Isaías 47

1 Desciende, y siéntate en el polvo, virgen hija de Babilonia; siéntate en la tierra, sin trono, hija de los caldeos, que nunca más te llamarán tierna, y delicada.

[Yahweh also says], “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt [to show that you are mourning], because your time to rule [MTY] [other countries] is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful [like] a very attractive/beautiful young woman.

2 Toma el molino, y muele harina; descubre tus guedejas, descalza los pies, descubre las piernas, pasa los ríos.

[You will be slaves, so] take heavy stones and grind grain [like slave women do]. Take off your [beautiful] veils and take off your robes [as you prepare to cross streams to go where you will be forced to go].

3 Será descubierta tu vergüenza, y tu deshonor será visto; tomaré venganza, y no ayudaré a hombre.

You will be naked and [very] ashamed. I will get vengeance on you and not pity you.”

4 Nuestro Redentor, el SEÑOR de los ejércitos es su nombre, el Santo de Israel.

The one who frees us [people of Judah], whom we call ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’, is the Holy One of Israel.

5 Siéntate, calla, y entra en tinieblas, hija de los caldeos, porque nunca más te llamarán señora de reinos.

[Yahweh says], “You people of Babylon, sit silently in the darkness, because people will never again say that your city is [like] [MET] a queen that rules many kingdoms.

6 Me enojé contra mi pueblo, profané mi heredad, y los entregué en tu mano; no les hiciste misericordias; sobre el viejo agravaste mucho tu yugo.

I was angry with the people whom I chose [to belong to me], and I punished them. I allowed you [people of Babylon] to conquer them. But [when you conquered them], you did not have mercy on them. You (oppressed/treated cruelly) [MET] even the old people.

7 Y dijiste: Para siempre seré señora. Hasta ahora no has pensado en esto, ni te acordaste de tu postrimería.

You said, ‘We will rule [other nations] forever; [it is as though our city] will be the queen [of the world] forever!’ But you did not think about the things [that you were doing], or think about what would result.

8 Oye, pues, ahora esto, delicada, la que está sentada confiadamente, la que dice en su corazón: Yo soy, y fuera de mí no hay más; no quedaré viuda, ni conoceré orfandad.

You people [of Babylon] who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are [like gods], and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed [in wars].’

9 Estas dos cosas te vendrán de repente en un mismo día, orfandad y viudez. En toda su perfección vendrán sobre ti, por la multitud de tus adivinanzas, y por la copia de tus muchos agüeros.

But both of those things will happen to you suddenly: Many of your women will become widows and many of your children will die, even though you perform much sorcery and many kinds of magic [to prevent bad things from happening to you].

10 Porque te confiaste en tu maldad, diciendo: Nadie me ve. Tu sabiduría, y tu misma ciencia te engañó, ya que dijiste en tu corazón: Yo soy, y nadie más.

You felt protected even though you were doing many wicked things, and you said, ‘No one will see what we [are doing]!’ [You thought that] you were very wise and knew many things, and you said, ‘We are gods, and there are no others like us,’ but you deceived yourselves.

11 Vendrá, pues, sobre ti mal, cuyo nacimiento no sabrás; caerá sobre ti quebrantamiento, el cual no podrás remediar; y vendrá de repente sobre ti destrucción, la cual tú no conocerás.

So you will experience terrible things, and you will not be able to prevent them by working magic. You will experience disasters, and you will not be able to pay anyone to prevent those things from happening. (A catastrophe/Something terrible) will happen to you suddenly, something that you will not realize [is about to happen].

12 Estate ahora en tus adivinanzas, y en la multitud de tus agüeros, en los cuales te fatigaste desde tu niñez; quizá podrás mejorarte, quizá te fortificarás.

So you can continue to perform all your magic spells [IRO]! You can perform the many kinds of sorcery that you have practiced for many years! Perhaps [doing those things will enable you to] be successful; perhaps you will be able to cause your enemies to be afraid of you!

13 Te has fatigado en la multitud de tus consejos: aparezcan ahora y te defiendan los contempladores de los cielos, los especuladores de las estrellas, los que enseñan los cursos de la luna, de lo que vendrá sobre ti.

But [all that has resulted from your] doing all the things that the magicians have told you to do is that you have become tired! The men who look at the stars every month and predict what will happen should come forward and rescue you [from the disasters that you are about to experience].

14 He aquí, que serán como tamo; fuego los quemará; no salvarán sus vidas de la mano de la llama; no quedará brasa para calentarse, ni lumbre a la cual se sienten.

But [they cannot do that, because] they are like [SIM] straw that is burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from being burned up in the flames. Those men are unable to help you [MET]; they are as useless as stubble [that burns quickly and produces no heat] for you.

15 Así te serán aquellos, con quien te fatigaste, tus negociantes desde tu niñez; cada uno echará por su camino, no habrá quien te salve.

The people whom you have associated with and worked with since you were young [will not help you], because they will just continue doing their own foolish things, and they will not pay any attention to you [when you cry out for help].”