Isaías 49

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1 ¡Oídme, islas, atended, pueblos lejanos! Yahveh desde el seno materno me llamó; desde las entrañas de mi madre recordó mi nombre.	1 Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name.
2 Hizo mi boca como espada afilada, en la sombra de su mano me escondió; hízome como saeta aguda, en su carcaj me guardó.	2 And he has appointed my mouth as a sharp sword. In the shadow of his hand, he has protected me. And he has appointed me as an elect arrow. In his quiver, he has hidden me.
3 Me dijo: «Tú eres mi siervo (Israel), en quien me gloriaré».	3 And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”
4 Pues yo decía: «Por poco me he fatigado, en vano e inútilmente mi vigor he gastado. ¿De veras que Yahveh se ocupa de mi causa, y mi Dios de mi trabajo?»	4 And I said: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Therefore, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”
5 Ahora, pues, dice Yahveh, el que me plasmó desde el seno materno para siervo suyo, para hacer que Jacob vuelva a él, y que Israel se le una. Mas yo era glorificado a los ojos de Yahveh, mi Dios era mi fuerza.	5 And now, says the Lord, who formed me from the womb as his servant, so that I may bring back Jacob to him, for Israel will not be gathered together, but I have been glorified in the eyes of the Lord and my God has become my strength,
6 «Poco es que seas mi siervo, en orden a levantar las tribus de Jacob, y de hacer volver los preservados de Israel. Te voy a poner por luz de las gentes, para que mi salvación alcance hasta los confines de la tierra».	6 and so he has said: “It is a small thing that you should be my servant so as to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and so as to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have offered you as a light for the Gentiles, so that you may be my salvation, even to the furthest regions of the earth.”
7 Así dice Yahveh, el que rescata a Israel, el Santo suyo, a aquel cuya vida es despreciada, y es abominado de las gentes, al esclavo de los dominadores: Veránlo reyes y se pondrán en pie, príncipes y se postrarán por respeto a Yahveh, que es leal, al Santo de Israel, que te ha elegido.	7 Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to a contemptible soul, to an abominable nation, to the servant of lords: The kings will see, and the princes will rise up, and they will adore, because of the Lord. For he is faithful, and he is the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
8 Así dice Yahveh: En tiempo favorable te escucharé, y en día nefasto te asistiré. Yo te formé y te he destinado a ser alianza del pueblo, para levantar la tierra, para repartir las heredades desoladas,	8 Thus says the Lord: In a pleasing time, I have heeded you, and in the day of salvation, I have assisted you. And I have preserved you, and I have presented you as a covenant of the people, so that you would lift up the earth, and possess the scattered inheritances,
9 para decir a los presos: «Salid», y a los que están en tinieblas: «Mostraos». Por los caminos pacerán y en todos los calveros tendrán pasto.	9 so that you would say to those who are bound, “Go forth!” and to those who are in darkness, “Be released!” They will pasture along the roads, and their pastures will be in every open place.
10 No tendrán hambre ni sed, ni les dará el bochorno ni el sol, pues el que tiene piedad de ellos los conducirá, y a manantiales de agua los guiará.	10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will the heat of the sun beat down upon them. For the one who takes pity on them will rule them, and he will give them to drink from fountains of waters.
11 Convertiré todos mis montes en caminos, y mis calzadas serán levantadas.	11 And I will make all my mountains into a road, and my paths will be exalted.
12 Mira: Estos vienen de lejos, esos otros del norte y del oeste, y aquéllos de la tierra de Sinim.	12 Behold, some will come from far away, and behold, others from the north and from the sea, and still others from the land of the south.
13 ¡Aclamad, cielos, y exulta, tierra! Prorrumpan los montes en gritos de alegría, pues Yahveh ha consolado a su pueblo, y de sus pobres se ha compadecido.	13 Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.
14 Pero dice Sión: «Yahveh me ha abandonado, el Señor me ha olvidado».	14 And Zion said: “The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
15 - ¿Acaso olvida una mujer a su niño de pecho, sin compadecerse del hijo de sus entrañas? Pues aunque ésas llegasen a olvidar, yo no te olvido.	15 Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you.
16 Míralo, en las palmas de mis manos te tengo tatuada, tus muros están ante mí perpetuamente.	16 Behold, I have engraved you on my hands. Your walls are always before my eyes.
17 Apresúrense los que te reedifican, y salgan de ti los que te arruinaron y demolieron.	17 Your builders have arrived. Those who would tear you down and destroy you, they will depart from you.
18 Alza en torno los ojos y mira: todos ellos se han reunido y han venido a ti. ¡Por mi vida! - oráculo de Yahveh - que con todos ellos como con velo nupcial te vestirás, y te ceñirás con ellos como una novia.	18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these have been gathered together; they have come to you. As I live, says the Lord, you shall be clothed with all these things, as if with an ornament. And like a bride, you shall wrap these things all around you.
19 Porque tus ruinas y desolaciones y tu tierra arrasada van a ser ahora demasiado estrechas para tanto morador, y se habrán alejado tus devoradores.	19 For your deserts, and your solitary places, and the land of your ruination will now be too narrow, because of all the inhabitants. And those who devoured you will be chased far away.
20 Todavía te dirán al oído los hijos de que fuiste privada: «El lugar es estrecho para mí, Cédeme sitio para alojarme».	20 Even the children of your barrenness will say in your ears: “This place is too narrow for me. Make me a spacious place in which to dwell.”
21 Y dirás para ti misma: «¿Quién me ha dado a luz éstos? Pues yo había quedado sin hijos y estéril, desterrada y aparte, y a éstos ¿quién los crió? He aquí que yo había quedado sola, pues éstos ¿dónde estaban?»	21 And you will say in your heart: “Who has conceived them? I was barren and unable to give birth. I was taken away and held captive. And so, who has raised them? I was destitute and alone. And so, where have they been?”
22 Así dice el Señor Yahveh: He aquí que yo voy a alzar hacia las gentes de mi mano, y hacia los pueblos voy a levantar mi bandera; traerán a tus hijos en brazos, y tus hijas serán llevadas a hombros.	22 Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and I will exalt my sign before the peoples. And they will carry your sons in their arms, and they will bear your daughters on their shoulders.
23 Reyes serán tus tutores, y sus princesas, nodrizas tuyas. Rostro en tierra se postrarán ante ti, y el polvo de tus pies lamerán. Y sabrás que yo soy Yahveh; no se avergonzarán los que en mí esperan.	23 And kings will be your caretakers, and queens will be your nursemaids. They will reverence you with their face to the ground, and they will lick the dust at your feet. And you will know that I am the Lord. For those who hope in him will not be confounded.
24 ¿Se arrebata al valiente la presa, o se escapa el prisionero del guerrero?	24 Can prey be taken from the strong? Or is anything taken captive by the powerful able to be saved?
25 Pues así dice Yahveh: Sí, al valiente se le quitará el prisionero, y la presa del guerrero se le escapará; con tus litigantes yo litigaré, y a tus hijos yo salvaré.	25 For thus says the Lord: Certainly, even the captives will be taken away from the strong, even what has been taken by the powerful will be saved. And truly, I will judge those who have judged you, and I will save your children.
26 Haré comer a tus opresores su propia carne, como con vino nuevo, con su sangre se embriagarán. Y sabrá todo el mundo que yo, Yahveh, soy el que te salva, y el que te rescata, el Fuerte de Jacob.	26 And I will feed your enemies their own flesh. And they will be inebriated with their own blood, as with new wine. And all flesh will know that I am the Lord, who saves you, and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.