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].
Escúchenme los que van tras la justicia, los que buscan a Yavé. Miren a la roca de la cual fueron cortados, la cantera de la cual fueron extraídos.
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.
Miren a Abraham, su antepasado, y a Sara, quien los dio a luz. Porque cuando estaba solo lo llamé, lo bendije y lo 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.
Ciertamente Yavé consolará a Sion. Consolará todos sus lugares desolados. Convertirá su desierto en un paraíso y su soledad en un huerto de Yavé. Allí habrá gozo y alegría, acciones de gracias y voz de melodía.
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.
Está atento a Mí, pueblo mío. Escúchame, oh nación mía. Porque de Mí saldrá la Ley. Estableceré mi justicia 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].
Cercana está mi justicia. Salió mi salvación. Mis brazos juzgarán a los pueblos. Las costas esperarán en Mí y esperan mi brazo con expectación.
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.
Levanten sus ojos al cielo y contemplen la tierra acá abajo. Porque el cielo se desvanecerá como el humo. La tierra envejecerá como una ropa, y los que la habitan morirán de igual manera. Pero mi salvación será para siempre, y mi justicia no será abolida.
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,
Escúchenme, los que conocen mi justicia, pueblo en cuyo corazón está mi Ley. No teman la afrenta del hombre, ni desmayen por sus ultrajes.
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 la polilla los comerá como a una ropa, y los devorará como el gusano a la lana. Pero mi justicia permanecerá eternamente, y mi salvación por los siglos de los siglos.
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 fuerza, oh brazo de Yavé! ¡Despierta como en los días de antaño, como en las generaciones antiguas! ¿No eres Tú el mismo que destrozó a Rahab, el que traspasó 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 secó el mar, las aguas del gran abismo? ¿El que transformó las profundidades del mar en camino para que pasaran los redimidos?
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.
Así los redimidos de Yavé volverán y entrarán a Sion con gritos de júbilo, y gozo eterno habrá sobre sus cabezas. Obtendrán gozo y alegría. Huirán el dolor y el gemido.
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 soy, Yo soy Quien los consuela. ¿Quién eres tú para que temas al hombre que es mortal, al hijo de hombre que es como pasto seco?
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!
¿Ya te olvidaste de Yavé, tu Hacedor, Quien desplegó los cielos y cimentó la tierra para que tiembles continuamente todos los días ante la furia del opresor cuando se dispone a destruir? ¿Pero dónde está la furia 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,
El prisionero agobiado pronto será libertado. No morirá en la cárcel 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!
Porque Yo soy Yavé tu ʼElohim, Quien agita el mar y rugen sus olas. Mi Nombre es el Yavé de las huestes.
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 extendí los cielos y fundé la tierra. Puse mis Palabras en tu boca. Te cubrí con la sombra de mi mano y digo a Sion: Tú eres pueblo mío.
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! Porque de la mano de Yavé bebiste la copa de su furor. Porque de la copa del aturdimiento bebiste hasta los sedimentos.
18 [Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
Entre los hijos que ella dio a luz, no hay uno que la guíe. Entre todos los hijos que ella crió, no hay uno que 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.
Esos dos males te vinieron: desolación y quebrantamiento, hambre y espada. ¿Quién se compadecerá de ti? ¿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.
Tus hijos desfallecieron. Están tendidos al comienzo de todas las calles como antílope en la red, llenos de la ira de Yavé, de la reprensión de tu ʼElohim.
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, escucha esto, oh afligida, embriagada, y 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.
ʼAdonay el Yavé y tu ʼElohim, Quien aboga por su pueblo, dice: Ciertamente Yo quito de tu mano la copa del aturdimiento. Nunca más beberás los sedimentos de la copa de mi ira.
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.’”
La pondré en la mano de tus angustiadores, los que te decían: Póstrate y pasemos por encima. Y tú colocabas tu espalda como suelo, como calzada para los transeúntes.
