Isaías 42
1 He aquí mi siervo, me reclinaré sobre él; escogido mío, en quien mi alma toma contentamiento; puse mi Espíritu sobre él, dará juicio a los gentiles.
Look! Here is my servant, the one I support; my chosen one who pleases me. I have placed my Spirit on him, and he will show the nations what is right.
2 No clamará, ni alzará, ni hará oír su voz en las plazas.
He won't shout or cry out; he won't raise his voice in the street.
3 No acabará de quebrar la caña cascada, ni apagará el pábilo que humeare; sacará el juicio a verdad.
He won't break a damaged reed; he won't snuff out a smoldering wick. He will faithfully make sure everyone is treated fairly.
4 No se cansará, ni desmayará, hasta que ponga en la tierra juicio, y las islas esperarán su ley.
He won't give up or become discouraged until he has made sure that justice is upheld throughout the world. Even lands overseas will look forward to his teachings.
5 Así dice el SEÑOR Dios, el Creador de los cielos, y el que los extiende; el que extiende la tierra y sus verduras; el que da resuello al pueblo que mora sobre ella, y espíritu a los que por ella andan:
This is what God the Lord says, the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, who made the earth and everything in it, who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live there:
6 Yo, el SEÑOR, te llamé en justicia, y por tu mano te tendré; te guardaré y te pondré por alianza del pueblo, por luz de los gentiles;
“I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate what's right, and I will hold your hand. I will take care of you, and give you as a sign of my agreement with the people and as a light to the nations.
7 Para que abras los ojos de los ciegos; para que saques de la cárcel a los presos, y de casas de prisión a los asentados en tinieblas.
You will make the blind see, set free those who are locked up, and lead those who sit in darkness out from prison.
8 Yo soy el SEÑOR. Este es mi nombre; y a otro no daré mi gloria, ni mi alabanza a esculturas.
I am the Lord—that is my name! I do not give my honor to anyone else; I do not give my praise to idols.
9 Las cosas primeras he aquí vinieron, y yo anuncio nuevas cosas, antes que salgan a luz, yo os las haré notorias.
Notice that what I foretold has come true, as will the new things I'm saying to you now. I tell you what will happen before it does.”
10 Cantad al SEÑOR un nuevo cántico, su alabanza desde el fin de la tierra; los que descendéis al mar, y cuanto hay en él, las islas y los moradores de ellas.
Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing praise from everywhere on earth, you who sail on the sea and everything in it, you islands and everyone who lives in them.
11 Alcen la voz el desierto y sus ciudades, las aldeas donde habita Cedar; canten los moradores de la Piedra, y desde las cumbres de los montes jubilen.
Let the people in the desert and its towns shout; let the people of the villages of Kedar cry out loud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
12 Den gloria al SEÑOR, y prediquen sus loores en las islas.
Let them glorify the Lord and praise him in the islands.
13 El SEÑOR saldrá como gigante, y como hombre de guerra despertará celo; gritará, voceará, y se esforzará sobre sus enemigos.
Like a mighty warrior the Lord will march out, like a seasoned soldier he goes out with courage. He gives his war-cry, shouting as he battles and defeats his enemies.
14 Desde el siglo he callado, he tenido silencio, y me he detenido; daré voces, como mujer que está de parto; asolaré y devoraré juntamente.
“I didn't say anything for a long time, I kept quiet and restrained myself. But now like a woman giving birth, I will moan and gasp and pant.
15 Tornaré en soledad montes y collados; haré secar toda su hierba; los ríos tornaré en islas, y secaré los estanques.
I will dry up the mountains and the hills, and make all their greenery wither. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
16 Y guiaré a los ciegos por camino, que nunca supieron, les haré pisar por las sendas que nunca conocieron; delante de ellos tornaré las tinieblas en luz, y los rodeos en llanura. Estas cosas les haré, y nunca los desampararé.
I will lead the blind along a road they don't know; I will guide them along paths they don't know. I will turn darkness into light before them, and smooth out the rough places. This is what I'm going to do for them; I won't let them down.
17 Serán tornados atrás, y serán avergonzados de vergüenza, los que confían en la escultura; y dicen al vaciadizo: Vosotros sois nuestros dioses.
But those who trust in idols and say to images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be rejected in humiliation and shame.
18 Oh sordos, oíd; y ciegos, mirad para ver.
Listen, you deaf people! Look and see, you blind people!
19 ¿Quién es ciego, sino mi siervo? ¿Quién tan sordo, como mi mensajero, a quién envío? ¿Quién es ciego como el perfecto, y ciego como el siervo del SEÑOR,
Who is blind like my servant? Who is deaf like my messenger that I send? Who is as blind as the people of the agreement? Who is as blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 que ve muchas cosas y no advierte, que abre los oídos y no oye?
You've looked at many things but have not really seen; you've heard but never really listened.”
21 El SEÑOR celoso por su justicia, magnificará la ley y la engrandecerá.
Because the Lord does what is right he wanted to show how important and wonderful his instructions were.
22 Por tanto éste es pueblo saqueado y hollado; todos ellos han de ser enlazados en cavernas, y escondidos en cárceles. Serán puestos a despojo, y no habrá quien los libre; serán hollados, y no habrá quien diga: Restituid.
But this people ended up robbed and raided, all of them trapped in holes or hidden in prisons. They have been stolen like loot, with no one to save them from being someone's prize, no one to say “Give them back!”
23 ¿Quién de vosotros oirá esto? ¿Advertirá y considerará respecto al porvenir?
Who of you is going to listen to this, or pay attention later on?
24 ¿Quién dio a Jacob en presa, y entregó a Israel a saqueadores? ¿No fue el SEÑOR? Porque pecamos contra él, y no quisieron andar en sus caminos, ni oyeron su Ley.
Who let Jacob be taken as loot; who let Israel be taken by robbers? Wasn't it the Lord who we sinned against? The people weren't willing to follow his ways, and they refused to obey his law.
25 Por tanto, derramó sobre él el furor de su ira, y fortaleza de guerra; le puso fuego de todas partes, y se descuidó; y encendió en él, y no echó de ver.
So he poured out his furious anger on them, and the violence of war. Even though they were surrounded by flames, but they still didn't understand. The fire burned them up, but they still did not take the situation seriously.
