Isaías 54

1 ¡Grita de júbilo, oh estéril, tú que no diste a luz! ¡Rompe con grito de alegría y da voces de júbilo, tú que no estuviste de parto! Porque más son los hijos de la desolada, que los hijos de la casada, dice Yavé.

Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.

2 Ensancha el lugar de tu tienda. Extiéndanse las cortinas de tu habitación. No te detengas. Alarga tus cuerdas y afirma tus estacas

Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.

3 porque te extenderás hacia la derecha y hacia la izquierda. Tu descendencia heredará naciones y volverán a poblar las ciudades desoladas.

[You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].

4 No temas, porque no serás avergonzada. No te sonrojes, porque no serás afrentada. Porque olvidarás la vergüenza de tu juventud y no te acordarás de la afrenta de tu viudez.

Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.

5 Porque tu Esposo es tu Hacedor. Yavé de las Huestes es su Nombre. Tu Redentor es el Santo de Israel, Quien es llamado ʼElohim de toda la tierra.

[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.

6 Porque Yavé te llamó como a una mujer abandonada y abatida que fue repudiada, dice tu ʼElohim.

You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.

7 Por un breve momento te abandoné, pero te recogeré con grandes misericordias.

I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’

8 En un arrebato de ira, por un breve momento, escondí mi rostro de ti. Pero con misericordia eterna tendré compasión de ti, dice Yavé, tu Redentor.

I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.

9 Esto será para Mí como en los días de Noé. Juré que las aguas de Noé nunca más pasarían sobre la tierra. Así juré que no me enojaré contra ti ni te reprenderé.

During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).

10 Las montañas pueden ser removidas y las colinas pueden temblar, pero mi misericordia no será removida de ti, ni será sacudido mi Pacto de paz, dice Yavé, Quien tiene compasión de ti.

Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.

11 ¡Pobrecita, zarandeada por la tempestad y sin consuelo! Ciertamente Yo asentaré tus piedras sobre turquesas y echaré tus cimientos sobre zafiros.

You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).

12 Haré tus capiteles de rubíes, tus puertas de carbunclo y todo tu muro de piedras preciosas.

I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.

13 Todos tus hijos serán enseñados por Yavé. Se multiplicará la paz de tus hijos.

I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.

14 Serás adornada con justicia. Estarás alejada de opresión, porque no temerás, pues no se acercará a ti.

Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).

15 Si alguno conspira contra ti, lo hará sin Mí. El que conspire contra ti, caerá delante de ti.

If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.

16 Ciertamente Yo creé al herrero, quien sopla las brasas en el fuego y forja herramientas para su obra, pero también creé al destructor para que destruya.

Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].

17 Ningún arma forjada contra ti prosperará. Tú condenarás a toda lengua que se levante en juicio contra ti. Esta es la herencia de los esclavos de Yavé. Su salvación vendrá de Mí, dice Yavé.

[But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”

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