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’].”
Yavé me dijo: Toma para ti una tabla grande y escribe en ella con letra legible: Pronto saqueo. Rápido botín.
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.
Yo me tomé como testigos fieles al sacerdote Urías y a Zacarías, hijo de Jeberequías.
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’),
Me uní entonces a la profetisa, la cual concibió y dio a luz un hijo. Yavé me dijo: Llámalo. Pronto saqueo. Rápido botín.
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 que el niño aprenda a decir papá y mamá, la riqueza de Damasco y los despojos de Samaria serán llevados al rey de Asiria.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Otra vez Yavé volvió a hablarme:
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 desprecia las aguas de Siloé que corren mansamente y se regocija con Rezín y 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.
por tanto, ciertamente ʼAdonay trae sobre ellos las aguas impetuosas y poderosas del río, es decir, al rey de Asiria con todo su esplendor, el cual subirá sobre todos sus ríos y pasará 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!’”
Luego pasará hasta Judá, inundará y pasará adelante, hasta la garganta, y al desplegar sus alas, cubrirá 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!
Quebrántense, oh pueblos, y sean destrozados. Presten oído, todos los que son de lejanas tierras: Ármense, pero serán derrotados. ¡Prepárense para la guerra, pero serán vencidos!
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!
Tracen un plan, y fracasará. Expresen palabra, pero no se cumplirá por causa de Emanuel.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Así Yavé me habló con mano fuerte y me instruyó para que no ande por el camino de este pueblo:
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 lo que este pueblo llama conspiración, ni temas a lo que ellos temen y de lo cual se atemorizan.
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 Yavé de las huestes santifica! ¡Sea Él tu temor y tu pavor!
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 tu santuario, pero será piedra de tropiezo y roca de caída para ambas casas de Israel, red y 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 entre ellos tropezarán, caerán y serán quebrantados. Se enredarán 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.
Ata el testimonio y 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 Yavé, Quien escondió su rostro de la casa de Jacob. A Él esperaré,
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].
ciertamente, yo y los hijos que Yavé me dio como señales y prodigios en Israel de parte de Yavé de las huestes, Quien mora en la Montaña Sion.
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]!
Si les dicen: Consulten a los que evocan a los muertos y a los adivinos que hablan entre dientes y susurran, respondan: ¿No consultará el pueblo a su ʼElohim? ¿Consultará a los muertos por 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.
¡A la Ley y al testimonio! Si no dicen conforme a esta Palabra, no les amaneció.
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 la tierra fatigados y hambrientos. Sucederá que cuando tengan hambre y alcen la vista, se airarán y maldecirán a su rey y a su ʼElohim.
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)
Mirarán la tierra. Allí habrá tribulación, oscuridad, angustia y tenebrosidad. Serán sumidos en la tenebrosidad.
