Isaiah 41
1 [Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
Enmudeced en mi presencia, oh islas, y los pueblos reanimen sus fuerzas. Acérquense, y después hablen; entremos juntos en juicio.
2 Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
¿Quién llamó del Oriente al justo para que siguiese sus pasos? ¿Quién le entregó naciones, y le sometió reyes? Él reduce su espada a polvo, y su arco a paja, que arrebata el viento.
3 Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
Los persigue, y avanza sin peligro por una senda que sus pies jamás han pisado.
4 Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
¿Quién hizo esto? ¿Quién lo ha realizado? El que llamó las generaciones desde el principio: Yo, Yahvé, que soy el primero Y estaré también con los últimos.
5 [People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
Lo ven las islas y tiemblan; se llenan de temor los confines de la tierra; se acercan y vienen.
6 They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
Ayuda el uno al otro y dice a su compañero: “¡Esfuérzate!”
7 The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
El artífice anima al orfebre, y el que desbasta con el martillo al que bate en el yunque, dice de la soldadura: “Bien hecha está”; y la sujeta con clavos, para que no se mueva.
8 [Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
Mas tú, oh Israel, siervo mío, y tú, oh Jacob, a quien he escogido, de la estirpe de Abrahán, mi amigo;
9 I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
tú, a quien he sacado de los extremos de la tierra, llamándote de los cabos de ella, y diciéndote: Tú eres mi siervo; Yo te he escogido, y no te he desechado.
10 Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
No temas, que Yo estoy contigo; no desmayes, que Yo soy tu Dios; Yo te he dado fuerza y te ayudo; te sostengo con la diestra de mi justicia.
11 It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
Confundidos quedarán y avergonzados todos los que contra ti se irritan, serán como la nada, y perecerán los que te hacen guerra.
12 If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
Buscarás, y no hallarás a los que te combaten; serán como nada y como reducidos al polvo los que pelean contigo.
13 [It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
Pues Yo, Yahvé, tu Dios, soy quien te tomo por la diestra, y te digo: No temas, Yo soy tu auxiliador.
14 Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
No temas, gusanillo de Jacob, ni vosotros, oh hombres de Israel. Yo soy tu auxilio, dice Yahvé; y tu redentor es el Santo de Israel.
15 [I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
He aquí, Yo haré de ti un trillo cortante nuevo, armado de dientes. Trillarás los montes y los desmenuzarás, y reducirás como a tamo los collados.
16 You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
Los aventarás, y el viento se los llevará, y los esparcirá el torbellino; pero tú te alegrarás en Yahvé, te gloriarás en el Santo de Israel.
17 When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
Los desdichados y pobres buscan agua y no la hay, su lengua esta seca por la sed; más Yo, Yahvé, los escucharé; Yo, el Dios de Israel, no los desampararé.
18 I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
Les abriré ríos en los altos montes, y fuentes en medio de los valles; convertiré el desierto en estanque, y la tierra árida en corrientes de agua.
19 I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
En el despoblado plantaré cedros y acacias, mirtos y olivos; y en el yermo pondré abetos, olmos y bojes juntamente;
20 [I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
para que vean y conozcan y atiendan y comprendan todos que la mano de Yahvé ha hecho esto, y el Santo de Israel lo ha creado.
21 [I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
Venid a defender vuestra causa, dice Yahvé; alegad vuestras razones, dice el Rey de Jacob.
22 Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
Que nos enseñen y anuncien lo que ha de suceder. Explicad cómo fueron las cosas pasadas, para que las contemplemos y reconozcamos su cumplimiento; o indicadnos las cosas futuras.
23 [Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
Anunciad lo que ha de venir, para que sepamos que sois dioses; haced algo, sea bueno o malo, para que viéndolo todos quedemos asombrados.
24 But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
Pero vosotros sois menos que la nada, y vuestra obra menos que lo vacío. ¡Abominable aquel que os escoge!
25 “[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
Yo he suscitado a uno del norte, y ya llega; uno (que viene) desde el oriente e invoca mi nombre; que pisa a los príncipes como si fuesen lodo y como el alfarero pisa el barro.
26 (Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
¿Quién anunció esto desde el principio, para que lo sepamos; y anticipadamente, para que digamos: “Es justo”? Mas nadie lo anunció; nadie lo dio a conocer; nadie oyó vuestras palabras.
27 I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
Yo soy el primero que anuncié a Sión: “Helos aquí”, y mandé a Jerusalén un portador de buenas nuevas.
28 None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
Estuve mirando y no hubo nadie, entre ellos no hay ningún consejero; si les pregunto, no responden palabra.
29 Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
Ved, pues, que todos son una nada, y vanas todas sus obras. Viento y vanidad son sus ídolos.
