Isaías 33
1 Ay de los que destruyen, pero no fueron destruidos, y que traicionan, ¡pero nadie te ha traicionado! Cuando hayas terminado de destruir, serás destruido; y cuando hayas terminado de traicionar, serás traicionado.
Terrible things will happen to you [people of Assyria]! You have destroyed [others], [but] you have not been destroyed [yet]. You have betrayed/deceived [others], [but] you have not been betrayed/deceived [yet]. When you stop destroying [others], others will destroy you. When you stop betraying/deceiving others, [others] betray you.
2 Yahvé, ten piedad de nosotros. Te hemos esperado. Sé nuestra fuerza cada mañana, nuestra salvación también en el tiempo de angustia.
Yahweh, be kind to us, because we have patiently waited for you [to help us]. Enable us to be strong every day, and rescue us when we have troubles.
3 Al ruido del trueno, los pueblos han huido. Cuando te levantas, las naciones se dispersan.
Our enemies run away when they hear your voice. When you stand up and show that you are powerful [IDM], the people of all nations flee.
4 Tu botín será recogido como recoge la oruga. Los hombres saltarán sobre ella como saltan las langostas.
[And after our enemies have been defeated], we, your people, will take away all our enemies’ possessions like [SIM] caterpillars and locusts strip off all the leaves of plants.
5 Yahvé es exaltado, pues habita en las alturas. Ha llenado Sión de justicia y rectitud.
Yahweh is greater than anyone else, and he lives in heaven, and he will rule justly and righteously in Jerusalem.
6 Habrá estabilidad en tus tiempos, abundancia de salvación, sabiduría y conocimiento. El temor de Yahvé es tu tesoro.
[When that happens], he will enable you to live securely/safely; he will fully protect your possessions, he will enable you to be wise and to know [all that you need to know]; and revering Yahweh will be [like] [MET] a valuable treasure for you.
7 He aquí que sus valientes gritan fuera; los embajadores de la paz lloran amargamente.
[But now], look, our brave men are crying out in the streets; our ambassadors [have gone to other countries to make peace treaties], [but they will] cry bitterly [because they will not succeed].
8 Las carreteras están desoladas. El hombre que viaja cesa. El pacto está roto. Ha despreciado las ciudades. No respeta al hombre.
No one travels on our roads [DOU]. [The leaders of Assyria] have broken/disregarded their peace treaty [with us]; they despise the people who made those treaties, and they do not respect anyone.
9 La tierra se lamenta y languidece. El Líbano está confundido y se marchita. Sarón es como un desierto, y Basán y Carmelo están desnudos.
The land [of Judah] is dry and barren. The [cedar trees in] Lebanon are drying up and decaying. The Sharon [Plain along the coast] is now a desert. There are no more leaves on the trees in the Bashan and Carmel [areas].
10 “Ahora me levantaré”, dice Yahvé. “Ahora me levantaré. Ahora seré exaltado.
Yahweh says, “Now I will begin to show that I am very powerful [DOU].
11 Concebirás paja. Darás a luz a rastrojos. Tu aliento es un fuego que te devorará.
You [people of Assyria] make plans that are [as useless as] [MET] chaff and straw. Your breath will become a fire that will burn you up.
12 Los pueblos serán como la cal ardiente, como espinas que se cortan y se queman en el fuego.
[Your] people will be burned until only ashes remain [MET] like [SIM] thornbushes are cut down and burned up in a fire.
13 Oíd, los que estáis lejos, lo que he hecho; y, vosotros que estáis cerca, reconoced mi poderío”.
You people who live far away and you people who live nearby, pay attention to what I have done and realize that I am [very] powerful.”
14 Los pecadores de Sión tienen miedo. El temblor se ha apoderado de los impíos. ¿Quién de nosotros puede vivir con el fuego devorador? ¿Quién de nosotros puede vivir con un ardor eterno?
The sinners in Jerusalem will tremble because of being very afraid; godless people will be terrified. [They say], “None of us can [RHQ] remain alive because this fire is burning everything; it is like the fire on Yahweh’s altar that will burn forever!”
15 El que camina con rectitud y habla sin tapujos, el que desprecia la ganancia de las opresiones, que gesticula con las manos, negándose a aceptar un soborno, que impide que sus oídos escuchen el derramamiento de sangre, y cierra los ojos para no mirar el mal —
Those who act honestly and say what is right, those who do not try to become rich by (extortion/forcing people to give them money), those who do not try to get bribes, those who refuse to listen to people who are planning to murder someone, those who do not join others who urge them to do what is wrong,
16 morará en las alturas. Su lugar de defensa será la fortaleza de las rocas. Su pan será suministrado. Sus aguas serán seguras.
they are the people who will live safely [MTY]; they will find places to be safe in the caves in the mountains. They will have plenty of food and water.
17 Tus ojos verán al rey en su belleza. Verán una tierra lejana.
You [SYN] [people of Judah] will see the king wearing all his beautiful [robes], and you will see that he rules a land that extends far away.
18 Tu corazón meditará en el terror. ¿Dónde está el que contaba? ¿Dónde está el que pesó? ¿Dónde está el que contaba las torres?
When you see that, you will think about when you were previously terrified, [and you will say], “[The officers of Assyria] who counted the tax money that we were forced to pay to them [have disappeared] [RHQ]! Those men who counted our towers [are gone] [RHQ]!
19 Ya no verás al pueblo feroz, un pueblo de un discurso profundo que no puedes comprender, con un lenguaje extraño que no puedes entender.
Those arrogant people who spoke a language that we could not understand are no longer here!”
20 Mira a Sión, la ciudad de nuestras fiestas señaladas. Tus ojos verán a Jerusalén, una morada tranquila, una tienda de campaña que no se va a quitar. Sus estacas nunca serán arrancadas, ni se romperá ninguna de sus cuerdas.
[At that time], you will see Zion Hill, the place where we celebrate our festivals; you will see that Jerusalem has become a place that is calm and safe. It will be [secure], [like] [SIM] a tent [that cannot be moved because] its ropes are tight and its stakes are firmly in the ground.
21 Pero allí Yahvé estará con nosotros en majestad, un lugar de amplios ríos y arroyos, en la que no irá ninguna galera con remos, tampoco pasará por allí ningún barco gallardo.
Yahweh will be our mighty God; he will be [like] [SIM] a mighty river that will protect us because [our enemies] will not be able to cross it; no one will be able to row across it and no ships will be able to sail across it.
22 Porque Yahvé es nuestro juez. Yahvé es nuestro legislador. Yahvé es nuestro rey. Él nos salvará.
Yahweh is our judge; he is the one who gives us laws, and he is our king. He will rescue us.
23 Su aparejo está desatado. No pudieron reforzar el pie de su mástil. No pudieron extender la vela. Entonces se repartió la presa de un gran botín. El cojo se llevó la presa.
The ropes on our enemies’ boats will hang loose, their masts will not be fastened firmly, and their sails will not be spread out. The treasures that they have seized will be divided [among us, God’s people], and even lame [people among us] will get some.
24 El habitante no dirá: “Estoy enfermo”. Las personas que lo habitan serán perdonadas de su iniquidad.
And the people in Jerusalem will no [longer] say, “We are sick,” [because Yahweh] will forgive the sins that have been committed by the people who live there.
