Isaías 31
1 ¡Ay de los que descienden a Egipto por ayuda; y confían en caballos; y en carros ponen su esperanza, porque son muchos; y en caballeros, porque son valientes; y no miraron al Santo de Israel, ni buscaron al SEÑOR!
Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;
2 Mas él también es sabio, para guiar el mal, ni hará mentirosas sus palabras. Se levantará, pues, contra la casa de los malignos, y contra el auxilio de los obradores de iniquidad.
Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.
3 Y el egipcio hombre es, no Dios; y sus caballos carne, y no espíritu, de manera que al extender el SEÑOR su mano, caerá el ayudador, y caerá el ayudado, y todos ellos desfallecerán a una.
For the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord's hand is stretched out, the helper and he who is helped will come down together.
4 Porque el SEÑOR me dijo a mí de esta manera: Como el león, y el cachorro del león, brama sobre su presa, contra el cual, si se llega cuadrilla de pastores, no temerá por sus voces, ni se acobardará por el tropel de ellos; así el SEÑOR de los ejércitos descenderá a pelear por el Monte de Sion, y por su collado.
For the Lord has said to me, As a lion, or a young lion, makes an angry noise over his food, and if a band of herdsmen come out against him, he will not be in fear of their voices, or give up his food for their noise: so the Lord of armies will come down to make war against Mount Zion and its hill.
5 Como las aves que vuelan, así amparará el SEÑOR de los ejércitos a Jerusalén, amparando, librando, pasando, y salvando.
Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger.
6 Convertíos a aquel contra quien os habéis profundamente rebelado, oh hijos de Israel.
Come back to him who has been so deeply sinned against by the children of Israel.
7 Porque en aquel día arrojará el hombre los ídolos de su plata, y los ídolos de su oro, que os hicieron vuestras manos pecadoras.
For in that day they will all give up their images of silver and of gold, the sin which they made for themselves.
8 Entonces caerá el Assur por espada no de varón; y cuchillo, no de hombre lo consumirá; y huirá de la presencia de la espada, y sus jóvenes desmayarán.
Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.
9 Y de miedo se pasará a su fortaleza; y sus príncipes tendrán pavor de la bandera, dice el SEÑOR, al cual hay fuego en Sion, y al cual hay horno en Jerusalén.
And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his altar in Jerusalem.
