Isaiah 44
1 But now, you people of Israel whom Yahweh has chosen to serve him, listen to me.
Pero escucha ahora, Jacob, mi siervo, e Israel, a quienes he elegido.
2 Yahweh, the one who created you and helps you, says this: “You dear people of Israel whom I have chosen, you who serve me, do not be afraid.
Esto es lo que hace el Señor que te hizo, y te formó desde el vientre materno, que te ayudará dice: “No tengas miedo, Jacobo, mi siervo; y tú, Jeshurun, a quien he elegido.
3 I will pour water on your dry land and cause streams to flow. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and greatly bless them.
Porque derramaré agua sobre el sediento, y arroyos en la tierra seca. Derramaré mi Espíritu sobre tus descendientes, y mi bendición sobre tu descendencia;
4 They will grow up like [SIM] grass grows along the water, like [SIM] willow/poplar [trees] grow well along a riverbank.
y brotarán entre la hierba, como sauces junto a los cursos de agua.
5 Some of them will say, ‘I belong to Yahweh,’ and others will say, ‘We are descendants of Jacob,’ and others will write on their hands, ‘We belong to Yahweh,’ and others will say, ‘We are Israelis.’”
Uno dirá: “Yo soy de Yahvé”. Otro será llamado con el nombre de Jacob; y otro escribirá con su mano ‘a Yahvé’. y honrar el nombre de Israel”.
6 Yahweh, the King of Israel, the one who saves us, the Commander of the armies of angels, says this: “I am the one who begins everything and who ends everything; there is no other God.
Esto es lo que Yahvé, el Rey de Israel, y su Redentor, Yahvé de los Ejércitos, dice: “Soy el primero y soy el último; y además de mí no hay Dios.
7 If there is anyone like me [RHQ], he should proclaim it! He should speak and tell me [now]! He should tell what has happened since I caused my people [of Israel] to become a nation long ago, and he should also tell what things will happen; he should predict what will happen in the future.
¿Quién es como yo? Quién llamará, y lo declarará, y ponerlo en orden para mí, desde que establecí el pueblo antiguo? Que declaren las cosas que vienen, y eso sucederá.
8 [My people], do not be afraid. Long ago I told you things that would happen [RHQ]; I predicted them, and you can testify that I did that. There certainly is not [RHQ] any other God. There is no other God who is able to protect you [MET]; I know that there is no other God!”
No temas, ni tener miedo. ¿No te lo declaré hace tiempo? y se lo mostraron? Ustedes son mis testigos. ¿Existe un Dios aparte de mí? De hecho, no lo hay. No conozco ninguna otra Roca”.
9 All those who make idols are foolish, and the idols that they (think highly of/greatly respect) are worthless. And the people who worship those idols— [it is as though] they are blind, and they will be ashamed [for having worshiped those idols].
Todo el que hace una imagen tallada es vano. Las cosas en las que se deleitan no serán de provecho. Sus propios testigos no ven, ni saben, que pueden ser decepcionados.
10 Only [foolish people] [RHQ] would make idols in a mold, idols that would never help them at all.
Que ha creado un dios, o moldea una imagen que es rentable para nada?
11 Those who make idols and those who worship them will be ashamed. Those who make idols are only human beings, [but they claim that they are making gods]! They should stand in front of God in a court, and [when they hear what he says], they will be terrified, and they will all be disgraced.
He aquí que todos sus compañeros se verán defraudados; y los obreros son simples hombres. Que se reúnan todos. Que se pongan de pie. Tendrán miedo. Se pondrán en evidencia juntos.
12 Metalworkers stand in front of hot coals in order to make idols. They pound them strongly with hammers, and shape them. Because they work very hard, they become hungry and weak; they become very thirsty and feel exhausted.
El herrero toma un hacha, trabaja en las brasas, lo hace con martillos, y lo trabaja con su fuerte brazo. Tiene hambre, y le fallan las fuerzas; no bebe agua, y es débil.
13 Then a woodcarver takes a big block/piece of wood and he measures it; then he marks it to show where he will cut it. He uses a chisel and other tools to carve it to resemble a human. He causes it to become a very beautiful [idol], and then he puts it in a shrine.
El carpintero extiende una línea. Lo marca con un lápiz. Le da forma con planos. Lo marca con brújulas, y le da la forma de la figura de un hombre, con la belleza de un hombre, residir en una casa.
14 [Before he carves an idol from that block of wood], he has cut down a cedar tree, or he has selected a cypress tree or an oak tree and allowed it to grow tall in the forest. Or, he has planted a pine/evergreen tree and the rain has watered it [and caused it to grow tall].
Corta cedros para sí mismo, y toma el ciprés y el roble, y fortalece para sí uno entre los árboles del bosque. Planta un ciprés, y la lluvia la alimenta.
15 [And after he uses part of the tree to make an idol], he uses the other part of the tree to make a fire, either to warm himself or to bake bread. But he uses [part of the same tree] to make for himself an idol to worship! He makes an idol and then he bows down to worship it.
Entonces será para un hombre que se queme; y toma un poco de ella y se calienta. Sí, lo quema y hornea el pan. Sí, hace un dios y lo adora; lo convierte en una imagen tallada, y cae ante ella.
16 He burns part of the wood of the tree to cook his meat and eats the meat and his stomach becomes full, and he burns part of the wood to warm his body, and he says, “I feel warm while I am watching the flames in the fire.”
Quema una parte en el fuego. Con parte de ella, come carne. Asa un asado y queda satisfecho. Sí, se calienta y dice: “¡Ah! Estoy caliente. He visto el fuego”.
17 Then he takes the rest of the wood and makes an idol which is his god. He bows down to it and worships it, and prays to it and says, “You are my god, so save me!”
El resto lo convierte en un dios, incluso su imagen grabada. Se inclina ante ella y la adora, y le reza, y dice: “¡Libérame, porque tú eres mi dios!”
18 Those people are very stupid and ignorant [SAR]. [It is as though] they are blind and cannot see, and their minds are closed and they cannot think well.
No lo saben, ni lo consideran, porque les ha cerrado los ojos, para que no puedan ver, y sus corazones, que no pueden entender.
19 They do not think about what they are doing, that they are taking a block of wood and burning half of it to warm themselves and using some of the rest to bake bread and roast some meat! [They do not say to themselves], “It is stupid [RHQ] to take the rest of the wood to make a detestable idol! It does not make sense to bow down to a block of wood!”
Nadie piensa, ni hay conocimiento ni entendimiento para decir, “He quemado una parte en el fuego. Sí, también he horneado pan en sus brasas. He asado carne y la he comido. ¿Debo convertir el resto en una abominación? ¿Debo inclinarme ante un tronco de árbol?”
20 They are very stupid to [worship something that if you burn it, it becomes] ashes! They trust in something that cannot save them; they do not admit, “In my hand I hold something that is not really a god! [RHQ]”
Se alimenta de cenizas. Un corazón engañado lo ha desviado; y no puede entregar su alma, ni decir: “¿No hay una mentira en mi mano derecha?”
21 [Yahweh says, “You descendants of] [MTY] Jacob, you people of Israel who should be serving me, I created you, and I will not forget you.
Recuerda estas cosas, Jacob e Israel, porque eres mi siervo. Yo te he formado. Eres mi sirviente. Israel, no serás olvidado por mí.
22 I have gotten rid of your sins like [SIM] [the wind blows away] a cloud. [It is as though] your transgressions were a morning mist [SIM] that I have blown away. Return to me because I have rescued you.”
He borrado, como una nube espesa, tus transgresiones, y, como una nube, tus pecados. Vuelve a mí, porque te he redimido.
23 [The sun and moon and stars] in the sky should sing, and all the things that are beneath the ground should shout joyfully! All the mountains and forests, and all you trees, should sing loudly, because Yahweh has rescued [the descendants of] [MTY] Jacob; [the people of] Israel will praise/honor him.
¡Cantad, cielos, porque Yahvé lo ha hecho! ¡Gritad, partes bajas de la tierra! Rompan a cantar, ustedes montañas, oh bosque, todos sus árboles, porque Yahvé ha redimido a Jacob, y se glorificará en Israel.
24 Yahweh, who saved you and created you, says this: “I am Yahweh, the one who created everything. I am the only one who stretched out the sky. There was [RHQ] no one who (was with/helped) me when I created the earth.
Yahvé, tu Redentor, y el que te formó desde el vientre materno dice: “Yo soy Yahvé, que hace todas las cosas; que es el único que extiende los cielos; que extienda la tierra por mí mismo;
25 I show that the false prophets are liars, and I show that those who perform rituals to predict the future are fools. Some people who [falsely think that they] are [IRO] wise [say that they] know a lot, but I show that they are foolish.
que frustra las señales de los mentirosos, y vuelve locos a los adivinos; que hace retroceder a los sabios, y hace que su conocimiento sea tonto;
26 But I always cause to happen what my prophets predict [DOU]. [I tell them to] say to [the people of] [MTY] Jerusalem, ‘[Some day] people will live here again.’ [And I tell them to] say to [the people in other] towns in Judah [that Yahweh says], ‘Your towns will be rebuilt; I will cause the places that are only ruins to be rebuilt.’
que confirma la palabra de su siervo, y realiza el consejo de sus mensajeros; que dice de Jerusalén: “Estará habitada”. y de las ciudades de Judá: “Serán construidas”. y “levantaré sus despojos”.
27 When I say to the rivers, ‘Dry up!’, they will become dry.
que dice a las profundidades: “Sécate”. y “secaré tus ríos”.
28 When I say about King Cyrus, ‘He will [take care of my people like] [MET] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep], he will do what I want him to do,’ he will say about Jerusalem, ‘We must rebuild it!’, and he will also say, ‘We must rebuild the temple!’”
que dice de Ciro: “Él es mi pastor y cumplirá todo lo que yo quiera”. incluso diciendo de Jerusalén, ‘Ella será construida;’ y del templo: “Se pondrán sus cimientos””.
