Isaías 41
1 Escuchadme, islas, y esfuércense los pueblos; alléguense, y entonces hablen; estemos juntamente a juicio.
Let the islands be silent before me, and let the nations take new strength. Let them draw near, and then speak. Let us apply for judgment together.
2 ¿Quién despertó del oriente la justicia, y lo llamó para que le siguiese? Entregó delante de él gentiles, y le hizo enseñorear de reyes; como polvo los entregó a su espada, y como hojarasca arrebatada a su arco.
Who has raised up a just man from the east, and has called him to follow him? He will place the nations under his gaze, and he will rule over kings. He will cause them to be like dust before his sword, like chaff driven by the wind before his bow.
3 Los siguió, pasó en paz por camino por donde sus pies nunca habían entrado.
He will pursue them. He will pass by in peace. No trace will appear after his feet.
4 ¿Quién obró e hizo? ¿Quién llama las generaciones desde el principio? Yo, el SEÑOR, primero, y yo mismo con los postreros.
Who has worked and accomplished these things, calling to the generations from the beginning? “It is I, the Lord! I am the first and the last.”
5 Las islas vieron, y tuvieron temor; los términos de la tierra se espantaron; se congregaron, y vinieron.
The islands saw it and were afraid. The ends of the earth were stupefied. They drew near and arrived.
6 Cada cual ayudó a su cercano, y a su hermano dijo: Esfuérzate.
Each one will help his neighbor and will say to his brother, “Be strengthened.”
7 El carpintero animó al platero; y el que alisa con martillo al que batía en el yunque, diciendo: Buena es la soldadura. Y lo afirmó con clavos, para que no se moviese.
The coppersmith striking with the mallet encouraged him who was forging at that time, saying, “It is ready for soldering.” And he strengthened it with nails, so that it would not be moved.
8 Mas tú, Israel, siervo mío, Jacob, a quien yo escogí; simiente de Abraham mi amigo.
But you, O Israel, are my servant, O Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham.
9 Porque te eché mano de los extremos de la tierra, y de sus mojones te llamé, y te dije: Mi siervo serás tú, te escogí, y no te deseché.
For his sake, I have taken you from the ends of the earth, and I have called you from its distant places. And I said to you: “You are my servant. I have chosen you, and I have not cast you aside.”
10 No temas, que yo soy contigo; no desmayes, que yo soy tu Dios, que te esfuerzo; siempre te ayudaré, siempre te sustentaré con la diestra de mi justicia.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.
11 He aquí que todos los que se enojan contra ti, se avergonzarán y serán confusos; serán como nada; perecerán, los que contienden contigo.
Behold, all who fight against you shall be confounded and ashamed. They will be as if they did not exist, and the men who contradict you will perish.
12 Mirarás por ellos, y no los hallarás. Los que tienen contienda contigo, serán como nada; y los que contigo tienen pendencia, como cosa que no es.
You will seek them, and you will not find them. The men who rebel against you will be as if they did not exist. And the men who make war against you will be like something that has been consumed.
13 Porque yo, el SEÑOR, soy tu Dios, que te sostiene de tu mano derecha, y te dice: No temas, yo te ayudaré.
For I am the Lord your God. I take you by your hand, and I say to you: Do not be afraid. I have helped you.
14 No temas, gusano de Jacob, muertos de Israel; yo te socorreré, dice el SEÑOR, y tu Redentor el Santo de Israel.
Fear not, O worm of Jacob, you who are dead within Israel. I have helped you, says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 He aquí, que yo te he puesto por trillo, trillo nuevo, lleno de dientes; trillarás montes y los molerás: y collados tornarás en tamo.
I have established you like a new threshing cart, having serrated blades. You will thresh the mountains and crush them. And you will turn the hills into chaff.
16 Los aventarás, y los llevará el viento, y los esparcirá el torbellino. Pero tú te regocijarás en el SEÑOR, te gloriarás en el Santo de Israel.
You will winnow them, and the wind will blow them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. And you shall exult in the Lord; you shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
17 Los pobres y menesterosos buscan las aguas, que no hay; su lengua se secó de sed; yo, el SEÑOR, los oiré; yo, el Dios de Israel, no los desampararé.
The indigent and the poor are seeking water, but there is none. Their tongue has been dried up by thirst. I, the Lord, will heed them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
18 En los cabezcos altos abriré ríos, y fuentes en la mitad de los llanos; tornaré el desierto en estanques de aguas; y en manaderos de aguas la tierra seca.
I will open rivers in the high hills, and fountains in the midst of the plains. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the impassable land into streams of water.
19 Daré en el desierto cedros, espinos, arrayanes, y olivas; pondré en la soledad hayas, olmos, y álamos juntamente;
I will plant the cedar in a deserted place, with the thorn, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. In the desert, I will plant the pine, and the elm, and the box tree together,
20 para que vean y conozcan, y adviertan y entiendan todos, que la mano del SEÑOR hace esto, y que el Santo de Israel lo crió.
so that they may see and know, acknowledge and understand, together, that the hand of the Lord has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21 Alegad por vuestra causa, dice el SEÑOR; traed vuestros fundamentos, dice el Rey de Jacob.
Bring your case forward, says the Lord. Bring it here, if you have anything to allege, says the King of Jacob.
22 Traigan, y anúnciennos lo que ha de venir; dígannos lo que ha pasado desde el principio, y pondremos nuestro corazón; y sepamos su postrimería, y hacednos entender lo que ha de venir.
Let them approach and announce to us the things that will occur. Announce to us the things that were before. And we will apply our heart to them, and we will know their end. And so, reveal to us the things that will occur.
23 Dadnos nuevas de lo que ha de ser después, para que sepamos que vosotros sois dioses; o a lo menos haced bien, o mal, para que tengamos qué contar, y juntamente nos maravillemos.
Announce the things that will occur in the future, and we will know that you are gods. Likewise, accomplish good or evil, if you are able, and let us speak of it and see it together.
24 He aquí que vosotros sois nada, y vuestras obras de vanidad; abominación el que os escogió.
Behold, you exist out of nothing, and your work is from what does not exist; he who has chosen you is an abomination.
25 Del norte desperté, y vino; del nacimiento del Sol llamó en mi nombre; y vino a príncipes Comm sobre lodo, y como pisa el barro el alfarero.
I have raised up one from the north, and he will arrive from the rising of the sun. He will call upon my name, and he will reduce magistrates to mud, like a potter working with clay.
26 Quién lo anunció desde el principio, para que sepamos; y de antes, y diremos: justo. Ciertamente, no hay quién lo anuncie, ciertamente, no hay quién enseñe, ciertamente no hay quién oiga vuestras palabras.
Who has announced this from its rising, so that we may know it, or from its beginning, so that we may say, “You are just.” There is no one who either announces, or predicts, or hears your words.
27 Yo soy el primero que he enseñado estas cosas a Sion, y a Jerusalén di la nueva.
The first one will say to Zion: “Behold, they are here,” and to Jerusalem, “I will present an evangelist.”
28 Miré, y no había ninguno; y pregunté de estas cosas, y ningún consejero hubo; les pregunté, y no respondieron palabra.
And I saw, and there was no one among any of them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.
29 He aquí, todos son vanidad; y las obras de ellos nada. Viento y confusión son sus vaciadizos.
Behold, they are all unjust, and their works are empty. Their idols are wind and emptiness.
