Isaías 42
1 Mira a mi siervo, a quien yo sostengo, a mi ser amado, en quien me deleito; he puesto mi espíritu sobre él; Él dará el conocimiento del verdadero Dios a las naciones.
[Yahweh says, “I want you people to know about] my servant, whom I encourage. I have chosen him, and I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will make certain that all the people-groups do what is right/just.
2 No hará ningún grito, ni alzará su voz; sus palabras no llegarán a los oídos de los hombres en las calles.
He will not [show his power by] shouting [DOU] or by talking very loudly.
3 No permitirá que se rompa un tallo quebrado, y no permitirá que se apague la mecha débilmente encendida; sacará el juicio a la verdad.
He will not get rid of [anyone who is weak like] [MET] a smashed reed, and he will not [end the life of anyone who is helpless like] [MET] someone would extinguish a dimly burning wick [of an oil lamp]. He will faithfully/continually make sure that judges decide cases justly.
4 Su luz no se apagará, ni desmayará, hasta que haya dado el conocimiento del verdadero Dios a la tierra, y las islas estarán esperando su enseñanza.
He will not become exhausted or discouraged all during the time that he is causing things to be done justly throughout the earth. Even [people living on the islands in] [MTY] the oceans will confidently wait for [him to teach them] his laws.”
5 Dios, Señor, el que hizo los cielos los extendió en lo alto; extendiendo la tierra, y su producto; el que sopla a la gente que está en él, y él espíritu a los que andan en ella.
Yahweh our God created the sky and spread it out. He also created the earth and everything on it. He gives breath to all the people on the earth; he causes them to live [DOU]. [And he is the one who says to his special servant],
6 Yo, el Señor, te he hecho instrumento de mi propósito, te he tomado de la mano, y te he mantenido a salvo, y te he dado para ser un acuerdo para el pueblo y una luz para las naciones.
“I, Yahweh, have chosen you to show people that I always act righteously/fairly. I will grasp your hand and protect you, and I will present you to [my Israeli] people to be the one who will put into effect my agreement with them. [You will be like] a light to the [other] nations.
7 Para dar vista a los ciegos, para liberar a los prisioneros de la cárcel, para dejar salir a los que están encerrados en la oscuridad.
You will enable blind [IDM] people to see, you will free those who are in prison (OR, who are bound [by the guilt of their sins]) [MET] and release those who are in dark dungeons.
8 Yo soy el Señor; ese es mi nombre; no daré mi gloria a otra persona ni mi elogio a las imágenes talladas.
I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not allow anyone else to receive the honor that only I deserve. And I will not allow idols to be praised like only I should be praised.
9 Mira, las cosas que se han dicho antes se han producido, y ahora les doy noticias de cosas nuevas: antes de que lleguen, les doy noticias de ellas.
Everything that I have prophesied has happened, and now I will tell about other things that will happen. I will tell you things that will happen before they happen.”
10 Haz un nuevo cántico al Señor, y que su alabanza sea sonada desde el fin de la tierra; Tú que desciendes al mar, y todo lo que hay en él, las islas y su gente.
Sing a new song to Yahweh! Sing to praise him throughout the world! All you people who sail across the oceans, and all you creatures that live in the oceans, and all you people who live on islands far away, sing!
11 Alégrense las tierras baldías y sus ciudades, los círculos de tiendas de campaña de Cedar; Que la gente de la Piedra dé un grito de alegría desde la cima de las montañas, que hagan un sonido de alegría.
You people who live in towns in the desert, sing loudly! You people who live in the Kedar [area in the north of Arabia], you rejoice also! You people in Sela [city in Edom], you also should sing joyfully; shout [to praise him] from the tops of your mountains!
12 Glorifiquen al Señor, haciendo sonar su alabanza en las islas.
Even people who live on distant islands should honor Yahweh and sing to praise him.
13 El Señor saldrá como un hombre de guerra, será movido a la ira como un hombre de combate: su voz será fuerte, dará un fuerte grito; Él irá contra sus atacantes como un hombre de guerra.
[It will be as though] Yahweh will march out like [SIM] a mighty soldier; he will show that he is very angry. He will shout a battle-cry, and [then] he will defeat all his enemies.
14 He estado callado por mucho tiempo, he guardado silencio y no he hecho nada; ahora haré gemidos de dolor como una mujer en el parto, resuello y jadeo; asolaré y devoraré a la vez.
[He will say], “I have remained silent [DOU] for a long time; I have restrained myself [from doing what I need to do]. But now, like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby, I will cry out and gasp and pant.
15 Haré residuos de montañas y colinas, secando todas sus plantas; y haré los ríos secar, y los estanques secar la tierra.
I will level off the hills and mountains, and I will cause all the plants and trees to dry up. I will cause the rivers to become small streams, and little islands will appear in them, and I will cause all the pools to become dry.
16 Tomaré a los ciegos por un camino que no tenían conocimiento, guiándolos por caminos extraños para ellos: haré que los lugares oscuros se iluminen ante ellos, y los lugares ásperos al nivel. Estas cosas las haré y no las dejaré.
[My people who have been taken to Babylonia are like] [MET] blind people, [but] I will lead them along a road on which they have not walked before, on a road that they have not seen before. They have felt [very helpless, as though] they were walking in the darkness, but I will take away that darkness and I will make smooth the road that is in front of them. Those are the things that I will do for them; I will not abandon them.
17 Serán rechazados y serán grandemente avergonzados los que ponen su esperanza en imágenes representadas, quienes dicen a las imágenes de metal, ustedes son nuestros dioses.
But those who trust in carved idols, and say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be completely humiliated/disgraced.”
18 Escuchen, ustedes cuyos oídos están cerrados; y deja que tus ojos estén abiertos, tú ciego, para que veas.
You [Israeli people who have acted toward God like] deaf [people], listen [to what Yahweh says]! “You [who have been like] [MET] blind [people], look!
19 ¿Quién es ciego, sino mi siervo? ¿quién es sordo, pero al que envío? ¿Quién es ciego y sordo como mi mensajero, como el siervo del Señor?
No people are [RHQ] as blind as my people, who [should have been] serving me. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] deaf people as [the Israelis, who should have been] my messengers. No people are [RHQ] as much like [MET] blind people as those whom I chose to serve me.
20 Viendo mucho, pero sin tener nada en mente; Sus oídos están abiertos, pero no hay oído.
You see and know what are the right things to do, but you do not do them. You hear [what I say to you], but you do not pay attention.”
21 Fue un placer para el Señor, por su justicia, quiso hacer la enseñanza grande y darle honor.
Because Yahweh is righteous, he has honored his glorious laws.
22 Pero este es un pueblo cuya propiedad les ha sido quitada por la fuerza; todos están atrapados en cuevas y se encierran en las cárceles; los hacen prisioneros, y nadie los hace libres; son tomados por la fuerza y nadie dice: Devuélvanlos.
But [the armies of Babylon have destroyed Jerusalem] and have completely (plundered/taken away) [DOU] all the valuable things, and they have captured Yahweh’s people and taken them away and put them in prison. They have been captured easily, because there was no one to protect them; there was no one to say that they should be allowed to return home.
23 ¿Quién de ustedes escuchará esto? ¿Quién le prestará atención en el futuro?
Who among you will listen carefully to these things? Who will pay attention from now on?
24 ¿Quién entregó a Jacob a los que se llevaron sus bienes, e Israel a sus atacantes? ¿No fue el Señor? aquel contra quien hicieron el mal, y en cuyos caminos no quisieron andar, apartándose de su ley.
Who allowed the valuable possessions of the people of Israel to be stolen [RHQ, DOU]? It was Yahweh, because he is he one against whom we had sinned; we did not conduct our lives like he wanted us to, and we did not obey his laws.
25 Por esta razón, soltó sobre él el calor de su ira, y su fuerza era como una llama; y lo prendió fuego por todos lados, pero él no lo vio; fue quemado, pero no lo tomó en serio.
Therefore, he was extremely angry with us, and he caused our soldiers to be destroyed in battles. [It was as though] [MET] he lit a fire around us, but we did not understand [what he was trying to tell us]. [His being angry with us was like] a fire that would burn us up, but we did not pay attention [IDM].
