Isaiah 54
1 Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.
¡Canta de alegría, mujer sin hijos, tú que has tenido un bebé! ¡Grita en voz alta y canta de alegría, Jerusalén, tú que nunca has dado a luz! Porque la mujer abandonada tiene ahora más hijos que la casada, dice el Señor.
2 Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
Haz más grande la tienda donde vives; estira la tela para agrandar tu casa. No trates de ahorrar espacio: alarga las cuerdas de tu tienda y haz más fuertes las estacas.
3 [You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].
Te vas a extender a diestro y siniestro; tus descendientes se apoderarán de la tierra de otras naciones y vivirán en ciudades que antes estaban abandonadas.
4 Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.
No tengas miedo, porque no serás humillado; no te alteres, porque no serás deshonrado. Te olvidarás de la vergüenza de tu juventud, y ya no recordarás la vergüenza de tu viudez.
5 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.
Porque tu Hacedor es tu esposo, el Señor Todopoderoso es su nombre el Santo de Israel es tu Redentor, se llama el Dios de toda la tierra.
6 You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.
El Señor te ha llamado para que vuelvas, como una esposa abandonada y profundamente herida, una esposa que se casó cuando era joven, sólo para ser rechazada, dice tu Dios.
7 I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
Te abandoné por poco tiempo, pero te haré volver, mostrándote una gran bondad.
8 I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.
En un momento de cólera, aparté mi rostro de ti, pero ahora, con un amor digno de confianza, seré siempre bondadoso contigo, dice el Señor, tu Redentor.
9 During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).
Para mí, esto es igual que el tiempo de Noé, cuando prometí bajo juramento que un diluvio no volvería a cubrir la tierra. Del mismo modo, prometo bajo juramento que no me enfadaré contigo ni te regañaré.
10 Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.
Aunque los montes dejen de existir y las colinas desaparezcan, no por ello dejará de existir mi amor confiable por ti ni desaparecerá mi acuerdo de paz, dice el Señor, que te muestra su bondad.
11 You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).
¡Mi pobre ciudad dañada por la tormenta que no puede ser consolada! Mira, voy a reponer tus piedras con cemento de antimonio, Utilizaré zafiros para poner tus cimientos.
12 I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.
Haré tus fortificaciones de rubíes; haré tus puertas de berilo resplandeciente. Todos tus muros serán de piedras preciosas,
13 I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
y todos tus hijos serán alumnos del Señor, y vivirán en completa paz.
14 Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).
Tu sociedad funcionará a partir de principios de bondad y de derecho; no habrá nadie que te oprima. No tendrás miedo; no tendrás que enfrentar ningún tipo de terror.
15 If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.
Si algún invasor viene a atacarte, yo no lo envié; tú derrotarás a cualquiera que te ataque.
16 Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].
Mira: he creado al herrero que sopla las brasas en una llama caliente y forja un arma adecuada; y he creado al destructor que trae la destrucción.
17 [But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”
Ninguna de las armas forjadas contra ti tendrá éxito, y condenarás a cualquiera que te acuse. Así son bendecidos los siervos del Señor, y yo soy el que los reivindica, declara el Señor.
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