Isaías 54

1 Alégrate, oh estéril, la que no daba a luz: levanta canción, y da voces de júbilo, la que nunca estuvo de parto; porque más serán los hijos de la dejada, que los de la casada, dijo el SEÑOR.

Sing for joy, childless woman, you who have had a baby! Shout aloud, and sing happily, Jerusalem, you who have never given birth! For the abandoned woman now has more children than the married woman, says the Lord.

2 Ensancha el sitio de tu cabaña, y las cortinas de tus tiendas sean extendidas, no seas escasa; alarga tus cuerdas, y fortifica tus estacas.

Make the tent where you live bigger; stretch the fabric to enlarge your home. Don't try and save space—extend your tent cords and make your tent pegs stronger.

3 Porque a la mano derecha y a la mano izquierda has de crecer; y tu simiente heredará gentiles, y habitarán las ciudades asoladas.

You're going to be spreading out right and left; your descendants will take over the land of other nations and live in towns that were once abandoned.

4 No temas, que no serás avergonzada; y no te avergüences, que no serás afrentada; antes te olvidarás de la vergüenza de tu juventud, y de la afrenta de tu viudez no tendrás más memoria.

Do not be afraid, for you won't be humiliated; don't be upset, for you won't be disgraced. You will forget about the shame of your youth, and you won't remember the embarrassment of your widowhood any longer.

5 Porque tu marido será tu Hacedor; el SEÑOR de los ejércitos es su nombre; y tu Redentor, el Santo de Israel, Dios de toda la tierra será llamado.

For your Maker is your husband, the Lord Almighty is his name the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, he is called the God of the whole earth.

6 Porque como a mujer dejada y triste de espíritu te llamó el SEÑOR; y como a mujer joven que es repudiada, dijo el Dios tuyo.

The Lord has called you to come back, like a wife who's been abandoned and deeply hurt, a wife who was married when she was young, only to be rejected, says your God.

7 Por un pequeño momento te dejé; mas te recogeré con grandes misericordias.

I deserted you for just a little while, but I will bring you back, showing you a great deal of kindness.

8 Con un poco de ira escondí mi rostro de ti por un momento; mas con misericordia eterna tendré compasión de ti, dijo tu Redentor, el SEÑOR.

In a moment of anger I turned my face away from you, but now with trustworthy love I will always be kind to you, says the Lord, your Redeemer.

9 Porque esto me será como las aguas de Noé, que juré que nunca más las aguas de Noé pasarían sobre la tierra; así también juré que no me enojaré mas contra ti, ni te reprenderé.

To me this is just like Noah's time, when I promised on oath that a flood would never cover the earth again. In the same way I promise on oath that I won't be angry with you or tell you off.

10 Porque los montes se moverán, y los collados temblarán; mas no se apartará de ti mi misericordia, ni el pacto de mi paz vacilará, dijo el SEÑOR, el que tiene misericordia de ti.

Though the mountains cease to exist and the hills disappear, yet my trustworthy love for you won't cease to exist and my agreement of peace won't disappear, says the Lord, who shows you kindness.

11 Pobre, fatigada con tempestad, sin consuelo, he aquí que yo cimentaré tus piedras sobre carbunclo; y sobre zafiros te fundaré.

My poor storm-damaged city that can't be comforted! Look, I'm going to reset your stones in cement made of antimony, I will use sapphires to lay your foundations.

12 Tus ventanas pondré de piedras preciosas, tus puertas de piedras de carbunclo, y todo tu término de piedras de gran precio.

I will make your fortifications out of rubies; I will make your gates out of sparkling beryl. All your walls will be made of precious stones,

13 Y todos tus hijos serán enseñados del SEÑOR; y multiplicará la paz de tus hijos.

and all your children will be students of the Lord, and they will live in complete peace.

14 Con justicia serás adornada; estarás lejos de opresión, porque no la temerás; y de temor, porque no se acercará a ti.

Your society will operate from principles of goodness and right; nobody will be there to oppress you. You won't be afraid; you won't have to face any kind of terror.

15 Si alguno conspirare contra ti, será sin mí; el que contra ti conspirare, delante de ti caerá.

If any invader comes to attack you, I didn't send them; you will defeat anyone who attacks you.

16 He aquí que yo crié al herrero, que sopla las ascuas en el fuego, y que saca la herramienta para su obra; y yo crié al destruidor para destruir.

Look—I have created a blacksmith who blows the coals into a hot flame and forges a suitable weapon; and I have created the destroyer who brings destruction.

17 Toda herramienta que fuere fabricada contra ti, no prosperará; y tú condenarás toda lengua que se levantare contra ti en juicio. Esta es la heredad de los siervos del SEÑOR, y su justicia de por mí, dijo el SEÑOR.

None of the weapons forged against you will succeed, and you will condemn anyone who accuses you. This is how the servants of the Lord are blessed, and I am the one who vindicates them, declares the Lord.

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