Isaiah 40
1 Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
“Consuela, consuela a mi pueblo”, dice tu Dios.
2 Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
“Habla confortablemente a Jerusalén, y dile que su guerra está consumada, que su iniquidad está perdonada, que ha recibido de la mano de Yahvé el doble de todos sus pecados.”
3 I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
La voz de quien llama, “¡Preparen el camino de Yahvé en el desierto! Haz una carretera llana en el desierto para nuestro Dios.
4 Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
Todo valle será exaltado, y todo monte y colina será rebajado. Los desniveles se harán a nivel, y los lugares ásperos una llanura.
5 [If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
La gloria de Yahvé se revelará, y toda la carne la verá junta; porque la boca de Yahvé lo ha dicho”.
6 Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
La voz de uno que dice: “¡Grita!” Uno dijo: “¿Qué voy a llorar?” “Toda la carne es como la hierba, y toda su gloria es como la flor del campo.
7 Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
La hierba se marchita, la flor se desvanece, porque el aliento de Yahvé sopla sobre ella. Seguramente la gente es como la hierba.
8 The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
La hierba se seca, la flor se desvanece; pero la palabra de nuestro Dios permanece para siempre”.
9 You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
Tú, que das buenas noticias a Sión, sube a un monte alto. Tú, que das buenas noticias a Jerusalén, levanta tu voz con fuerza. ¡Levántalo! ¡No tengas miedo! Di a las ciudades de Judá: “¡Contempla a tu Dios!”
10 Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
He aquí que el Señor Yahvé vendrá como un poderoso, y su brazo gobernará por él. He aquí que su recompensa está con él, y su recompensa ante él.
11 He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
Alimentará su rebaño como un pastor. Recogerá los corderos en su brazo, y llevarlos en su seno. Guiará suavemente a los que tienen sus crías.
12 [There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
Que ha medido las aguas en el hueco de su mano, y marcó el cielo con su palmo, y calculó el polvo de la tierra en una cesta de medición, y pesaba las montañas en balanzas, y las colinas en una balanza?
13 And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
Que ha dirigido el Espíritu de Yahvé, o le ha enseñado como su consejero?
14 (Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
Con quién se asesoró, y que lo instruyó, y le enseñó el camino de la justicia, y le enseñó el conocimiento, y le mostró el camino del entendimiento?
15 [Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
He aquí que las naciones son como una gota en un cubo, y son considerados como una mota de polvo en una balanza. He aquí que levanta las islas como una cosa muy pequeña.
16 There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
Líbano no es suficiente para quemar, ni sus animales suficientes para un holocausto.
17 The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
Todas las naciones son como nada ante él. Son considerados por él como menos que nada, y vanidad.
18 So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
¿A quién, pues, vas a comparar a Dios? ¿O con qué semejanza se le comparará?
19 Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
Un obrero ha fundido una imagen, y el orfebre lo recubre de oro, y le echa cadenas de plata.
20 A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
El que está demasiado empobrecido para una ofrenda así, elige un árbol que no se pudra. Busca a un hábil obrero para que le instale una imagen tallada que no se mueva.
21 Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
¿No lo sabías? ¿No te has enterado? ¿No te lo han dicho desde el principio? ¿No has entendido desde los cimientos de la tierra?
22 God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
Es el que se sienta sobre el círculo de la tierra, y sus habitantes son como saltamontes; que extiende los cielos como una cortina, y los extiende como una tienda para habitar,
23 He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
que lleva a los príncipes a la nada, que hace que los jueces de la tierra no tengan sentido.
24 They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
Se plantan apenas. Están sembrados apenas. Sus acciones apenas han echado raíces en el suelo. Simplemente sopla sobre ellos y se marchitan, y el torbellino se los lleva como rastrojos.
25 The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
“¿A quién, pues, me compararéis? ¿Quién es mi igual?”, dice el Santo.
26 Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
Levanta tus ojos a lo alto, y ver quién las ha creado, que saca su ejército por número. Los llama a todos por su nombre. por la grandeza de su poderío, y porque es fuerte en el poder, no falta ni uno.
27 You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
¿Por qué dices, Jacob, y habla, Israel, “Mi camino está oculto a Yahvé, ¿y la justicia que me corresponde es despreciada por mi Dios?”
28 Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
¿No lo sabías? ¿No te has enterado? El Dios eterno, Yahvé, el Creador de los confines de la tierra, no desmaya. No está cansado. Su entendimiento es inescrutable.
29 He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
Él da poder a los débiles. Aumenta la fuerza del que no tiene fuerza.
30 Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Incluso los jóvenes desfallecen y se cansan, y los jóvenes caen por completo;
31 But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
pero los que esperan a Yahvé renovarán sus fuerzas. Se alzarán con alas como águilas. Correrán y no se cansarán. Caminarán y no desfallecerán.
