Isaiah 51
1 [Yahweh says], “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! [It is as though] [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you [people of Israel became a nation], [it was as though] [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].
Oídme, los que seguís la justicia y buscáis a Yahvé. Mirad la roca de la cual habéis sido cortados, el profundo manantial de donde habéis sido sacados.
2 Think about your ancestor Abraham and [his wife] Sarah, of whom [all of] you are descendants. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But after I blessed him, he had a huge number of descendants.
Mirad a Abrahán, vuestro padre, y a Sara, que os dio a luz; pues así como le llamé a él que era solo, y le bendije, y le multipliqué,
3 [Some day I], Yahweh, will encourage his descendants [again], and I will comfort all [the people who live in] the ruins [of Jerusalem]. The desert in that area will become like Eden, like the garden that I, Yahweh, [made/planted]. All the people there will be joyful and happy; they will thank me and sing.
así Yahvé consolará a Sión, consolará todas sus ruinas y convertirá su desierto en paraíso, y su soledad en jardín de Yahvé, donde habrá gozo y alegría, alabanza y voz de júbilo.
4 My people of Judah, listen carefully [DOU] to me, because [I want you to] proclaim my laws; the just/right things that I do will be [like] [MET] a light for the people of the nations.
Escuchadme, oh pueblo mío, prestadme oído, nación mía; porque de Mí viene la Ley, y estableceré mi derecho para luz de los pueblos.
5 I will soon/quickly rescue you [DOU]; by my power [MTY] I will bring you back [from being exiled in Babylonia] [DOU]. The people who live on islands in the ocean will wait for me [to help them], confidently expecting for me to use my power [MTY].
Está por venir mi justicia, mi salvación está en camino, y mi brazo regirá los pueblos; en Mí esperan las islas y confían en mi brazo.
6 Look up at the sky, and look at the earth, [and see what they are like now], because [some day] the sky will disappear like [SIM] smoke, and the earth will wear out like [SIM] old clothes wear out, and people on the earth will die like gnats/flies. But I will rescue/save you, and you will remain free forever, and I will rule you righteously/fairly forever.
Alzad vuestros ojos al cielo, y mirad hacia abajo, a la tierra; porque los cielos se disiparán como humo, y la tierra se envejecerá como un vestido. De igual modo morirán los que la habitan; pero mi salvación durará eternamente, y mi justicia no tendrá fin.
7 You people who know what things are right to do, and who know in your inner beings [what is written in] my laws, listen to me! Do not be afraid of people who taunt/insult you; do not be disturbed/upset when people revile you,
Escuchadme, los que conocéis la justicia, tú, pueblo, en cuyo corazón está mi Ley. No temáis el oprobio de los hombres, y ante sus afrentas no os asustéis.
8 because [some day they will be destroyed] like [MET] clothing that is eaten by ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches), like wool garments that have been eaten by worms. I will save you people, and you will be saved forever.”
Porque como a vestido los comerá la polilla, y, como a lana, los consumirá el gusano; mas mi justicia durará eternamente, y mi salvación de generación en generación.
9 Yahweh, wake up [and do something for us]! Show your power! Do mighty things like you did long ago, when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.
¡Despierta, despierta, vístete de fortaleza, oh brazo de Yahvé! ¡Álzate, como en los días antiguos, como en las generaciones pasadas! ¿No eres Tú quien aplastaste a Rahab y traspasaste al dragón?
10 Surely you are [RHQ] the one who caused the [Red] Sea to become dry and made a path through that deep water in order that your people could cross it!
¿No eres Tú el que enjutó la mar, las aguas del grande abismo? ¿El que convirtió en camino las profundidades del mar, para que pasaran los rescatados?
11 And those whom Yahweh will rescue [from being exiled in Babylonia] will [similarly] return to Jerusalem, singing. Their being joyful forever will be [like] [MET] a crown on their heads. They will not be sad or mourn any more; they will be [completely] joyful and happy.
Volverán los rescatados de Yahvé; con cantos de júbilo entrarán en Sión, coronada la cabeza con alegría eterna. El gozo y la alegría serán su heredad, y huirán el dolor y el llanto.
12 [Yahweh says], “I am the one who encourages you. So (why are you/you should not be) [RHQ] afraid of humans who will [wither and disappear like] [MET] grass.
Yo, Yo soy vuestro consolador. ¿Quién eres tú para temer a un hombre mortal, a un hijo de hombre que no es más que heno?
13 (Why have you/You should not have) [RHQ] forgotten [me], Yahweh, the one who created your nation, the one who stretched out the sky and laid the foundations of the earth. (Why are you/You should not be) [RHQ] continually afraid of those who are angry with you and (oppress you/treat you cruelly) and want to get rid of you. [You should not be afraid of them now], because those angry people have now disappeared!
Y te olvidas de Yahvé, tu Creador, que extendió los cielos y cimentó la tierra. Tiemblas continuamente, todos los días, ante el furor del opresor, listo para destruirte. ¿Dónde está ahora el furor del opresor?
14 Soon you people who have been caused to be slaves [in Babylonia] will be freed! You will not remain in prison, and you will not die of hunger,
Presto será libertado el encorvado; no morirá en la fosa, ni le faltará su pan.
15 because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!
Yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios, que agito el mar, de modo que se embravezcan sus olas. Yahvé de los ejércitos es su nombre.
16 I have given you my message [MTY] to proclaim, and I have protected you with my hand [MTY]. I stretched out the sky and laid the foundation of the earth. And I am the one who says to you Israeli people, ‘You are my people!’”
Yo he puesto mis palabras en tu boca, y te he cobijado bajo la sombra de mi mano, para plantar cielos y fundar una tierra, y para decir a Sión: “Tú eres mi pueblo.”
17 [You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, wake up [DOU]! You have experienced Yahweh severely punishing [MTY] you. Yahweh has caused you to suffer much, all that he wanted you to suffer, like [MET] someone who causes another person to suffer by forcing him to drink every drop of [MTY] a cupful of bitter liquid.
¡Despierta, despierta, levántate, oh Jerusalén, tú que bebiste de la mano de Yahvé el cáliz de su ira; hasta las heces has bebido el cáliz que causa vértigo.
18 [Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
De todos los hijos que ha dado a luz no hay quien la conduzca, y entre todos los hijos que ha criado no hay quien la lleve de la mano.
19 You have experienced several disasters: Your country has become desolate/deserted; [your cities have been] destroyed; [many people have] died from hunger; [many people have been] killed by your enemies’ swords. Now, there is no one [RHQ] left to console/comfort you and sympathize with you.
Cayeron sobre ti estas dos clases de males: — ¿quién se compadece de ti?— devastación y quebranto, hambre y espada; ¿quién te consolará?
20 Your children have fainted and lie in the streets; they are [as helpless as] [SIM] an antelope [that has been caught] in a net. What has happened to them is because Yahweh has been very angry with them; he has rebuked them severely.
Desfallecidos yacen tus hijos en las encrucijadas de todas las calles, como antílope en la red, cubiertos de la ira de Yahvé, de la indignación de tu Dios.
21 So now, you people who have suffered much, [you act as though] you are drunk, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
Por tanto, oye esto, oh afligida, tú, oh embriagada, pero no de vino.
22 Yahweh, your Lord and your God, the one who argues/pleads your case, says this: “Note this: [It is as though] [MET] I have taken that cup of bitter liquid from your hands; I will not be angry with you and cause you to suffer any more.
Así dice Yahvé, tu Señor y tu Dios, que defiende la causa de su pueblo: “He aquí que quito de tu mano el cáliz que causa vértigo, el cáliz de mi furor; ya no volverás a beberlo.
23 Instead, I will cause those who have tormented you to suffer; [I will severely punish] those who said to you, ‘Prostrate yourselves in order that we may walk on you; [lie down on your stomachs] in order that your backs will be like [SIM] streets that we can walk on.’”
Lo pondré en manos de tus opresores, que te decían: «Póstrate, para que pasemos por encima de ti»; y tú pusiste como suelo tu dorso, y eras camino para los que transitaban.”
