Isaiah 52
1 [You people who live in the] holy city of Jerusalem [APO], wake up! Be strong again! Show that [MTY] your city is beautiful and glorious; foreigners who do not believe in God will not enter your city again [to attack you].
¡Despierta, despierta! Ponte en marcha, Sión. Ponte tus hermosas vestiduras, Jerusalén, la ciudad santa, porque a partir de ahora ya no entrarán en vosotros los incircuncisos ni los impuros.
2 People of Jerusalem, get up from [humbly] sitting in the dust and sit in places where people are honored! You people who have returned from being exiled, take off from your neck the chains which were fastened around you [as slaves in Babylonia],
¡Sacúdase del polvo! ¡Levántate, siéntate, Jerusalén! Libérate de las ataduras de tu cuello, hija cautiva de Sión.
3 because this is what Yahweh says: “[When you were taken to Babylonia], no one paid me for doing that. So now I will bring you back without [being required to] pay for you!”
Porque Yahvé dice: “Fuisteis vendidos por nada; y serás redimido sin dinero”.
4 Yahweh [our] Lord [also] says this: “Long ago, my people went to Egypt to live there. [Later] they were being (oppressed/treated cruelly) by [the soldiers of] Assyria.
Porque el Señor Yahvé dice: “Mi pueblo bajó al principio a Egipto para vivir allí; y el asirio los ha oprimido sin causa.
5 But now think about what is happening: My people are being forced to be slaves again, this time by the [people of Babylonia]. And [those who have conquered them this time have also] paid me nothing, and they despise me [MTY] continually [DOU].
“Ahora, pues, ¿qué hago yo aquí?”, dice Yahvé, “¿Viendo que a mi pueblo se le quita por nada? Los que los gobiernan se burlan”, dice Yahvé, “y mi nombre es blasfemado continuamente durante todo el día.
6 But my people will then have a close relationship with [MTY] me, and when that happens, they will know that I am the one who predicted/promised [that it would happen]. It is I, [Yahweh, who will do it].”
Por eso mi pueblo conocerá mi nombre. Por tanto, en aquel día sabrán que yo soy el que habla. He aquí que soy yo”.
7 It is a wonderful thing when messengers [MTY] arrive on the mountains/hills, bringing good news, the news about [God giving us] peace and saving us, the news that the God to whom we [Israeli people] belong is now ruling/king!
Qué hermosos son sobre los montes los pies del que trae buenas noticias, que publica la paz, que trae buenas noticias, que anuncia la salvación, que dice a Sión: “¡Tu Dios reina!”
8 The watchmen [who are guarding the city] will shout and sing joyfully, because while they are watching they will see Yahweh returning to Jerusalem.
Tus vigilantes alzan la voz. Juntos cantan; porque se verán cara a cara cuando Yahvé vuelva a Sión.
9 Jerusalem has been ruined, but the people who are there now should start to sing joyfully, because Yahweh will encourage his people; he will set his people free and bring them back to Jerusalem.
¡Disfruta de la alegría! Cantad juntos, lugares desperdiciados de Jerusalén; porque Yahvé ha consolado a su pueblo. Ha redimido a Jerusalén.
10 Yahweh will show all the nations that he is holy and powerful. People in the most remote/distant places on earth will know that he has rescued his people.
Yahvé ha desnudado su santo brazo a los ojos de todas las naciones. Todos los confines de la tierra han visto la salvación de nuestro Dios.
11 So, leave [the places where you were taken to when you were captured], where [everything is] unacceptable to God. You men who carry the items used for the worship of Yahweh, leave there [and return to Jerusalem], and purify yourselves [in order to be acceptable to worship God].
¡Salgan! ¡Salgan! ¡Salgan de ahí! ¡No toques ninguna cosa impura! ¡Sal de entre ella! Limpiaos, vosotros que lleváis los vasos de Yahvé.
12 But it will not [be necessary] for you to leave suddenly, to flee in panic, because Yahweh will (go in front of/lead) you; and he will [also] protect you [from being attacked] at the rear [while you travel].
Porque no saldrás con prisas, ni tampoco irás en volandas; porque Yahvé irá delante de ti, y el Dios de Israel será su retaguardia.
13 [Yahweh says], “Listen carefully! My servant will act wisely (OR, do the right things to accomplish what he wants to), and I will highly exalt him.”
He aquí que mi siervo actuará con sabiduría. Será exaltado y elevado, y será muy alta.
14 But many people will be appalled when they see what has happened to him. [Because of his being beaten very badly], his appearance will be changed; people will hardly recognize that he is a human.
Así como muchos se asombraron de ti — su aspecto estaba más estropeado que el de cualquier hombre, y su forma más que la de los hijos de los hombres —
15 But he will cause [people of] many nations to be surprised; [even] kings will be silent when they stand in front of him, because they will see someone that no one had told them about [previously], and they will understand things that they had not heard about [before].
así limpiará muchas naciones. Los reyes le cerrarán la boca; porque verán lo que no se les había dicho, y entenderán lo que no habían oído.
