: “¡Buen ánimo! no temáis. Mirad a vuestro Dios. Viene la venganza, la retribución de Dios; Él mismo viene, y os salvará.”
5 When he does that, [he will enable] blind people to see and [enable] deaf people to hear.
Entonces se abrirán los ojos de los ciegos, y serán destapados los oídos de los sordos;
6 Lame people will leap like deer, and those who have been unable to speak will sing joyfully. Water will gush out [from springs] in the desert; streams will flow in the desert.
entonces el cojo saltará cual ciervo, exultará la lengua del mudo, entonces brotarán aguas en el desierto, y arroyos en la tierra árida.
7 The very dry ground will become a pool of water, and springs will provide water for the dry land. Grass and reeds and papyrus will grow in places where the jackals/wolves lived previously.
El suelo abrasado se convertirá en estanque, la tierra sedienta en manantiales de agua, y la guarida y morada de los chacales en parque de cañas y juncos.
8 And there will be a highway through that land; it will be called ‘the Holy Highway’. People who are not acceptable to God will not walk on that road; it will be only for those who conduct their lives as God wants them to; foolish people will become lost while walking on that road.
Y habrá allí una senda, una calzada, que se llamará camino santo. Ningún inmundo lo pisará, será solamente para ellos; los que siguen este camino, aun los sencillos, no se extraviarán.
9 There will not be any lions there or any other dangerous animals along that road. Only those who have been freed [from being slaves in Babylonia] will walk on it.
No habrá allí león; ninguna bestia feroz pasará por él, ni será allí hallada. (Allí) marcharán los redimidos,
10 Those whom Yahweh has freed will return to Jerusalem; they will sing as they enter the city; they will be extremely joyful [MET, PRS] forever. No longer will they be sad or mourn; they will be [completely] joyful [DOU].
y los rescatados de Yahvé volverán; vendrán a Sión cantando; y regocijo eterno coronará sus cabezas. Alegría y gozo será su suerte, y huirán el dolor y el llanto.
