Isaías 44
1 Escucha, ahora, oh Jacob, siervo mío, y tú, Israel, a quien he escogido:
And now, listen, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 Así dice Yahvé, que te ha hecho y formado y es tu ayuda desde el seno materno. “No temas, siervo mío, Jacob, tú, Yeschurún, a quien he elegido.
Thus says the Lord, who made and formed you, your Helper from the womb: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant and my most righteous, whom I have chosen.
3 Pues haré correr aguas sobre la tierra sedienta, y arroyos sobre el desierto; derramaré mi Espíritu sobre tu posteridad, y mi bendición sobre tus descendientes.
For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and rivers upon the dry land. I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring, and my benediction upon your stock.
4 Y brotarán en medio de la hierba, como los sauces junto a las corrientes de agua.
And they will spring up among the plants, like willows beside running waters.
5 Este dirá: «Yo soy de Yahvé», aquel llevará el nombre de Jacob; y otro escribirá sobre su mano: «De Yahvé», y se dará el sobrenombre de Israel”.
This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,” and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob, and yet another will write with his hand, “For the Lord,” and he will take the name Israel.
6 Así dice Yahvé, el rey de Israel, y su redentor, Yahvé de los ejércitos: “Yo soy el primero y el último; y fuera de Mí no hay dios alguno.
Thus says the Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God apart from me.
7 ¿Quién hay como Yo —que hablen, que lo declaren y que me lo expliquen— desde que establecí un pueblo eterno? Y que muestren lo que ha de suceder y las cosas futuras.
Who is like me? Let him call out and announce it. And let him explain to me the order of things, since it is I who appointed the ancient people. The things of the near and the distant future, let him announce them.
8 No tengáis miedo ni os amedrentéis. ¿No lo anuncié desde antiguo y lo predije? Vosotros me sois testigos. ¿Hay acaso dios alguno fuera de Mí? ¿O hay acaso (otra) Roca? No la conozco.
Do not be afraid, and do not be disturbed. From the time when I caused you to listen, I also announced it. You are my witnesses. Is there another God beside me, also a Maker, whom I have not known?
9 Todos los hacedores de imágenes son vanidad, y de nada les aprovecharán las obras que aman; estas mismas, sus testigos, no ven, y nada entienden, para vergüenza suya.
All of those who create idols are nothing, and their most beloved things will not benefit them. These are their witnesses, for they do not see, and they do not understand, so that they might be confounded.
10 Quien formó un dios o fundió una imagen, de nada le sirve.
Who has formed a god or cast a molten image, which is useful for nothing?
11 He aquí que cuantos tienen parte en eso serán avergonzados; sus artífices no son más que hombres; congréguense todos y preséntense; temblarán todos y quedarán confundidos.
Behold, all those who partake in this will be confounded. For these makers are men. They will all assemble together. They will stand and be terrified. And they will be confounded together.
12 El herrero trabaja con la herramienta, forja su obra en las ascuas, y la forma con el martillo; pero mientras la forja con su fuerte brazo, tiene hambre, y le faltan las fuerzas; si no bebe agua desfallece.
The maker of iron has wrought with his file. With coals and hammers, he has formed it, and he has wrought with the strength of his arm. He will hunger and grow faint. He will not drink water, and he will become weary.
13 El que trabaja la madera extiende la cuerda, traza (la imagen) con el lápiz, le da forma con el cincel, con el compás marca sus dimensiones, y así logra la imagen de un hombre, una hermosa figura humana, destinada a habitar en una casa.
The maker of wood has extended his ruler. He has formed it with a plane. He has made it with corners, and he has smoothed its curves. And he has made the image of a man, a seemingly beautiful man, dwelling in a house.
14 Corta cedros, toma un roble o una encina, que cultivó entre los árboles del bosque; o planta un pino que la lluvia hace crecer.
He has cut down cedars; he has taken the evergreen oak, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest. He has planted the pine tree, which the rain has nourished.
15 De (estos árboles) se sirve el hombre para combustible, para calentarse y cocer su pan por medio del fuego; mas (de esa misma leña) se fabrica también un dios y le adora, confecciona una imagen y se postra ante ella.
And it is used by men for fuel. He took from it and warmed himself. And he set it on fire and baked bread. But from the remainder, he made a god, and he adored it. He made an idol, and he bowed down before it.
16 Quema la mitad en el fuego, con la otra mitad cuece la carne para comer, prepara el asado, y se sacia; y cuando se calienta dice: “Ah, tengo calor, siento la llama.”
Part of it, he burned with fire, and with part of it, he cooked meat; he boiled food and was filled. And he was warmed, and so he said: “Ah, I am warm. I have gazed at the fire.”
17 Y de lo que sobra hace un dios para ídolo suyo, ante el cual se postra, para adorarlo y suplicarle, diciendo: “Líbrame, porque tú eres mi dios.”
But from its remainder, he made a god and a graven image for himself. He bowed down before it, and he adored it, and he prayed to it, saying: “Free me! For you are my god.”
18 No saben, ni entienden, porque tienen embarrados sus ojos para que no vean, y su corazón no llega a comprender.
They have neither known nor understood. For their eyes are obscured, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart.
19 No recapacitan, no tienen ciencia ni inteligencia para decirse: “La mitad la he quemado en el fuego, y sobre sus brasas he cocido pan, he asado carne, y la he comido; ¿y del resto haré un ídolo, me postraré delante del tronco de un árbol?”
They do not consider in their mind, nor do they know, nor do they think to say: “I have burned part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon its coals. I have cooked flesh and I have eaten. And from its remainder, should I make an idol? Should I fall prostrate before the trunk of a tree?”
20 (El hombre) se apacienta de ceniza, le extravía su corazón engañado, no puede salvar su alma, ni decir: “¿No es una mentira lo que tengo en mi mano derecha?”
Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, “Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”
21 Acuérdate de estas cosas, oh Jacob, y tú, Israel, pues eres mi siervo. Yo te he formado, siervo mío eres tú; Yo no te olvidaré, oh Israel.
Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel. For you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant, Israel. Do not forget me.
22 He borrado, como nube, tus pecados, y como niebla tus maldades. Conviértete a Mí, porque Yo te he rescatado.
I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
23 Cantad, cielos, porque Yahvé ha hecho esto, exultad, profundidades de la tierra, prorrumpid en júbilo, oh montañas, tú, selva y todo árbol que hay en ella; porque Yahvé ha rescatado a Jacob, y manifestado su gloria en Israel.
Give praise, O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy. Shout with joy, O ends of the earth! Let the mountains resound with praise, with the forest and all its trees. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and Israel will be glorified.
24 Así dice Yahvé, tu Redentor, el que te formó desde el seno materno: “Yo soy Yahvé, Hacedor de todas las cosas; Yo solo desplegué los cielos y afirmé la tierra sin que nadie estuviera conmigo.
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and your Maker from the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who alone extends the heavens, who makes the earth firm. And there is no one with me.
25 Yo anulo los presagios de los impostores, y quito el juicio a los adivinos; Yo hago retroceder a los sabios, y convierto en necedad su ciencia.
I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.
26 Yo soy el que confirma la palabra de su siervo, y lleva a cabo el consejo de sus mensajeros; el que dice de Jerusalén: «Será (de nuevo) habitada», y de las ciudades de Judá: «Serán reedificadas, Yo levantaré sus ruinas.»
I lift up the word of my servant, and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be rebuilt,” and I will lift up its deserts.
27 Yo soy el que dice al abismo: «Sécate, pues Yo secaré tus ríos»;
I say to the depths, “Be desolate,” and, “I will dry up your rivers.”
28 el que dice a Ciro: «Pastor mío eres», pues cumplirá toda mi voluntad, Yo soy el que dice a Jerusalén: «Serás reedificada», y al Templo: «Serás fundado» (de nuevo)”
I say to Cyrus, “You are my shepherd, and you will accomplish all that I will.” I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the Temple, “Your foundations shall be laid.”
