Isaías 66

1 El Señor dice: El cielo es el asiento de mi poder, y la tierra es el lugar de descanso para mis pies: ¿qué tipo de casa harás para mí y cuál será mi lugar de descanso?

Yahweh [also] said this: “[All of] heaven is [like] my throne, and the whole earth is [like] my footstool. So you could certainly not [RHQ] build a house [that would be adequate] for me to live in and rest!

2 Por todas estas cosas que hizo mi mano, y son mías, dice el Señor; pero solo a este hombre le prestaré atención al que es pobre y quebrantado de espíritu, temiendo mi palabra.

I [MTY] have created everything; all things exist because I made them. [That is true because I], Yahweh, have said it. The people I am [most] pleased with are those who are humble, who [patiently endure it when they] (suffer/are afflicted), and who tremble when they hear me [rebuking them].

3 El que mata a un buey, como si matara un hombre; el que hace la ofrenda de un cordero, como si matara un perro; el que hace una ofrenda de cereal, como si hiciera una ofrenda de sangre de cerdo; el que hace una ofrenda de perfumes por una señal, como si rindiera culto a una imagen; mientras persiguen sus deseos y su alma se complace en sus cosas repugnantes;

You have enjoyed [continually] doing the things that you want to do: [Some of] you slaughter oxen [to sacrifice them to me], but you also bring human sacrifices [to your idols]! You sacrifice lambs [to me], but you kill dogs [to offer them to your gods]. You offer grain to me, but you also bring pigs’ blood [to your idols]. You burn incense [to me], but you also praise your idols. You enjoy doing those disgusting things.

4 Iré a buscarles problemas, y les enviaré lo que temen; porque nadie respondió a mi voz, ni escuchó mi palabra; pero hicieron lo que era malo en mis ojos, escogieron aquello que no me complacía, en lo cual no tuve ningún placer.

When I called [out to you], you did not answer. When I spoke, you did not pay attention. You did [many] things that I say are evil; you chose [to do] things that I did not like. So [now] I will punish you by causing you to experience the things that you are [very] afraid of.”

5 Escucha la palabra del Señor, tú, que tienes miedo de su palabra; tus compatriotas, te odian y te expulsan a causa de mi nombre, han dicho: Sea Señor glorificado, que la gloria del Señor sea clara, para que podemos ver su alegría, pero serán avergonzados.

But you people who tremble when you hear what Yahweh says, listen to what he says [now]: “Some of your people hate you and reject you because you belong to me. They make fun of you, and they say, ‘Yahweh should show his glorious power! We want to see him [do something to cause] you to be truly happy.’ But [some day] those people will be [very] disgraced.”

6 Hay un ruido de guerra en la ciudad, un sonido del Templo, la voz del Señor que castiga a sus enemigos.

[At that time], you will listen to the noise in the city. You will hear the shouting in the temple. It will be the sound of Yahweh shouting while he is punishing his enemies!

7 Antes de que vinieran sus dolores, ella dio a luz; Antes de sus dolores, ella dio a luz a un hijo varón.

No one [RHQ] ever heard that a woman gave birth to a baby when she was just starting to have birth pains.

8 ¿Cuándo ha llegado esta historia a los oídos de los hombres? ¿Quién ha visto tales cosas? ¿Una tierra nacerá en un día? ¿Se dará a luz una nación en un minuto? Para cuando los dolores de Zion vinieron sobre ella, ella dio a luz a sus hijos de inmediato.

Certainly no one [RHQ] ever heard about such a thing happening, and no one has ever seen it happen. [Similarly], no one ever [RHQ] heard that a nation was created in one instant, not even in one day. But Jerusalem is like [MET] [a woman who] gives birth to children as soon as she starts to have birth pains.

9 ¿Yo, por quien se inició el nacimiento, no lo completaré? dice el Señor ¿Haré que los que hacen nacer a los niños, sean devueltos? dice tu Dios.

Women certainly do not [RHQ] bring infants to the time when they are ready to be born and then do not allow them to be born. [Similarly, he will do for Jerusalem] [MET] [what he has promised to do]: [He will cause Jerusalem to be full of people again]. [That will happen because] Yahweh has said it.

10 Ten alegría con Jerusalén, y regocíjate con ella, todos ustedes, sus amantes; participen en su alegría, todos ustedes que están lamentando por ella.

You people in [APO] Jerusalem, rejoice! And all you people who love Jerusalem should also be happy. You people who were sad because of [what happened to Jerusalem], you should now be glad.

11 Para que mamen y se sacien de sus pechos de consolación, ordeñen y se deleiten con toda la medida de su gloria.

[You people in Jerusalem] will [have everything that you need] like [MET] a baby that gets all it needs from its mother’s breasts. You will enjoy all the abundant and glorious things [MET] in the city.

12 Porque el Señor dice: Mira, yo la haré en paz como un río, y la gloria de las naciones como una corriente desbordante, y ella tomará a sus hijos en sus brazos, cuidándolos gentilmente de rodillas.

Yahweh has promised, “I will cause Jerusalem to be full of valuable things that come from other nations; those things will pour into Jerusalem; it will be like [SIM] a big flood. I will take care of the people of Jerusalem like women care for the babies that they nurse.

13 En cuanto a alguien que es consolado por su madre, yo también te daré consuelo; y serás consolado en Jerusalén.

I will comfort you people in Jerusalem like [MET] mothers comfort their children.”

14 Y lo verás y tu corazón se alegrará, y tus huesos obtendrán nuevas fuerzas, como la hierba joven; y la mano del Señor se verá obrando entre sus siervos, y su ira contra sus enemigos.

When you see [those things happen], you [SYN] will rejoice. Your [old] bones will become strong [again] like [SIM] grass [that grows quickly/well in the springtime]. [When that happens, everyone] will know that Yahweh has power [MTY] to help those who worship and obey him, but that he is angry with his enemies.

15 Porque el Señor viene con fuego, y sus carros de guerra serán como el viento de tormenta; dar el castigo en el calor de su ira, y su ira es como las llamas de fuego.

Yahweh will come down with flames of fire, and his chariots [will come down] like [SIM] a whirlwind; he will be extremely angry, and he will punish [his enemies] by burning them in a fire.

16 Porque con fuego y espada vendrá el Señor, juzgando a toda la tierra, y su espada estará sobre toda carne, y un gran número será muerto por él.

[It is as though] [MET] Yahweh has a [big] sword, and he will judge and execute many people.

17 En cuanto a los que son santificados y se purifican en los jardines, persiguen a uno en el centro, toman la carne de cerdo como alimento y otras cosas desagradables, como el ratón; sus obras y sus pensamientos, a una perecerán, dice el Señor.

Yahweh says, “Some of you people purify/bathe yourselves and [then] go to a garden to worship your gods. You eat the meat of pigs and lizards and mice, [and other things that I have forbidden you to eat]. So I will get rid of you [for doing that].

18 Y voy a reunir a todas las naciones y lenguas: y vendrán y verán mi gloria.

I know [all] the [evil] things that you think and do. [It is now time] for me to gather together the people who live in all nations and who speak all languages, and to show them that I am very great.

19 Y pondré una señal entre ellos, y enviaré a los que aún viven a las naciones, a Tarsis, Put, y Lud, Mesec y Ros, Tubal y Javán, a las costas lejanas, que no han tenido noticias mías, ni han visto mi gloria; y darán el conocimiento de mi gloria a las naciones.

I will put a mark on them, and those whom I have spared will go to various [distant] countries: to Tarshish, Put, Lud, Meshech, Tubal, Javan, and to distant islands. I will send them to proclaim to nations that have never heard about me that I am very great and glorious.

20 Y sacarán a tus compatriotas de todas las naciones para una ofrenda al Señor, en caballos, en carruajes, en carros, en asnos y en camellos, a mi santo monte Jerusalén, dice el Señor, como los hijos de Israel llevan su ofrenda en un recipiente limpio a la casa del Señor.

Then they will bring back here your relatives [who have been (exiled/forced to go to other countries)], to be like [SIM] an offering to me. They will come on horses, in chariots, on mules, and on camels. They will come to [Zion, ] my sacred hill in Jerusalem. That will be like [SIM] the offerings that [my] Israeli people used to bring in the correct manner to the temple.

21 Y algunos de ellos los tomaré por sacerdotes y levitas, dice el Señor.

[I solemnly promise that] I will appoint some of them to be priests, and others to do other work in my temple. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.

22 Porque como el nuevo cielo y la nueva tierra que haré serán para siempre delante de mí, dice el Señor, así serán tu simiente y tu nombre para siempre.

I [also] promise that just like the new heaven and the new earth will last forever, you will always have descendants, and you [MTY] will always be honored.

23 Y será que, de luna nueva en luna nueva, y de sábado en sábado, todo mortal vendrá a arrodillarse delante de mí, dice el Señor.

At every festival to celebrate the Sabbath [each week] and the new moon [each month], everyone will [come and] worship me. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.

24 Y saldrán a ver los cadáveres de los hombres que han hecho el mal contra mí, porque su gusano vivirá, y su fuego nunca se apagará, y serán una cosa abominable para toda carne.

Then they will go out [of Jerusalem] and look at the corpses of those who rebelled against me. The maggots in those corpses will never die, the fire will never stop burning them, and everyone [who sees their corpses] will detest them.”