Isaías 44

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1 Ahora, pues, escucha, Jacob, siervo mío, Israel, a quien yo elegí.	1 And now, listen, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 Así dice Yahveh que te creó, te plasmó ya en el seno y te da ayuda: «No temas, siervo mío, Jacob, Yesurún a quien yo elegí.	2 Thus says the Lord, who made and formed you, your Helper from the womb: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant and my most righteous, whom I have chosen.
3 Derramaré agua sobre el sediento suelo, raudales sobre la tierra seca. Derramaré mi espíritu sobre tu linaje, mi bendición sobre cuanto de ti nazca.	3 For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and rivers upon the dry land. I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring, and my benediction upon your stock.
4 Crecerán como en medio de hierbas, como álamos junto a corrientes de aguas.	4 And they will spring up among the plants, like willows beside running waters.
5 El uno dirá: “Yo soy de Yahveh”, el otro llevará el nombre de Jacob. Un tercero escribirá en su mano: “De Yahveh” y se le llamará Israel».	5 This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,” and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob, and yet another will write with his hand, “For the Lord,” and he will take the name Israel.
6 Así dice Yahveh el rey de Israel, y su redentor, Yahveh Sebaot: «Yo soy el primero y el último, fuera de mí, no hay ningún dios.	6 Thus says the Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God apart from me.
7 ¿Quién como yo? Que se levante y hable. Que lo anuncie y argumente contra mí; desde que fundé un pueblo eterno, cuanto sucede, que lo diga, y las cosas del futuro, que las revele.	7 Who is like me? Let him call out and announce it. And let him explain to me the order of things, since it is I who appointed the ancient people. The things of the near and the distant future, let him announce them.
8 No tembléis ni temáis; ¿no lo he dicho y anunciado desde hace tiempo? Vosotros sois testigos; ¿hay otro dios fuera de mí? ¡No hay otra Roca, yo no la conozco!»	8 Do not be afraid, and do not be disturbed. From the time when I caused you to listen, I also announced it. You are my witnesses. Is there another God beside me, also a Maker, whom I have not known?
9 ¡Escultores de ídolos! Todos ellos son vacuidad; de nada sirven sus obras más estimadas; sus testigos nada ven y nada saben, y por eso quedarán abochornados.	9 All of those who create idols are nothing, and their most beloved things will not benefit them. These are their witnesses, for they do not see, and they do not understand, so that they might be confounded.
10 ¿Quién modela un dios o funde un ídolo, sin esperar una ganancia?	10 Who has formed a god or cast a molten image, which is useful for nothing?
11 Mas ved que todos sus devotos quedarán abochornados y sus artífices, que no son más que hombres; se reunirán todos y comparecerán; y todos temblarán avergonzados.	11 Behold, all those who partake in this will be confounded. For these makers are men. They will all assemble together. They will stand and be terrified. And they will be confounded together.
12 El forjador trabaja con los brazos, configura a golpe de martillo, ejecuta su obra a fuerza de brazo; pasa hambre y se extenúa; no bebe agua y queda agotado.	12 The maker of iron has wrought with his file. With coals and hammers, he has formed it, and he has wrought with the strength of his arm. He will hunger and grow faint. He will not drink water, and he will become weary.
13 El escultor tallista toma la medida, hace un diseño con el lápiz, trabaja con la gubia, diseña a compás de puntos y le da figura varonil y belleza humana, para que habite en un templo.	13 The maker of wood has extended his ruler. He has formed it with a plane. He has made it with corners, and he has smoothed its curves. And he has made the image of a man, a seemingly beautiful man, dwelling in a house.
14 Taló un cedro para sí, o tomó un roble, o una encima y los dejó hacerse grandes entre los árboles del bosque; o plantó un cedro que la lluvia hizo crecer.	14 He has cut down cedars; he has taken the evergreen oak, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest. He has planted the pine tree, which the rain has nourished.
15 Sirven ellos para que la gente haga fuego. Echan mano de ellos para calentarse. O encienden lumbre para cocer pan. O hacen un dios, al que se adora, un ídolo para inclinarse ante él.	15 And it is used by men for fuel. He took from it and warmed himself. And he set it on fire and baked bread. But from the remainder, he made a god, and he adored it. He made an idol, and he bowed down before it.
16 Quema uno la mitad y sobre las brasas asa carne y come el asado hasta hartarse. También se calienta y dice: «¡ Ah! ¡me caliento mientras contemplo el resplandor!»	16 Part of it, he burned with fire, and with part of it, he cooked meat; he boiled food and was filled. And he was warmed, and so he said: “Ah, I am warm. I have gazed at the fire.”
17 Y con el resto hace un dios, su ídolo, ante el que se inclina, le adora y le suplica, diciendo: «¡Sálvame, pues tú eres mi dios!»	17 But from its remainder, he made a god and a graven image for himself. He bowed down before it, and he adored it, and he prayed to it, saying: “Free me! For you are my god.”
18 No saben ni entienden, sus ojos están pegados y no ven; su corazón no comprende.	18 They have neither known nor understood. For their eyes are obscured, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart.
19 No reflexionan, no tienen ciencia ni entendimiento para decirse: «He quemado una mitad, he cocido pan sobre las brasas; he asado carne y la he comido; y ¡voy a hacer con lo restante algo abominable! ¡voy a inclinarme ante un trozo de madera!	19 They do not consider in their mind, nor do they know, nor do they think to say: “I have burned part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon its coals. I have cooked flesh and I have eaten. And from its remainder, should I make an idol? Should I fall prostrate before the trunk of a tree?”
20 A quien se apega a la ceniza, su corazón engañado le extravía. No salvará su vida. Nunca dirá: «¿Acaso lo que tengo en la mano es engañoso?»	20 Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, “Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”
21 Recuerda esto, Jacob, y que eres mi siervo, Israel. ¡Yo te he formado, tú eres mi siervo, Israel, yo no te olvido!	21 Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel. For you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant, Israel. Do not forget me.
22 He disipado como una nube tus rebeldías, como un nublado tus pecados. ¡Vuélvete a mí, pues te he rescatado!	22 I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
23 ¡Gritad, cielos, de júbilo, porque Yahveh lo ha hecho! ¡Clamad, profundidades de la tierra! ¡Lanzad gritos de júbilo, montañas, y bosque con todo su arbolado, pues Yahveh ha rescatado a Jacob y manifiesta su gloria en Israel!	23 Give praise, O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy. Shout with joy, O ends of the earth! Let the mountains resound with praise, with the forest and all its trees. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and Israel will be glorified.
24 Así dice Yahveh, tu redentor, el que te formó desde el seno. Yo, Yahveh, lo he hecho todo, yo, solo, extendí los cielos, yo asenté la tierra, sin ayuda alguna.	24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and your Maker from the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who alone extends the heavens, who makes the earth firm. And there is no one with me.
25 Yo hago que fallen las señales de los magos y que deliren los adivinos; hago retroceder a los sabios y convierto su ciencia en necedad.	25 I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.
26 Yo confirmo la palabra de mi siervo y hago que triunfe el proyecto de mis mensajeros. Yo digo a Jerusalén: «Serás habitada», y a las ciudades de Judá: «Seréis reconstruidas». ¡Yo levantaré sus ruinas!	26 I lift up the word of my servant, and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be rebuilt,” and I will lift up its deserts.
27 Yo digo al abismo: «¡Sécate! Yo desecaré tus ríos».	27 I say to the depths, “Be desolate,” and, “I will dry up your rivers.”
28 Yo soy el que dice a Ciro: «Tú eres mi pastor y darás cumplimiento a todos mis deseos, cuando digas de Jerusalén: “Que sea reconstruida” y del santuario: “¡Echa los cimientos!”»	28 I say to Cyrus, “You are my shepherd, and you will accomplish all that I will.” I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the Temple, “Your foundations shall be laid.”