Isaiah 41
1 [Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
Escuchádme islas, y esfuércense los pueblos: alléguense, y entonces hablen: estemos juntamente a juicio.
2 Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
¿Quién despertó del oriente la justicia, y le llamó para que le siguiese? entregó delante de él naciones, e hízole enseñorear de reyes: como polvo los entregó a su espada, y como hojarascas arrebatadas a su arco.
3 Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
Siguiólos; pasó en paz por camino por donde sus pies nunca habían entrado.
4 Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
¿Quién obró, e hizo? ¿Quién llama las generaciones desde el principio? Yo Jehová primero, y yo mismo con los postreros.
5 [People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
Las islas vieron, y tuvieron temor: los términos de la tierra se espantaron: congregáronse, y vinieron.
6 They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
Cada cual ayudó a su cercano, y dijo a su hermano: Esfuérzate.
7 The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
El carpintero animó al platero, y el que alisa con martillo al que batía en el yunque, diciendo: Buena es la soldadura. Y afirmólo con clavos, porque no se moviese.
8 [Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
Mas tú Israel, siervo mío, Jacob a quien yo escogí, simiente de Abraham mi amigo.
9 I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
Porque te eché mano de los extremos de la tierra, y de sus principales te llamé, y te dije: Mi siervo serás tú; te escogí, y no te deseché.
10 Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
No temas, que yo soy contigo: no desmayes, que yo soy tu Dios: que te esfuerzo: siempre te ayudaré, siempre te sustentaré con la diestra de mi justicia.
11 It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
He aquí que todos los que se enojan contra ti, se avergonzarán, y serán confusos: serán como nada: los que contigo contendieren, perecerán.
12 If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
Mirarás por ellos, y no los hallarás: los que tienen contienda contigo, serán como nada; y los que contigo tienen pendencia, como cosa que no es.
13 [It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
Porque yo Jehová soy tu Dios, que te traba de tu mano derecha, y te dice: No temas, yo te ayudé.
14 Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
No temas gusano de Jacob, apocados de Israel; yo te socorrí, dice Jehová, y tu Redentor el Santo de Israel.
15 [I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
He aquí que yo te he puesto por trillo, trillo nuevo, lleno de dientes: trillarás montes, y molerlos has; y collados tornarás en tamo.
16 You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
Aventarlos has, y el viento los llevará, y el torbellino los esparcirá. Tu, empero, exultarás en Jehová: en el Santo de Israel te glorificarás.
17 When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
Los afligidos y menesterosos buscan las aguas, que no hay: su lengua se secó de sed: yo Jehová los oiré: yo el Dios de Israel no los desampararé.
18 I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
En los cabezos altos abriré ríos, y fuentes en mitad de los llanos: tornaré el desierto en estanques de aguas; y la tierra seca en manederos de aguas.
19 I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
Daré en el desierto cedros, espinos, arrayanes, y olivas: pondré en la soledad hayas, olmos, y álamos juntamente:
20 [I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
Porque vean, y conozcan, y adviertan, y entiendan todos, que la mano de Jehová hace esto; y que el Santo de Israel lo creó.
21 [I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
Alegád por vuestra causa, dice Jehová: traed vuestros fundamentos, dice el Rey de Jacob.
22 Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
Traigan, y anúnciennos lo que ha de venir: dígannos lo que ha pasado desde el principio, y pondremos nuestro corazón: y sepamos su postrimería, y hacédnos entender lo que ha de venir.
23 [Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
Dádnos nuevas de lo que ha de ser después, para que sepamos que vosotros sois dioses: o a lo menos hacéd bien o mal, para que tengamos que contar, y juntamente nos maravillemos.
24 But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
He aquí que vosotros sois de nada, y vuestras obras de vanidad: abominación os escogió.
25 “[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
Del norte le desperté, y vendrá: del nacimiento del sol llamará en mi nombre; y vendrá sobre príncipes como sobre lodo, y como el ollero pisa el barro.
26 (Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
¿Quién dio nuevas desde el principio, para que sepamos; y de antes, y diremos: Justo es? Cierto no hay quien lo anuncie, cierto no hay quien lo enseñe, cierto no hay quien oiga vuestras palabras.
27 I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
Yo soy el primero que he enseñado estas cosas a Sión, y a Jerusalem di la nueva.
28 None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
Miré, y no había ninguno; y pregunté de estas cosas, y ningún consejero hubo: les pregunté, y no respondieron palabra.
29 Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
He aquí, todos son iniquidad; y las obras de ellos nada: viento y vanidad sus vaciadizos.
