Isaías 5
1 Cantaré ahora a mi amado un canto, la canción de mi amado acerca de su viña. Tenía mi amado una viña en un collado muy fértil.
[Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
2 La cavó y la despedregó, la plantó de cepas escogidas, y edificó en medio de ella una torre, y también un lagar, y esperó que diese uvas, pero dio agraces.
My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
3 Ahora, pues, habitantes de Jerusalén y hombres de Judá, juzgad entre mí y mi viña.
Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
4 ¿Qué más había de hacer yo por mi viña que no le hiciera? ¿Por qué mientras esperaba que diese uvas, dio agraces?
What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
5 Ahora voy a deciros lo que haré con mi viña: Le quitaré su seto, y será talada, derribaré su muro, y será hollada.
[So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
6 Haré de ella una desolación y no será podada ni cultivada; brotarán allí zarzas y espinas; y mandaré que las nubes no lluevan sobre ella.
I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
7 Pues la viña de Yahvé de los ejércitos es la casa de Israel, y los hombres de Judá son el plantío de su deleite. Esperaba de ellos rectitud, y no veo más que derramamiento de sangre; justicia, y he aquí que no hay más que gritos de dolor.
The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
8 ¡Ay de los que juntan casa con casa, campo con campo, hasta que no queda más terreno y vosotros sois los únicos habitantes en medio del país!
Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
9 Ha llegado a mis oídos (esta palabra) de Yahvé de los ejércitos: “Estas numerosas casas serán convertidas en ruinas, y por grandes y hermosas que sean, quedarán sin moradores.”
[But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
10 Porque diez yugadas de viña producirán solamente un bat, y un hómer de semilla no dará más que un efa.
The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
11 ¡Ay de los que se levantan muy de mañana para correr tras bebidas que embriagan, y que siguen bebiendo hasta la noche, hasta que los enciende el vino!
Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
12 En sus banquetes hay cítaras, liras, tamboriles y flautas y vinos, y no miran la obra de Yahvé ni ven las obras de sus manos.
They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
13 Por eso mi pueblo será llevado al cautiverio sin darse cuenta; sus nobles morirán de hambre, y su multitud se abrasará de sed.
So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
14 Por eso el scheol ensanchará sus fauces y abrirá sin medida su boca. Descenderá allí la gloria de (Jerusalén) y su multitud turbulenta que se regocija en ella. (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
15 Será humillado todo hombre, serán abatidos todos los mortales y bajados los ojos altivos;
[Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
16 mas Yahvé de los ejércitos será grande en el juicio, y el Dios Santo mostrará su santidad por la justicia.
But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
17 Corderos pacerán allí como si fuese su pastizal, y los extranjeros devorarán los devastados campos de los ricos.
Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
18 ¡Ay de los que arrastran la iniquidad con cuerdas de vanidad, y el pecado como con coyundas de carro;
Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
19 y dicen: “Dese prisa; que haga presto su obra, para que la veamos; acérquese y tome cuerpo el plan del Santo de Israel, para que lo conozcamos!”
They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
20 ¡Ay de los que al mal llaman bien y al bien mal, que ponen tinieblas por luz, y luz por tinieblas; que dan lo amargo por dulce, y lo dulce por amargo!
Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
21 ¡Ay de los que son sabios a sus propios ojos, y prudentes ante sí mismos!
Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
22 ¡Ay de los que son héroes para beber vino, y valientes para mezclar bebidas embriagadoras,
Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
23 que por un regalo absuelven al malhechor y privan a los justos de su derecho!
If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
24 Por eso, como la lengua del fuego devora la paja, y como la llama consume la hierba seca, así su raíz será como podredumbre, y su flor será arrebatada como el polvo, por cuanto han rechazado a ley de Yahvé de los ejércitos, y despreciado la palabra del Santo de Israel.
Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Por eso se ha encendido la ira de Yahvé contra su pueblo, y extendió contra él su mano y lo hirió, por eso tiemblan los montes, y sus cadáveres yacen en las calles como basura. Con todo esto no se ha aplacado su ira; aún está extendida su mano.
That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
26 Él alzará una bandera para pueblos lejanos, y los llamará con un silbo desde los fines de la tierra; y he aquí que vendrán pronto y apresuradamente.
Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
27 Entre ellos no hay cansado ni quien tropiece; ningún soñoliento, ningún dormilón; no se desata de sus lomos el cinturón, ni se rompe la correa de su calzado;
They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
28 sus saetas son agudas, y tensos están todos sus arcos; los cascos de sus caballos son como pedernal, y las ruedas de sus carros como el torbellino.
Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 Braman como león, rugen como leoncillo, que gruñe y agarra la presa, y se la lleva, sin que nadie se la quite.
They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
30 En aquel día bramarán contra (Israel) como brama el mar; y si uno mirase la tierra, no verá sino tinieblas y angustia; pues la luz se oscurecerá en densas nubes.
[Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
