Isaías 40
1 Consolád, consolád a mi pueblo, dice vuestro Dios.
Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
2 Hablád según el corazón de Jerusalem: decídle a voces que su tiempo es ya cumplido: que su pecado es perdonado: que doble ha recibido de la mano de Jehová por todos sus pecados.
Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
3 Voz que clama en el desierto: Barréd camino a Jehová, enderezád calzada en la soledad a nuestro Dios.
I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
4 Todo valle sea alzado, y todo monte y collado se abaje, y lo torcido se enderece, y lo áspero se allane.
Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
5 Y la gloria de Jehová se manifestará; y toda carne juntamente verá; que la boca de Jehová habló.
[If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
6 Voz que decía: Da voces. Y yo respondí: ¿Qué tengo de decir a voces? Toda carne yerba; y toda su gloria como flor del campo.
Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
7 La yerba se seca, y la flor se cae; porque el viento de Jehová sopló en ella. Ciertamente yerba es el pueblo.
Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
8 Sécase la yerba, cáese la flor: mas la palabra del Dios nuestro permanece para siempre.
The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
9 Súbete sobre un monte alto, anunciadora de Sión: levanta fuertemente tu voz, anunciadora de Jerusalem: levanta, no temas. Di a las ciudades de Judá: Ved aquí el Dios vuestro.
You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
10 He aquí que el Señor Jehová vendrá con fortaleza, y su brazo se enseñoreará. He aquí que su salario viene con él, y su obra delante de su rostro.
Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
11 Como pastor apacentará su rebaño: en su brazo cogerá los corderos, y en su sobaco los llevará: pastoreará suavemente las paridas.
He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
12 ¿Quién midió las aguas con su puño; y aderezó los cielos con su palmo; y con tres dedos apañó el polvo de la tierra; y pesó los montes con balanza; y los collados con peso?
[There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
13 ¿Quién enseñó al Espíritu de Jehová, o le aconsejó enseñándole?
And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
14 ¿A quién demandó consejo para ser avisado? ¿Quién le enseñó el camino del juicio, o le enseñó ciencia, o le mostró la carrera de prudencia?
(Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
15 He aquí que las naciones son estimadas como la gota de un acetre; y como el orín del peso: he aquí que hace desaparecer las islas como un polvo.
[Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
16 Ni todo el Líbano bastará para el fuego, ni todos sus animales para sacrificio.
There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
17 Como nada son todas las naciones delante de él; y en su comparación serán estimadas en menos que nada, y que lo que no es.
The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
18 ¿A qué pues haréis semejante a Dios, o qué imagen le compondréis?
So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
19 El artífice apareja la imagen de talla: el platero la extiende el oro, y el platero le funde cadenas de plata.
Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
20 El pobre escoge para ofrecerle madera que no se corrompa: búscase un maestro sabio, que le haga una imagen de talla de manera que no se mueva.
A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
21 ¿No sabéis? ¿No habéis oído? ¿Nunca os lo han dicho desde el principio? ¿No habéis sido enseñados desde que la tierra se fundó?
Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
22 El está asentado sobre el globo de la tierra, cuyos moradores le son como langostas: él extiende los cielos como una cortina, tiéndelos como una tienda para morar.
God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
23 El torna en nada los poderosos; y a los que gobiernan la tierra, hace como que no hubieran sido.
He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
24 Como si nunca fueran plantados, como si nunca fueran sembrados, como si nunca su tronco hubiera tenido raíz en la tierra; y aun soplando en ellos se secan, y el torbellino los lleva como hojarascas.
They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
25 ¿Y a qué me haréis semejante para que sea semejante, dice el Santo?
The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
26 Levantád en alto vuestros ojos y mirád quien creó estas cosas: él saca por cuenta su ejército: a todas llama por sus nombres: ninguna faltará por la multitud de sus fuerzas, y por la fortaleza de la fuerza.
Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
27 ¿Por qué dices Jacob, y hablas Israel: Mi camino es escondido de Jehová, y de mi Dios pasó mi juicio?
You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
28 ¿No has sabido? ¿No has oído, que el Dios del siglo es Jehová, el cual creó los términos de la tierra? No se trabaja, ni se fatiga con cansancio; y su entendimiento no hay quien lo alcance.
Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
29 El da esfuerzo al cansado, y multiplica las fuerzas al que no tiene ningunas.
He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
30 Los mancebos se fatigan, y se cansan: los mozos cayendo caen:
Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
31 Mas los que esperan a Jehová tendrán nuevas fuerzas, levantarán las alas como águilas, correrán y no se cansarán, caminarán y no se fatigarán.
But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
