Isaías 41
1 Vengan tranquilamente delante de mí, oh tierras de mar, y que los pueblos reúnan sus fuerzas; que se acerquen; luego digan lo que tienen que decir; discutamos nuestra causa unos contra otros.
[Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
2 ¿Quién despertó del oriente al justo, quién él llama en justicia a sus pies? Ante Él entrega naciones en sus manos, y lo hace gobernar sobre los reyes; Él los da como polvo a su espada, como tallos secos los dispersa con su arco.
Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
3 Él va tras ellos con seguridad, sin tocar el camino con sus pies.
Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
4 ¿De quién era el propósito y el trabajo? El que envió a las generaciones desde el principio. Yo el Señor, el primero, y el último, soy El.
Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
5 Las costas lo vieron, y tuvieron miedo; los extremos de la tierra temblaban; se han acercado, y han venido.
[People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
6 Ayudaron todos a su prójimo; y todos dijeron a su hermano: ¡Anímate!
They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
7 Entonces el carpintero animó al fundidor, y el que estaba martillando el metal le dijo palabras amables al que bate el yunque; buena soldadura “Está lista y asegura su obra con clavos”, para que no se mueva.
The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
8 Mas tú, Israel, mi siervo, y tú, Jacob, a quien he tomado para mí, la simiente de Abraham, mi amigo:
[Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
9 Tú, a quien he tomado de los confines de la tierra, y he enviado desde sus lugares más remotos, diciéndote: Tú eres mi siervo, a quien he tomado por mí mismo, y al que no he abandonado.
I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
10 No temas, porque yo estoy contigo; no te preocupes, porque yo soy tu Dios; Te daré fuerza, si, seré tu ayudante; Sí, mi verdadera mano derecha será tu apoyo.
Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
11 En verdad, todos los que están enojados contigo serán humillados y avergonzados; aquellos que deseen hacerte mal se quedarán en la nada y perecerán.
It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
12 Buscarás a tus enemigos, pero ellos no estarán allí; los que hacen guerra contra ti serán como nada y serán destruidos.
If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
13 Porque yo, el Señor tu Dios, tomo tu diestra con la mía, y te digo: No temas. Yo seré tu ayudante.
[It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
14 No temas, gusano de Jacob, y hombres de Israel; Yo seré tu ayudante, dice el Señor, tu redentor, el Santo de Israel.
Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
15 Mira, te haré como un nuevo instrumento de trituración de grano con dientes, aplastando las montañas pequeñas y haciendo que las colinas se conviertan en tallos secos.
[I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
16 Los esparciré, y el viento se los llevará; irán en todas direcciones ante él viento huracanado; pero tu tendrás gozo en el Señor y te alegrarás en el Santo de Israel.
You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
17 Los pobres y oprimidos están buscando agua donde no hay agua, y su lengua está reseca de sed. Yo el Señor escuchará su oración, el Dios de Israel no los abandonará.
When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
18 Haré ríos en las cimas secas de las montañas y fuentes en los valles. Haré de la tierra estéril, pantanos, y la tierra seca manantiales de agua.
I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
19 Pondré en la tierra baldía el cedro, la acacia, el mirto y el olivo; y en las tierras bajas se plantarán el abeto, y el ciprés juntos.
I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
20 Para que vean, sean sabios y se decidan, y para que quede claro para ellos que la mano del Señor ha hecho esto, y que el Santo de Israel lo ha hecho.
[I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
21 Presenta tu causa, dice el Señor; Deja que salga tu fuerte argumento, dice el rey de Jacob.
[I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
22 Dejemos claro el futuro; danos noticias de las cosas pasadas, para que podamos reflexionar sobre ellas; o de las cosas por venir, para que podamos ver si son verdaderas.
Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
23 Danos una palabra de lo que sucederá después de esto, para que podamos estar seguros de que son dioses; sí, haz el bien o el mal, para que todos podamos verlo y sorprendernos.
[Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
24 Pero tú no eres nada, y tu trabajo no tiene ningún valor; necio es el que los escoge por su dios.
But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
25 He enviado a uno desde el norte, y desde el alba ha venido; en mi nombre, él reunirá a los gobernantes y irá contra ellos; serán como el polvo, incluso cuando la tierra húmeda sea estampada por los pies del alfarero.
“[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
26 ¿Quién lo ha sabido desde el principio, para que podamos estar seguros de ello? y desde el principio, para que podamos decir, ¿Su palabra es verdadera? No hay nadie que dé noticias, diga nada, o que escuche sus palabras.
(Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
27 Fui el primero en comunicárselo a Sión, y le di las buenas nuevas a Jerusalén.
I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
28 Y vi que no había ningún hombre, ni siquiera un hombre sabio entre ellos, que pudiera responder a mis preguntas.
None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
29 En verdad, no son nada, sus obras no son nada y carecen de valor; sus imágenes fundidas no son más que viento y vanidad.
Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
