Isaías 45
1 Yavé dice esto a su ungido, a Ciro, a quien tomé por su mano derecha para someter naciones ante él y aflojar los cinturones de los reyes, para abrir delante de él los batientes a fin de que las puertas no queden cerradas.
The Lord says to the man of his selection, to Cyrus, whom I have taken by the right hand, putting down nations before him, and taking away the arms of kings; making the doors open before him, so that the ways into the towns may not be shut;
2 Yo iré delante de ti y allanaré los lugares escabrosos. Quebraré los batientes de bronce y haré pedazos las barras de hierro.
I will go before you, and make the rough places level: the doors of brass will be broken, and the iron rods cut in two:
3 Te daré los tesoros escondidos, riquezas ocultas en los lugares secretos, para que sepas que Yo, Yavé, te llamo por tu nombre. Soy el ʼElohim de Israel.
And I will give you the stores of the dark, and the wealth of secret places, so that you may be certain that I am the Lord, who gave you your name, even the God of Israel.
4 Por amor a mi esclavo Jacob y a mi escogido Israel, te llamé por tu nombre. Aunque no me conoces te doy un título de honor,
Because of Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself, I have sent for you by name, giving you a name of honour, though you had no knowledge of me.
5 Yo soy Yavé, y no hay otro. Fuera de Mí no hay ʼelohim. Yo te fortalecí, aunque no me conoces,
I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me: I will make you ready for war, though you had no knowledge of me:
6 para que sepan desde el nacimiento del sol hasta su ocaso que no hay otro fuera de Mí. Yo, Yavé, y no hay otro.
So that they may see from the east and from the west that there is no God but me: I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 Yo formo la luz y creo la oscuridad. Establezco la paz y creo la adversidad. Yo, Yavé, hago todas estas cosas.
I am the giver of light and the maker of the dark; causing blessing, and sending troubles; I am the Lord, who does all these things.
8 Destila, oh cielo, desde arriba, y derramen las nubes la justicia. Que se abra la tierra y brote la salvación, y juntamente con ella la justicia. Yo, Yavé, lo creé.
Let righteousness come down, O heavens, from on high, and let the sky send it down like rain: let the earth be open to give the fruit of salvation, causing righteousness to come up with it; I the Lord have made it come about.
9 ¡Ay del que contiende con su Hacedor, aunque es nada más que un trozo de tiesto entre los tiestos de arcilla! ¿Dirá la arcilla al alfarero: Qué haces? O: ¿Tu vasija no tiene asas?
Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?
10 Ay del que le dice al padre: ¿Por qué engendras? Y a la mujer: ¿Por qué das a luz?
Cursed is he who says to a father, To what are you giving life? or to a woman, What are you in birth-pains with?
11 Yavé, el Santo de Israel, tu Formador, dice: ¿Me pedirán cuenta de mis hijos? ¿Me darán órdenes para la obra de mis manos?
The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, says, Will you put a question to me about the things which are to come, or will you give me orders about my sons, and the work of my hands?
12 Yo hice la tierra y creé al hombre sobre ella. Yo mismo desplegué los cielos con mis manos. Yo doy órdenes a toda su hueste.
I have made the earth, forming man on it: by my hands the heavens have been stretched out, and all the stars put in their ordered places.
13 Yo lo levanté en justicia y allanaré todos sus caminos. Él reconstruirá mi ciudad y dejará a mis cautivos salir, no por precio ni por soborno, dice Yavé de las huestes.
I have sent him out to overcome the nations, and I will make all his ways straight: I will give him the work of building my town, and he will let my prisoners go free, without price or reward, says the Lord of armies.
14 Yavé dice: El trabajo de Egipto, las mercaderías de Etiopía, y los sabeos, hombres de gran estatura, se pasarán a ti. Tuyos serán. Marcharán detrás de ti. Irán con grillos. Se inclinarán ante ti y suplicarán: En verdad ʼElohim está contigo, y no existe algún otro ʼelohim.
The Lord says, The workmen of Egypt, and the traders of Ethiopia, and the tall Sabaeans, will come over the sea to you, and they will be yours; they will go after you; in chains they will come over: and they will go down on their faces before you, and will make prayer to you, saying, Truly, God is among you; and there is no other God.
15 ¡En verdad Tú eres ʼEL encubierto! ¡El ʼElohim de Israel, el Salvador!
Truly, you have a secret God, the God of Israel is a Saviour!
16 Todos ellos serán avergonzados y humillados. [Todos] los fabricantes de ídolos irán juntos con deshonra.
All those who have gone against him will be put to shame; the makers of images will be made low.
17 Israel será salvado por Yavé con salvación eterna. Nunca jamás serán avergonzados ni humillados.
But the Lord will make Israel free with an eternal salvation: you will not be put to shame or made low for ever and ever.
18 Porque Yavé, Quien creó los cielos, dice: Él es el ʼElohim, Quien formó la tierra, la hizo y la estableció. No la creó para que esté vacía. La formó para que sea habitada. Yo, Yavé, y no hay otro.
For this is the word of the Lord who made the heavens; he is God; the maker and designer of the earth; who made it not to be a waste, but as a living-place for man: I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 No hablé en secreto en un lugar oscuro de la tierra, ni dije a la descendencia de Jacob: En vano me buscan. Yo, Yavé, hablo justicia, anuncio rectitud.
I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.
20 ¡Reúnanse y vengan! ¡Acérquense todos los sobrevivientes entre las naciones! Nada saben los que cargan un ídolo de madera y adoran a un ʼel que no puede salvar.
Come together, even come near, you nations who are still living: they have no knowledge who take up their image of wood, and make prayer to a god in whom is no salvation.
21 Declaren, expongan pruebas y entren todos en consulta: ¿Quién proclamó esto desde antaño? ¿Quién lo dijo desde entonces? ¿No fui Yo, Yavé? Y no hay otro ʼelohim fuera de Mí, ʼEL justo y salvador. No hay alguno, excepto Yo.
Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.
22 Miren a Mí y sean salvos todos los confines de la tierra, porque Yo soy ʼEL, y no hay otro.
Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have salvation, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other.
23 Por Mí mismo juré. De mi boca salió la sentencia y no será revocada: Que ante Mí se doblará toda rodilla y jurará toda lengua.
By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.
24 De Mí se dirá: ¡Ciertamente en Yavé está la justicia y el poder! A Él vendrán y serán avergonzados todos los que se enfurecen contra Él.
Only in the Lord will Jacob overcome and be strong: together all those who were angry with him will be put to shame and come to destruction.
25 Toda la descendencia de Israel será justificada y se ufanará en Yavé.
In the Lord will all the seed of Israel get their rights, and they will give glory to him.
