Isaías 48
1 Oíd esto, casa de Jacob, que os llamáis del nombre de Israel, los que salieron de las aguas de Judá, los que juran en el nombre del SEÑOR, y hacen memoria del Dios de Israel no en verdad ni en justicia;
[Yahweh says], “You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, who are [also] descendants of Judah and are now called [the people of] Israel, Listen to me! You make solemn promises using my name, Yahweh, and you request that I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, [will hear you], but you do not do it sincerely.
2 porque de la santa ciudad se nombran, y en el Dios de Israel confían; su nombre, el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.
You say that you live in the holy city [of Jerusalem], and [you insincerely say] that you are relying on me, the God to whom you [people of] Israel belong, the one who is the Commander of the armies of angels.
3 Lo que pasó, ya hace días que lo dije, y de mi boca salió; lo publiqué, lo hice presto, y vino a ser.
Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU]. And then suddenly, I caused those things to happen.
4 Porque conozco que eres duro, y nervio de hierro tu cerviz, y tu frente de bronce,
I knew that you people are very stubborn; I knew that your heads are [MET] [as hard as] iron or brass [DOU].
5 Te lo dije ya hace días, antes que viniese te lo enseñé, para que no dijeses: Mi ídolo lo hizo, mi escultura y mi vaciadizo mandó estas cosas.
That is why I told you those things long ago. Long before they occurred, I announced that they would occur, in order that [when they happened] you could not say ‘Our idols did it; our statue made of wood and our idol made of metal caused them to happen.’
6 Lo oíste, lo viste todo; ¿y no lo anunciaréis vosotros? Ahora, pues, ya te hice oír cosas nuevas y escondidas, que tú no sabías.
You have heard those things [that I predicted] and now you have seen that they have all occurred, so why do you not admit it [RHQ]? Now I will tell you new things, things that you have not known previously.
7 Ahora fueron creadas, no en días pasados, ni antes de este día las habías oído; para que no digas: He aquí que yo lo sabía.
I am causing them to happen now; they are not things I did long ago. So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about those things.’
8 Ciertamente, nunca lo habías oído, ciertamente nunca lo habías conocido; ciertamente nunca antes se abrió tu oreja. Porque sabía que siendo desleal habías de desobedecer, por tanto te llamé rebelde desde el vientre.
[I will tell you about] things that you have never heard about or understood before. Even long ago you did not pay attention to me [IDM]. I know that you act very deceitfully/treacherously; you have rebelled against me since you first became a nation [MTY].
9 Por causa de mi nombre dilataré mi furor; y para alabanza mía te esperaré con paciencia, para no talarte.
But, for my own sake, in order that I will be honored, I will not punish [MTY] you immediately and I will not completely get rid of you.
10 He aquí te he purificado, y no como a plata; te he escogido en horno de aflicción.
I have purified you, but not the way [people refine] silver. Instead, I have caused you to suffer very much [to get rid of your impure behavior], like [MET] [people put metal in a very hot] furnace [to get rid of the impurities].
11 Por mí, por mí, lo haré. ¿De otra manera cómo sería profanado? Y mi honra no la daré a otro.
But for my [MTY] own sake I will delay punishing you more; I will do it for my own sake in order that my reputation will not be damaged [RHQ]. I will not allow any [person or any idol] to be honored as I [deserve to be] honored.”
12 Oyeme, Jacob, y tú, Israel, llamado mío: Yo mismo, yo el primero, también yo el postrero.
“You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, you people of Israel whom I have chosen, listen to me! [Only] I am God; I am the one who begins everything and who causes everything to end.
13 Ciertamente mi mano fundó la tierra, y mi mano derecha midió los cielos con el palmo; al llamarlos yo, aparecieron juntamente.
I [SYN] am the one who laid the foundation of the earth. I stretched out the sky with my hand. And when I tell [the stars] to appear, they all do what I tell them.
14 Juntaos todos vosotros, y oíd. ¿Quién hay entre ellos, que anuncie estas cosas? El SEÑOR lo amó, el cual ejecutará su voluntad sobre Babilonia, y su brazo sobre los caldeos.
All of you, gather together and listen to me. None of your idols has [RHQ] told this to you: I, Yahweh, have chosen [Cyrus] to assist me, and he will do to Babylon what I want him to do, and his army will get rid of [the army of] Babylonia.
15 Yo, yo hablé, y lo llamé, y lo traje; por tanto, será prosperado su camino.
I have said it; I have summoned [Cyrus]. I have appointed him, and he will accomplish everything that he attempts to do.
16 Allegaos a mí, oíd esto. Desde el principio no hablé en escondido; desde que la cosa se hizo, estuve allí; y ahora el SEÑOR Dios me envió, y su Espíritu.
Come close to me and listen to what I say. Long ago [MTY] I told you plainly/clearly [LIT] [what would happen], and when those things occurred, I was [causing them to happen].” And now Yahweh the Lord and his Spirit have sent me [to give you a message].
17 Así dijo el SEÑOR, Redentor tuyo, el Santo de Israel: Yo soy, el SEÑOR Dios tuyo, que te enseña provechosamente; que te encamina por el camino en que andas.
This is what Yahweh, the one who saves you, the Holy God of [us] Israelis, says: “I am Yahweh, your God; I teach you what is important for you [to know]; I direct you and lead you to the roads that you should walk on [MET].
18 ¡Deseo que miraras tú a mis mandamientos! Fuera entonces tu paz como un río, y tu justicia como las ondas del mar.
I wish that you had paid attention to my commands! If you had done that, things would have gone well for you like [SIM] a river that flows gently; you would have been successful again and again, like [SIM] waves that come without ceasing.
19 Fuera, como la arena, tu simiente; y los renuevos de tus entrañas como las pedrezuelas de ella; nunca su nombre fuera cortado, ni raído de mi presencia.
Your descendants would have been [as many as] [MET] the grains of sand [on the seashore] [which no one can count]. I would not have needed to get rid of you; the country of [MTY] [Israel] would not have been destroyed.”
20 Salid de Babilonia, huid de entre los caldeos. Dad nuevas de esto con voz de alegría; publicadlo, llevadlo hasta lo postrero de la tierra. Decid: Redimió el SEÑOR a su siervo Jacob.
[However, now I tell you], leave Babylon! Flee from [being slaves of the people of] Babylonia! Proclaim this message joyfully; send it to the most remote/distant places on the earth: Yahweh freed the people of Israel [from being slaves in Egypt].
21 Y no tuvieron sed cuando los llevó por los desiertos; les hizo correr agua de la piedra; cortó la peña, y corrieron las aguas.
They were not thirsty when he led them through the desert, because he split open the rock and caused water to gush/flow out for them [to drink].
22 No hay paz para los malos, dijo el SEÑOR.
“But things will not go well [like that] for wicked people,” says Yahweh.
