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’].”
El Señor me dijo: “Toma una tabla grande y escribe en ella con pluma de hombre: ‘Para Maher Shalal Hash 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 tomaré para mí testigos fieles que den testimonio: El sacerdote Urías, y Zacarías, hijo de Jeberecías”.
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’),
Fui a la profetisa, y ella concibió y dio a luz un hijo. Entonces Yahvé me dijo: “Llámalo ‘Maher Shalal Hash 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.”
Porque antes de que el niño sepa decir: ‘Mi padre’ y ‘Mi madre’, las riquezas de Damasco y el saqueo de Samaria serán llevados por el rey de Asiria.”
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
El Señor me habló de nuevo, 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.
“Porque este pueblo ha rechazado las aguas de Siloé que van suavemente, y se regocija en Rezín y en el hijo de Remalías;
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.
ahora, pues, he aquí que el Señor trae sobre ellos la poderosa crecida del río: el rey de Asiria y toda su gloria. Subirá por todos sus cauces, y desbordará 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!’”
Arrasará con Judá. Se desbordará y pasará. Llegará hasta el cuello. El despliegue de sus alas llenará la anchura de tu tierra, oh Emanuel.
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!
¡Armad un escándalo, pueblos, y destrozaos! Escuchad, todos los que venís de países lejanos: ¡vestid la batalla y sed destrozados! ¡Vestíos para la batalla, y sed destrozados!
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 consejo juntos, y quedará en nada; hablad la palabra, y no se mantendrá, 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,
Porque Yahvé me habló de esto con mano fuerte, y me instruyó para que no siguiera 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 llames conspiración a todo lo que este pueblo llama conspiración. No temas sus amenazas ni te dejes aterrorizar.
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.
El Señor de los Ejércitos es a quien debes respetar como santo. A él es a quien debes temer. A él es a quien debes temer.
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 un santuario, pero para ambas casas de Israel será una piedra de tropiezo y una roca que los haga caer. Para el pueblo de Jerusalén, será una trampa y un lazo.
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 tropezarán con él, caerán, se romperán, quedarán atrapados y serán capturados.”
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.
Envuelve el pacto. Sella la ley entre 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.
Esperaré a Yahvé, que esconde su rostro de la casa de Jacob, y lo buscaré.
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 Yahvé me ha dado somos para señales y prodigios 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]!
Cuando os dicen: “Consultad con los que tienen espíritus familiares y con los magos, que gorjean y que murmuran”, ¿no debería un pueblo consultar a su Dios? ¿Deben consultar a los muertos en nombre 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.
¡Vuelvan a la ley y al pacto! Si no hablan conforme a esta palabra, ciertamente no hay mañana para ellos.
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 ella, muy angustiados y hambrientos. Sucederá que cuando tengan hambre, se preocuparán y maldecirán a su rey y a su Dios. Volverán sus rostros 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)
entonces mirarán a la tierra y verán la angustia, las tinieblas y la oscuridad de la angustia. Se verán sumidos en densas tinieblas.
