Isaías 57
1 Las personas buenas mueren, y a nadie le importa; los fieles fallecen, y nadie piensa que estaban siendo protegidos del mal.
Righteous people [sometimes] die [when they are still young], and no one is concerned about it. Godly people [sometimes] die because of disasters, and no one understands why. They are taken away in order that they will not endure more calamities,
2 Los que siguen el bien descansan en paz; encuentran descanso al acostarse en la muerte.
and now they have peace. They [continually] lived righteously, and [now] they rest [peacefully] in their graves.
3 Pero en cuanto a ustedes, hijos de adivinos, producto del adulterio y la prostitución, ¡vengan aquí!
[Yahweh says, ] “But you who practice sorcery, come here! You who worship idols [MET], [listen to me]!
4 ¿De quién se burlan ustedes cuando ponen caras de desprecio y sacan la lengua? ¿No son ustedes los hijos del pecado y de la mentira?
Do you realize [RHQ] whom you are ridiculing, and whom you are insulting? Do you realize [RHQ] to whom you are sticking out your tongues? [You are insulting me, Yahweh]! You are [RHQ] always rebelling against me and always lying.
5 Ustedes son los que celebran orgías paganas bajo las encinas, bajo todo árbol verde. Sacrifican a sus hijos en los valles y entre las cumbres rocosas.
You are eager to have sex under every [big] green tree where you worship your gods. You kill your children as sacrifices [to your idols] in the dry riverbeds, and [also] offer them [as sacrifices to your idols] in the rocky caves.
6 Han elegido adorar las piedras lisas de los arroyos de los valles: ¡esa es la elección que han hecho! Has derramado ofrendas de bebida a estos ídolos; les has presentado ofrendas de grano. ¿Debería eso alegrarme?
[You take big] smooth stones from the riverbeds and worship them as your gods. You pour out [wine] to be an offering to them, and you bring grain [to burn for] an offering to them. Do you think that I should not punish you for doing all those things?
7 Han cometido adulterio por la adoración de ídolos en todo monte alto; fueron allí a ofrecer sacrificios paganos.
You have sex [EUP] [with cult prostitutes] on every hill and mountain, and you go there to offer sacrifices [to your gods].
8 Han colocado sus símbolos paganos detrás de sus puertas y en sus postes. Me han abandonado y se han quitado la ropa para meterse en la cama, y se ha comprometido con los que les gusta estar en la cama. Los han visto desnudos.
You have put (fetishes/pagan symbols) behind your doors and doorposts, and you have deserted me. You have taken off your clothes [EUP] and climbed into your bed and invited more [of your lovers] to come to bed with you. You have paid them to have sex with you, and you have fondled their sexual organs.
9 Fueron a ofrecer a Moloc aceite de oliva, cubriéndose con muchos perfumes. Enviaron a sus mensajeros a lugares lejanos; incluso bajaste al mundo de los muertos. (Sheol h7585)
You have given [fragrant] oil and lots of perfume to your god Molech, and you sent messengers to distant countries [to find other gods to worship]; you [even tried to] send [messengers] to the place of the dead [to search for new gods]. (Sheol h7585)
10 Se agotaron de tanto correr, pero no se dieron por vencidos ni dijeron: “¡No tiene remedio!”. Encontraron nuevas fuerzas y así no te debilitaste.
You became weary because of doing all those things, but you never said, ‘It is useless [for us to do that].’ You found new strength for worshiping idols, so you continued to do that [LIT].
11 ¿De quién te asustaste? ¿Quién te asustó tanto que me mentiste, te olvidaste de mí, y ni siquiera pensaste en mí? ¿Es porque he estado callado durante tanto tiempo que ni siquiera me temes?
Was it because you were afraid [of those idols more than you were afraid of me] that you lied [about what you were doing], and you do not even think about [DOU, RHQ] me? Was it because I did not punish you for a long time that you are not afraid of me [RHQ]?
12 Voy a contarle a todo el mundo lo bueno que eres y las cosas que haces, pero no te van a ayudar.
You [think that] [IRO] the things that you have done are right, but I will tell the truth. It will not help you to do any of those things.
13 Cuando clames por ayuda, ¡vamos a ver si tu colección de ídolos te salva! El viento se los llevará a todos, ¡un soplo y se irán! Pero el que venga a pedirme ayuda será dueño de la tierra y poseerá mi monte sagrado.
When you cry out [for help] to your collection of idols, they will not rescue you. The wind will blow them away [DOU]. But those who trust in me will live in the land [of Israel], and [they will worship me on Zion], my sacred hill.”
14 El dirá: Construye una carretera, quita todo lo que estorba a mi pueblo.
Yahweh will say, “Prepare [yourselves to receive] me, [like] [MET] people build and prepare a road [for a king to come on]. Get rid of [the things that are causing you to sin] [like] [MET] people remove from a road (obstacles/things that cause people to stumble).
15 Esto es lo que dice el que está por encima de todo, el que vive en la eternidad, cuyo nombre es santo: Yo vivo en un lugar alto y santo, junto a los que se arrepienten y actúan con humildad, restaurando sus espíritus y animándolos.
Because this is what [I], Yahweh, who am holy and greatly honored and who live forever, say: I live in the highest heaven, where [everything] is holy, but I also am with those who are humble and who are sorry for the sinful things that they have done. I will greatly encourage [DOU] those who have repented.
16 No pelearé contigo para siempre; no me enfadaré contigo para siempre. De lo contrario, perderían el ánimo, el mismo pueblo al que di vida.
I will not accuse [people] forever; I will not always be angry [with them], because [if I did that], people would become weak/discouraged; all the people whom I created and caused to live would die.
17 Sí, me enfadé con esta gente pecadora y codiciosa, así que la castigué. Estaba enojado, así que me escondí de ellos, pero ellos siguieron su propio camino rebelde, haciendo lo que querían.
I was angry [with my people] because they sinned by wanting the things that others had. So because I was angry, I punished them and turned away from them, but they continued sinning.
18 Yo sé lo que hacen, pero los sanaré. Los guiaré y consolaré a los que lloran,
I have seen the evil things that they continually do, but I will restore them and lead them. I will encourage/comfort them. And to those who are mourning,
19 para que puedan decir gracias. El Señor declara: Paz, paz, a los que están lejos y a los que están cerca. Yo los sanaré.
I will enable them to sing songs to praise me. I will restore [all my people], those who live near [Jerusalem] and those who live far away, and I will cause things to go well for them.
20 Pero los malvados son como el mar que se agita, que nunca se queda quieto, agitando el lodo y el fango con sus olas.
Wicked [people do not have peace in their inner beings]; they are like [SIM] a sea [whose waves are] always churning up mud,
21 No hay paz para los impíos, dice mi Dios.
and [I], Yahweh, say that things will never (go well/be peaceful) for those who are evil.”
