Isaías 46
1 Bel se inclina, Nebo se agacha; sus ídolos son llevados en bestias de carga, un peso pesado para los animales cansados.
[It is as though] Bel and Nebo, the statues of the gods [of Babylonia], are bowing down as those statues are put on animals and carried away! The statues are heavy burdens and will cause the animals to become tired [SAR]!
2 Se agachan y se inclinan juntos; no pueden evitar rescatar a sus ídolos, y ellos mismos se van al cautiverio.
[It seems like] both gods are bowing down; not only can they not save themselves, but they themselves are being (exiled/taken to another country)!
3 Escúchenme, descendientes de Jacob, todos los que quedan del pueblo de Israel. Yo los he cuidado desde que nacisteis, llevándoos desde el nacimiento.
[Yahweh says], “You descendants of Jacob who were exiled, [I am not like the gods of Babylonia that must be carried]; [instead, it is as though] I have carried you since you first became a nation [MET]. I carried you [even] before you became a nation.
4 Incluso cuando sean ancianos, seguiré siendo vuestro Dios; incluso cuando su cabello se vuelva blanco, seguiré sustentándolos. Yo los hice, los llevaré, los sostendré y los salvaré.
I will be your God, and I will carry you for many years, until [it is as though] [MET] your nation is an old man with gray hair. I caused [you to become a nation], and I will sustain you and rescue you.
5 ¿A quién me compararás? ¿A quién considerarás mi igual? ¿Con quién me compararás, como si fuéramos iguales?
There is certainly [RHQ] no one to whom I can be compared. There is [RHQ] no one who is equal to me [DOU].
6 Hay quienes sacan el oro de sus bolsas con extravagancia, y pesan la plata en la balanza, y contratan a un orfebre para que les haga un dios al que puedan inclinarse y adorar.
[So it is stupid/ridiculous that] some people pour out gold and silver from their bags and weigh it on a scale. [Then] they hire a man who makes things from gold to make an idol from it. [After he makes an idol], they bow down and worship it!
7 Levantan el ídolo sobre sus hombros, lo transportan y lo colocan en su sitio. Se queda allí y no se mueve. Incluso cuando la gente clama por ayuda, no responde; no puede salvarlos de sus problemas.
They lift it up and carry it on their shoulders. They put it in a [special] place, and it stays there. It cannot move! And when someone prays to it, it does not answer. So [obviously] it cannot rescue anyone from his troubles!
8 ¡Recuerden esto y actúen como hombres! Piensen en ello, rebeldes.
[You people of Judah], do not forget this; keep thinking about it, you sinful people!
9 Recuerden lo que he hecho por ustedes desde el principio, porque yo soy Dios, y no hay Dios fuera de mí. Yo soy Dios, y no hay ninguno como yo.
Think about the things [that I did] long ago. Only I am God; I am God, and there is no one like me.
10 Yo soy el que puede predecir lo que sucederá al final desde el principio, declarando desde la antigüedad lo que traerá el futuro. Todo lo que planeo se llevará a cabo; cumpliré todo lo que deseo.
Only I can tell what will happen in the future before it occurs; I tell it long before it happens. I will accomplish everything that I plan to accomplish, and I will do everything that I want to do.
11 Estoy llamando a un ave de rapiña del este, un hombre de un país lejano que llevará a cabo mi plan. He hablado, y me aseguraré de que así sea. He hecho mi plan y lo llevaré a cabo.
So I will summon [someone to come] from the east [like a swift and powerful] eagle; he will come from a distant country. He will accomplish what I want him to. [He is the one who] will do what I have said that I want him to do, what I have planned.
12 ¡Escúchenme, ustedes, gente obstinada, que están tan lejos de hacer lo que es correcto!
You stubborn people [of Israel], [you think that] it will be a long time before you are allowed to return to your own country.
13 Muy pronto voy a arreglar las cosas; no tardaré. Vendré con mi salvación sin demora; salvaré a Sión para demostrar mi gloria a Israel.
But I will rescue you, and it will not be a long time [before that happens]. I will do it soon. I will rescue Jerusalem and show to you Israeli [people] that I am glorious.”
