Isaías 23
1 Carga sobre Tiro: ¡Lamenten, naves de Tarsis, porque Tiro es destruida hasta no quedar casa ni lugar para entrar! Se les informó desde la tierra de Quitim.
The burden of Tyre. Wail, you ships of the sea! For the house, from which they were accustomed to go forth, has been laid waste. From the land of Kittim, this has been revealed to them.
2 ¡Callen, oh habitantes de la costa y mercaderes de Sidón quienes cruzaban el mar!
Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you.
3 El grano de Sihor y la cosecha del río [Nilo] eran su ganancia. Ella era el mercado de las naciones.
The offspring of the Nile is in the midst of many waters. The harvest of the river is her crop. And she has become the marketplace of the nations.
4 Avergüénzate, oh Sidón, fortaleza del mar, porque dijo el mar: Nunca estuve con dolores de parto, ni di a luz, ni crié jóvenes, ni desarrollé vírgenes.
Be ashamed, O Sidon! For the sea speaks, the strength of the sea, saying: “I have not been in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised young men, nor have I promoted the development of virgins.”
5 Cuando la noticia llegue a Egipto, se estremecerán por los informes con respecto a Tiro.
When it has been heard in Egypt, they will be in anguish, when they hear of Tyre.
6 ¡Oh habitantes de la costa, pasen a Tarsis y lamenten!
Cross over the seas. Wail, you inhabitants of the island!
7 ¿Es ésta su ciudad divertida de mucha antigüedad, cuyos pies la llevaban a lugares lejanos?
Is this not your place, which from its earliest days has gloried in its antiquity? Her feet will lead her to a sojourn far away.
8 ¿Quién decretó esto contra Tiro, la cual regalaba coronas, cuyos comerciantes eran príncipes y sus mercaderes los honorables de la tierra?
Who has made this plan against Tyre, which formerly was crowned, whose merchants were leaders, whose traders were illustrious on the earth?
9 Yavé de las huestes lo decretó para abatir la soberbia de todo esplendor y humillar a todos los honorables de la tierra.
The Lord of hosts has planned this, so that he may tear down the arrogance of all glory, and may bring disgrace to all the illustrious of the earth.
10 Inunda tu tierra como el Nilo, oh hija de Tarsis, porque ya no existe la restricción [de tu puerto].
Cross through your land, as through a river, O daughter of the sea. You no longer have a belt.
11 Él extendió su mano contra el mar y sacudió los reinos. Yavé ordenó destruir las fortalezas de Canaán:
He has extended his hand over the sea. He has stirred up kingdoms. The Lord has given an order against Canaan, so that he may crush its strong.
12 No volverás a regocijarte, oh doncella oprimida, hija de Sidón. Levántate para pasar a Quitim, y aun allí no tendrás reposo.
And he said: “You shall no longer increase so as to glory, while enduring calumny, O virgin daughter of Sidon. Rise up and set sail for Kittim; in that place, too, there will be no rest for you.”
13 Ahí está la tierra de los caldeos. Ese pueblo no existía. Asiria lo destinó para las bestias del desierto. La sitiaron y destruyeron sus palacios. Se convirtió en escombros.
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: never before was there such a people! Assur founded it. They have led away its strong ones into captivity. They have dug under its houses. They have left it in ruins.
14 Lamenten, oh naves de Tarsis, pues su baluarte fue destruido.
Wail, you ships of the sea! For your strength has been devastated.
15 Aquel día Tiro quedará en el olvido 70 años, como los años de un rey. Al terminar los 70 años, sucederá a Tiro lo del canto de la prostituta.
And this shall be in that day: you, O Tyre, will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. Then, after seventy years, there will be, for Tyre, something like the canticle of a harlot.
16 Toma el arpa y rodea la ciudad, oh prostituta olvidada. Haz buena melodía. Repite la canción para que seas recordada.
Take up a stringed instrument. Circulate through the city, you harlot who had been forgotten. Sing many canticles well, so that you may be remembered.
17 Al fin de los 70 años Yavé visitará a Tiro. Ella volverá a su salario de prostituta y volverá a fornicar con todos los reinos del mundo sobre la superficie de la tierra.
And this shall be after seventy years: the Lord will visit Tyre, and he will lead her back to her profits. And she will fornicate again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
18 Pero su paga estará consagrada a Yavé. No se atesorará ni se acumulará, porque su ganancia será para los que estén delante de Yavé, para que coman hasta saciarse y se cubran con esplendidez.
And her businesses and her profits will be sanctified to the Lord. They will not be locked away and they will not be stored. For her business will be for those who will live in the presence of the Lord, so that they may eat until satisfied, and may be well-clothed even into old age.
