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.
Escuchen esto, descendientes de Jacob, llamados por el nombre de Israel, y que provienen del linaje de Judá. Escuchen, ustedes que juran por el nombre del Señor, o que invocan al Dios de Israel, pero no verdadera ni sinceramente.
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.
Ustedes dicen que son de la Ciudad Santa y afirman que confían en el Dios de Israel, cuyo nombre es el Señor Todopoderoso.
3 Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU]. And then suddenly, I caused those things to happen.
Hace tiempo que predije lo que iba a suceder: lo dije y se lo hice saber a la gente. Luego, de repente, decidí actuar, y todo se hizo realidad.
4 I knew that you people are very stubborn; I knew that your heads are [MET] [as hard as] iron or brass [DOU].
Yo sé lo tercos que son ustedes, con cuellos inflexibles como el hierro y frentes duras como el 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.’
Hace tiempo que les predije estas cosas, antes de que ocurrieran. Se las expliqué para que no pudieran decir “Mi ídolo hizo esto”, o “Mi imagen y mi dios de metal ordenaron que sucediera esto”.
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.
Has oído todo lo que predije y han visto cómo ha sucedido. ¿No quieren admitirlo? Ahora voy a contarles cosas nuevas, secretos de los que no sabes nada.
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.’
Son cosas nuevas, no son algo del pasado. Antes de hoy no habrán oído nada sobre ellos, así que no pueden decir: “Ah, sí, 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].
¡No, nunca han oído eso, y nunca lo han sabido! ¡Nadie les ha hablado de eso antes! Sé lo tercos que son ustedes: ¡Su nombre es rebeldes de nacimiento!
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.
Pero debido a mi naturaleza yo retraso mi castigo; y a causa de mi reputación, no voy a destruirlos.
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].
Miren cómo los he refinado, pero no como la plata: los elegí en el horno de la dificultad.
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.”
La razón por la que hago esto es por lo que soy, sí, por mi propia naturaleza. No dejaré que mi reputación sea dañada; no dejaré que nadie más la tenga.
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, Jacón, e Israel, al que llamé. Sólo yo soy Dios. Yo soy el primero y soy 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.
Yo puse los cimientos de la tierra con mis propias manos; yo personalmente extendí los cielos. Cuando llamo a las estrellas, todas toman su posición.
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.
Reúnanse todos y escuchen. ¿Cuál de sus “dioses” ¿te ha dicho algo como esto? El que el Señor ama llevará a cabo los deseos del Señor contra Babilonia: atacará a los babilonios.
15 I have said it; I have summoned [Cyrus]. I have appointed him, and he will accomplish everything that he attempts to do.
Yo mismo he hablado. Lo he llamado a hacer esto, y tendrá éxito en lo que haga.
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].
Acércate a mí y escucha esto. Desde el principio no he hablado en secreto; siempre estoy ahí justo cuando sucede. Ahora el Señor Dios y su Espíritu me han enviado para decirte esto:
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].
Esto es lo que dice el Señor, tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel, yo soy el Señor, tu Dios. Yo soy el que te enseña lo que es bueno para ti, el que te guía 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.
¡Si hubieras escuchado atentamente lo que te he dicho! Entonces tus bendiciones habrían fluido como un río, y la bondad te habría bañado 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.”
Tus hijos, tus descendientes, habrían sido como todos esos granos de arena. No habrían tenido que ser destruidos, aniquilados ante mí.
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].
¡Abandona Babilonia! ¡Huye de Babilonia con gritos de alegría! Hacedlo saber a todos, diciendo a toda la tierra: “¡El Señor ha redimido 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].
No tenían sed cuando los condujo por el desierto: hizo que saliera agua de la roca para ellos. Abrió la roca y el agua salió a borbotones.
22 “But things will not go well [like that] for wicked people,” says Yahweh.
Los impíos no tienen paz, dice el Señor.
