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.
For [there will be] no gloom on her who [is] distressed as at the former time. The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter has honored the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 El pueblo que andaba en tinieblas verá gran luz. A los que vivían en tierra de sombra de muerte, les resplandecerá la luz.
The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light has shone on them.
3 Multiplicaste la gente. Aumentaste la alegría. Se alegrarán delante de ti como se alegran en la cosecha, como se gozan cuando reparten despojos.
You have multiplied the nation, You have made its joy great, They have rejoiced before You as the joy in harvest, As [men] rejoice in their apportioning 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 of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, You have broken as [in] the day of Midian.
5 Porque toda bota que usa el guerrero en el tumulto y toda ropa empapada en sangre serán combustible para el fuego.
For every battle of a warrior [is] with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it has been for burning—fuel of 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 has been born to us, A Son has been given to us, And the dominion is on His shoulder, And He calls His Name Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
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!
Of the increase of [His] dominion, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on His kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, From now on, even for all time, The zeal of YHWH of Hosts does this.
8 ʼAdonay envió Palabra contra Jacob, y ésta cayó sobre Israel.
The Lord has sent a word into Jacob, And it has fallen in Israel.
9 Todo el pueblo lo supo. Efraín y los habitantes de Samaria, quienes con soberbia y altivez de corazón decían:
And the people have known—all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,
10 Los ladrillos se cayeron, pero edificaremos con bloques de piedra. Las higueras silvestres fueron taladas, pero las reemplazaremos con cedros.
“Bricks have fallen, and we build hewn work, Sycamores have been cut down, and we renew cedars.”
11 Por tanto, Yavé levanta a Rezín, el adversario, contra ellos, e incita a sus enemigos,
And YHWH sets the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And he joins his enemies together,
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.
Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this His anger has not turned back, And His hand is still stretched out.
13 Pero el pueblo no se vuelve al que lo castiga, ni busca a Yavé de las huestes.
And the people has not turned back to Him who is striking it, And they have not sought YHWH of Hosts.
14 Por tanto, Yavé cortará cabeza y cola de Israel, la palmera y el junco, en un mismo día.
And YHWH cuts off head and tail from Israel, Branch and reed—the same day.
15 El anciano honorable es la cabeza, y el profeta que enseña mentira es la cola.
Elderly and accepted of faces—he [is] the head, And prophet teaching falsehood—he [is] the tail.
16 Los que guían a este pueblo lo extravían, y los que son guiados por ellos son confundidos.
And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogized ones are consumed.
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 does not rejoice over its young men, And He does not pity its orphans and its widows, For everyone [is] profane, and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this His anger has not turned back, And His hand is still stretched out.
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.
For wickedness has burned as a fire, It devours brier and thorn, And it kindles in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!
19 Por la ira de Yavé de las huestes se oscureció la tierra. El pueblo será como combustible para el fuego.
In the wrath of YHWH of Hosts The land has been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man has no pity on 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.
And cuts down on the right, and has been hungry, And he devours on the left, And they have not been satisfied, They each devour 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.
Manasseh—Ephraim, and Ephraim—Manasseh, Together they [are] against Judah, With all this His anger has not turned back. And His hand is still stretched out!
