Isaías 8
1 Y el Señor me dijo: Toma una tabla grande, y en él escribe letras comunes, Maher-salal-hasbaz; muy pronto habrá saqueo y destrucción.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
2 Y tomen verdaderos testigos de lo que está escrito: Urías, sacerdote, y Zacarías, hijo de Jeberquerias.
[So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
3 Me uní con mi mujer, y ella quedó embarazada y dio a luz un hijo. Entonces el Señor me dijo: Dale el nombre Maher-salal-hasbaz,
Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
4 Porque antes de que el niño pueda decir, Padre, o Madre, la riqueza de Damasco y los bienes de Samaria serán quitados por el rey de Asiria.
because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
5 Y el Señor me dijo de nuevo:
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 Porque este pueblo ha aborrecido las aguas que fluyen suavemente de Siloé, temerán a Rezín y al hijo de Remalías;
‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
7 Por esta causa, el Señor les está enviando las aguas del río, profundas y fuertes, hasta el rey de Asiria y toda su gloria: y saldrá por todas sus corrientes, desbordando todos sus bordes.
Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
8 Y vendrá a Judá; corriendo y desbordando, hasta que las aguas están hasta el cuello; será como un ave con sus alas extendidas cubrirán la tierra de lado a lado, Emmanuel, porque Dios está con nosotros.
Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
9 Ten conocimiento, pueblos, y ten miedo; Escucha, todas las partes lejanas de la tierra: prepárense porque serán destruidos, prepárense porque serán destruidos.
Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
10 Tomen consejo, y se convertirán en nada; Da tus órdenes, y no se harán efectivas; porque Dios está con nosotros.
[You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
11 Porque el Señor, me hablo con mano fuerte, me dio órdenes de no ir por el camino de este pueblo, diciendo:
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 No digas: Es conspiración, sobre todo lo que dice este pueblo: Es conspiración; y no tengas miedo de lo que temen ellos.
“Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
13 Pero el Señor de los ejércitos sea santo para ti, y teman a él, la reverencia sea para el.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
14 Y será por lugar santo; pero piedra de tropiezo y una piedra de angustia para las dos casas de Israel y para los hombres de Jerusalén, por lazo y red en la cual puedan ser capturados.
I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
15 Y muchos de ellos tropezarán allí, caerán y serán quebrantados, y serán enlazados capturados en la red.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Ata el testimonio, sella la ley entre mis discípulos.
[So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
17 Y esperaré al Señor, cuyo rostro está velado de la casa de Jacob, y lo estaré buscando.
I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
18 Mira, yo y los hijos que el Señor me ha dado, somos por señales y por maravillas en Israel del Señor de los ejércitos, cuyo lugar de descanso está en el Monte Sión.
I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
19 Y cuando te dicen: busca a los que tienen espíritus familiares, y a los adivinos, que susurran y murmuran; ¿No es correcto que un pueblo haga una petición a su dios, Apelará por los vivos a los muertos?
Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
20 Entonces diles: Pon tu fe en la enseñanza y en el testimonio. Si no dicen tales palabras. Para él no hay amanecer.
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
21 Y pasará por la tierra con amargas dificultades y en necesidad de alimento; y cuando no pueda comer, se enojará, maldiciendo a su rey y a su Dios, y sus ojos se volverán al cielo en lo alto;
They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
22 Y él estará mirando hacia abajo en la tierra, y habrá problemas y serán lanzados a nubes oscuras, noche negra donde no hay visión.
They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
