Isaías 9
1 Pero no habrá siempre oscuridad para la que estaba en angustia. Como en tiempo pasado ʼEL despreció la tierra de Zabulón y la tierra de Neftalí, así en lo futuro glorificará el camino del mar, al otro lado del Jordán, Galilea de los gentiles.
Drink this first. Act quickly, O land of Zabulon, land of Nephthalim, and the rest [inhabiting] the sea-coast, and [the land] beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
2 El pueblo que andaba en tinieblas verá gran luz. A los que vivían en tierra de sombra de muerte, les resplandecerá la luz.
O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: you that dwell in the region [and] shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
3 Multiplicaste la gente. Aumentaste la alegría. Se alegrarán delante de ti como se alegran en la cosecha, como se gozan cuando reparten despojos.
The multitude of the people which you have brought down in your joy, they shall even rejoice before you as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.
4 Porque quebraste el yugo de su carga y la vara de sus hombros y el cetro de su opresor, como el día de Madián.
Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.
5 Porque toda bota que usa el guerrero en el tumulto y toda ropa empapada en sangre serán combustible para el fuego.
For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and [all] raiment with restitution; and they shall be willing, [even] if they were burnt with fire.
6 Porque un Niño nos nacerá. Un Hijo nos será dado. El gobierno estará sobre su hombro, y será llamado: Admirable Consejero, ʼElohim Fuerte, Padre Eterno, Príncipe de Paz.
For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.
7 Lo dilatado de su gobierno y la paz no tendrán límite sobre el trono de David y sobre su reino para disponerlo y afirmarlo en equidad y en justicia desde ahora y para siempre. ¡El celo de Yavé de las huestes hará esto!
His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: [it shall be] upon the throne of David, and [upon] his kingdom, to establish it, and to support [it] with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The seal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
8 ʼAdonay envió Palabra contra Jacob, y ésta cayó sobre Israel.
The Lord has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.
9 Todo el pueblo lo supo. Efraín y los habitantes de Samaria, quienes con soberbia y altivez de corazón decían:
And all the people of Ephraim, and they that lived in Samaria shall know, who say in their pride and lofty heart,
10 Los ladrillos se cayeron, pero edificaremos con bloques de piedra. Las higueras silvestres fueron taladas, pero las reemplazaremos con cedros.
The bricks are fallen down, but come, let us hew stones, and cut down sycamores and cedars, and let us build for ourselves a tower.
11 Por tanto, Yavé levanta a Rezín, el adversario, contra ellos, e incita a sus enemigos,
And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;
12 a los sirios desde el oriente y a los filisteos desde el occidente para que devoren a Israel a boca llena. A pesar de todo esto, no se aplaca su furor. Su mano sigue aún extendida.
[even] Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but still [his] hand is exalted.
13 Pero el pueblo no se vuelve al que lo castiga, ni busca a Yavé de las huestes.
But the people turned not until they were struck, and they sought not the Lord.
14 Por tanto, Yavé cortará cabeza y cola de Israel, la palmera y el junco, en un mismo día.
So the Lord took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small, in one day:
15 El anciano honorable es la cabeza, y el profeta que enseña mentira es la cola.
the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
16 Los que guían a este pueblo lo extravían, y los que son guiados por ellos son confundidos.
And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
17 Por tanto, ʼAdonay no se compadecerá de sus jóvenes, ni tendrá compasión de sus huérfanos ni de sus viudas. Porque todos son impíos y malhechores, y toda boca habla necedad. A pesar de todo esto, no se aplaca su furor. Su mano sigue aún extendida.
Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted.
18 Porque la perversidad arde como fuego. Devorará las zarzas y los espinos. Encenderá la espesura del bosque, y se elevará como remolinos de humo.
And iniquity shall burn as fire, and shall be devoured by fire as dry grass: and it shall burn in the thickets of the wood, and shall devour all that is round about the hills.
19 Por la ira de Yavé de las huestes se oscureció la tierra. El pueblo será como combustible para el fuego.
The whole earth is set on fire because of the fierce anger of the Lord, and the people shall be as men burnt by fire: no man shall pity his brother.
20 Cada uno roba lo que está a su mano derecha, pero tiene hambre. Come lo que está a su izquierda, pero no se sacia. Cada uno come la carne de su propio brazo.
But [one] shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.
21 Manasés devora a Efraín, y Efraín a Manasés, y ambos se levantan contra Judá. A pesar de todo esto, no se aplaca su furor. Su mano sigue aún extendida.
For Manasses shall eat [the flesh] of Ephraim, and Ephraim [the flesh] of Manasses; for they shall besiege Juda together. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted.
