Isaías 41
1 ¡Guarden silencio delante de Mí, oh costas! Renueven fuerza las naciones. Acérquense y hablen. Reunámonos para juicio.
[Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
2 ¿Quién lo despertó del oriente lo llamó para que lo siguiera, le entregó pueblos, le sometió reyes y los entregó como polvo a su espada y como hojarasca arrebatada por su arco?
Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
3 Los perseguirá. Pasará adelante con seguridad por una senda que sus pies nunca pisaron.
Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
4 ¿Quién planeó y ejecutó esto, y llamó las generaciones desde el principio? Yo, Yavé el que anuncia el futuro desde el principio. Yo, Yavé, el Primero. También Yo estoy con los últimos.
Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
5 Las costas vieron esto y temen. Tiemblan los confines de la tierra. Se congregan y acuden.
[People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
6 Cada uno ayuda a su vecino. Cada uno dice a su hermano: ¡Esfuérzate!
They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
7 El escultor anima al platero, y el que forja a martillo al que golpea en el yunque, y dicen: ¡Buena soldadura! Y la aseguran con clavos para que no se mueva.
The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
8 Pero tú, oh Israel, eres esclavo mío, Jacob, a quien escogí, descendiente de Abraham, mi amigo.
[Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
9 Yo te llamé de los confines de la tierra. Te llamé de las regiones más remotas y te dije: Tú eres mi esclavo. Te escogí y no te deseché.
I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
10 No temas, porque Yo estoy contigo. No desmayes, porque Yo soy tu ʼElohim que te esfuerzo. Te ayudaré siempre. Te sostendré siempre con la mano derecha de mi justicia.
Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
11 Ciertamente todos los que se aíran contra ti serán avergonzados y confundidos. Serán como nada. Los que contienden contra ti perecerán.
It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
12 Buscarás a los que contienden contigo, pero no los hallarás. Los que guerrean contra ti serán como nada, como cosa que no existe.
If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
13 Porque Yo soy Yavé tu ʼElohim, el que sostiene tu mano derecha y te dice: No temas, Yo te ayudaré.
[It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
14 No temas, gusanillo de Jacob, ustedes, los pocos de Israel. Yo soy tu Socorro, dice Yavé, tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel.
Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
15 Ciertamente te pongo como trillo, como rastrillo nuevo lleno de dientes. Trillarás las montañas y las triturarás. Como a pasto seco reducirás las colinas.
[I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
16 Las aventarás. El viento se los llevará y los esparcirá el remolino de aire. Pero tú te regocijarás en Yavé. Te ufanas en el Santo de Israel.
You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
17 Los pobres y necesitados buscan agua, y no hay. Su lengua está reseca de sed. Yo mismo, Yavé, les responderé. Yo, el ʼElohim de Israel, no los desampararé.
When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
18 Abriré ríos en las cumbres altas y manantiales en medio de los valles. Convertiré el desierto en lagunas, la tierra reseca en fuentes de agua.
I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
19 Haré crecer juntamente en el desierto cedros, acacias, arrayanes y olivos. En la tierra árida plantaré cipreses junto con olmos y abetos
I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
20 para que vean y conozcan, para que reflexionen y entiendan de una vez que la mano de Yavé hace esto, que el Santo de Israel lo creó.
[I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
21 Presenten su causa, dice Yavé. Expongan sus razones, dice el Rey de Jacob.
[I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
22 Que se acerquen y nos anuncien lo que va a suceder. Declaren lo que ha sucedido desde el principio para que lo consideremos y comprendamos en qué pararon. Anúnciennos las cosas que vienen.
Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
23 Declaren las cosas que vienen después para que sepamos que son ʼelohim. Hagan algo, bueno o malo, para que todos lo veamos y nos maravillemos.
[Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
24 Ciertamente ustedes son nada. Sus obras no existen. ¡Repugnante es el que los elige!
But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
25 Yo levanté a uno del norte, y vendrá. Desde el nacimiento del sol invocará mi Nombre. Pisoteará a gobernantes como al lodo de la manera como el alfarero pisa la arcilla.
“[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
26 ¿Quién anunció esto desde el principio para que lo sepamos? ¿Quién lo dijo por adelantado para que digamos: Tenía razón? Ciertamente ninguno lo declara. Ninguno lo predice. Tampoco hay quien escuche sus palabras.
(Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
27 Ciertamente Yo fui el primero que declaré a Sion estas cosas: ¡Daré a Jerusalén heraldo de buenas noticias!
I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
28 Miré, y no había alguno. De ellos no había consejero al cual preguntar para que me respondiera.
None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
29 ¡Ciertamente todos ellos son vanidad! ¡Todas sus obras son nada! ¡Viento y vanidad son sus imágenes fundidas!
Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
