Isaías 23

EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Oráculo sobre Tiro. ¡Giman, naves de Tarsis, porque su puerto ha sido devastado! Cuando llegaban de Quitím, recibieron el anuncio.	1 The burden of Tyre. Wail, you ships of the sea! For the house, from which they were accustomed to go forth, has been laid waste. From the land of Kittim, this has been revealed to them.
2 ¡Enmudezcan, habitantes de la costa, comerciantes de Sidón, cuyos emisarios atraviesan el mar.	2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the island! The merchants of Sidon, crossing over the sea, have filled you.
3 por las aguas profundas! El grano de Sijor, las cosechas del Nilo, le aportaban ganancias: ¡ella era el emporio de las naciones!	3 The offspring of the Nile is in the midst of many waters. The harvest of the river is her crop. And she has become the marketplace of the nations.
4 Avergüénzate, Sidón, fortaleza del mar, porque el mar habla así: «No he sufrido los dolores del parto. ni he dado a luz; no he criado muchachos ni hice crecer muchachas.	4 Be ashamed, O Sidon! For the sea speaks, the strength of the sea, saying: “I have not been in labor, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised young men, nor have I promoted the development of virgins.”
5 Cuando se enteren en Egipto, temblarán por las noticias de Tiro.	5 When it has been heard in Egypt, they will be in anguish, when they hear of Tyre.
6 Emigren a Tarsis, giman, habitantes de la costa.	6 Cross over the seas. Wail, you inhabitants of the island!
7 ¿Es esta la ciudad alegre, la de orígenes remotos, cuyos pasos la llevaron a colonias lejanas?	7 Is this not your place, which from its earliest days has gloried in its antiquity? Her feet will lead her to a sojourn far away.
8 ¿Quién ha concebido esto contra Tiro, la que repartía coronas, cuyos comerciantes eran príncipes y sus mercaderes, grandes de la tierra?	8 Who has made this plan against Tyre, which formerly was crowned, whose merchants were leaders, whose traders were illustrious on the earth?
9 Lo ha concebido el Señor de los ejércitos para envilecer la soberbia de todo esplendor, para humillar a los grandes de la tierra.	9 The Lord of hosts has planned this, so that he may tear down the arrogance of all glory, and may bring disgrace to all the illustrious of the earth.
10 Cultiva tu tierra, hija de Tarsis, como a lo largo del Nilo: ¡el puerto no existe más!	10 Cross through your land, as through a river, O daughter of the sea. You no longer have a belt.
11 El ha extendido su mano sobre el mar, ha hecho temblar los reinos; el Señor ha ordenado a Canaán que destruya sus fortalezas.	11 He has extended his hand over the sea. He has stirred up kingdoms. The Lord has given an order against Canaan, so that he may crush its strong.
12 El ha dicho: «¡No te regocijarás nunca más, virgen violada, hija de Sidón!» Levántate y emigra a Quitím. aunque tampoco allí tendrás descanso.	12 And he said: “You shall no longer increase so as to glory, while enduring calumny, O virgin daughter of Sidon. Rise up and set sail for Kittim; in that place, too, there will be no rest for you.”
13 Mira el país de los caldeos, ese pueblo que ya no existe; Asiria lo destinó a las fieras del desierto; levantaron sus torres de asalto, demolieron sus palacios. lo redujeron a escombros.	13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: never before was there such a people! Assur founded it. They have led away its strong ones into captivity. They have dug under its houses. They have left it in ruins.
14 ¡Giman, naves de Tarsis, porque su fortaleza ha sido devastada!	14 Wail, you ships of the sea! For your strength has been devastated.
15 Aquel día será olvidada durante setenta años, que es la duración de la vida de un rey. Al cabo de setenta años, a Tiro le sucederá como en la canción de la prostituta:	15 And this shall be in that day: you, O Tyre, will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. Then, after seventy years, there will be, for Tyre, something like the canticle of a harlot.
16 «¡Toma la cítara, recorre la ciudad, prostituta olvidada! Toca bien, canta mucho, para que se acuerden de ti».	16 Take up a stringed instrument. Circulate through the city, you harlot who had been forgotten. Sing many canticles well, so that you may be remembered.
17 Al cabo de setenta años, el Señor visitará a Tiro, Ella volverá a su antiguo comercio, y se prostituirá con todos los reinos de la tierra, sobre la superficie del suelo.	17 And this shall be after seventy years: the Lord will visit Tyre, and he will lead her back to her profits. And she will fornicate again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
18 Pero sus ganancias y sus salarios serán consagrados al Señor. No serán acumulados ni atesorados: serán para los que habitan delante del Señor, a fin de que coman hasta saciarse y se atavíen espléndidamente.	18 And her businesses and her profits will be sanctified to the Lord. They will not be locked away and they will not be stored. For her business will be for those who will live in the presence of the Lord, so that they may eat until satisfied, and may be well-clothed even into old age.