Isaías 26
1 En ese momento, este será el canto que se entone en la tierra de Judá: “¡Nuestra ciudad es una ciudad fuerte! ¡Sus muros y defensas son nuestra salvación!
Some day, [people in] Judah will sing this song: Our city [of Jerusalem] is strong! Yahweh protects our city; He is like [MET] a wall that surrounds it.
2 Abre las puertas para que entre la nación que sigue la justicia, la nación que permanece fiel.
Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
3 Mantendrás en completa paz a los que mantienen su mente centrada en ti, porque confían en ti.
Yahweh, those who trust in you, those who firmly resolve to never doubt you, you will enable them to feel perfectly peaceful.
4 Confía en el Señor para siempre, porque el Señor Dios es la Roca eterna.
[So] always trust in Yahweh, because Yahweh, [our God], is forever [like] [MET] a huge rock [under which we are sheltered/protected/safe].
5 Él derriba a los poderosos que viven con altivez; derriba la ciudad orgullosa con sus altos muros, haciéndola caer al suelo, hasta el polvo.
He humbles proud people and destroys cities whose people are arrogant. He causes those cities to collapse into the dust/dirt.
6 Los pobres la pisan; los oprimidos caminan sobre ella”.
[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
7 Tú, Dios, haces lo que es justo, y enderezas el camino de los que viven rectamente; allanas su senda.
[But as for] righteous people, Yahweh, you do what is right; [it is as though] you cause the paths where they walk to be level and smooth.
8 Sí, seguimos tus instrucciones, Señor, ponemos nuestra esperanza en ti. Lo que más deseamos es acordarnos de ti y de tu maravilloso nombre.
Yahweh, by obeying your laws we show that we trust you to help us; and what we desire is that you will be honored/praised/exalted.
9 Te busco en la noche y en mi interior te anhelo. Cuando tus leyes se muestran en la tierra, entonces los pueblos del mundo aprenden lo que es justo.
[All] through the night I [SYN] desire to know you better, and each morning I still want to be with you. [Only] when you come to judge [and punish] people who live on the earth will they learn to do what is right.
10 Aunque se muestre la gracia a los malvados, no aprenderán a hacer lo correcto. Incluso en un país donde la gente hace lo que es correcto, siguen haciendo el mal y no se olvidan de la grandeza del Señor.
[But] your acting kindly toward wicked people does not cause them to do what is good. [Even] in places where people do what is right, the wicked people continue to do what is evil, and they do not realize that you, Yahweh, are great.
11 Señor, tú tienes la mano levantada, pero ellos no lo ven. Que vean tu apasionado compromiso por tu pueblo y se avergüencen; ¡que el fuego reservado para tus enemigos los destruya!
Yahweh, [it is as though] your fist is raised up [ready to strike them], but they do not realize that. Show them that you are very eager to help your people. If your enemies would realize that, they would be ashamed; allow your fire to burn them up [because they are] your enemies.
12 Señor, tú nos das la paz y la prosperidad; todo lo que hemos conseguido tú lo has hecho por nosotros.
Yahweh, [we desire that] you will allow things to go well for us; everything that we have done is what you have enabled us to do.
13 Señor, Dios nuestro, ha habido otros señores además de ti que nos han gobernado, pero tú eres el único al que adoramos.
Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
14 Están muertos, no volverán a vivir; no se levantarán de la tumba. Señor, tú los castigaste y los destruiste, incluso borrando todo recuerdo de ellos.
Those who ruled us are [now] gone; they are dead; their spirits have left this earth, and they will not become alive [again]. You punished those rulers and got rid of them, and people do not even remember them any more.
15 Tú has hecho crecer a la nación, Señor, tú has hecho crecer a la nación. Has ampliado nuestras fronteras de la tierra, y te hemos honrado.
Yahweh, you have enabled our nation to become great; we are more in [now], and we have more land, [so we] thank/praise you.
16 Señor, cuando sufrimos acudimos a ti, derramando nuestras oraciones como susurros mientras nos disciplinabas.
Yahweh, when we were distressed, we asked you [to help us]; when you disciplined/punished us, we were able only to whisper when we prayed to you.
17 Al igual que una mujer embarazada que da a luz se revuelve y grita de dolor, así éramos nosotros en tu presencia, Señor.
Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
18 Sin embargo, aunque quedamos embarazadas y nos revolcamos de dolor, no dimos a luz más que aire. No logramos la salvación de la tierra, y los pueblos del mundo no han cobrado vida.
We had severe pain, but nothing good resulted [MET] from it. We have not rescued our people [from being conquered by our enemies], and we have not given birth to children [who will rule the world correctly] (OR, not defeated the armies [that have attacked other nations].
19 Pero los que murieron en ti, Señor, vivirán. Sus cuerpos resucitarán. Despiértense y canten de alegría, ustedes que duermen en el polvo, porque el rocío que reciben es como el rocío de la mañana que da vida a los que están en la tumba.
But Yahweh’s people who have died will become alive [again], their corpses will become alive! Those whose bodies lie in graves will rise and shout joyfully! His light will be [like] dew that falls on his people who have died, who are [now] in the place where the dead people are, [and will cause them to become alive again].
20 Pueblo mío, entrad en vuestras casas y cerrad las puertas detrás de ustedes. Escóndanse allí por un tiempo hasta que pase la furia.
But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
21 ¡Cuidado! El Señor viene desde donde vive para castigar a los pueblos de la tierra por sus pecados. La tierra revelará la sangre que se ha derramado en ella; la tierra ya no ocultará a los que han sido asesinados.
Listen to this: Yahweh will come from heaven to punish [all] the people on the earth for the sins that they have committed. People will be able to see [PRS] the (blood of those/the people) who have been murdered; their murderers will no longer be able to hide.
