Isaías 54

1 “¡Canta, estéril, tú que no has dado a luz! Rompe a cantar y clama en voz alta, tú que no has dado a luz. Porque más son los hijos de la desolada que los de la casada”, dice Yahvé.

Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.

2 “Amplía el lugar de tu tienda, y que extiendan las cortinas de sus moradas; no escatimes; alarga tus cuerdas y refuerza tus estacas.

Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.

3 Porque te extenderás a la derecha y a la izquierda; y tu descendencia poseerá las naciones y se establecen en ciudades desoladas.

[You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].

4 “No tengas miedo, porque no te avergonzarás. No te confundas, porque no te decepcionará. Porque olvidarás la vergüenza de tu juventud. No recordarás más el reproche de tu viudez.

Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.

5 Porque tu Hacedor es tu esposo; Yahvé de los Ejércitos es su nombre. El Santo de Israel es tu Redentor. Será llamado el Dios de toda la tierra.

[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.

6 Porque Yahvé te ha llamado como a una esposa abandonada y afligida de espíritu, incluso la esposa de la juventud, cuando es desechada”, dice tu Dios.

You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.

7 “Por un pequeño momento te he abandonado, pero te reuniré con grandes misericordias.

I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’

8 Con una ira desbordante escondí mi rostro de ti por un momento, sino que con amor eterno tendré misericordia de ti”, dice Yahvé, tu Redentor.

I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.

9 “Porque esto es para mí como las aguas de Noé; porque como he jurado que las aguas de Noé no volverán a pasar por la tierra, por lo que he jurado que no me enfadaré con vosotros, ni os reprenderé.

During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).

10 Porque las montañas pueden partir, y las colinas sean eliminadas, pero mi bondad no se apartará de ti, y mi pacto de paz no será removido”. dice Yahvé, que se apiada de ti.

Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.

11 “Afligidos, zarandeados por las tormentas y sin consuelo, he aquí que engastaré tus piedras con hermosos colores, y pon tus cimientos con zafiros.

You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).

12 Haré sus pináculos de rubíes, sus puertas de joyas brillantes, y todos sus muros de piedras preciosas.

I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.

13 Todos tus hijos serán enseñados por Yahvé, y la paz de tus hijos será grande.

I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.

14 Serás establecido en la justicia. Estarás lejos de la opresión, porque no tendrás miedo, y lejos del terror, porque no se acercará a ti.

Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).

15 He aquí que pueden reunirse, pero no por mí. Quien se reúna contra ti, caerá por tu culpa.

If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.

16 “He aquí que he creado al herrero que aviva las brasas hasta convertirlas en llamas, y forja un arma para su trabajo; y he creado el destructor para destruir.

Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].

17 Ningún arma que se forme contra ti prevalecerá; y condenarás toda lengua que se levante contra ti en el juicio. Esta es la herencia de los siervos de Yahvé, y su justicia proviene de mí”, dice Yahvé.

[But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”

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