Isaías 30
1 ¡Ay de los hijos rebeldes, dice Yavé, que ejecutan un plan, pero no mío, y hacen un pacto, pero no de mi Espíritu, con el fin de añadir pecado con pecado,
“Woe to the sons of apostasy!” says the Lord. For you would take advice, but not from me. And you would begin to weave, but not by my spirit. Thus do you add sin upon sin!
2 quienes salen para bajar a Egipto a buscar la protección de Faraón y refugiarse en la sombra de Egipto!
You are walking so as to descend into Egypt, and you have not sought answers from my mouth, instead hoping for assistance from the strength of Pharaoh and placing trust in the shadow of Egypt.
3 Pero la protección de Faraón será su vergüenza, y el amparo a la sombra de Egipto, su humillación.
And so, the strength of Pharaoh will be your confusion, and trust in the shadow of Egypt will be your disgrace.
4 Cuando sus magistrados estén ya en Zoán, y sus embajadores lleguen a Hanes,
For your leaders were at Tanis, and your messengers have traveled even as far as Hanes.
5 todos serán avergonzados por un pueblo que no puede aprovecharles, pues no sirven de ayuda ni de ganancia, sino de vergüenza, de humillación y hasta de afrenta.
They have all been confounded because of a people who were not able to offer profit to them, who were not of assistance, nor of other usefulness, except to offer confusion and reproach.
6 Carga profética sobre las bestias del Neguev: Por tierra de tribulación y angustia, de donde salen la leona, el león, la víbora y la serpiente que vuela, llevan sus riquezas sobre asnos y sus tesoros sobre las jorobas de sus camellos a un pueblo que no les será provechoso,
The burden of the beasts in the south. In a land of tribulation and anguish, from which go forth the lioness and the lion, the viper and the flying king snake, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of beasts of burden, and their valuables upon the humps of camels, to a people who are not able to offer profit to them.
7 a Egipto, aunque la ayuda de él es vana e inútil, por lo cual lo llamé: Rahab, la inutilizada.
For Egypt will offer assistance, but without purpose or success. Therefore, concerning this, I cried out: “It is only arrogance! Remain calm.”
8 Vé, pues, ahora y escribe esta visión en una tablilla delante de ellos, y regístrala en un rollo, a fin de que sirva para siempre como un testimonio en el tiempo venidero.
Now, therefore, enter and write for them upon a tablet, and note it diligently in a book, and this shall be a testimony in the last days, and even unto eternity.
9 Porque este pueblo es rebelde, hijos mentirosos, hijos que no quieren escuchar la Ley de Yavé,
For they are a people who provoke to wrath, and they are lying sons, sons unwilling to listen to the law of God.
10 quienes dicen a los videntes: No vean, y a los profetas: No profeticen cosas rectas para nosotros. Dígannos cosas halagüeñas. Profeticen mentiras.
They say to the seers, “Do not see,” and to those who behold: “Do not behold for us the things that are right. Speak to us of pleasing things. See errors for us.
11 Apártense del camino, desvíense de la senda. Quiten de delante de nosotros al Santo de Israel.
Take me from the way. Avert me from the path. Let the Holy One of Israel cease from before our face.”
12 Por tanto el Santo de Israel dice: Por cuanto desechan esta Palabra, confían en la violencia y en la perversidad y se apoyan en ellas,
Because of this, thus says the Holy One of Israel: Since you have rejected this word, and you have hoped in calumny and rebellion, and since you have depended upon these things,
13 este pecado les será como brecha que amenaza ruina y se extiende desde lo alto del muro hasta que se desploma súbita y repentinamente.
for this reason, this iniquity will be to you like a breach that has fallen, and like a gap in a high wall. For its destruction will happen suddenly, when it is not expected.
14 Esta quebradura será como se quiebra un vaso de alfarero, que lo hace trizas sin compasión, hasta no quedar entre sus pedazos, ni un tiesto con el cual llevar fuego del horno o para sacar agua del pozo.
And it will be crushed, just as the earthen vessel of a potter is destroyed by a sharp blow. And not even a fragment of its earthenware will be found, which might carry a little fire from the hearth, or which might draw a little water from a hollow.
15 Porque ʼAdonay Yavé, el Santo de Israel, dice: En regresar a Mí y tener calma, serán salvos. En quietud y confianza está su fortaleza. Pero no quisieron.
For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: If you return and are quiet, you shall be saved. Your strength will be found in silence and in hope. But you are not willing!
16 Sino dijeron: No, huiremos a caballo. Por eso ciertamente huirán. Dijeron: En veloces corceles cabalgaremos. Por eso más veloces serán sus perseguidores.
And you have said: “Never! Instead, we will flee by horseback.” For this reason, you will be put to flight. And you have said, “We will climb upon swift ones.” For this reason, those who pursue you will be even swifter.
17 Un millar huirán por la amenaza de uno. Por la amenaza de cinco huirán todos ustedes, hasta que queden como mástil en la cumbre de una montaña y como bandera sobre una colina.
A thousand men will flee in terror from the face of one, and you will flee in terror from the face of five, until you who have been left behind are like the mast of a ship at the top of a mountain, or like a sign on a hill.
18 Por tanto, Yavé espera para otorgarles gracia. Por eso se levanta para compadecerse de ustedes, porque Yavé es ʼElohim justo. ¡Inmensamente felices todos los que esperan en Él!
Therefore, the Lord waits, so that he may take pity on you. And therefore, he will be exalted for sparing you. For the Lord is the God of judgment. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
19 Oh pueblo de Sion que habitas en Jerusalén, en verdad nunca más volverás a llorar. Ciertamente Aquél que es compasivo se compadecerá de ti. Te responderá al oír la voz de tu clamor.
For the people of Zion will live in Jerusalem. Bitterly, you will not weep. Mercifully, he will take pity on you. At the voice of your outcry, as soon as he hears, he will respond to you.
20 Aunque ʼAdonay les dé pan de escasez y agua de aflicción, su Maestro nunca más se ocultará. Con tus propios ojos verás a tu Maestro.
And the Lord will give you thick bread and accessible water. And he will not cause your teacher to fly away from you anymore. And your eyes will behold your instructor.
21 Entonces tus oídos oirán una Palabra detrás de ti que dirá: Éste es el camino. Anden por él.
And your ears will listen to the word of one admonishing you behind your back: “This is the way! Walk in it! And do not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.”
22 Entonces profanarás tus esculturas cubiertas de plata y tus imágenes fundidas revestidas de oro. Las tirarás como trapo de menstruo y les dirás: ¡Fuera!
And you will defile the plates of your silver graven images and the vestment of your gold molten idols. And you will throw these things away like the uncleanness of a menstruating woman. You will say to it, “Go away!”
23 Te dará lluvia para la semilla que siembres en el campo. El grano de la cosecha de la tierra será rico y sustancioso. En aquel día tus ganados pastarán en amplios pastizales.
And wherever you sow seed upon the earth, rain will be given to the seed. And bread from the grain of the earth will be very plentiful and full. In that day, the lamb will pasture in the spacious land of your possession.
24 Los bueyes y asnos que labran la tierra comerán forraje fermentado, aventado con pala y horqueta.
And your bulls, and the colts of the donkeys that work the ground, will eat a mix of grains like that winnowed on the threshing floor.
25 Sucederá en aquel día de la gran matanza que, cuando caigan las torres, habrá arroyos y corrientes de agua en toda montaña alta y en toda colina elevada.
And there will be, on every lofty mountain, and on every elevated hill, rivers of running water, in the day of the slaughter of many, when the tower will fall.
26 El día cuando Yavé ponga venda a la fractura de su pueblo y cure la llaga que Él le causó, la luz de la luna será como la luz del sol y la luz del sol será siete veces mayor.
And the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord will bind the wound of his people, and when he will heal the stroke of their scourge.
27 Ciertamente el Nombre de Yavé viene de lejos, y se acerca airado y levanta densa humareda. Sus labios están llenos de ira y su lengua es fuego devorador.
Behold, the name of the Lord arrives from far away. His fury is burning and heavy to bear. His lips have been filled with indignation, and his tongue is like a devouring fire.
28 Su respiración es como un torrente desbordado que alcanza hasta la garganta, para sacudir a las naciones con zaranda hasta acabarlas y sujetar las mandíbulas de los pueblos.
His Spirit is like a torrent, inundating, even as high as the middle of the neck, in order to reduce the nations to nothing, along with the bridle of error that was in the jaws of the people.
29 Pero ustedes tendrán un cántico como la noche cuando se celebra una solemnidad, y alegría de corazón como el que camina al son de la flauta para ir a la Montaña de Yavé, a la Roca de Israel.
There will be a song for you, as in the night of a sanctified solemnity, and a joy of heart, as when one travels with music to arrive at the mountain of the Lord, to the Strong One of Israel.
30 Yavé resonará la majestad de su voz y mostrará su brazo que descarga con furor su ira con llamas de fuego devorador, con aguacero, tempestad y granizo.
And the Lord will cause the glory of his voice to be heard, and, with a threatening fury and a devouring flame of fire, he will reveal the terror of his arm. He will crush with the whirlwind and with hailstones.
31 Pues Asiria será destrozada por causa de la voz de Yavé. Él hiere con la vara.
For at the voice of the Lord, Assur will dread being struck with the staff.
32 Cada golpe de la vara justiciera que Yavé descargue en ella será acompañado con panderos y arpas. En tumultuosa batalla peleará contra ellos.
And when the passage of the staff has been begun, the Lord will cause it to rest upon him, with timbrels and harps. And with special battles, he will fight against them.
33 Porque hace tiempo una hoguera profunda y ancha está dispuesta para el rey con abundante leña en Tofet. El soplo de Yavé la enciende como torrente de azufre.
For a burning place, deep and wide, has been prepared from yesterday, prepared by the King. Its nourishment is fire and much wood. The breath of the Lord, like a torrent of brimstone, kindles it.
