Isaías 41
1 “Guardad silencio ante mí, islas, y que los pueblos renueven sus fuerzas. Que se acerquen, entonces que hablen. Reunámonos para el juicio.
[Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
2 ¿Quién ha levantado a uno del este? ¿Quién lo llamó a sus pies con justicia? Le entrega las naciones y lo hace gobernar sobre los reyes. Los da como el polvo a su espada, como el rastrojo conducido a su arco.
Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
3 Los persigue y pasa con seguridad, incluso por un camino que no había recorrido con sus pies.
Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
4 Que ha trabajado y lo ha hecho, llamando a las generaciones desde el principio? Yo, Yahvé, el primero, y con el último, yo soy”.
Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
5 Las islas han visto y temen. Los confines de la tierra tiemblan. Se acercan y vienen.
[People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
6 Cada uno ayuda a su prójimo. Dicen a sus hermanos: “¡Sed fuertes!”
They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
7 Así que el carpintero anima al orfebre. El que alisa con el martillo anima al que golpea el yunque, diciendo de la soldadura: “Es buena;” y la sujeta con clavos, para que no se tambalee.
The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
8 “Pero tú, Israel, mi siervo, Jacob, a quien he elegido, la descendencia de Abraham mi amigo,
[Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
9 a vosotros, a los que he cogido de los confines de la tierra, y llamado desde sus rincones, y te dijo: ‘Tú eres mi siervo. Te he elegido y no te he desechado’.
I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
10 No tengas miedo, porque yo estoy contigo. No te desanimes, porque yo soy tu Dios. Yo te fortaleceré. Sí, te ayudaré. Sí, te sostendré con la diestra de mi justicia.
Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
11 He aquí que todos los que se indignan contra ti se verán defraudados y confundidos. Los que luchan contigo serán como nada, y perecerán.
It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
12 Los buscarás y no los encontrarás, incluso a los que se enfrentan a ti. Los que te hacen la guerra serán como nada, como algo inexistente.
If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
13 Porque yo, Yahvé, tu Dios, te tomaré de la mano derecha, diciéndote: “No tengas miedo. Yo te ayudaré’.
[It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
14 No tengas miedo, gusano Jacob, y vosotros, hombres de Israel. Yo te ayudaré”, dice Yahvé. “Tu Redentor es el Santo de Israel.
Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
15 He aquí que te he convertido en un nuevo instrumento de trilla afilado y con dientes. Trillarás las montañas, y los golpeó en pequeño, y hará que las colinas sean como la paja.
[I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
16 Tú los aventarás, y el viento se los llevará, y el torbellino los dispersará. Te alegrarás en Yahvé. Te glorificarás en el Santo de Israel.
You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
17 El pobre y el necesitado buscan agua, y no la hay. Su lengua falla por la sed. Yo, Yahvé, les responderé. Yo, el Dios de Israel, no los abandonaré.
When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
18 Abriré ríos en las alturas desnudas, y manantiales en medio de los valles. Haré del desierto un estanque de agua, y la tierra seca manantiales de agua.
I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
19 Pondré árboles de cedro, acacia, mirto y aceite en el desierto. Pondré juntos cipreses, pinos y bojes en el desierto;
I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
20 para que vean, conozcan, consideren y comprendan juntos, que la mano de Yahvé ha hecho esto, y el Santo de Israel lo ha creado.
[I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
21 Produce tu causa”, dice Yahvé. “¡Saca tus fuertes razones!”, dice el Rey de Jacob.
[I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
22 “¡Que nos anuncien y declaren lo que va a pasar! Declarar las cosas anteriores, lo que son, para que los consideremos y conozcamos su fin último; o mostrarnos lo que está por venir.
Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
23 Anuncia las cosas que han de venir después, para que sepamos que sois dioses. Sí, haz el bien o haz el mal, para que podamos estar consternados, y verlo juntos.
[Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
24 Mira, no eres nada, y tu trabajo no es nada. El que te elige es una abominación.
But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
25 “He levantado a uno del norte, y ha venido, desde la salida del sol, el que invoca mi nombre, y vendrá sobre los gobernantes como sobre el mortero, y como el alfarero pisa la arcilla.
“[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
26 ¿Quién lo ha declarado desde el principio para que lo sepamos? y antes, para que podamos decir: “Tiene razón”. Seguramente, no hay nadie que declare. Seguramente, no hay nadie que lo demuestre. Seguramente, no hay nadie que escuche tus palabras.
(Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
27 Yo soy el primero en decir a Sión: “Mira, míralos”. y daré a uno que traiga buenas noticias a Jerusalén.
I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
28 Cuando miro, no hay ningún hombre, incluso entre ellos no hay ningún consejero que, cuando pregunto, pueda responder una palabra.
None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
29 He aquí que todas sus obras son vanidad y nada. Sus imágenes fundidas son viento y confusión.
Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
