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.
“Escucha esto, casa de Jacob, tú que te llamas con el nombre de Israel, y han salido de las aguas de Judá. Juras por el nombre de Yahvé, y hacer mención del Dios de Israel, pero no en la verdad, ni en la justicia —
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.
porque se llaman a sí mismos ciudadanos de la ciudad santa, y confiar en el Dios de Israel; Yahvé de los Ejércitos es su nombre.
3 Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU]. And then suddenly, I caused those things to happen.
He declarado las cosas anteriores desde la antigüedad. Sí, salieron de mi boca y los revelé. Los hice de repente, y sucedieron.
4 I knew that you people are very stubborn; I knew that your heads are [MET] [as hard as] iron or brass [DOU].
Porque sabía que eras obstinado, y tu cuello es un tendón de hierro, y el bronce de tu frente;
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 os lo he declarado desde antiguo; antes de que ocurriera te lo mostré; para que no digas: “Mi ídolo los ha hecho”. Mi imagen grabada y mi imagen fundida les 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.
Lo habéis oído. Ahora vea todo esto. Y tú, ¿no lo vas a declarar? “Te he mostrado cosas nuevas de este tiempo, incluso cosas ocultas, que no has conocido.
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 creados ahora, y no desde la antigüedad. Antes de hoy, no se oían, para que no digáis: ‘He aquí que los conocía’.
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].
Sí, no lo has oído. Sí, no lo sabías. Sí, desde antaño no se te abría el oído, ya que sabía que tratabas con mucha alevosía, y fueron llamados transgresores desde el vientre.
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.
Por mi nombre, aplazaré mi ira, y para mi alabanza, lo retengo para ti para que no te corte el paso.
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].
He aquí que te he refinado, pero no como la plata. Te he elegido 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 mi propio bien, por mi propio bien, lo haré; pues ¿cómo se profanaría mi nombre? No daré mi gloria a 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, oh Jacob, e Israel mi llamado: Yo soy él. Yo soy el primero. También 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.
Sí, mi mano ha puesto los cimientos de la tierra, y mi mano derecha ha extendido los cielos. cuando los llamo, se levantan juntos.
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! ¿Quién de ellos ha declarado estas cosas? Aquel a quien Yahvé ama hará lo que le gusta a Babilonia, y su brazo estará 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, incluso yo, he hablado. Sí, le he llamado. Le he traído y hará que su camino sea próspero.
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; desde el momento en que ocurrió, yo estaba allí”. Ahora el Señor Yahvé 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].
Yahvé, tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel, dice: “Yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios, que te enseña a sacar provecho, 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.
¡Oh, si hubieras escuchado mis mandamientos! Entonces tu paz habría sido 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 también habría sido como la arena y los descendientes de tu cuerpo como sus granos. Su nombre no será cortado ni destruido 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].
¡Salgan de Babilonia! ¡Huye de los caldeos! Con una voz de canto anuncie esto, cuéntalo hasta el fin de la tierra; decir: “¡Yahvé 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 tuvieron sed cuando los condujo por los desiertos. Hizo que las aguas fluyeran de la roca para ellos. También partió la roca y las aguas brotaron.
22 “But things will not go well [like that] for wicked people,” says Yahweh.
“No hay paz”, dice Yahvé, “para los malvados”.
