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, oh casa de Jacob, ustedes, que llevan el nombre de Israel y brotan de la fuente de Judá, que juran por el Nombre de Yavé e invocan al ʼElohim de Israel, pero no con verdad ni con 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 ellos se identifican con la Ciudad Santa y se apoyan en el ʼElohim de Israel, cuyo Nombre es Yavé de las huestes.
3 Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU]. And then suddenly, I caused those things to happen.
Las cosas primeras las anuncié con anticipación. De mi boca salieron. Yo las anuncié. De repente las hice y existieron.
4 I knew that you people are very stubborn; I knew that your heads are [MET] [as hard as] iron or brass [DOU].
Porque sé que eres obstinado. Tu nuca es un tendón de hierro y tu frente es 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 lo anuncié con anticipación. Antes de suceder te lo anuncié, para que no digas: Mi ídolo lo hizo. Mi imagen de escultura o de fundición ordenó estas cosas.
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 oíste y lo viste todo. ¿Y no lo anuncian ustedes? Desde ahora te hago saber cosas nuevas, cosas ocultas, que tú no sabes.
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.’
Ahora fueron creadas y no desde hace tiempo, ni las oíste antes de hoy para que no digas: Ciertamente yo 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 habías oído con respecto a ellas, ni las conociste, aún no estaba abierto tu oído, porque Yo sabía que tú eres desleal e ibas a desobedecer. Por tanto, desde el vientre te llamé rebelde.
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 causa de mi Nombre refreno mi ira. Para alabanza mía la reprimo a fin de no destruirte.
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 purifiqué, pero no como a plata. Te probé en el crisol 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 a Mí mismo lo hago, para que mi Nombre no sea profanado, porque a otro no daré mi gloria.
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, tú oh Israel, a quien llamé. Yo soy. 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.
Ciertamente mi mano fundó la tierra y mi mano derecha extendió los cielos. Cuando Yo los llamo, ellos se presentan juntamente.
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 ustedes y escuchen: ¿Quién de ustedes predijo estas cosas? Aquél a quien Yavé ama cumplirá la voluntad de Él en Babilonia, y su brazo actuará sobre 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 mismo hablé y Yo lo llamé. Lo traje y prosperaré su camino.
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].
Acérquense a Mí y escuchen esto: Yo no hago predicciones en secreto. Cuando suceden, Yo ya estoy allí. Y ahora me envió ʼAdonay Yavé y 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].
Yavé tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel, dice: Yo soy Yavé tu ʼElohim, Quien te enseña para provecho, y te conduce en el camino por el cual debes andar.
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 atiendes mis Mandamientos, entonces tu paz será 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 será como la arena, las ramas de tus órganos internos como sus granos y tu nombre nunca será cortado ni raído de mi Presencia.
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! ¡Huyan de los caldeos! ¡Anuncien con voz de júbilo y proclámenlo! ¡Publíquenlo hasta los confines de la tierra! Digan: ¡Yavé redimió a su esclavo 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 padecieron sed cuando los guió por el desierto. Hizo brotar agua de la roca para ellos. Partió la peña, y corrieron aguas.
22 “But things will not go well [like that] for wicked people,” says Yahweh.
No hay paz para los perversos, dice Yavé.
