| 1 Escuchadme, islas; atended, pueblos lejanos: | El Señor me llamó desde el vientre materno, | de las entrañas de mi madre, y pronunció 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 de mi boca una espada afilada, | me escondió en la sombra de su mano; | me hizo flecha bruñida, me guardó en su aljaba | 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 y me dijo: «Tú eres mi siervo, Israel, | por medio de ti me glorificaré». | 3 And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.” |
| 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. | 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 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: | 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 «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». | 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 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». | 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 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, | 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 cautivos: “Salid”, | a los que están en tinieblas: “Venid a la luz”. | Aun por los caminos pastarán, | tendrán praderas en todas las dunas; | 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 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. | 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 mis montes en caminos, | y mis senderos se nivelarán. | 11 And I will make all my mountains into a road, and my paths will be exalted. |
| 12 Miradlos venir de lejos; | miradlos, del Norte y del Poniente, | y los otros de la tierra de Sin. | 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 Exulta, cielo; alégrate, tierra; | romped a cantar, montañas, | porque el Señor consuela a su pueblo | y se compadece de los desamparados». | 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 Sión decía: «Me ha abandonado el Señor, | mi dueño me ha olvidado». | 14 And Zion said: “The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.” |
| 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. | 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 Mira, te llevo tatuada en mis palmas, | tus muros están siempre ante mí. | 16 Behold, I have engraved you on my hands. Your walls are always before my eyes. |
| 17 Se apresuran los que te reconstruyen; | tus destructores, los que te arrasaban, se alejan de ti. | 17 Your builders have arrived. Those who would tear you down and destroy you, they will depart from you. |
| 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. | 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, tus lugares desolados, tu país destruido | resultarán estrechos para tus habitantes, | mientras se alejarán los que te devoraban. | 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 Los hijos que dabas por perdidos te dirán otra vez: | «Este lugar es estrecho para mí, | hazme sitio para establecerme». | 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 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?». | 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 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. | 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 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. | 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 le puede quitar la presa a un soldado, | se le escapa su prisionero al vencedor? | 24 Can prey be taken from the strong? Or is anything taken captive by the powerful able to be saved? |
| 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. | 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 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». | 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. |
