Isaías 51

1 Escúchame, tú que estás buscando la justicia, que estás buscando al Señor; mira la roca de la cual fuiste cortado, y el agujero del cual te sacaron.

[Yahweh says], “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! [It is as though] [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you [people of Israel became a nation], [it was as though] [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].

2 Miren a Abraham, su padre y a Sara, que les dio la vida; porque cuando era uno solo, mi voz vino a él, y le di mi bendición, y lo convertí en un gran pueblo.

Think about your ancestor Abraham and [his wife] Sarah, of whom [all of] you are descendants. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But after I blessed him, he had a huge number of descendants.

3 Porque el Señor ha dado consuelo a Sión; ha alegrado todos sus muros rotos; haciéndole lugares desolados como Edén, y cambiando su tierra seca al jardín del Señor; La alegría y el placer estarán allí, la alabanza y el sonido de la melodía.

[Some day I], Yahweh, will encourage his descendants [again], and I will comfort all [the people who live in] the ruins [of Jerusalem]. The desert in that area will become like Eden, like the garden that I, Yahweh, [made/planted]. All the people there will be joyful and happy; they will thank me and sing.

4 Préstame atención, pueblo mío; y escuchen, oh nación mía; porque la enseñanza saldrá de mí, y el conocimiento del verdadero Dios será una luz para los pueblos.

My people of Judah, listen carefully [DOU] to me, because [I want you to] proclaim my laws; the just/right things that I do will be [like] [MET] a light for the people of the nations.

5 De pronto se acercará mi justicia, y mi salvación brillará como la luz; las islas me estarán esperando y pondrán su esperanza en mi brazo fuerte.

I will soon/quickly rescue you [DOU]; by my power [MTY] I will bring you back [from being exiled in Babylonia] [DOU]. The people who live on islands in the ocean will wait for me [to help them], confidently expecting for me to use my power [MTY].

6 Levanten sus ojos al cielo y se vuelvan hacia la tierra que está debajo de ellos; porque los cielos volarán como humo, y la tierra se envejecerá como un abrigo, y su gente vendrá a destrucción como insectos: pero mi salvación será para siempre, y mi justicia no llegará a su fin.

Look up at the sky, and look at the earth, [and see what they are like now], because [some day] the sky will disappear like [SIM] smoke, and the earth will wear out like [SIM] old clothes wear out, and people on the earth will die like gnats/flies. But I will rescue/save you, and you will remain free forever, and I will rule you righteously/fairly forever.

7 Escúchame, tú que conoces la justicia, en cuyo corazón está mi ley; no teman a las malas palabras de los hombres, y no piensen en sus maldiciones.

You people who know what things are right to do, and who know in your inner beings [what is written in] my laws, listen to me! Do not be afraid of people who taunt/insult you; do not be disturbed/upset when people revile you,

8 Porque como un vestido serán alimento para el insecto, el gusano hará una comida de ellos como lana, pero mi justicia será para siempre, y mi salvación para todas las generaciones.

because [some day they will be destroyed] like [MET] clothing that is eaten by ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches), like wool garments that have been eaten by worms. I will save you people, and you will be saved forever.”

9 ¡Despierta! ¡despierta! ¡Pon fuerzas, oh brazo del Señor, despierta! como en los viejos tiempos, en las generaciones pasadas. ¿No fue por ti que Rahab fue cortado en dos, y el dragón Herido?

Yahweh, wake up [and do something for us]! Show your power! Do mighty things like you did long ago, when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.

10 ¿No secaste el mar, las aguas del gran abismo? ¿No hiciste que las aguas profundas del mar fueran un camino para que pasara el pueblo del Señor?

Surely you are [RHQ] the one who caused the [Red] Sea to become dry and made a path through that deep water in order that your people could cross it!

11 Aquellos a quienes el Señor ha hecho libres volverán con cantos a Sión; y sobre sus cabezas habrá alegría eterna; deleite y alegría serán suyas, y la tristeza y los sonidos de la tristeza desaparecerán para siempre.

And those whom Yahweh will rescue [from being exiled in Babylonia] will [similarly] return to Jerusalem, singing. Their being joyful forever will be [like] [MET] a crown on their heads. They will not be sad or mourn any more; they will be [completely] joyful and happy.

12 Yo soy tu consolador: ¿eres tan pobre de corazón que temes al hombre que llegará a su fin, y al hijo del hombre que será como la hierba?

[Yahweh says], “I am the one who encourages you. So (why are you/you should not be) [RHQ] afraid of humans who will [wither and disappear like] [MET] grass.

13 Y no has pensado en el Señor tu Creador, por quien los cielos se extendió, y la tierra se puso sobre su base; y fuiste todo el día temiendo la ira del opresor, cuando él se estaba preparando para tu destrucción. ¿Y dónde está la ira del opresor?

(Why have you/You should not have) [RHQ] forgotten [me], Yahweh, the one who created your nation, the one who stretched out the sky and laid the foundations of the earth. (Why are you/You should not be) [RHQ] continually afraid of those who are angry with you and (oppress you/treat you cruelly) and want to get rid of you. [You should not be afraid of them now], because those angry people have now disappeared!

14 El prisionero, inclinado bajo su cadena, será liberado rápidamente, y no bajará al inframundo, y su pan no llegará a su fin.

Soon you people who have been caused to be slaves [in Babylonia] will be freed! You will not remain in prison, and you will not die of hunger,

15 Porque yo soy el Señor tu Dios, que divide el mar y truenan sus olas; El Señor de los ejércitos es su nombre.

because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!

16 Y he puesto mis palabras en tu boca, cubriéndote con la sombra de mi mano, extendiendo los cielos, y poniendo la tierra en su base, y diciendo a Sión: Tú eres mi pueblo.

I have given you my message [MTY] to proclaim, and I have protected you with my hand [MTY]. I stretched out the sky and laid the foundation of the earth. And I am the one who says to you Israeli people, ‘You are my people!’”

17 ¡Despierta! ¡despierta! ¡arriba! Oh Jerusalén, tú que has tomado de la mano del Señor la copa de su ira; la bebes hasta el fondo hasta chuparla.

[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, wake up [DOU]! You have experienced Yahweh severely punishing [MTY] you. Yahweh has caused you to suffer much, all that he wanted you to suffer, like [MET] someone who causes another person to suffer by forcing him to drink every drop of [MTY] a cupful of bitter liquid.

18 Ella no tiene a nadie entre todos sus hijos para ser su guía; ninguno de los hijos que ha cuidado la toma de la mano.

[Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.

19 Estas dos cosas han venido sobre ti; ¿Quién llorará por ti? desperdicio y destrucción; hambruna, y muerte; ¿Cómo puedes ser consolado?

You have experienced several disasters: Your country has become desolate/deserted; [your cities have been] destroyed; [many people have] died from hunger; [many people have been] killed by your enemies’ swords. Now, there is no one [RHQ] left to console/comfort you and sympathize with you.

20 Tus hijos son vencidos; tendidos en las esquinas, como antílopes en la red; heridos por la ira del Señor, por el castigo de tu Dios.

Your children have fainted and lie in the streets; they are [as helpless as] [SIM] an antelope [that has been caught] in a net. What has happened to them is because Yahweh has been very angry with them; he has rebuked them severely.

21 Ahora escuchen esto, ustedes que están perturbados y vencidos, pero no con vino:

So now, you people who have suffered much, [you act as though] you are drunk, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.

22 Esta es la palabra del Señor, El SEÑOR tu Dios que defiende su pueblo: Mira, he tomado de tu mano la copa de aturdimiento, la copa de mi ira; no se te volverá a dar.

Yahweh, your Lord and your God, the one who argues/pleads your case, says this: “Note this: [It is as though] [MET] I have taken that cup of bitter liquid from your hands; I will not be angry with you and cause you to suffer any more.

23 Y lo pondré en la mano de tus amos crueles, y de aquellos cuyo yugo ha sido duro para ti; ¿Quién le ha dicho a tu alma: ¡En tu rostro póstrate! para que podamos pasar sobre ti; y ustedes han dado sus espaldas como la tierra, como la calle, para que pasen.

Instead, I will cause those who have tormented you to suffer; [I will severely punish] those who said to you, ‘Prostrate yourselves in order that we may walk on you; [lie down on your stomachs] in order that your backs will be like [SIM] streets that we can walk on.’”