Isaiah 48
1 [Yahweh says], “You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, who are [also] descendants of Judah and are now called [the people of] Israel, Listen to me! You make solemn promises using my name, Yahweh, and you request that I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, [will hear you], but you do not do it sincerely.
Oídlo, casa de Jacob, los que lleváis el nombre de Israel, y habéis salido de la fuente de Judá; los que juráis por el nombre de Yahvé y celebráis al Dios de Israel, mas no en verdad, ni con rectitud,
2 You say that you live in the holy city [of Jerusalem], and [you insincerely say] that you are relying on me, the God to whom you [people of] Israel belong, the one who is the Commander of the armies of angels.
aunque lleváis el nombre de la ciudad santa, y os apoyáis en el Dios de Israel, cuyo nombre es Yahvé de los ejércitos.
3 Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU]. And then suddenly, I caused those things to happen.
Yo anuncié mucho antes las cosas pasadas; salieron de mi boca, y las di a conocer; de repente obré y se cumplieron.
4 I knew that you people are very stubborn; I knew that your heads are [MET] [as hard as] iron or brass [DOU].
Pues sabía Yo que eres dura, que tu cerviz es de nervios de hierro, y tu frente de bronce.
5 That is why I told you those things long ago. Long before they occurred, I announced that they would occur, in order that [when they happened] you could not say ‘Our idols did it; our statue made of wood and our idol made of metal caused them to happen.’
Por eso te las anuncié muy de antemano, antes que se cumplieran las di a conocer, a fin de que nunca dijeses: “Mi ídolo las ha hecho; mi estatua, mi imagen fundida las ha ordenado.”
6 You have heard those things [that I predicted] and now you have seen that they have all occurred, so why do you not admit it [RHQ]? Now I will tell you new things, things that you have not known previously.
Todo lo que oíste, ahora lo ves. Y vosotros, ¿no queréis anunciarlo? Desde ahora te doy a conocer cosas nuevas, cosas ocultas que tú no conoces.
7 I am causing them to happen now; they are not things I did long ago. So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about those things.’
Han sido creadas ahora y no en tiempos antiguos; antes del día de hoy no oíste hablar de ellas, a fin de que no dijeras: “He aquí, ya lo sabía.”
8 [I will tell you about] things that you have never heard about or understood before. Even long ago you did not pay attention to me [IDM]. I know that you act very deceitfully/treacherously; you have rebelled against me since you first became a nation [MTY].
Tú nada oíste, nada sabías, nada percibiste de antemano con tus oídos, pues Yo sabía que eres muy infiel y que tu nombre es “Rebelde”, desde que naciste.
9 But, for my own sake, in order that I will be honored, I will not punish [MTY] you immediately and I will not completely get rid of you.
A causa de mi Nombre detengo mi ira, y por mi gloria tengo paciencia contigo para no exterminarte.
10 I have purified you, but not the way [people refine] silver. Instead, I have caused you to suffer very much [to get rid of your impure behavior], like [MET] [people put metal in a very hot] furnace [to get rid of the impurities].
Mira, te he acrisolado, mas no (hallé) plata, te he probado en el horno de la aflicción.
11 But for my [MTY] own sake I will delay punishing you more; I will do it for my own sake in order that my reputation will not be damaged [RHQ]. I will not allow any [person or any idol] to be honored as I [deserve to be] honored.”
Por Mí, por amor mío hago esto, porque no permito que me blasfemen, y mi gloria no cedo a ningún otro.
12 “You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, you people of Israel whom I have chosen, listen to me! [Only] I am God; I am the one who begins everything and who causes everything to end.
Escúchame, Jacob, y tú, Israel, a quien he dado mi nombre: Yo soy; Yo soy el primero, y soy también el último.
13 I [SYN] am the one who laid the foundation of the earth. I stretched out the sky with my hand. And when I tell [the stars] to appear, they all do what I tell them.
Mi mano fundó la tierra, y mi derecha extendió los cielos; Yo los llamo, y se presentan a una.
14 All of you, gather together and listen to me. None of your idols has [RHQ] told this to you: I, Yahweh, have chosen [Cyrus] to assist me, and he will do to Babylon what I want him to do, and his army will get rid of [the army of] Babylonia.
Congregaos, todos vosotros, y escuchad: ¿Quién de entre ellos ha anunciado esto? Aquel a quien ama Yahvé ejecutará la voluntad de Él contra Babilonia, y su brazo (se levantará) contra los caldeos.
15 I have said it; I have summoned [Cyrus]. I have appointed him, and he will accomplish everything that he attempts to do.
Yo, Yo he hablado, y Yo le he llamado, Yo le hice venir, y su empresa será coronada de éxito.
16 Come close to me and listen to what I say. Long ago [MTY] I told you plainly/clearly [LIT] [what would happen], and when those things occurred, I was [causing them to happen].” And now Yahweh the Lord and his Spirit have sent me [to give you a message].
Acercaos a Mí, oíd esto: Desde el principio nunca he hablado en secreto, y cuando se cumplan estas cosas, Yo estoy allí —mas ahora Yahvé, el Señor, me ha enviado con su espíritu—,
17 This is what Yahweh, the one who saves you, the Holy God of [us] Israelis, says: “I am Yahweh, your God; I teach you what is important for you [to know]; I direct you and lead you to the roads that you should walk on [MET].
Así dice Yahvé, tú redentor, el Santo de Israel: Yo soy Yahvé, tú Dios, que te enseño cosas provechosas; que te conduce por el camino que debes seguir.
18 I wish that you had paid attention to my commands! If you had done that, things would have gone well for you like [SIM] a river that flows gently; you would have been successful again and again, like [SIM] waves that come without ceasing.
¡Ojalá hubieras atendido mis mandamientos! entonces tu paz sería como un río, y tu justicia como las olas del mar.
19 Your descendants would have been [as many as] [MET] the grains of sand [on the seashore] [which no one can count]. I would not have needed to get rid of you; the country of [MTY] [Israel] would not have been destroyed.”
Tu descendencia sería como la arena, y como sus granitos el fruto de tus entrañas. No sería cortado ni destruido delante de Mí tu nombre.
20 [However, now I tell you], leave Babylon! Flee from [being slaves of the people of] Babylonia! Proclaim this message joyfully; send it to the most remote/distant places on the earth: Yahweh freed the people of Israel [from being slaves in Egypt].
¡Salid de Babilonia, huid de los caldeos! Anunciadlo con voz de júbilo, publicad esta nueva, hacedla llegar hasta los confines de la tierra. Decid: “Yahvé ha rescatado a su siervo Jacob.
21 They were not thirsty when he led them through the desert, because he split open the rock and caused water to gush/flow out for them [to drink].
Y no padecieron sed, cuando los condujo por el desierto; de la peña les hizo salir agua, hendió la peña, y brotaron las aguas.
22 “But things will not go well [like that] for wicked people,” says Yahweh.
No hay paz para los malvados, dice Yahvé.
