Isaiah 49

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Biblia Sagrada
1 Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.	1 Escuchadme, islas; atended, pueblos lejanos: | El Señor me llamó desde el vientre materno, | de las entrañas de mi madre, y pronunció mi nombre.
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me.	2 Hizo de mi boca una espada afilada, | me escondió en la sombra de su mano; | me hizo flecha bruñida, me guardó en su aljaba
3 And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.	3 y me dijo: «Tú eres mi siervo, Israel, | por medio de ti me glorificaré».
4 And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.	4 Y yo pensaba: «En vano me he cansado, | en viento y en nada he gastado mis fuerzas». | En realidad el Señor defendía mi causa, | mi recompensa la custodiaba Dios.
5 And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength.	5 Y ahora dice el Señor, | el que me formó desde el vientre como siervo suyo, | para que le devolviese a Jacob, | para que le reuniera a Israel; | he sido glorificado a los ojos de Dios. | Y mi Dios era mi fuerza:
6 And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.	6 «Es poco que seas mi siervo | para restablecer las tribus de Jacob | y traer de vuelta a los supervivientes de Israel. | Te hago luz de las naciones, | para que mi salvación alcance hasta el confín de la tierra».
7 Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the soul that is despised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see, end princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.	7 Así dice el Señor, redentor y Santo de Israel, | al despreciado, al aborrecido de las naciones, | al esclavo de los tiranos: | «Te verán los reyes, y se alzarán; | los príncipes, y se postrarán; | porque el Señor es fiel, | porque el Santo de Israel te ha elegido».
8 Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the day of salvation I have helped thee: and I have preserved thee, and given thee to be a covenant of the people, that thou mightest raise up the earth, and possess the inheritances that were destroyed:	8 Así dice el Señor: | «En tiempo de gracia te he respondido, | en día propicio te he auxiliado; | te he defendido y constituido alianza del pueblo, | para restaurar el país, | para repartir heredades desoladas,
9 That thou mightest say to them that are bound: Come forth: and to them that are in darkness: Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in every plain.	9 para decir a los cautivos: “Salid”, | a los que están en tinieblas: “Venid a la luz”. | Aun por los caminos pastarán, | tendrán praderas en todas las dunas;
10 They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink.	10 no pasarán hambre ni sed, | no les hará daño el bochorno ni el sol; | porque los conduce el compasivo | y los guía a manantiales de agua.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my paths shall be exalted.	11 Convertiré mis montes en caminos, | y mis senderos se nivelarán.
12 Behold these shall come from afar, and behold these from the north and from the sea, and these from the south country.	12 Miradlos venir de lejos; | miradlos, del Norte y del Poniente, | y los otros de la tierra de Sin.
13 Give praise, O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth, ye mountains, give praise with jubilation: because the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy on his poor ones.	13 Exulta, cielo; alégrate, tierra; | romped a cantar, montañas, | porque el Señor consuela a su pueblo | y se compadece de los desamparados».
14 And Sion said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.	14 Sión decía: «Me ha abandonado el Señor, | mi dueño me ha olvidado».
15 Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee.	15 ¿Puede una madre olvidar al niño que amamanta, | no tener compasión del hijo de sus entrañas? | Pues, aunque ella se olvidara, yo no te olvidaré.
16 Behold, I have graven thee in my hands: thy walls are always before my eyes.	16 Mira, te llevo tatuada en mis palmas, | tus muros están siempre ante mí.
17 Thy builders are come: they that destroy thee and make thee waste shall go out of thee.	17 Se apresuran los que te reconstruyen; | tus destructores, los que te arrasaban, se alejan de ti.
18 Lift up thy eyes round about, and see all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt be clothed with all these se with an ornament, and as a bride thou shalt put them about thee.	18 Alza tus ojos en torno y mira: | todos se reúnen, vienen hacia ti. | Por mi vida —oráculo del Señor—, | a todos los llevarás como vestido precioso, | te los ceñirás como una novia.
19 For thy deserts, and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, end they that swallowed thee up shall be chased far away.	19 Porque tus ruinas, tus lugares desolados, tu país destruido | resultarán estrechos para tus habitantes, | mientras se alejarán los que te devoraban.
20 The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears: The place is too strait for me, make me room to dwell in.	20 Los hijos que dabas por perdidos te dirán otra vez: | «Este lugar es estrecho para mí, | hazme sitio para establecerme».
21 And thou shalt-say in thy heart: Who hath begotten these? I was barren and brought not forth, led away, and captive: and who hath brought up these? I was destitute and alone: and these, where were they?	21 Y tú pensarás para tus adentros: | «¿Quién me engendró a estos? | Si yo no tengo hijos y soy estéril; | si he estado desterrada y repudiada, | ¿quién me los ha criado? | Me habían dejado sola, | ¿de dónde salen estos?».
22 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and will set up my standard to the people. And they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and carry thy daughters upon their shoulders.	22 Esto dice el Señor: | «Mira, alzo mi mano hacia las naciones, | levanto mi estandarte hacia los pueblos: | traerán a tus hijos en brazos, | tus hijas serán llevadas a hombros.
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nurses: they shall worship thee with their face toward the earth, and they shall lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, for they shall not be confounded that wait for him.	23 Sus reyes serán tus ayos; | sus princesas, tus nodrizas; | se postrarán ante ti, rostro en tierra, | lamerán el polvo de tus pies | y sabrás que yo soy el Señor, | que no defraudo a quien confía en mí.
24 Shall the prey be taken from the strong? or can that which was taken by the mighty be delivered?	24 ¿Se le puede quitar la presa a un soldado, | se le escapa su prisionero al vencedor?
25 For thus saith the Lord: Yea verily, even the captivity shall be taken away from the strong: and that which was taken by the mighty, shall be delivered. But I will judge those that have judged thee, and thy children I will save.	25 Pues esto dice el Señor: | Aunque quiten el prisionero a un soldado | y se escape la presa al vencedor, | yo mismo defenderé tu causa, | yo mismo salvaré a tus hijos.
26 And I will feed thy enemies with their own flesh: and they shall be made drunk with their own blood, as with new wine: and all flesh shall know, that I am the Lord that save thee, and thy Redeemer the Mighty One of Jacob.	26 Tus opresores comerán su propia carne, | se embriagarán de su sangre como de vino; | y todos sabrán que yo soy el Señor, tu salvador, | y que tu libertador es el Fuerte de Jacob».