Isaías 1
1 La visión de Isaías, hijo de Amoz, que vio sobre Judá y Jerusalén, en los días de Uzías, Jotam, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá.
[I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
2 Escucha, oh cielos, y tú, oh tierra, a la palabra que el Señor ha dicho: He cuidado de mis hijos hasta que se han hecho hombres, pero sus corazones se han apartado de mí.
This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
3 Incluso el buey tiene conocimiento de su dueño, y el asno del lugar donde su amo pone su comida; pero Israel no tiene conocimiento, mi pueblo no entiende.
Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
4 Oh nación llena de pecado, un pueblo cargado de crimen, una generación de malhechores, hijos de falso corazón! se han ido del Señor, no tienen respeto por el Santo de Israel, sus corazones se apartaron de él.
Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
5 ¿Por qué tendrás más y más castigo? ¿Por qué seguir en tus malos caminos? Toda cabeza está enferma y todo corazón desfallecido.
Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
6 El cuerpo, de pies a cabeza, está todo enfermo; Es una masa de heridas abiertas, marcas de golpes y heridas; el flujo de sangre no se ha detenido y no se ha puesto aceite en las heridas.
[It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
7 Tu país se ha convertido en un desperdicio; tus pueblos son quemados con fuego; En cuanto a tu tierra, se volcó ante tus ojos, fue desechada y vencida por hombres de tierras extrañas.
[It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
8 Y la hija de Sión se ha convertido en una tienda de campaña en un jardín de viñas, como la casa de un vigilante en un campo de frutas, como una ciudad cerrada por ejércitos.
The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
9 Si el Señor de los ejércitos no hubiera mantenido a salvo a algunos de nosotros, habríamos sido como Sodoma, y el destino de Gomorra habría sido el nuestro.
If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
10 Escuchen la palabra del Señor, gobernantes de Sodoma; Que sus corazones se vuelvan a la ley de nuestro Dios, pueblo de Gomorra.
You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
11 ¿Para qué me sirve el número de las ofrendas que me dan? dice el Señor sus ofrendas quemadas de ovejas, y las mejores partes del ganado gordo, estoy harto de ellas; No me complace de la sangre de los bueyes, ni de los corderos, ni de los chivos.
He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
12 ¿A cuando vienen delante de mí, Quien demanda esto de ustedes, pisoteando mis atrios?
When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
13 No me traigan falsas ofrendas; el incienso para mi es una abominación. Luna nueva y día de reposo, el convocar asambleas, no soporto la iniquidad de sus asambleas solemnes.
Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
14 Sus nuevas lunas y sus fiestas regulares, son un dolor para mi alma, son un peso en mi espíritu; Estoy cansado de esa carga.
I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
15 Y cuando tengan sus manos extendidas hacia mí, mis ojos se apartarán de ustedes; aunque sigan haciendo oraciones, no escucharé; sus manos están llenas de sangre.
[So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
16 Se lavan, se limpian; aparten el mal de sus obras delante de mis ojos; Sea el fin del pecado.
Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
17 Aprendan hacer el bien; busquen la justicia, mantén al margen a los crueles, defiende al niño que no tiene padre, cuida la causa de la viuda.
Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
18 Vengan, y discutamos juntos, dice el Señor: aunque sus pecados sean como la grana, yo los dejaré blancos como la nieve; Aunque sean rojos como él carmesí, quedarán blancos como lana.
Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
19 Si escuchan mi palabra y la cumplen, las cosas buenas de la tierra serán suyas.
If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
20 Pero si sus corazones se vuelven contra mí, les enviaré la destrucción por la espada; así ha dicho el Señor.
But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
21 La ciudad recta se ha vuelto una prostituta; hubo un momento en que sus jueces tomaron decisiones correctas, cuando la justicia tenía un lugar de descanso en ella, pero ahora está llena de asesinos.
“[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
22 Tu plata ya no es metal verdadero, tu vino se mezcla con agua.
Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
23 Tus jefes se han ido contra el Señor, se han hecho amigos de los ladrones; Cada uno de ellos está buscando ganancias y persiguiendo recompensas; no toman las decisiones correctas para el niño que no tiene padre, y no les importa la causa de la viuda.
Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
24 Por esta razón el Señor, el Señor de los ejércitos, el Fuerte de Israel, ha dicho: Pondré fin a mis enemigos y enviaré castigo a los que están contra mía;
Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
25 Y mi mano volverá a estar sobre ti, lavando lo que es impuro con jabón, y quitando todo tu metal falso;
I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
26 Y les daré de nuevo jueces como al principio, y sabios guías como en el pasado; entonces serás nombrado, El Pueblo de Justicia, el verdadero pueblo.
[After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
27 Los actos de arrepentimiento serán el precio del perdón de Sión, y por la justicia los hombres vivirán allí.
Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
28 Pero una destrucción común superará a los pecadores y los malhechores juntos, y los que se han alejado del Señor serán cortados.
But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
29 Porque ellos serás avergonzado por los árboles que amaste y por los jardines que han escogido.
You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
30 Porque serán como un árbol cuyas hojas se han secado, y como un jardín sin agua.
You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
31 Y los fuertes serán como estopa para el fuego, y su obra como una llama; y serán quemados juntos, sin nadie que apague el fuego.
Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
