Isaías 57

1 El hombre recto va a su muerte, y nadie le da un pensamiento; y los hombres temerosos de Dios son quitados, y nadie se preocupa por ello; porque el hombre recto es quitado a causa de la maldad, y va a la paz.

Righteous people [sometimes] die [when they are still young], and no one is concerned about it. Godly people [sometimes] die because of disasters, and no one understands why. They are taken away in order that they will not endure more calamities,

2 Ellos están descansando en sus tumbas, todos los que andan en su camino recto.

and now they have peace. They [continually] lived righteously, and [now] they rest [peacefully] in their graves.

3 Mas acercate, hijos de hechicera, simiente de un adúltero y de la mujer perdida.

[Yahweh says, ] “But you who practice sorcery, come here! You who worship idols [MET], [listen to me]!

4 ¿De quién te burlas? ¿Contra quién está abierta tu boca y tu lengua extendida? ¿No son hijos de rebeldía, descendientes de mentira,

Do you realize [RHQ] whom you are ridiculing, and whom you are insulting? Do you realize [RHQ] to whom you are sticking out your tongues? [You are insulting me, Yahweh]! You are [RHQ] always rebelling against me and always lying.

5 Tú que ardes con malos deseos entre los robles, debajo de cada árbol verde; ¿Matas a los niños en los valles, bajo las grietas de las rocas?

You are eager to have sex under every [big] green tree where you worship your gods. You kill your children as sacrifices [to your idols] in the dry riverbeds, and [also] offer them [as sacrifices to your idols] in the rocky caves.

6 Entre las piedras lisas del valle está tu herencia; ellas, incluso ellas, son tu parte; incluso para ellos has hecho una ofrenda de bebida y una ofrenda de comida. ¿Es posible que esas cosas sean pasadas por alto por mí?

[You take big] smooth stones from the riverbeds and worship them as your gods. You pour out [wine] to be an offering to them, and you bring grain [to burn for] an offering to them. Do you think that I should not punish you for doing all those things?

7 Has puesto tu cama en una montaña alta; allí subiste para hacer tu ofrenda.

You have sex [EUP] [with cult prostitutes] on every hill and mountain, and you go there to offer sacrifices [to your gods].

8 Y detrás de las puertas y en los pilares pusiste tu recuerdo; pues te has descubierto con otro y no a mi; has hecho tu cama ancha, y has llegado a un acuerdo con ellos; Tenías un deseo por su cama donde quiera que la veías.

You have put (fetishes/pagan symbols) behind your doors and doorposts, and you have deserted me. You have taken off your clothes [EUP] and climbed into your bed and invited more [of your lovers] to come to bed with you. You have paid them to have sex with you, and you have fondled their sexual organs.

9 Y fuiste al rey con aceite y mucho perfume, enviaste lejos a tus mensajeros y bajaste hasta el inframundo. (Sheol h7585)

You have given [fragrant] oil and lots of perfume to your god Molech, and you sent messengers to distant countries [to find other gods to worship]; you [even tried to] send [messengers] to the place of the dead [to search for new gods]. (Sheol h7585)

10 Estabas cansado con tus largos viajes; pero no dijiste: no hay esperanza; obtuviste nuevas fuerzas y, por lo tanto, no fuiste débil.

You became weary because of doing all those things, but you never said, ‘It is useless [for us to do that].’ You found new strength for worshiping idols, so you continued to do that [LIT].

11 ¿Y de quién tenías miedo, para que te apartaras, y no me tuvieras en mente, ni lo pensaras? No he estado callado, manteniéndome en secreto, y nunca me has temido.

Was it because you were afraid [of those idols more than you were afraid of me] that you lied [about what you were doing], and you do not even think about [DOU, RHQ] me? Was it because I did not punish you for a long time that you are not afraid of me [RHQ]?

12 Declarare cómo es tu justicia y tus obras; pero de nada te aprovecharán.

You [think that] [IRO] the things that you have done are right, but I will tell the truth. It will not help you to do any of those things.

13 Tus falsos dioses no te mantendrán a salvo en respuesta a tu clamor; pero el viento los tomará, se irán como un suspiro, pero el que pone su esperanza en mí tomará la tierra y tendrá mi santa montaña como su herencia.

When you cry out [for help] to your collection of idols, they will not rescue you. The wind will blow them away [DOU]. But those who trust in me will live in the land [of Israel], and [they will worship me on Zion], my sacred hill.”

14 Y diré: construyan, construyan; preparen el camino, saquen las piedras de tropiezo del camino de mi pueblo.

Yahweh will say, “Prepare [yourselves to receive] me, [like] [MET] people build and prepare a road [for a king to come on]. Get rid of [the things that are causing you to sin] [like] [MET] people remove from a road (obstacles/things that cause people to stumble).

15 Porque esta es la palabra del altísimo, cuyo lugar de reposo es eterno, cuyo nombre es Santo; mi lugar de descanso es el lugar alto y santo, pero también con el que es afligido y pobre en espíritu, para dar vida al espíritu de los pobres, y para fortalecer el corazón de los oprimidos.

Because this is what [I], Yahweh, who am holy and greatly honored and who live forever, say: I live in the highest heaven, where [everything] is holy, but I also am with those who are humble and who are sorry for the sinful things that they have done. I will greatly encourage [DOU] those who have repented.

16 Porque no daré castigo para siempre, ni me enfadaré sin fin; pues, desfallecerían ante mí el espíritu; y él aliento de los que yo he creado.

I will not accuse [people] forever; I will not always be angry [with them], because [if I did that], people would become weak/discouraged; all the people whom I created and caused to live would die.

17 Rápidamente me enojé con sus malos caminos, y envié un castigo contra él, cubriéndome la cara con ira: y él continuó, apartando su corazón de mí.

I was angry [with my people] because they sinned by wanting the things that others had. So because I was angry, I punished them and turned away from them, but they continued sinning.

18 He visto sus caminos, y lo sanaré; le daré descanso, consolando a él ya su gente que está triste.

I have seen the evil things that they continually do, but I will restore them and lead them. I will encourage/comfort them. And to those who are mourning,

19 Daré el fruto de los labios: Paz, paz, al que está cerca y al que está lejos, dice el Señor; y lo sanaré.

I will enable them to sing songs to praise me. I will restore [all my people], those who live near [Jerusalem] and those who live far away, and I will cause things to go well for them.

20 Pero los malvados son como el mar turbulento, para el cual no hay reposo, y sus aguas envían tierra y basura.

Wicked [people do not have peace in their inner beings]; they are like [SIM] a sea [whose waves are] always churning up mud,

21 No hay paz, dice mi Dios, para los que hacen el mal.

and [I], Yahweh, say that things will never (go well/be peaceful) for those who are evil.”