Isaiah 8
1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
Me dijo Yahvé: “Toma una tabla grande, y escribe en ella con caracteres comunes: Para Maher-schalal-hasch-baz.”
2 [So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
Y me tomé por testigos fieles a Urías sacerdote, y a Zacarías, hijo de Jebaraquías.
3 Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
Y me acerqué a la profetisa, la cual concibió y dio a luz un hijo; y Yahvé me dijo: “Ponle por nombre Maher-schalal-hasch-baz.
4 because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
Pues antes que el niño sepa decir: ¡Padre mío! y ¡Madre mía!, las riquezas de Damasco y el botín de Samaria serán llevados a la presencia del rey de Asiria.”
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Y volvió Yahvé a hablarme otra vez, diciendo:
6 ‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
“Por cuanto este pueblo ha despreciado las aguas de Siloé, que corren mansamente, y se ha regocijado con Rasín y el hijo de Romelías,
7 Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
por tanto, he aquí que el Señor traerá sobre ellos las aguas del río, impetuosas y caudalosas: al rey de Asiria con toda su gloria, que (franqueará) todos sus cauces, se desbordará sobre todas sus riberas;
8 Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
penetrará en Judá, inundará y pasará adelante, hasta llegarle (las aguas) al cuello; y sus alas extendidas cubrirán toda la extensión de tu tierra, oh Emmanuel.”
9 Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
Alborotaos, oh pueblos, y seréis derrotados; escuchad, todas las extremidades de la tierra: Ceñíos, y seréis derrotados; ceñíos, y seréis derrotados.
10 [You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
Haced proyectos; serán frustrados; dad órdenes; no surtirán efecto; porque “Dios está con nosotros”.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Pues así me ha dicho Yahvé, cuando su mano me asió, y me advirtió que no siguiese el camino de este pueblo, diciendo:
12 “Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
No llaméis conjuración a todo lo que este pueblo llama conjuración; no temáis lo que él teme, ni os amedrentéis.
13 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
A Yahvé de los ejércitos, a Él habéis de tratar santamente; sea Él vuestro temor, sea Él ante quien tembláis.
14 I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
Él será (vuestra) santidad, más también una piedra de tropiezo, y una roca de escándalo para las dos casas de Israel, un lazo y una trampa para los habitantes de Jerusalén.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Muchos de ellos tropezarán, caerán, y serán quebrantados; se enredarán en el lazo y quedarán presos.
16 [So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
Conserva el testimonio, y sella la ley (en el corazón) de mis discípulos.
17 I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
Yo espero en Yahvé, que esconde su rostro de la casa de Jacob; en Él pongo mi confianza.
18 I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
He aquí que yo y los hijos que me dio Yahvé, somos señales y presagios en Israel, de parte de Yahvé de los ejércitos, que habita en el monte Sión.
19 Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
Y cuando os dijeren: “Consultad a los pitones y a los adivinos, que susurran y murmullan” (responded): “¿No debe un pueblo consultar a su Dios? ¿(Consultará) acaso a los muertos sobre la suerte de los vivos?”
20 Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
(Id) más bien a la Ley y al testimonio. Si no hablan de esta manera, no les amanecerá la luz del día.
21 They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
Pasarán por el (país) abatidos y hambrientos; y enfurecidos por el hambre maldecirán a su rey y a su Dios. Levantarán sus miradas hacia arriba;
22 They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
luego mirarán la tierra; pero he aquí tribulación y tinieblas y sombría angustia; y serán rechazados a las tinieblas.
