Isaías 1
1 Visión que Isaías, hijo de Amós, tuvo acerca de Judá y Jerusalén en los días de Ocías, Joatán, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá.
[I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
2 Oíd, cielos, y tú, tierra, escucha; porque habla Yahvé: “He criado hijos y los he engrandecido, mas ellos se han rebelado contra Mí.
This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
3 El buey conoce al que lo posee, y el asno el pesebre de su amo; pero Israel no (me) conoce; mi pueblo no tiene inteligencia.”
Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
4 ¡Ay de ti, nación pecadora, pueblo cargado de culpa, raza de malvados, hijos corrompidos! Han abandonado a Yahvé, han despreciado al Santo de Israel, se han vuelto atrás.
Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
5 ¿De qué sirve daros golpes, si seguís rebelándoos? La cabeza toda está enferma, y todo el corazón doliente.
Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
6 Desde la planta del pie hasta la cabeza, no queda en él nada sano; hay solo heridas, contusiones y llagas inflamadas, que no han sido cerradas, ni vendadas, ni suavizadas con aceite.
[It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
7 Vuestra tierra es un desierto; vuestras ciudades han sido quemadas, a vuestra vista los extranjeros devoran vuestro suelo, que está desolado como si fuese destruido por extraños.
[It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
8 Y la hija de Sión queda como cabaña de viña, como choza de melonar, como ciudad sitiada.
The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
9 Si Yahvé de los ejércitos no nos hubiera dejado un pequeño resto, seríamos como Sodoma y semejantes a Gomorra.
If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
10 ¡Oíd la palabra de Yahvé, príncipes de Sodoma! ¡Escucha la ley de nuestro Dios, oh pueblo de Gomorra!
You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
11 ¿De qué me sirve la multitud de vuestros sacrificios? dice Yahvé. Harto estoy de los holocaustos de carneros y del sebo de animales cebados; no me agrada la sangre de toros, ni la de corderos y machos cabríos.
He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
12 ¡Y venís a presentaros delante de Mí! ¿Quién os ha pedido que holléis mis atrios?
When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
13 No traigáis más vanas ofrendas; abominable es para Mí el incienso; no aguanto más las neomenias ni los sábados, ni las asambleas solemnes; son asambleas solemnes con crimen.
Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
14 Mi alma aborrece vuestras neomenias y vuestras fiestas; me son una carga, cansado estoy de soportarlas.
I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
15 Cuando extendéis vuestras manos, cierro ante vosotros mis ojos, y cuando multiplicáis las oraciones, no escucho; vuestras manos están manchadas de sangre.
[So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
16 Lavaos, purificaos; quitad de ante mis ojos la maldad de vuestras obras; cesad de obrar mal.
Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
17 Aprended a hacer el bien, buscad lo justo, poned coto al opresor, haced justicia al huérfano, defended la causa de la viuda.
Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
18 Venid, discutamos juntos, dice Yahvé. Aunque vuestros pecados fuesen como la grana, quedarán blancos como la nieve. Aunque fuesen rojos como el carmesí, vendrán a ser como lana.
Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
19 Si queréis y si me escucháis, comeréis de lo mejor de la tierra.
If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
20 Pero si no queréis y os rebeláis, seréis devorados por la espada; porque la boca de Yahvé ha hablado.
But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
21 ¡Cómo se ha convertido en prostituta la ciudad fiel! Llena estaba de justicia, la rectitud moraba en ella; pero ahora es (ciudad) de homicidas.
“[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
22 Tu plata se ha tornado escoria; tu vino fue adulterado con agua;
Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
23 tus príncipes son unos obstinados y compañeros de ladrones; todos aman el soborno y van tras los presentes; no hacen justicia al huérfano, ni llega a ellos la causa de la viuda.
Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
24 Por esto dice el Señor, Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Fuerte de Israel: “Voy a tomar satisfacción de mis adversarios y venganza de mis enemigos, quitaré de ti todo el metal impuro.
Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
25 Volveré mi mano sobre ti, y limpiaré como con lejía tus escorias,
I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
26 Restituiré tus jueces como fueron al principio, y tus consejeros como eran antes; después de lo cual serás llamada ciudad de justicia, ciudad fiel.”
[After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
27 Sión será redimida con justicia, y sus convertidos, con equidad.
Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
28 Los transgresores y los pecadores serán quebrantados juntamente, y anonadados los que abandonan a Yahvé.
But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
29 Pues os avergonzareis de las encinas que habéis amado, y os abochornaréis por los jardines que habéis escogido.
You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
30 Seréis como encina cuya hoja se marchita, y como huerto sin agua.
You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
31 Será el fuerte como estopa, y su obra cual chispa; arderán los dos juntos, y no habrá quien apague el fuego.
Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
