Isaías 14
1 Pero el Señor será misericordioso con los descendientes de Jacob. Una vez más, elegirá a Israel y lo hará volver a vivir en su propia tierra. Los extranjeros vendrán y se unirán a ellos allí, y se unirán a los descendientes de Jacob.
[But] Yahweh will act mercifully toward the Israeli people; he will choose [the people of] Israel [to be his people again], and he will allow them to [return here and] live in their own land again. Then people from [many] other countries will come here and unite with the Israeli people.
2 Las naciones irán con ellos y los acompañarán a su propia tierra. Los extranjeros que se queden en la tierra del Señor servirán a los israelitas. De este modo, los captores se convierten en sus cautivos, y ellos gobiernan a sus antiguos opresores.
People of other nations will help them to return to their [own] land, and those who come from other countries will (work for/become the servants of) the Israeli people. Those who captured people of Israel will be captured by Israeli soldiers, and the people of Israel will rule over the people who [previously] oppressed them.
3 En ese momento el Señor les aliviará el dolor y la angustia, y el duro trabajo que les obligaron a realizar.
Some day Yahweh will free you [Israeli people] from suffering and trouble and from being afraid, and from being cruelly treated as slaves [MTY].
4 Se burlarán del rey de Babilonia, diciendo: “¡Cómo se ha acabado tu dominio opresor y se ha detenido tu insolencia!
When that happens, you will make fun of the King of Babylon by saying this: “You treated us cruelly, but that has ended! Your insolently causing others to suffer is finished!
5 El Señor ha roto la vara de los impíos, el cetro de los gobernantes.
You evil ruler, Yahweh will get rid of your power, and you will oppress people no longer!
6 Tú seguías golpeando furiosamente a los pueblos extranjeros sin parar, y gobernabas agresivamente a las naciones con una persecución desenfrenada.
You attacked people many times because you were very angry with them, and you subdued/conquered [other] nations by causing them to suffer endlessly.
7 ¡Ahora toda la tierra descansa en paz, y todos comienzan a celebrar!
[But soon] everything will be quiet and peaceful on the earth. Everyone [PRS] will sing [again]!
8 Los cipreses y los cedros se alegran de que te hayas ido. Cantan: ‘¡Desde que te cortaron, ningún leñador viene a cortarnos!’
[It will be as though] even the trees in the forests will joyfully sing this song, the cyprus/pine [trees] and the cedar [trees] in Lebanon will sing it: ‘You (have been overthrown/are no longer a ruler), and now no one comes to get rid of us [MET].’
9 “Los que están en la tumba de abajo están ansiosos por recibirte cuando llegues. Despierta a los espíritus de los muertos para recibirte, los de todos los gobernantes de la tierra. Todos los reyes de las naciones se levantan de sus tronos. (Sheol h7585)
The dead people are [PRS] are eagerly waiting for you to come to the place where they are. The spirits of the world leaders will be delighted to welcome you; those who were kings of many nations [before they died] will stand up [to welcome you]. (Sheol h7585)
10 Todos hablarán y te dirán: ‘Así que tú también eres tan débil como nosotros; te has vuelto igual que nosotros.
They will all shout to you [together], ‘Now you are as weak as we are!’
11 Tu orgullo está ahora enterrado contigo en la tumba, junto con la música de arpa que amabas. Los gusanos son el lecho en el que te acuestas, y los gusanos son tu manta’. (Sheol h7585)
You were very proud and powerful, [but all] that ended when you died, along with the sounds of harps [being played in your palace]. [Now in your grave] maggots will be under you [like a sheet] [MET], and worms will cover you [like a blanket] [MET]. (Sheol h7585)
12 “Estrella de la mañana, hijo de la aurora, ¡cómo has caído del cielo! Destructor de naciones, ¡has sido cortado hasta el suelo!
You have [disappeared from the earth like] [MET] a star which has fallen from the sky; you [were very well-known] [like] [MET] the morning star [which is seen by everyone]; you destroyed [many] nations, but now you have been destroyed.
13 Te dijiste a ti mismo: ‘Subiré al cielo. Levantaré mi trono por encima de las estrellas de Dios. Me sentaré en el monte del encuentro, en la cima de la montaña del norte.
You [proudly] said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven, to my throne above God’s stars. I will rule on the mountain where [the gods] gather together, far in the north.
14 Subiré a las alturas sobre las nubes; me haré semejante al Altísimo’.
I will ascend above the clouds and become like the highest/greatest god!’
[But you were not able to do that]; instead, you were carried down to your grave, and you went to the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
16 Los que te vean te mirarán fijamente, examinándote de cerca, preguntando: ‘¿Es éste el hombre que hizo temblar la tierra, que hizo temblar los reinos?
The [other dead] people there stare at you; they wonder what happened to you. [They say], ‘Is this the man who caused the earth to shake and caused the [people in many] kingdoms to tremble?
17 ¿Es éste el que convirtió el mundo en un desierto, destruyó ciudades y nunca dejó que sus prisioneros volvieran a casa?’
Is this the man who [tried to] cause the world to become a desert, who conquered its cities and did not allow the people whom he captured to return to their homes?’
18 “Todos los demás reyes de las naciones yacen espléndidos en sus grandes mausoleos.
All the kings of the earth [who have died] were greatly honored when they were buried,
19 Pero tú eres arrojado de tu tumba como una rama que nadie quiere, enterrado bajo los cuerpos de los muertos por la espada. Eres como un cadáver pisoteado. Te han arrojado a un pozo lleno de piedras.
but your [corpse will] not be buried; it will be thrown away like [SIM] a worthless branch [of a tree]. Your corpse will be under a heap of other corpses of soldiers that were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and [their corpses] were not buried; you will be with those who have gone down to the stony ground in a big pit.
20 No serás enterrado como esos otros reyes porque has destruido tu propia tierra y has matado a tu propia gente. Los descendientes de los que hacen el mal nunca sobrevivirán.
Your [corpse] will not be buried because you have destroyed your nation and have caused your people to be killed. The descendants of wicked people [like you] will never be honored again.
21 Prepárate para ejecutar a sus hijos por culpa de los pecados de sus padres. No dejes que se apoderen de la tierra; no dejes que llenen el mundo entero con sus ciudades.
[People will say], ‘Slaughter this man’s children because of the sins that their ancestors committed! Do not allow them to become rulers and conquer [all the nations in] the world, and fill the world with the cities [that they rule]!’”
22 “Vendré y los atacaré, declara el Señor Todopoderoso. Destruiré todo: su reputación, los que quedan, sus hijos y sus descendientes, dice el Señor.
[This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “I [myself] will cause Babylon to be conquered. I will get rid of Babylon and its people and their descendants.
23 Convertiré a Babilonia en un lugar para las aves acuáticas y en los pantanos. La barreré con la escoba de la destrucción, declara el Señor Todopoderoso”.
I will cause Babylon to be a place where owls live, a place full of swamps; I will get rid of it completely [as though] [MET] I were sweeping it with a broom. [That is what I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say.”
24 El Señor Todopoderoso ha hecho un juramento: Será como lo he planeado. Sucederá como lo he decidido.
The Commander of the armies of angels has [also] solemnly promised this: “The things that I have planned will surely happen [DOU].
25 Aplastaré a los asirios cuando estén en mi país, Israel; los pisotearé en mis montañas. Quitaré su yugo de mi pueblo, y quitaré las cargas que ponen sobre los hombros de mi pueblo.
[When the army of] Assyria is in my land [of Israel], I will crush them. [It will be as though] I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be the slaves [MET] of the people of Assyria; [it will be as though] [MET] I will take away the burdens that are on their shoulders.
26 Este es el plan que he hecho con respecto a toda la tierra; mi mano se extiende para controlar a todas las naciones.
I have a plan for everyone on the earth, a plan to show my power [MTY] to punish all the nations.
27 El Señor Todopoderoso ha hecho su plan, ¿y quién lo impedirá? Su mano se extiende, ¿y quién se opondrá a ella?
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, have spoken, and no one can [RHQ] change my mind. When I raise my fist [to strike Assyria], no one [RHQ] will be able to stop me [from doing that].”
28 El siguiente mensaje llegó el año en que murió el rey Acaz.
I received this message [from Yahweh] during the year that King Ahaz died:
29 Todos ustedes, filisteos, no celebren que se haya roto la vara que los golpeaba, porque de la raíz de esa serpiente crecerá una víbora, su fruto será una serpiente voladora.
You people of Philistia, do not rejoice that the enemy army [MET] that attacked you has been defeated and that their king is dead. He was [as dangerous as] [MET] a snake, but there will be another king, who will be more [dangerous] than a cobra; he will be [like] [MET] a quick-moving poisonous snake.
30 Los pobres tendrán comida y los necesitados vivirán con seguridad, pero ustedes los filisteos morirán de hambre, y yo matará a los que sobrevivan.
Those of my people who are very poor will take care of their flocks of sheep, and the needy people will lie down safely, but I will cause you people [of Philistia] who are still alive [DOU] to die from famine.
31 ¡Lloren, puertas! ¡Llora, ciudad! ¡Fúndanse en la hazaña, todos los filisteos! Porque una nube de humo se acerca desde el norte: un ejército que no tiene soldados.
[So], you people of Philistia, wail at the gates of your cities! You should be extremely afraid, because [a very powerful army] will come from the north [to attack you]; [their chariots will stir up the dust like] [MET] a cloud of smoke. Each of their soldiers is ready to fight.
32 ¿Cuál será la respuesta dada a los mensajeros de esa nación? “El Señor fue quien puso los cimientos de Sión, y allí es donde se mantendrá a salvo a su sufrido pueblo”.
If messengers [from Philistia] come to us [Israeli people], this is what we must [RHQ] tell them: “Yahweh has established Jerusalem, [not Philistia], and his people who are oppressed will be safe inside [the walls of] Jerusalem.”
