Isaiah 8
1 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’].”
Y el Señor me dijo: Toma una tabla grande, y en él escribe letras comunes, Maher-salal-hasbaz; muy pronto habrá saqueo y destrucción.
2 [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.
Y tomen verdaderos testigos de lo que está escrito: Urías, sacerdote, y Zacarías, hijo de Jeberquerias.
3 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’),
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,
4 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.”
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.
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
Y el Señor me dijo de nuevo:
6 ‘[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.
Porque este pueblo ha aborrecido las aguas que fluyen suavemente de Siloé, temerán a Rezín y al hijo de Remalías;
7 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.
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.
8 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!’”
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.
9 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!
Ten conocimiento, pueblos, y ten miedo; Escucha, todas las partes lejanas de la tierra: prepárense porque serán destruidos, prepárense porque serán destruidos.
10 [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!
Tomen consejo, y se convertirán en nada; Da tus órdenes, y no se harán efectivas; porque Dios está con nosotros.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Porque el Señor, me hablo con mano fuerte, me dio órdenes de no ir por el camino de este pueblo, diciendo:
12 “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.
No digas: Es conspiración, sobre todo lo que dice este pueblo: Es conspiración; y no tengas miedo de lo que temen ellos.
13 [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.
Pero el Señor de los ejércitos sea santo para ti, y teman a él, la reverencia sea para el.
14 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].
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.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Y muchos de ellos tropezarán allí, caerán y serán quebrantados, y serán enlazados capturados en la red.
16 [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.
Ata el testimonio, sella la ley entre mis discípulos.
17 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.
Y esperaré al Señor, cuyo rostro está velado de la casa de Jacob, y lo estaré buscando.
18 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].
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.
19 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]!
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?
20 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.
Entonces diles: Pon tu fe en la enseñanza y en el testimonio. Si no dicen tales palabras. Para él no hay amanecer.
21 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.
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;
22 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)
Y él estará mirando hacia abajo en la tierra, y habrá problemas y serán lanzados a nubes oscuras, noche negra donde no hay visión.
