Isaías 41

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1 Hacedme silencio, islas, y renueven su fuerza las naciones. Alléguense y entonces hablarán, reunámonos todos a juicio.	1 Let the islands be silent before me, and let the nations take new strength. Let them draw near, and then speak. Let us apply for judgment together.
2 ¿Quién ha suscitado de Oriente a aquel a quien la justicia sale al paso? ¿Quién le entrega las naciones, y a los reyes abaja? Conviértelos en polvo su espada, en paja dispersa su arco;	2 Who has raised up a just man from the east, and has called him to follow him? He will place the nations under his gaze, and he will rule over kings. He will cause them to be like dust before his sword, like chaff driven by the wind before his bow.
3 les persigue, pasa incólume, el sendero con sus pies no toca.	3 He will pursue them. He will pass by in peace. No trace will appear after his feet.
4 ¿Quién lo realizó y lo hizo? El que llama a las generaciones desde el principio: yo, Yahveh, el primero, y con los últimos yo mismo.	4 Who has worked and accomplished these things, calling to the generations from the beginning? “It is I, the Lord! I am the first and the last.”
5 Ved, islas, y temed; confines de la tierra, y temblad. Acercaos y venid.	5 The islands saw it and were afraid. The ends of the earth were stupefied. They drew near and arrived.
6 El uno ayuda al otro y dice a su colega: «¡Animo!»	6 Each one will help his neighbor and will say to his brother, “Be strengthened.”
7 Anima el fundidor al orfebre, el que pule a martillo al que bate en el yunque, diciendo de la soldadura: «Está bien». Y fija el ídolo con clavos para que no se mueva.	7 The coppersmith striking with the mallet encouraged him who was forging at that time, saying, “It is ready for soldering.” And he strengthened it with nails, so that it would not be moved.
8 Y tú, Israel, siervo mío, Jacob, a quien elegí, simiente de mi amigo Abraham;	8 But you, O Israel, are my servant, O Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham.
9 que te así desde los cabos de la tierra, y desde lo más remoto te llamé y te dije: «Siervo mío eres tú, te he escogido y no te he rechazado»:	9 For his sake, I have taken you from the ends of the earth, and I have called you from its distant places. And I said to you: “You are my servant. I have chosen you, and I have not cast you aside.”
10 No temas, que contigo estoy yo; no receles, que yo soy tu Dios. Yo te he robustecido y te he ayudado, y te tengo asido con mi diestra justiciera.	10 Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.
11 ¡Oh! Se avergonzarán y confundirán todos los abrasados en ira contra ti. Serán como nada y perecerán los que buscan querella.	11 Behold, all who fight against you shall be confounded and ashamed. They will be as if they did not exist, and the men who contradict you will perish.
12 Los buscarás y no los hallarás a los que disputaban contigo. Serán como nada y nulidad los que te hacen la guerra.	12 You will seek them, and you will not find them. The men who rebel against you will be as if they did not exist. And the men who make war against you will be like something that has been consumed.
13 Porque yo, Yahveh tu Dios, te tengo asido por la diestra. Soy yo quien te digo: «No temas, yo te ayudo».	13 For I am the Lord your God. I take you by your hand, and I say to you: Do not be afraid. I have helped you.
14 No temas, gusano de Jacob, gente de Israel: yo te ayudo - oráculo de Yahveh - y tu redentor es el Santo de Israel.	14 Fear not, O worm of Jacob, you who are dead within Israel. I have helped you, says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 He aquí que te he convertido en trillo nuevo, de dientes dobles. Triturarás los montes y los desmenuzarás, y los cerros convertirás en tamo.	15 I have established you like a new threshing cart, having serrated blades. You will thresh the mountains and crush them. And you will turn the hills into chaff.
16 Los beldarás, y el viento se los llevará, y una ráfaga los dispersará. Y tú te regocijarás en Yahveh, en el Santo de Israel te gloriarás.	16 You will winnow them, and the wind will blow them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. And you shall exult in the Lord; you shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
17 Los humildes y los pobres buscan agua, pero no hay nada. La lengua se les secó de sed. Yo, Yahveh, les responderé, Yo, Dios de Israel, no los desampararé.	17 The indigent and the poor are seeking water, but there is none. Their tongue has been dried up by thirst. I, the Lord, will heed them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
18 Abriré sobre los calveros arroyos y en medio de las barrancas manantiales. Convertiré el desierto en lagunas y la tierra árida en hontanar de aguas.	18 I will open rivers in the high hills, and fountains in the midst of the plains. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the impassable land into streams of water.
19 Pondré en el desierto cedros, acacias, arrayanes y olivares. Pondré en la estepa el enebro, el olmo y el ciprés a una,	19 I will plant the cedar in a deserted place, with the thorn, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. In the desert, I will plant the pine, and the elm, and the box tree together,
20 de modo que todos vean y sepan, adviertan y consideren que la mano de Yahveh ha hecho eso, el Santo de Israel lo ha creado.	20 so that they may see and know, acknowledge and understand, together, that the hand of the Lord has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21 «Aducid vuestra defensa - dice Yahveh - allegad vuestras pruebas - dice el rey de Jacob.	21 Bring your case forward, says the Lord. Bring it here, if you have anything to allege, says the King of Jacob.
22 Alléguense e indíquennos lo que va a suceder. Indicadnos cómo fue lo pasado, y reflexionaremos; o bien hacednos oír lo venidero para que lo conozcamos.	22 Let them approach and announce to us the things that will occur. Announce to us the things that were before. And we will apply our heart to them, and we will know their end. And so, reveal to us the things that will occur.
23 Indicadnos las señales del porvenir, y sabremos que sois dioses. En suma, haced algún bien o algún mal, para que nos pongamos en guardia y os temamos.	23 Announce the things that will occur in the future, and we will know that you are gods. Likewise, accomplish good or evil, if you are able, and let us speak of it and see it together.
24 ¡Oh! Vosotros sois nada, y vuestros hechos, nulidad, lo mejor de vosotros, abominación».	24 Behold, you exist out of nothing, and your work is from what does not exist; he who has chosen you is an abomination.
25 Le he suscitado del norte, y viene, del sol naciente le he llamado por su nombre. Ha hollado a los sátrapas como lodo, como el alfarero patea el barro.	25 I have raised up one from the north, and he will arrive from the rising of the sun. He will call upon my name, and he will reduce magistrates to mud, like a potter working with clay.
26 ¿Quién lo indicó desde el principio, para que se supiese, o desde antiguo, para que se dijese: «Es justo»? Ni hubo quien lo indicase, ni hubo quien lo hiciese oír, ni hubo quien oyese vuestras palabras.	26 Who has announced this from its rising, so that we may know it, or from its beginning, so that we may say, “You are just.” There is no one who either announces, or predicts, or hears your words.
27 Primicias de Sión: «¡Aquí están, aquí están!» envío a Jerusalén la buena nueva.	27 The first one will say to Zion: “Behold, they are here,” and to Jerusalem, “I will present an evangelist.”
28 Miré, y no había nadie; entre éstos no había consejeros a quienes yo preguntara y ellos respondieran.	28 And I saw, and there was no one among any of them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.
29 ¡Oh! Todos ellos son nada; nulidad sus obras, viento y vacuidad sus estatuas.	29 Behold, they are all unjust, and their works are empty. Their idols are wind and emptiness.