Isaiah 43

1 But now, you people of Israel, listen to Yahweh, the one who established your nation. The one who caused you to become a nation [DOU] says this: “Do not be afraid, because I previously rescued you. I enabled you to have a personal relationship with me [MTY], and you belong to me.

Pero ahora esto es lo que el Señor dice a Jacob, el que te creó; a Israel, el que te formó: “¡No tengas miedo! Yo te he salvado. Te he llamado por tu nombre; eres mío.

2 When you [experience dangerous situations], and [you feel like] [MET] you are crossing deep rivers, I will be with you. When you have very big troubles/difficulties, you will [LIT] be able to endure them. When [people try to kill you like they tried to kill Daniel’s three friends by] throwing them in a fire, you will not [die, just like Daniel’s three friends were not] burned up,

Cuando camines por las aguas, yo estaré contigo; y cuando atravieses los ríos, no se desbordarán sobre ti. Cuando camines por el fuego, no te quemarás; las llamas no te prenderán.

3 because I am Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, the one who rescues you. I will enable [the army of the emperor of Persia] to conquer Egypt instead of conquering you; similarly I will enable them to conquer Ethiopia, and Seba [in Arabia], in order that you can be saved.

Porque yo soy el Señor, tu Dios, el Santo de Israel, tu Salvador. Entregué Egipto para pagar tu libertad; cambié Etiopía y Seba por ti.

4 I will cause other countries to be conquered, instead of your country; I will trade them for you, in order that you will not be killed, because you are very precious [DOU] to me and because I love you.

Porque ustedes son tan valiosos para mí, porque los honro y porque los amo, doy pueblos a cambio de ustedes, naciones a cambio de sus vidas.

5 Do not be afraid, because I am with you. [Some day] I will gather your descendants from the east and from the west.

“¡No tengan miedo, porque yo estoy con ustedes! Los traeré a ustedes y a sus hijos desde el este y el oeste, y los reuniré.

6 I will command the [rulers of the nations to] the north and to the south, ‘Allow all the people of Israel to return [to their country], from the most distant places on the earth.

Le diré al norte: ‘¡Entréguenlos!’ y al sur: ‘¡No los detengan!’ Hagan volver a mis hijos de lejos y a mis hijas de tierras lejanas.

7 Allow all those who belong to me [MTY] to return, because I have caused them to become a nation in order that they would honor me; I am the one who has done that [DOU].’

Que vuelvan todos los que llevan mi nombre, los que he creado para mi honor, a los que he formado y creado.

8 Summon the people who have eyes but [it is as though] they are blind; summon those who have ears but [because they do not listen to me, it is as though] they are deaf.

“Que vuelvan los que tienen ojos y están ciegos, los que tienen oídos y están sordos.

9 Gather people of all nations together, ones from all people-groups, [and ask them this]: ‘Has any of their idols foretold the things that are happening now? And can any of them predict what will happen in the future?’ Then bring people who will testify and say ‘I heard them predict things, and what they predicted was what happened,’ [but they will be lying].”

¡Que se reúnan todas las naciones! ¡Que se reúnan todos los pueblos! ¿Quién de ellos pudo decir esto y predecir lo que iba a suceder? Que traigan sus testigos para demostrar que tienen razón. Entonces que escuchen y digan: ‘Es verdad!’

10 But Yahweh says, “You people of Israel (are my witnesses/know what I have done), and you are the ones who serve me. I chose you in order that you would know me, believe in me, and understand that I am the only one who is [truly] God. There is no other [true] God. There was no other [true] God previously, and there will never be another [true] God.

“Sin embargo, ustedes son mis testigos, declara el Señor, y mi siervo elegido, para que piensen en ello, y me crean y comprendan que yo soy Dios. Ningún dios me precedió, y ninguno vendrá después de mí.

11 I, [only] I, am Yahweh, and there is no other one who can save you.

Yo, sí, yo soy el Señor, y no hay salvador fuera de mí.

12 I said that I would rescue [your ancestors], and then I rescued them, and I proclaimed [that I had done it]. No foreign god among you did that! And you are witnesses that only I, Yahweh, am God.

Yo predije lo que iba a suceder, luego los salvé, luego lo anuncié; no hubo ningún dios extranjero entre ustedes que hiciera esto. Ustedes son mis testigos de que yo soy Dios, declara el Señor.

13 I am God, the one who has existed forever and who will exist forever; no one can snatch people from my hand, and no one can alter/change what I have done.”

Yo soy Dios desde el principio. Nadie puede arrebatar a nadie de mi mano. Nadie puede anular lo que yo hago.

14 Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, is the one who rescues you; and this is what he says: “For your sake, I will send [an army] to [attack] Babylon. They will force the people of that city to flee in ships which they have been proud of.

“Esto es lo que dice el Señor, tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel: Por ti enviaré atacantes contra Babilonia y los haré caer. Todos los babilonios serán como fugitivos, escapando en los barcos de los que están tan orgullosos.

15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the one who caused Israel to become a nation, and the one who is really your king.

Yo soy el Señor, tu Santo, el Creador de Israel y tu Rey.

16 I am Yahweh, the one who opened a path through the water, making a road through the [Red] Sea.

Esto es lo que dice el Señor, el que hace un camino a través del mar, un sendero a través de las aguas impetuosas;

17 Then I summoned the great army [of Egypt] to come with all their chariots and horses. [But when they tried to pursue my people], I caused the waves to flow over them [and they drowned]; their lives ended [like the light of a candle ends when someone] [MET] snuffs out the wick.

el que sacó un gran ejército con sus caballos y carros y los puso en el suelo, para no volver a levantarse, apagados como una mecha encendida.

18 But do not think [only] about what happened in the past, long ago [DOU].

“Pero no te fijes en el pasado; no te concentres en lo que pasó entonces.

19 Instead, consider the new thing that I am going to do. I have already started to do it; can you see it? I am going to make a road through the desert. And I will cause there to be streams in the wasteland/desert.

¡Mira lo nuevo que voy a hacer ahora! De hecho, ya ha empezado. ¿No lo ves? Sí, estoy abriendo un camino en el desierto, ríos en el desierto.

20 The jackals/wolves and owls and other wild creatures will thank me for giving them water in the desert. I will cause streams to appear in the dry desert in order that my people, the ones whom I have chosen, will have water;

Los animales salvajes me estarán agradecidos, los chacales y las lechuzas, porque estoy proporcionando agua en el desierto, ríos en el desierto, para que mi pueblo, mi pueblo elegido, pueda beber.

21 I will do that for the people whom I have created [and chosen] to belong to me, and [some day] they will cause many others to praise me.

Hice a este pueblo para mí, para que a través de su alabanza hacia mí me diera a conocer.

22 But now, you descendants of Jacob, you refuse to request my help. It seems that you people of Israel have become tired of worshiping me.

“Pero no me has pedido ayuda, Jacob. Te has cansado de mí, Israel.

23 You have not brought to me sheep or goats for offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar]; you have not honored me by [bringing to me any] sacrifices, even though the offerings of grain and incense [that I asked you] to bring to me were not a burden to you.

No me has traído ovejas para los holocaustos; no me has honrado con tus sacrificios. No te he agobiado pidiendo ofrendas de grano; no te he cansado exigiendo incienso.

24 You have bought for me fragrant reeds, and you have brought me the fat from your sacrifices. But these have not pleased me, because you have burdened me by all the sins that you have committed, and made me weary because of all (your iniquities/the wrong things that you have done).

No has usado tu dinero para comprar cálamo aromático; no me has complacido con la grasa de tus sacrificios. En cambio, me has cargado con tus pecados y me has cansado con tus culpas.

25 I am the one who is able to forgive you for all your sins; I am the only one who can do that, with the result that I will never think about them again.

Yo, sí, soy el Dios que borra tus pecados por ser quien soy, y que ya no se acuerda de tus pecados.

26 Tell me what I have done that you do not like. Do you think that when you state your case, you will prove that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong) [IRO]?

¡Recuérdame las pruebas para que podamos llegar a una decisión juntos! ¡Presenta tu caso para demostrar que tienes razón!

27 No, [what has happened is that] the first ancestor of you Israelis sinned [against me], and since then, all your leaders have rebelled against me.

Tu primer padre pecó, y tus líderes se rebelaron contra mí.

28 That is why I have caused your priests to be disgraced; and I have allowed others to destroy you people of Israel and caused you to be despised.”

Por eso traté con desprecio a los sacerdotes del santuario, y entregué a Jacob para que fuera destruido, y a Israel para que fuera despreciado”.