Isaías 14
1 Porque el Señor se compadecerá de Jacob, y aún escogerá a Israel, y lo pondrá en su propia tierra. El extranjero se unirá a ellos, y ellos se unirán a la casa 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 Los pueblos los tomarán y los llevarán a su lugar. La casa de Israel los poseerá en la tierra de Yahvé como siervos y siervas. Tomarán como cautivos a los que fueron cautivos; y gobernarán a sus 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 Sucederá en el día en que Yahvé te dé descanso de tu dolor, de tu angustia y del duro servicio en el que te hicieron servir,
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 que tomarás esta parábola contra el rey de Babilonia, y dirás: “¡Cómo ha cesado el opresor! La ciudad de oro ha cesado!”
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 Yahvé ha quebrado el báculo de los malvados, el cetro de los gobernantes,
You evil ruler, Yahweh will get rid of your power, and you will oppress people no longer!
6 que golpeaban con ira a los pueblos con un golpe continuo, que gobernaban a las naciones con ira, con una persecución que nadie frenaba.
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 Toda la tierra descansa y se aquieta. Prorrumpen en cánticos.
[But soon] everything will be quiet and peaceful on the earth. Everyone [PRS] will sing [again]!
8 Sí, los cipreses se alegran contigo, con los cedros del Líbano, diciendo: “Desde que te humillaste, ningún leñador ha subido contra nosotros.”
[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 El Seol de abajo se ha movido por ti para recibirte en tu llegada. Se agita los espíritus difuntos para usted, incluso todos los gobernantes de la tierra. Ha levantado de sus tronos a todos los reyes de las naciones. (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 ellos responderán y te preguntarán: “¿Te has vuelto tan débil como nosotros? ¿Os habéis vuelto como nosotros?”
They will all shout to you [together], ‘Now you are as weak as we are!’
11 Tu pompa desciende al Seol, con el sonido de tus instrumentos de cuerda. Los gusanos se extienden debajo de ti, y los gusanos te cubren. (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 ¡Cómo has caído del cielo, resplandeciente, hijo de la aurora! ¡Cómo has sido derribado al suelo, el que abatió a las naciones!
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 Dijiste en tu corazón: “¡Subiré al cielo! ¡Exaltaré mi trono por encima de las estrellas de Dios! Me sentaré en el monte de la asamblea, en el lejano 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 de 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. Te meditarán, diciendo: “¿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 que convirtió el mundo en un desierto y asoló sus ciudades, que no liberó a sus prisioneros a su hogar?”
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 reyes de las naciones duermen en la gloria, cada uno en su casa.
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 abominable, vestido con los muertos que son atravesados por la espada, que descienden a las piedras de la fosa; como un cadáver pisoteado.
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 te unirás a ellos en la sepultura, porque has destruido tu tierra. Has matado a tu pueblo. La descendencia de los malhechores no será nombrada para siempre.
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 Prepara la matanza de sus hijos a causa de la iniquidad de sus padres, para que no se levanten y posean la tierra y llenen de ciudades la superficie del mundo.
[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 “Me levantaré contra ellos — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos — y cortaré de Babilonia el nombre y el remanente, el hijo y el hijo del hijo — 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 “También la convertiré en una posesión para el puercoespín, y en estanques de agua. La barreré con la escoba de la destrucción”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.
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 de los Ejércitos ha jurado, diciendo: “Ciertamente, como lo he pensado, así sucederá; y como lo he propuesto, así será:
The Commander of the armies of angels has [also] solemnly promised this: “The things that I have planned will surely happen [DOU].
25 que quebraré al asirio en mi tierra, y lo pisotearé en mis montes. Entonces su yugo los abandonará, y su carga dejará sus hombros.
[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 está determinado para toda la tierra. Esta es la mano que está extendida sobre 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 Porque el Señor de los Ejércitos ha planeado, y ¿quién puede detenerlo? Su mano está extendida, ¿y quién podrá hacerla retroceder?”
[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 Esta carga fue en el año en que murió el rey Acaz.
I received this message [from Yahweh] during the year that King Ahaz died:
29 No os alegréis, oh Filistea, todos vosotros, porque la vara que os golpeaba se ha quebrado; porque de la raíz de la serpiente saldrá una víbora, y su fruto será una serpiente ardiente y 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 primogénitos de los pobres comerán, y los necesitados se acostarán con seguridad; y yo mataré tu raíz con el hambre, y tu remanente morirá.
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 ¡Aúlla, puerta! ¡Grita, ciudad! Os habéis derretido, Filistea, todos vosotros; porque el humo sale del norte, y no hay ningún rezagado en sus filas.
[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 ¿Qué responderán a los mensajeros de la nación? Que Yahvé ha fundado Sión, y en ella se refugiarán los afligidos de su 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.”
