Isaiah 42
1 Look! Here is my servant, the one I support; my chosen one who pleases me. I have placed my Spirit on him, and he will show the nations what is right.
Aquí está mi Esclavo a Quien Yo sostengo, mi Escogido, en Quien se complace mi alma. Puse mi Espíritu sobre Él. Él traerá la justicia a las naciones.
2 He won't shout or cry out; he won't raise his voice in the street.
No gritará, ni alzará su voz, ni la hará oír por las calles.
3 He won't break a damaged reed; he won't snuff out a smoldering wick. He will faithfully make sure everyone is treated fairly.
No partirá la caña quebrada, ni apagará el pabilo que humea. Ejecutará fielmente justo juicio.
4 He won't give up or become discouraged until he has made sure that justice is upheld throughout the world. Even lands overseas will look forward to his teachings.
No se cansará, ni desfallecerá, hasta que establezca la justicia en la tierra. En su enseñanza confiarán las costas.
5 This is what God the Lord says, the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, who made the earth and everything in it, who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live there:
ʼEL, el Yavé, Quien crea los cielos y los despliega, Quien extendió la tierra y todo lo que en ella brota, Quien da aliento a la gente que la habita y espíritu a los que caminan en ella, dice:
6 “I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate what's right, and I will hold your hand. I will take care of you, and give you as a sign of my agreement with the people and as a light to the nations.
Yo, Yavé, te llamé en justicia y te sostendré de la mano. Te guardaré y te estableceré como Pacto para el pueblo, como Luz de los gentiles,
7 You will make the blind see, set free those who are locked up, and lead those who sit in darkness out from prison.
para que abras los ojos de los ciegos, y saques de la cárcel a los presos y de la prisión a los que viven en oscuridad.
8 I am the Lord—that is my name! I do not give my honor to anyone else; I do not give my praise to idols.
Yo, Yavé: Éste es mi Nombre. No daré mi gloria a otro, ni mi alabanza a los ídolos.
9 Notice that what I foretold has come true, as will the new things I'm saying to you now. I tell you what will happen before it does.”
Ciertamente se cumplieron las cosas primeras. Yo les anuncio cosas nuevas. Antes que salgan a la luz, Yo se las anuncio.
10 Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing praise from everywhere on earth, you who sail on the sea and everything in it, you islands and everyone who lives in them.
Canten a Yavé un cántico nuevo, su alabanza desde el confín de la tierra, de los que navegan en el mar y los que viven en él, ustedes costas y los habitantes de ellas.
11 Let the people in the desert and its towns shout; let the people of the villages of Kedar cry out loud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
Que la región despoblada y sus aldeas levanten su voz, los pueblos donde habita Cedar. Canten jubilosos los habitantes de Sela. Desde las cimas de las montañas griten de júbilo.
12 Let them glorify the Lord and praise him in the islands.
Tributen la gloria a Yavé. Proclamen sus alabanzas en las costas.
13 Like a mighty warrior the Lord will march out, like a seasoned soldier he goes out with courage. He gives his war-cry, shouting as he battles and defeats his enemies.
Yavé sale como valiente. Excita su ardor como guerrero, vocea y lanza un grito de guerra. Prevalecerá contra sus enemigos.
14 “I didn't say anything for a long time, I kept quiet and restrained myself. But now like a woman giving birth, I will moan and gasp and pant.
Durante mucho tiempo callé. Guardé silencio y me detuve. Ahora, como la parturienta, grito desolado y trago a la vez.
15 I will dry up the mountains and the hills, and make all their greenery wither. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
Devastaré montañas y colinas. Marchitaré todo su verdor. Convertiré los ríos en islotes y secaré las lagunas.
16 I will lead the blind along a road they don't know; I will guide them along paths they don't know. I will turn darkness into light before them, and smooth out the rough places. This is what I'm going to do for them; I won't let them down.
Conduciré a los ciegos por un camino que no conocieron. Andarán por senderos que no conocían. Cambiaré la oscuridad en luz delante de ellos y los lugares escabrosos en llanura. Estas cosas les haré y no los desampararé.
17 But those who trust in idols and say to images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be rejected in humiliation and shame.
Pero los que confían en los ídolos retrocederán defraudados. Los que dicen a las estatuas fundidas: Ustedes son nuestros ʼelohim.
18 Listen, you deaf people! Look and see, you blind people!
Sordos, oigan y escuchen. Ciegos, vean y miren.
19 Who is blind like my servant? Who is deaf like my messenger that I send? Who is as blind as the people of the agreement? Who is as blind as the servant of the Lord?
¿Quién es ciego, sino mi esclavo? ¿Quién es sordo, sino mi mensajero que envié? ¿Quién es ciego como el emisario y ciego como el esclavo de Yavé?
20 You've looked at many things but have not really seen; you've heard but never really listened.”
Tú ves muchas cosas, pero no las guardas. Tienes abiertos los oídos, pero no escuchas.
21 Because the Lord does what is right he wanted to show how important and wonderful his instructions were.
Yavé, por causa de su justicia, se complació en magnificar la Ley.
22 But this people ended up robbed and raided, all of them trapped in holes or hidden in prisons. They have been stolen like loot, with no one to save them from being someone's prize, no one to say “Give them back!”
Pero éste es un pueblo saqueado y pisoteado, todos atrapados en cavernas y encerrados en prisiones. Lo saquean, y no hay quien libre. Lo despojan, y no hay quien diga: Devuélvanlo.
23 Who of you is going to listen to this, or pay attention later on?
¿Quién de ustedes oirá esto? ¿Quién atenderá y escuchará con respecto a lo que viene?
24 Who let Jacob be taken as loot; who let Israel be taken by robbers? Wasn't it the Lord who we sinned against? The people weren't willing to follow his ways, and they refused to obey his law.
¿Quién entregó a Jacob al saqueo, a Israel a los depredadores? ¿No fue Yavé, contra Quien pecamos? Ellos no quisieron andar en sus caminos, ni obedecer su Ley.
25 So he poured out his furious anger on them, and the violence of war. Even though they were surrounded by flames, but they still didn't understand. The fire burned them up, but they still did not take the situation seriously.
Por tanto, descargó sobre él el ardor de su ira, el furor de la guerra. Lo rodeaban sus llamas, pero no entendió. Lo consumió, pero no hizo caso.
