Isaías 46
1 Bel se inclina. Nebo se inclina. Sus ídolos son llevados por animales, y en el ganado. Las cosas que llevabas son cargas pesadas, una carga para los cansados.
[It is as though] Bel and Nebo, the statues of the gods [of Babylonia], are bowing down as those statues are put on animals and carried away! The statues are heavy burdens and will cause the animals to become tired [SAR]!
2 Se agachan y se inclinan juntos. No pudieron entregar la carga, pero han ido al cautiverio.
[It seems like] both gods are bowing down; not only can they not save themselves, but they themselves are being (exiled/taken to another country)!
3 “Escúchame, casa de Jacob, y todo el resto de la casa de Israel, que llevan desde su nacimiento, que se han llevado desde el vientre materno.
[Yahweh says], “You descendants of Jacob who were exiled, [I am not like the gods of Babylonia that must be carried]; [instead, it is as though] I have carried you since you first became a nation [MET]. I carried you [even] before you became a nation.
4 Hasta la vejez soy yo, y hasta las canas te llevaré. He hecho, y soportaré. Sí, llevaré y entregaré.
I will be your God, and I will carry you for many years, until [it is as though] [MET] your nation is an old man with gray hair. I caused [you to become a nation], and I will sustain you and rescue you.
5 “¿Con quién me compararás y me considerarás igual? y compararme, como si fuéramos iguales?
There is certainly [RHQ] no one to whom I can be compared. There is [RHQ] no one who is equal to me [DOU].
6 Algunos vierten oro de la bolsa, y pesa la plata en la balanza. Contratan a un orfebre, y lo convierte en un dios. Se caen... sí, adoran.
[So it is stupid/ridiculous that] some people pour out gold and silver from their bags and weigh it on a scale. [Then] they hire a man who makes things from gold to make an idol from it. [After he makes an idol], they bow down and worship it!
7 Lo llevan al hombro. Lo llevan y lo colocan en su sitio, y allí se queda. No puede moverse de su sitio. Sí, se le puede gritar, pero no puede responder. No puede salvarle de su problema.
They lift it up and carry it on their shoulders. They put it in a [special] place, and it stays there. It cannot move! And when someone prays to it, it does not answer. So [obviously] it cannot rescue anyone from his troubles!
8 “Recordad esto y mostraos como hombres. Recuérdenlo, transgresores.
[You people of Judah], do not forget this; keep thinking about it, you sinful people!
9 Acuérdate de las cosas antiguas; porque yo soy Dios y no hay otro. Yo soy Dios, y no hay nadie como yo.
Think about the things [that I did] long ago. Only I am God; I am God, and there is no one like me.
10 Declaro el fin desde el principio, y de los tiempos antiguos las cosas que aún no se han hecho. Yo digo: Mi consejo se mantendrá, y haré todo lo que me plazca.
Only I can tell what will happen in the future before it occurs; I tell it long before it happens. I will accomplish everything that I plan to accomplish, and I will do everything that I want to do.
11 Llamo a un pájaro voraz del este, el hombre de mi consejo desde un país lejano. Sí, he hablado. Yo también lo llevaré a cabo. Lo he planeado. Yo también lo haré.
So I will summon [someone to come] from the east [like a swift and powerful] eagle; he will come from a distant country. He will accomplish what I want him to. [He is the one who] will do what I have said that I want him to do, what I have planned.
12 Escúchame, terco de corazón, ¡que están lejos de la justicia!
You stubborn people [of Israel], [you think that] it will be a long time before you are allowed to return to your own country.
13 Acerco mi justicia. No está lejos, y mi salvación no esperará. Yo concederé la salvación a Sión, mi gloria a Israel.
But I will rescue you, and it will not be a long time [before that happens]. I will do it soon. I will rescue Jerusalem and show to you Israeli [people] that I am glorious.”
