Isaías 40
1 “¡Consuela, sí consuela a mi pueblo!” dice tu Dios.
Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
2 “Háblale con amor al pueblo de Jerusalén, diciéndole que sus tiempos difíciles han terminado, que sus pecados han sido perdonados y que el Señor les ha pagado dos veces por sus pecados”.
Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
3 Se oye una voz que dice: “Preparen el camino al Señor en el desierto, hagan una calzada recta para nuestro Dios a través del desierto.
I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
4 Rellenen todos los valles; allanen todos los montes y colinas; allanen el terreno irregular; allanen los lugares escabrosos.
Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
5 La gloria del Señor se manifestará, y todos la verán juntos. Esto es lo que ha declarado el Señor”.
[If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
6 Se oye una voz que dice: “Grítalo”. Pregunté: “¿Qué debo gritar?” “Todos los seres humanos son como la hierba, y toda su confianza es como las flores del campo.
Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
7 La hierba se marchita y la flor se desvanece cuando el Señor sopla sobre ellos. Sí, las personas son como la hierba.
Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
8 Sin embargo, aunque la hierba se marchite y la flor se desvanezca, la palabra de nuestro Dios perdurará para siempre”.
The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
9 Sión, portadora de buenas noticias, sube a un monte alto. Jerusalén, portadora de buenas noticias, levanta tu voz y grita fuerte. ¡No tengas miedo de gritar muy fuerte! Di a los pueblos de Judá: “¡Aquí está tu Dios!”.
You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
10 ¡Mira! ¡El Señor Dios viene con poder! Gobernará con mano firme. Mira! Trae consigo su recompensa, viene a dar su regalo.
Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
11 Cuida de su rebaño como un pastor. Coge a los corderos en brazos y los estrecha contra su pecho. Conduce a los que amamantan a las crías.
He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
12 ¿Quién ha medido las aguas que tiene en la palma de su mano? ¿Quién ha marcado los cielos con la extensión de su mano? ¿Quién ha calculado la cantidad de polvo de la tierra? ¿Quién ha pesado los montes con una balanza y las colinas con una balanza?
[There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
13 ¿Quién ha medido el Espíritu del Señor, o le ha enseñado lo que debe hacer como su consejero?
And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
14 ¿A quién acudió el Señor en busca de consejo para ayudarle a entender? ¿Quién le enseñó el bien y el mal? ¿Quién le dio conocimiento y le mostró el camino de la sabiduría?
(Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
15 Es obvio que las naciones son sólo una gota en un cubo. Son como polvo en una balanza. Puede recoger las islas como si no pesaran nada.
[Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
16 Toda la madera del Líbano para un fuego y todos sus animales como sacrificio no serían suficientes para un holocausto.
There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
17 Para él todas las naciones son como nada. Las considera menos que nada, como si no existieran.
The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
18 ¿Quién crees que es como Dios? ¿A qué imagen crees que se parece?
So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
19 ¿Acaso es un ídolo de metal que un artesano funde en un molde, y luego un orfebre lo recubre de oro y le hace cadenas de plata?
Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
20 Los que son demasiado pobres para pagar eso eligen madera que no se pudra, y luego buscan a un hábil tallador de madera para que haga un ídolo que no se caiga.
A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
21 ¿No lo sabes? ¿No te has enterado? ¿No se te ha explicado desde el principio? ¿No has entendido desde que se creó el mundo?
Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
22 Dios se sienta en su trono sobre el horizonte de la tierra; los pueblos que la habitan son como saltamontes. Él extiende los cielos como una cortina, los extiende como una tienda para vivir.
God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
23 Derriba a los líderes; hace que los gobernantes del mundo sean como nada.
He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
24 Apenas si están plantados, apenas si están sembrados, apenas si echan raíces, cuando sopla sobre ellos y se marchitan, y el viento se los lleva como paja.
They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
25 “¿Con quién me vas a comparar? ¿Quién es igual a mí?”, pregunta el Santo.
The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
26 Mira los cielos. ¿Quién ha creado todo esto? Él dirige las estrellas como un ejército, y llama a cada una por su nombre. Porque tiene un gran poder y una fuerza increíble, no falta ni una sola de ellas.
Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
27 ¿Por qué hablas así, Jacob, y por qué dices, Israel: “¡El Señor no ve lo que me pasa, y se desentiende de mis derechos!”
You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
28 ¿No lo sabes? ¿No has oído? El Señor es el Dios eterno, el creador de toda la tierra. Él nunca es débil ni está cansado; no puedes averiguar todo lo que sabe.
Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
29 Él da fuerza a los cansados y poder a los impotentes.
He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
30 Incluso los jóvenes se debilitan y se cansan; caen cuando están agotados.
Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
31 Pero los que confían en el Señor verán renovadas sus fuerzas. Volarán alto con alas como las águilas. Correrán y no se cansarán. Caminarán y no se agotarán.
But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
