Isaías 3
1 Porque he aquí que el Señor Jehová de los ejércitos quita de Jerusalem, y de Judá, el sustentador y la sustentadora, todo el vigor del pan, y todo el vigor del agua:
The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
2 Valiente y varón de guerra, juez y profeta, adivino, y anciano,
He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
3 Capitán de cincuenta, y hombre de respeto, consejero, y artífice excelente, y sabio de elocuencia.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Y ponerles he mozos por príncipes, y muchachos serán sus señores.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Y el pueblo hará violencia los unos a los otros, cada hombre contra su vecino: el mozo se levantará contra el viejo, y el plebeyo contra el noble.
People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
6 Cuando alguno trabare de su hermano de la familia de su padre, y le dijere: ¿Qué vestir tienes? Tú serás nuestro príncipe: sea en tu mano esta perdición.
At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
7 El jurará aquel día, diciendo: No tomaré ese cuidado; porque en mi casa ni hay pan, ni que vestir: no me hagáis príncipe del pueblo.
[But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
8 Cierto arruinado se ha Jerusalem, y caído ha Judá; porque la lengua de ellos y sus obras han sido contra Jehová, para irritar los ojos de su majestad.
Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
9 La prueba del rostro de ellos los convencerá: que como Sodoma predicaron su pecado, no lo disimularon: ¡ay de su vida! porque allegaron mal para sí.
They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
10 Decíd: Al justo bien le irá; porque comerá de los frutos de sus manos.
[Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
11 ¡Ay del impío! mal le irá; porque según las obras de sus manos le será pagado.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Los exactores de mi pueblo son muchachos, y mujeres se enseñorearon de él. Pueblo mío, los que te guian se engañan, y tuercen la carrera de tus caminos.
[Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
13 Jehová está en pie para litigar, y está para juzgar los pueblos.
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 Jehová vendrá a juicio contra los ancianos de su pueblo, y contra sus príncipes; porque vosotros pacisteis la viña, y el despojo del pobre está en vuestras casas.
He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
15 ¿Qué tenéis vosotros, que majáis mi pueblo, y moléis las caras de los pobres? dice el Señor Jehová de los ejércitos.
You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
16 Dice también Jehová: Porque las hijas de Sión se ensoberbecen, y andan el cuello levantado, y los ojos descompuestos, y cuando andan van como danzando, y haciendo son con los pies:
Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
17 Por tanto herirá el Señor, con roña, la mollera de las hijas de Sión, y Jehová descubrirá sus vergüenzas.
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 Aquel día quitará el Señor el atavío de los calzados, y las redecillas, y las lunetas,
At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
19 Las bujetas, las ajorcas, y las diademas,
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 Las tiaras, los atavíos de las piernas, las vendas, las ampollas, y los zarcillos,
their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
21 Los anillos, y los joyeles de las narices,
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 Las ropas de remuda, las manteletas, las escofias, y los alfileres,
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 Los espejos, los pañizuelos, las tocas, y los tocados.
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Y será que en lugar de los perfumes aromáticos vendrá hediondez, y rompimiento en lugar de la cinta; y en lugar de la compostura de los cabellos peladura, y en lugar de la faja ceñimiento de saco, y quemadura en lugar de la hermosura.
Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
25 Tus varones caerán a cuchillo; y tu fuerza en guerra.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Sus puertas se entristecerán y se enlutarán; y ella desamparada se asentará en tierra.
People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
