Isaías 46
1 Bel se inclina, Nebo se cae; sus imágenes son puestas sobre las bestias y sobre animales de carga; las cosas que tomaste se han convertido en un peso para la bestia cansada.
[It is as though] Bel and Nebo, the statues of the gods [of Babylonia], are bowing down as those statues are put on animals and carried away! The statues are heavy burdens and will cause the animals to become tired [SAR]!
2 Están doblados, caen juntos; no pudieron mantener a salvo sus imágenes, pero ellos mismos han sido tomados prisioneros.
[It seems like] both gods are bowing down; not only can they not save themselves, but they themselves are being (exiled/taken to another country)!
3 Escúchame, oh familia de Jacob, y al resto del pueblo de Israel, que han sido llevados por mi desde desde su nacimiento y cuidado desde la matriz.
[Yahweh says], “You descendants of Jacob who were exiled, [I am not like the gods of Babylonia that must be carried]; [instead, it is as though] I have carried you since you first became a nation [MET]. I carried you [even] before you became a nation.
4 Incluso cuando seas viejo seré el mismo, y cuando seas canoso te cuidaré; seré responsable de lo que hice; Sí, te llevaré y te mantendré a salvo.
I will be your God, and I will carry you for many years, until [it is as though] [MET] your nation is an old man with gray hair. I caused [you to become a nation], and I will sustain you and rescue you.
5 ¿Quién en tus ojos es mi igual? ¿O qué comparación harán conmigo?
There is certainly [RHQ] no one to whom I can be compared. There is [RHQ] no one who is equal to me [DOU].
6 En cuanto a los que sacan el oro de una bolsa y ponen plata en la balanza, dan un pago a un artesano del oro, para convertirlo en un dios; Ellos se bajan sobre sus rostros y le dan adoración.
[So it is stupid/ridiculous that] some people pour out gold and silver from their bags and weigh it on a scale. [Then] they hire a man who makes things from gold to make an idol from it. [After he makes an idol], they bow down and worship it!
7 Lo pusieron sobre sus espaldas, lo levantaron y lo pusieron en su lugar fijo, desde donde no puede ser movido; Si un hombre le grita pidiéndole ayuda, no puede dar una respuesta o sacarlo de su apuro.
They lift it up and carry it on their shoulders. They put it in a [special] place, and it stays there. It cannot move! And when someone prays to it, it does not answer. So [obviously] it cannot rescue anyone from his troubles!
8 Tengan esto en mente y tengan vergüenza; Que vuelva a tu memoria, pecadores.
[You people of Judah], do not forget this; keep thinking about it, you sinful people!
9 Recuerden las cosas pasadas; porque yo soy Dios, y no hay otro; Yo soy Dios, y no hay nadie como yo;
Think about the things [that I did] long ago. Only I am God; I am God, and there is no one like me.
10 Anunciando desde el principio lo que vendrá, y de los tiempos pasados; las cosas que no han sucedido hasta ahora; diciendo: Mis planes son fijos, y haré mi voluntad.
Only I can tell what will happen in the future before it occurs; I tell it long before it happens. I will accomplish everything that I plan to accomplish, and I will do everything that I want to do.
11 Enviando a un pájaro de fuerte vuelo desde el este, el hombre de mi propósito desde un país lejano; Lo he dicho, y le daré efecto; lo planeado por mí ciertamente se hará.
So I will summon [someone to come] from the east [like a swift and powerful] eagle; he will come from a distant country. He will accomplish what I want him to. [He is the one who] will do what I have said that I want him to do, what I have planned.
12 Escúchame, duros de corazón, que no tienes fe en mi justicia.
You stubborn people [of Israel], [you think that] it will be a long time before you are allowed to return to your own country.
13 Mi justicia está cerca, no está lejos; la salvación vendrá rápidamente; y haré libre a Sión, y daré a Israel mi gloria.
But I will rescue you, and it will not be a long time [before that happens]. I will do it soon. I will rescue Jerusalem and show to you Israeli [people] that I am glorious.”
