Isaiah 59
1 Listen to this! Yahweh’s power [MTY] is not ended/gone, with the result that he cannot save [you]. He has not become deaf [MTY], with the result that he cannot hear [you when you call to him for help].
He aquí que la mano de Yahvé no es tan corta para que no pueda salvar, ni tan sordo su oído para que no pueda oír;
2 But, you have separated yourselves from your God by the sins that you have committed. Because of your sins, he has turned away from you, with the result that he does not pay attention to what you request him to do.
sino que vuestras iniquidades os han separado de vuestro Dios, y vuestros pecados han hecho que Él oculte de vosotros su rostro para no oíros.
3 You do violent things [MTY] [to others], with the result that your hands are stained with their blood. You [constantly] tell [MTY] lies, and you say [MTY] evil things [about others].
Porque vuestras manos están manchadas de sangre, y de iniquidad vuestros dedos; vuestros labios profieren mentira, y vuestras lenguas dicen maldades.
4 When you accuse someone in court, what you say is not fair and it is not true. You accuse people falsely. You are [constantly] planning to cause trouble for others, and then you do those evil things that you planned.
No hay quien clame por la justicia, ni juzgue con verdad. Confían en vanidad y hablan perversidad, conciben maldad y dan a luz iniquidad.
5 What you plan to do to harm people [MET] is as dangerous as the eggs of a (cobra/poisonous snake), because cobras will hatch from those eggs. You trap people like [MET] spiders trap/catch insects in their webs.
Empollan huevos de áspid, y tejen telas de araña; el que come de sus huevos muere, y si un huevo se rompe, sale un basilisco.
6 We people cannot hide/cover our skin with clothes made of spider webs [MET], and similarly you cannot hide the evil things that you have done. You are [constantly] acting [MTY] violently.
Sus tejidos no sirven para vestidos; no pueden vestirse con lo que tejen, pues sus obras son obras de maldad, y en sus manos llevan violencia.
7 You [SYN] are very quick to go and do evil things, and you hurry to murder people [MTY] who are innocent. You are [continually] thinking about sinning. Wherever you go, you destroy things and cause people to suffer.
Sus pies corren tras el mal, y se apresuran a derramar sangre inocente; sus pensamientos son pensamientos de iniquidad, desolación y ruina hay a lo largo de sus senderos.
8 You do not know how to act peacefully or to treat others fairly. You always are (dishonest/deceiving others) [MET], and those who imitate your behavior never have any inner peace.
No conocen la senda de la paz, ni hay justicia en sus caminos, tuercen sus sendas; quien anda por ellos no conoce la paz.
9 Because of that, God does not rescue us [from our enemies]; [it seems that] he is not acting fairly/righteously toward us. We expect [God to give us] light, but all [he gives us] is darkness [DOU].
Por eso la rectitud está lejos de nosotros, y no nos encuentra la justicia, esperamos la luz, mas he aquí tinieblas; la claridad del día, y caminamos a oscuras.
10 We are like [SIM] blind people who have to feel along a wall to be able to walk anywhere. We stumble [and trip] at noontime like [SIM] we would when it is dark. We are like [SIM] dead people who are among healthy people.
Palpamos la pared como ciegos; andamos a tientas como los que no tienen ojos; tropezamos en pleno día como si fuera de noche, estamos en lugares oscuros como muertos.
11 We growl like [SIM] [hungry] bears; we continually moan like [SIM] doves. We seek [people who do] what is just/fair, but we cannot find any [anywhere]. [We want God] to rescue us, but [it seems that] he is far away.
Gruñimos todos como osos, y como palomas gemimos sin cesar; esperamos en la justicia, y no aparece; en la salvación, que queda lejos de nosotros.
12 [But these things are happening] because [it is as though] our sins are piled high in the presence of God, and that they testify [PRS] against us. We cannot deny it; we know that we have done many wrong things.
Pues son numerosos nuestros pecados delante de Ti, y nuestras iniquidades dan testimonio contra nosotros; porque nuestros pecados están delante de nosotros, y conocemos nuestras iniquidades:
13 [We know that] we have rebelled against Yahweh; we have turned away from him. We (oppress people/treat people cruelly) by what we testify [against them]; we do not allow them to get what they have a right to get. We [SYN] think about the lies that we can tell, and then we tell them.
que hemos pecado y renegado de Yahvé, que nos hemos retirado de nuestro Dios, que hemos hablado palabras violentas y rebeldes, que concebimos mentiras y las proferimos de nuestro corazón.
14 [In our courts, the judges] do not decide cases/matters fairly; no one is acting righteously. In plazas where people gather together, no one tells the truth [PRS]; [it seems that people] are not allowed to say what is true.
Por esto se ha retirado la rectitud, y la justicia se mantiene lejos; porque la verdad tropieza en la plaza, y la rectitud no halla entrada.
15 No one tells the truth, and people try to ruin [the reputations of] those who quit doing evil. Yahweh looked around, and he saw that no one was doing what is just/fair, and he was [very] displeased.
La lealtad ha sido desterrada, y es tratado como presa el que se aleja del mal. Yahvé lo vio, y no le gustó que ya no hubiese justicia.
16 He was disgusted when he saw that no one tried to help [those who were being treated cruelly]. So he used his own power [MTY] to rescue them; it is because he is always righteous that he did that [PRS].
Vio que no había hombre (justo), y se asombró de que nadie intercediera. Entonces le ayudó su propio brazo, y se apoyó en su justicia.
17 [It is as though he is a soldier who] [MET] puts on his armor and a helmet; his continually doing what is right is like [MET] his armor, and his ability to rescue people is [like] his helmet. His being extremely angry and his being ready to get revenge [on those who do evil] are like [MET] his robes.
Se revistió de justicia, como de una coraza, y (se puso) en la cabeza el yelmo de la salvación, se cubrió de vestiduras de venganza, y se envolvió en celo como en un manto.
18 He will repay his enemies for the evil things that they have done. He will severely punish [MTY] even those who live far [from Jerusalem].
Como las obras así la retribución; ira para sus adversarios, el pago correspondiente a sus enemigos; hasta las islas recibirán su merecido.
19 When that happens, people everywhere, from the east to the west, will respect and honor Yahweh [MTY], because he will come like [SIM] a rushing river that is pushed along by the strong wind that Yahweh sent.
Entonces temerán desde el occidente el nombre de Yahvé, y desde el nacimiento del sol su gloria; porque vendrá cual río impetuoso, impelido por el Espíritu de Yahvé.
20 And Yahweh says that he will come to Jerusalem to free [his people]; he will come to rescue those in Judah who have quit (doing sinful things/their sinful behavior).
Vendrá como Libertador de Sión, para (redimir) a los de Jacob que se conviertan del pecado, dice Yahvé.
21 This is what Yahweh says to his people: “This is the agreement that I will make with you: My Spirit will not leave you, and you will always have my message. You will [be able to] declare it [MTY], and your children and grandchildren will [be able to] declare it forever.”
Y en cuanto a Mí, este será mi pacto con ellos, dice Yahvé: “Mi Espíritu que está sobre ti, y mis palabras que puse Yo en tu boca, no se apartarán de tu boca, ni de la boca de tus hijos, ni de la boca de los hijos de tus hijos, dice Yahvé, desde ahora y para siempre.”
