Isaías 46
1 Postróse Bel, abatióse Nebo, sus imágenes fueron puestas sobre bestias, y sobre animales de carga, que os llevarán, cargadas de vosotros, carga de cansancio.
Bel is bent down, Nebo is falling; their images are on the beasts and on the cattle: the things which you took about have become a weight to the tired beast.
2 Fueron encorvados, fueron abatidos juntamente; y no pudieron escaparse de la carga; y su alma hubo de ir en cautividad.
They are bent down, they are falling together: they were not able to keep their images safe, but they themselves have been taken prisoner.
3 Oídme, o! casa de Jacob, y todo el resto de la casa de Israel, los que sois traídos de vientre, los que sois llevados de matriz.
Give ear to me, O family of Jacob, and all the rest of the people of Israel, who have been supported by me from their birth, and have been my care from their earliest days:
4 Y hasta la vejez yo mismo, y hasta las canas yo suportaré: yo hice, yo llevaré, yo suportaré y guardaré.
Even when you are old I will be the same, and when you are grey-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe.
5 ¿A quién me hacéis semejante, y me igualáis, y me comparáis para ser semejante?
Who in your eyes is my equal? or what comparison will you make with me?
6 Sacan oro de su talegón, y pesan plata con balanzas: alquilan un platero para hacer dios de él: humíllanse, y adoran.
As for those who take gold out of a bag, and put silver in the scales, they give payment to a gold-worker, to make it into a god; they go down on their faces and give it worship.
7 Echánsele sobre los hombros, llévanle, y asiéntanle en su lugar, y allí se está, y no se mueve de su lugar: dánle voces, y tampoco responde, ni libra de la tribulación.
They put him on their backs, and take him up, and put him in his fixed place, from which he may not be moved; if a man gives a cry for help to him, he is unable to give an answer, or get him out of his trouble.
8 Acordáos de esto, y tenéd vergüenza: tornád en vosotros, prevaricadores.
Keep this in mind and be shamed; let it come back to your memory, you sinners.
9 Acordáos de las cosas pasadas desde el siglo; porque yo soy Dios; y no hay más dios; y nada hay a mí semejante:
Let the things which are past come to your memory: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me;
10 Que anuncio lo por venir desde el principio; y desde antiguamente lo que aun no era hecho: que digo: Mi consejo permanecerá, y haré todo lo que quisiere:
Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;
11 Que llamo desde el oriente al ave, y de tierra lejana al varón de mi consejo: yo hablé, por eso lo haré venir: lo pensé, hacerlo he también.
Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.
12 Oídme, duros de corazón, que estáis lejos de la justicia.
Give ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:
13 Haré a mí justicia que se acerque, y no se alejará; y mi salud no se detendrá. Y pondré salud en Sión; y mi gloria, en Israel.
My righteousness is near, it is not far off; salvation will come quickly; and I will make Zion free, and give Israel my glory.
