Isaías 26
1 En aquel día se cantará esta canción en la tierra de Judá: “Tenemos una ciudad fuerte. Dios designa la salvación para los muros y los baluartes.
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 Abrid las puertas para que entre la nación justa: el que mantiene la fe.
Open the gates of the city for people who are righteous; allow people who faithfully [obey Yahweh] to enter the city.
3 Mantendrás la mente del que esté firme en perfecta paz, porque confía 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 Yahvé para siempre; porque en Yah, Yahvé, hay una 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 Porque ha derribado a los que habitan en las alturas, la ciudad elevada. Lo pone bajo. Lo pone bajo incluso hasta el suelo. Lo lleva 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 El pie lo pisará, hasta los pies de los pobres y los pasos de los necesitados”.
[When that happens], poor and oppressed people will trample on the ruins.
7 El camino del justo es la rectitud. Tú, que eres recto, haces que el camino de los justos sea llano.
[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, en el camino de tus juicios, Yahvé, te hemos esperado. Tu nombre y tu fama son el deseo de nuestra alma.
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 Con mi alma te he deseado en la noche. Sí, con mi espíritu dentro de mí te buscaré con ahínco; porque cuando tus juicios están en la tierra, los habitantes del mundo aprenden la justicia.
[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 Que se muestre el favor a los malvados, pero no aprenderá la justicia. En la tierra de la rectitud hará un trato incorrecto, y no verán la majestad de Yahvé.
[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 Yahvé, tu mano está levantada, pero ellos no ven; pero verán tu celo por el pueblo y se decepcionarán. Sí, el fuego consumirá a tus adversarios.
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 Yahvé, tú ordenarás la paz para nosotros, ya que tú también has hecho todo nuestro trabajo 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 Yahvé, nuestro Dios, otros señores, además de ti, se han enseñoreado de nosotros, pero sólo reconoceremos su nombre.
Yahweh, our God, others have ruled over us, but you [MTY] are the only one whom we honor.
14 Los muertos no vivirán. Los espíritus difuntos no se levantarán. Por eso los has visitado y destruido, y ha hecho perecer 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 aumentado la nación, oh Yahvé. ¡Has aumentado la nación! ¡Estás glorificado! Has ampliado todas las fronteras de la tierra.
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 Yahvé, en la angustia te han visitado. Derramaron una oración cuando su castigo estaba sobre ellos.
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 Como una mujer embarazada, que se acerca al momento del parto, está en el dolor y grita en sus dolores, así hemos estado ante ti, Yahvé.
Like pregnant women writhe and cry out when they are giving birth, we suffered very much, too.
18 Hemos estado con el niño. Hemos sufrido. Parece que sólo hemos dado a luz al viento. No hemos obrado ninguna liberación en la tierra; tampoco han caído los habitantes del mundo.
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 Tus muertos vivirán. Sus cadáveres se levantarán. Despierta y canta, tú que habitas en el polvo; porque tu rocío es como el rocío de las hierbas, y la tierra expulsará a los espíritus difuntos.
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 Venid, pueblo mío, entrad en vuestras habitaciones, y cerrar las puertas detrás de ti. Escóndete por un momento, hasta que pase la indignación.
But now, my people/fellow-citizens, go home and lock your doors! Hide for a short time, until [Yahweh] is no longer angry.
21 Porque he aquí que Yahvé sale de su lugar para castigar a los habitantes de la tierra por su iniquidad. La tierra también revelará su sangre, y ya no cubrirá a sus muertos.
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.
