Isaías 1
1 Visión de Isaías, hijo de Amoz, que vio sobre Judá y Jerusalén, en los días de Uzías, Jotam, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá.
[I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
2 Oíd, cielos, y escucha, tierra; porque Yahvé ha hablado: “He alimentado y criado a niños y se han rebelado contra mí.
This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
3 El buey conoce a su dueño, y el burro el pesebre de su amo; pero Israel no lo sabe. Mi gente no tiene en cuenta”.
Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
4 Ah nación pecadora, un pueblo cargado de iniquidad, descendencia de los malhechores, ¡los niños que hacen tratos corruptos! Han abandonado a Yahvé. Han despreciado al Santo de Israel. Están distanciados y atrasados.
Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
5 Por qué hay que golpear más, que te revuelves cada vez más? Toda la cabeza está enferma, y todo el corazón se desmaya.
Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
6 Desde la planta del pie hasta la cabeza no hay solidez en él, sino heridas, ronchas y llagas abiertas. No han sido cerradas, vendadas o calmadas con aceite.
[It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
7 Tu país está desolado. Sus ciudades se han quemado con fuego. Los extraños devoran tu tierra en tu presencia y está desolada, como derrocado por extraños.
[It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
8 La hija de Sión queda como un refugio en una viña, como una cabaña en un campo de melones, como una ciudad sitiada.
The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
9 A no ser que Yahvé de los Ejércitos nos haya dejado un remanente muy pequeño, habríamos sido como Sodoma. Habríamos sido como Gomorra.
If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
10 ¡Oigan la palabra de Yahvé, gobernantes de Sodoma! Escuchen la ley de nuestro Dios, ¡gente de Gomorra!
You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
11 “¿Cuál es la multitud de tus sacrificios para mí?”, dice Yahvé. “Estoy harto de los holocaustos de carneros y la grasa de los animales alimentados. No me deleito con la sangre de los toros, o de corderos, o de machos cabríos.
He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
12 Cuando vengas a comparecer ante mí, ¿Quién ha exigido esto de tu mano, para pisotear mis tribunales?
When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
13 No traigas más ofrendas vanas. El incienso es una abominación para mí. Lunas nuevas, sábados y convocatorias... No soporto las asambleas malignas.
Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
14 Mi alma odia tus lunas nuevas y tus fiestas señaladas. Son una carga para mí. Estoy cansado de soportarlas.
I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
15 Cuando extiendas tus manos, ocultaré mis ojos de ti. Sí, cuando hagas muchas oraciones, no te escucharé. Tus manos están llenas de sangre.
[So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
16 Lávense. Límpiense. Quita la maldad de tus acciones de delante de mis ojos. Deja de hacer el mal.
Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
17 Aprender a hacerlo bien. Busca la justicia. Aliviar a los oprimidos. Defiende a los huérfanos. Ruega por la viuda”.
Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
18 “Ven ahora y razonemos juntos”, dice Yahvé: “Aunque tus pecados sean como la grana, serán blancos como la nieve. Aunque sean rojos como el carmesí, serán como la lana.
Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
19 Si estás dispuesto y eres obediente, comerás el bien de la tierra;
If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
20 pero si os negáis y os rebeláis, seréis devorados por la espada; porque la boca de Yahvé lo ha dicho”.
But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
21 ¡Cómo la ciudad fiel se ha convertido en una prostituta! Estaba llena de justicia. La justicia se alojó en ella, pero ahora hay asesinos.
“[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
22 Tu plata se ha convertido en escoria, su vino mezclado con agua.
Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
23 Tus príncipes son rebeldes y compañeros de los ladrones. A todo el mundo le gustan los sobornos y va detrás de las recompensas. No defienden a los huérfanos, ni la causa de la viuda llega a ellos.
Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
24 Por eso el Señor, Yahvé de los Ejércitos, el Poderoso de Israel, dice: “Ah, me aliviaré de mis adversarios, y vengarme de mis enemigos.
Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
25 Volveré mi mano sobre ti, purga a fondo tu escoria, y se llevará toda su lata.
I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
26 Restauraré a tus jueces como al principio, y sus consejeros como al principio. Después serás llamada ‘La ciudad de la justicia’, un pueblo fiel”.
[After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
27 Sión será redimida con justicia, y sus conversos con la justicia.
Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
28 Pero la destrucción de los transgresores y de los pecadores será conjunta, y los que abandonen a Yahvé serán consumidos.
But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
29 Porque se avergonzarán de las encinas que has deseado, y serás confundido por los jardines que has elegido.
You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
30 Porque serás como un roble cuya hoja se marchita, y como un jardín que no tiene agua.
You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
31 Los fuertes serán como la yesca, y su trabajo como una chispa. Ambos arderán juntos, y nadie los apagará”.
Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
