Isaías 48

1 “Escucha esto, casa de Jacob, tú que te llamas con el nombre de Israel, y han salido de las aguas de Judá. Juras por el nombre de Yahvé, y hacer mención del Dios de Israel, pero no en la verdad, ni en la justicia —

[Yahweh says], “You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, who are [also] descendants of Judah and are now called [the people of] Israel, Listen to me! You make solemn promises using my name, Yahweh, and you request that I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, [will hear you], but you do not do it sincerely.

2 porque se llaman a sí mismos ciudadanos de la ciudad santa, y confiar en el Dios de Israel; Yahvé de los Ejércitos es su nombre.

You say that you live in the holy city [of Jerusalem], and [you insincerely say] that you are relying on me, the God to whom you [people of] Israel belong, the one who is the Commander of the armies of angels.

3 He declarado las cosas anteriores desde la antigüedad. Sí, salieron de mi boca y los revelé. Los hice de repente, y sucedieron.

Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU]. And then suddenly, I caused those things to happen.

4 Porque sabía que eras obstinado, y tu cuello es un tendón de hierro, y el bronce de tu frente;

I knew that you people are very stubborn; I knew that your heads are [MET] [as hard as] iron or brass [DOU].

5 por eso os lo he declarado desde antiguo; antes de que ocurriera te lo mostré; para que no digas: “Mi ídolo los ha hecho”. Mi imagen grabada y mi imagen fundida les ha ordenado’.

That is why I told you those things long ago. Long before they occurred, I announced that they would occur, in order that [when they happened] you could not say ‘Our idols did it; our statue made of wood and our idol made of metal caused them to happen.’

6 Lo habéis oído. Ahora vea todo esto. Y tú, ¿no lo vas a declarar? “Te he mostrado cosas nuevas de este tiempo, incluso cosas ocultas, que no has conocido.

You have heard those things [that I predicted] and now you have seen that they have all occurred, so why do you not admit it [RHQ]? Now I will tell you new things, things that you have not known previously.

7 Son creados ahora, y no desde la antigüedad. Antes de hoy, no se oían, para que no digáis: ‘He aquí que los conocía’.

I am causing them to happen now; they are not things I did long ago. So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about those things.’

8 Sí, no lo has oído. Sí, no lo sabías. Sí, desde antaño no se te abría el oído, ya que sabía que tratabas con mucha alevosía, y fueron llamados transgresores desde el vientre.

[I will tell you about] things that you have never heard about or understood before. Even long ago you did not pay attention to me [IDM]. I know that you act very deceitfully/treacherously; you have rebelled against me since you first became a nation [MTY].

9 Por mi nombre, aplazaré mi ira, y para mi alabanza, lo retengo para ti para que no te corte el paso.

But, for my own sake, in order that I will be honored, I will not punish [MTY] you immediately and I will not completely get rid of you.

10 He aquí que te he refinado, pero no como la plata. Te he elegido en el horno de la aflicción.

I have purified you, but not the way [people refine] silver. Instead, I have caused you to suffer very much [to get rid of your impure behavior], like [MET] [people put metal in a very hot] furnace [to get rid of the impurities].

11 Por mi propio bien, por mi propio bien, lo haré; pues ¿cómo se profanaría mi nombre? No daré mi gloria a otro.

But for my [MTY] own sake I will delay punishing you more; I will do it for my own sake in order that my reputation will not be damaged [RHQ]. I will not allow any [person or any idol] to be honored as I [deserve to be] honored.”

12 “Escúchame, oh Jacob, e Israel mi llamado: Yo soy él. Yo soy el primero. También soy el último.

“You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, you people of Israel whom I have chosen, listen to me! [Only] I am God; I am the one who begins everything and who causes everything to end.

13 Sí, mi mano ha puesto los cimientos de la tierra, y mi mano derecha ha extendido los cielos. cuando los llamo, se levantan juntos.

I [SYN] am the one who laid the foundation of the earth. I stretched out the sky with my hand. And when I tell [the stars] to appear, they all do what I tell them.

14 “¡Reúnanse todos y escuchen! ¿Quién de ellos ha declarado estas cosas? Aquel a quien Yahvé ama hará lo que le gusta a Babilonia, y su brazo estará contra los caldeos.

All of you, gather together and listen to me. None of your idols has [RHQ] told this to you: I, Yahweh, have chosen [Cyrus] to assist me, and he will do to Babylon what I want him to do, and his army will get rid of [the army of] Babylonia.

15 Yo, incluso yo, he hablado. Sí, le he llamado. Le he traído y hará que su camino sea próspero.

I have said it; I have summoned [Cyrus]. I have appointed him, and he will accomplish everything that he attempts to do.

16 “Acércate a mí y escucha esto: “Desde el principio no he hablado en secreto; desde el momento en que ocurrió, yo estaba allí”. Ahora el Señor Yahvé me ha enviado con su Espíritu.

Come close to me and listen to what I say. Long ago [MTY] I told you plainly/clearly [LIT] [what would happen], and when those things occurred, I was [causing them to happen].” And now Yahweh the Lord and his Spirit have sent me [to give you a message].

17 Yahvé, tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel, dice: “Yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios, que te enseña a sacar provecho, que te guía por el camino que debes seguir.

This is what Yahweh, the one who saves you, the Holy God of [us] Israelis, says: “I am Yahweh, your God; I teach you what is important for you [to know]; I direct you and lead you to the roads that you should walk on [MET].

18 ¡Oh, si hubieras escuchado mis mandamientos! Entonces tu paz habría sido como un río y tu justicia como las olas del mar.

I wish that you had paid attention to my commands! If you had done that, things would have gone well for you like [SIM] a river that flows gently; you would have been successful again and again, like [SIM] waves that come without ceasing.

19 Tu descendencia también habría sido como la arena y los descendientes de tu cuerpo como sus granos. Su nombre no será cortado ni destruido ante mí”.

Your descendants would have been [as many as] [MET] the grains of sand [on the seashore] [which no one can count]. I would not have needed to get rid of you; the country of [MTY] [Israel] would not have been destroyed.”

20 ¡Salgan de Babilonia! ¡Huye de los caldeos! Con una voz de canto anuncie esto, cuéntalo hasta el fin de la tierra; decir: “¡Yahvé ha redimido a su siervo Jacob!”

[However, now I tell you], leave Babylon! Flee from [being slaves of the people of] Babylonia! Proclaim this message joyfully; send it to the most remote/distant places on the earth: Yahweh freed the people of Israel [from being slaves in Egypt].

21 No tuvieron sed cuando los condujo por los desiertos. Hizo que las aguas fluyeran de la roca para ellos. También partió la roca y las aguas brotaron.

They were not thirsty when he led them through the desert, because he split open the rock and caused water to gush/flow out for them [to drink].

22 “No hay paz”, dice Yahvé, “para los malvados”.

“But things will not go well [like that] for wicked people,” says Yahweh.