Isaías 57

1 Los justos perecen, y nadie se lo toma a pecho. Los hombres misericordiosos son llevados, y nadie considera que el justo se aleja del malo.

Righteous people [sometimes] die [when they are still young], and no one is concerned about it. Godly people [sometimes] die because of disasters, and no one understands why. They are taken away in order that they will not endure more calamities,

2 Entra en la paz. Descansan en sus camas, cada uno que camina en su rectitud.

and now they have peace. They [continually] lived righteously, and [now] they rest [peacefully] in their graves.

3 “Pero acercaos aquí, hijos de una hechicera, hijos de adúlteros y prostitutas.

[Yahweh says, ] “But you who practice sorcery, come here! You who worship idols [MET], [listen to me]!

4 ¿De quién te burlas? Contra quién haces una boca ancha y sacar la lengua? ¿No son ustedes hijos de la desobediencia y la descendencia de la falsedad,

Do you realize [RHQ] whom you are ridiculing, and whom you are insulting? Do you realize [RHQ] to whom you are sticking out your tongues? [You are insulting me, Yahweh]! You are [RHQ] always rebelling against me and always lying.

5 vosotros que os inflamáis entre las encinas, bajo cada árbol verde; que matan a los niños en los valles, bajo las hendiduras de las rocas?

You are eager to have sex under every [big] green tree where you worship your gods. You kill your children as sacrifices [to your idols] in the dry riverbeds, and [also] offer them [as sacrifices to your idols] in the rocky caves.

6 Entre las piedras lisas del valle está tu parte. Ellos, ellos son su lote. Incluso les has hecho una ofrenda de bebida. Has ofrecido una ofrenda. ¿Debo ser apaciguado por estas cosas?

[You take big] smooth stones from the riverbeds and worship them as your gods. You pour out [wine] to be an offering to them, and you bring grain [to burn for] an offering to them. Do you think that I should not punish you for doing all those things?

7 En un monte alto y elevado has puesto tu cama. También subiste a ofrecer sacrificios.

You have sex [EUP] [with cult prostitutes] on every hill and mountain, and you go there to offer sacrifices [to your gods].

8 Has colocado tu monumento detrás de las puertas y los postes, porque te has expuesto a alguien más que a mí, y han subido. Has ampliado tu cama y te hizo un pacto con ellos. Te encantó lo que viste en su cama.

You have put (fetishes/pagan symbols) behind your doors and doorposts, and you have deserted me. You have taken off your clothes [EUP] and climbed into your bed and invited more [of your lovers] to come to bed with you. You have paid them to have sex with you, and you have fondled their sexual organs.

9 Fuiste al rey con aceite, aumentó sus perfumes, envió a sus embajadores lejos, y te has degradado hasta el Seol. (Sheol h7585)

You have given [fragrant] oil and lots of perfume to your god Molech, and you sent messengers to distant countries [to find other gods to worship]; you [even tried to] send [messengers] to the place of the dead [to search for new gods]. (Sheol h7585)

10 Te cansaste de la longitud de tus caminos; sin embargo, no dijiste: “Es en vano”. Has encontrado un reavivamiento de tus fuerzas; por lo tanto, no te has desmayado.

You became weary because of doing all those things, but you never said, ‘It is useless [for us to do that].’ You found new strength for worshiping idols, so you continued to do that [LIT].

11 “A quién habéis temido y teméis, para que mientas, y no te has acordado de mí, ni lo has puesto en tu corazón? No he callado durante mucho tiempo, ¿y no me temes?

Was it because you were afraid [of those idols more than you were afraid of me] that you lied [about what you were doing], and you do not even think about [DOU, RHQ] me? Was it because I did not punish you for a long time that you are not afraid of me [RHQ]?

12 Yo declararé tu justicia; y en cuanto a tus obras, no te beneficiarán.

You [think that] [IRO] the things that you have done are right, but I will tell the truth. It will not help you to do any of those things.

13 Cuando llores, deja que te entreguen los que has reunido, pero el viento se los llevará. Un soplo se los llevará a todos, pero el que se refugie en mí poseerá la tierra, y heredarán mi santo monte”.

When you cry out [for help] to your collection of idols, they will not rescue you. The wind will blow them away [DOU]. But those who trust in me will live in the land [of Israel], and [they will worship me on Zion], my sacred hill.”

14 Él dirá: “¡Construyan, construyan, preparen el camino! Quita el escollo del camino de mi pueblo”.

Yahweh will say, “Prepare [yourselves to receive] me, [like] [MET] people build and prepare a road [for a king to come on]. Get rid of [the things that are causing you to sin] [like] [MET] people remove from a road (obstacles/things that cause people to stumble).

15 Para el alto y excelso que habita la eternidad, cuyo nombre es Santo, dice: “Yo habito en el lugar alto y santo, también con el que tiene un espíritu contrito y humilde, para reanimar el espíritu de los humildes, y para reanimar el corazón de los contritos.

Because this is what [I], Yahweh, who am holy and greatly honored and who live forever, say: I live in the highest heaven, where [everything] is holy, but I also am with those who are humble and who are sorry for the sinful things that they have done. I will greatly encourage [DOU] those who have repented.

16 Porque no contenderé eternamente, ni me enfadaré siempre; pues el espíritu desfallecería ante mí, y las almas que he hecho.

I will not accuse [people] forever; I will not always be angry [with them], because [if I did that], people would become weak/discouraged; all the people whom I created and caused to live would die.

17 Me enojé por la iniquidad de su codicia y lo golpeé. Me escondí y me enfadé; y siguió reincidiendo en el camino de su corazón.

I was angry [with my people] because they sinned by wanting the things that others had. So because I was angry, I punished them and turned away from them, but they continued sinning.

18 He visto sus caminos y lo sanaré. Yo también lo guiaré, y devuelve el consuelo a él y a sus dolientes.

I have seen the evil things that they continually do, but I will restore them and lead them. I will encourage/comfort them. And to those who are mourning,

19 Yo creo el fruto de los labios: Paz, paz, al que está lejos y al que está cerca”. dice Yahvé; “y los sanaré”.

I will enable them to sing songs to praise me. I will restore [all my people], those who live near [Jerusalem] and those who live far away, and I will cause things to go well for them.

20 Pero los malvados son como el mar agitado; porque no puede descansar y sus aguas arrojan fango y lodo.

Wicked [people do not have peace in their inner beings]; they are like [SIM] a sea [whose waves are] always churning up mud,

21 “No hay paz”, dice mi Dios, “para los malvados”.

and [I], Yahweh, say that things will never (go well/be peaceful) for those who are evil.”