Isaiah 47
1 [Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.
Baja y siéntate en el polvo, oh virgen, hija de Babilonia, siéntate en el suelo sin trono, hija de los caldeos; pues ya no te llamarán tierna y delicada.
2 [You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].
Toma la rueda del molino y muele harina, quítate el velo, despójate de la falda de tu vestido; desnuda las piernas y vadea los ríos.
3 You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”
Se descubrirá tu desnudez, se verán tus vergüenzas. Yo tomaré venganza, y no perdonaré a nadie.
4 The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is the Holy One of Israel.
Nuestro redentor tiene por nombre Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Santo de Israel.
5 [Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many kingdoms.
Siéntate en silencio, escóndete en tinieblas, hija de los caldeos, pues ya no te llamarán señora de reinos.
6 I was angry with the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.
Estando Yo irritado contra mi pueblo, herí mi herencia, y los entregué en tu mano. Pero tú no tuviste compasión de ellos, hasta sobre los ancianos agravaste en extremo tu yugo.
7 You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.
Dijiste: “Para siempre seré señora”, no reflexionaste sobre estas cosas ni pensaste en su fin.
8 You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’
Escucha esto, oh voluptuosa, tú que habitas en seguridad, y decías en tu corazón: “Yo, y no hay más que yo, no quedaré viuda, nunca me veré sin hijos.”
9 But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].
Precisamente estas dos cosas vendrán de repente sobre ti, en un mismo día perderás los hijos y quedarás viuda. Vendrán sobre ti en toda su plenitud, a pesar de tus muchas hechicerías y de tus poderosos encantamientos.
10 You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.
Confiada en tu maldad, pensabas: “Nadie me ve.” Tu sabiduría y tu ciencia te han engañado, por lo cual dijiste en tu corazón: “Yo, y no hay más que yo.”
11 So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].
Vendrá sobre ti la calamidad, y no sabrás conjurarla; caerá sobre ti una desgracia que no podrás alejar, y te sobrevendrá de repente la ruina sin que lo sepas.
12 So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!
Sigue sumida en tus encantamientos, y en tus muchas hechicerías, en las cuales te has ejercitado desde tu mocedad. Tal vez puedan servirte; quizás infundas (con ellas) espanto.
13 But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].
Estás cansada de tantas consultas; preséntense y te salven los que observan el cielo, los que contemplan las estrellas, los que en cada novilunio te presagian lo que ha de venir sobre ti.
14 But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.
He aquí que son como paja que el fuego consume; no pueden librarse de la llama. No son ascuas calentadoras, ni fuego delante del cual uno pueda sentarse.
15 The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”
Así serán para ti aquellos por quienes te has esforzado, aquellos con quienes has traficado desde tu juventud. Se dispersarán cada cual por su camino, no hay quien te salve.
