Isaiah 24

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1 Behold, the Lord will lay waste to the earth, and he will strip it, and he will afflict its surface, and he will scatter its inhabitants.	1 Miren, el Señor arrasa la tierra y la deja desierta, trastorna su faz y dispersa a sus habitantes.
2 And this shall be: as with the people, so with the priest; and as with the servant, so with his master; as with the handmaid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.	2 Correrán la misma suerte tanto el pueblo como el sacerdote, el esclavo como su señor, la esclava como su señora, el comprador como el vendedor, el que pide prestado como el que presta, el acreedor como el deudor.
3 The earth will be utterly devastated and utterly plundered. For the Lord has spoken this word.	3 La tierra es arrasada, sí, arrasada, saqueada por completo, porque el Señor ha pronunciado esta palabra.
4 The earth mourned, and slipped away, and languished. The world slipped away; the loftiness of the people of the earth was weakened.	4 La tierra está de duelo, desfallece, el mundo se marchita, desfallecen las alturas junto con la tierra.
5 And the earth was corrupted by its inhabitants. For they have transgressed the laws, they have changed the ordinance, they have dissipated the everlasting covenant.	5 La tierra está profanada bajo los pies de los que la habitan, porque ellos violaron las leyes, transgredieron los preceptos, rompieron la alianza eterna.
6 Because of this, a curse will devour the earth, and its inhabitants will sin. And for this reason, its caretakers will become crazed, and few men will be left behind.	6 Por eso la Maldición devora la tierra y sus habitantes soportan la pena; por eso se consumen los habitantes de la tierra y no quedan más que unos pocos.
7 The vintage has mourned. The vine has languished. All those who were rejoicing in their hearts have groaned.	7 El vino nuevo está de duelo, la viña desfallece, gimen los que estaban alegres.
8 The gladness of the drums has ceased. The sound of rejoicing has quieted. The sweetness of stringed instruments has been silenced.	8 Cesó la alegría de los tamboriles, se acabó el tumulto de los que se divierten, cesó la alegría de las cítaras.
9 They will not drink wine with a song. The drink will be bitter to those who drink it.	9 Ya no se bebe vino entre canciones, el licor es amargo para el que lo bebe.
10 The city of vanity has been worn away. Every house has been closed up; no one enters.	10 Se ha derrumbado la ciudad del caos, está cerrada la entrada de todas las casas.
11 There will be a clamor for wine in the streets. All rejoicing has been abandoned. The gladness of the earth has been carried away.	11 Se pide vino a gritos por las calles, se ha apagado toda alegría, ha sido desterrada la alegría del país.
12 Solitude is what remains in the city, and calamity will overwhelm its gates.	12 No queda más que desolación en la ciudad, la puerta ha sido rota a pedazos.
13 For so shall it be in the midst of the earth, in the midst of the people: it is as if the few remaining olives are being shaken from the olive tree, and it is like a few clusters of grapes, when the grape harvest has already ended.	13 Sí, en medio de la tierra, entre las naciones, sucederá lo que pasa con el olivo, cuando se bajan a golpes las aceitunas, o cuando todavía quedan unos racimos, una vez acababa la vendimia.
14 These few shall lift up their voice and give praise. When the Lord will have been glorified, they will make a joyful noise from the sea.	14 Ellos elevan la voz, gritan de alegría, aclaman desde el poniente la majestad del Señor.
15 Because of this, glorify the Lord in doctrine: the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.	15 Por eso en el oriente se glorifica al Señor, y en las costas del mar, el nombre del Señor, Dios de Israel.
16 From the ends of the earth, we have heard the praises of the glory of the Just One. And I said: “My secret is for myself! My secret is for myself! Woe to me! Those who would betray us have betrayed us, and they have betrayed us with the betrayal of transgression.”	16 Desde el confín de la tierra oímos cantar: «¡Gloria al Justo!».
17 Dread, and the pit, and the snare are over you, O inhabitant of the earth!	17 ¡Terror, fosa y red, contra ti, habitante de la tierra!
18 And this shall be: whoever will flee from the voice of dread will fall into the pit. And whoever will extricate himself from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the floodgates from above have been opened, and the foundations of the earth will be shaken.	18 El que huya del grito del terror, caerá en la fosa; el que suba del fondo de la fosa quedará atrapado en la red. Porque están abiertas las compuertas de lo alto y tiemblan los cimientos de la tierra.
19 The earth will be utterly broken! The earth will be utterly crushed! The earth will be utterly shaken!	19 ¡La tierra se quiebra, se resquebraja, la tierra se parte, se parte en pedazos, se mueve, se conmueve la tierra!
20 The earth will stagger greatly, like a drunken man, and will be carried away, like the tent of a single night. And its iniquity will be heavy upon it, and it will fall and not rise up again.	20 La tierra se tambalea como un borracho y se sacude como una cabaña. Tanto le pesa su pecado que cae y no se alzará nunca más.
21 And this shall be: in that day, the Lord will visit upon the armies of the sky above, and upon the kings of the earth who are on the ground.	21 Aquel día, el Señor pedirá cuenta al ejército de lo alto, en la altura, y a los reyes de la tierra, sobre la tierra.
22 And they will be gathered together like the gathering of one bundle into a pit. And they will be enclosed in that place, as in a prison. And after many days, they will be visited.	22 Ellos serán reunidos, reunidos en un calabozo, recluidos en una prisión, y después de muchos días tendrán que dar cuenta.
23 And the moon will be ashamed, and the sun will be confounded, when the Lord of hosts will reign on mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and when he will have been glorified in the sight of his elders.	23 La luna se sonrojará y el sol se avergonzará, porque reinará el Señor de los ejércitos sobre el monte Sión y en Jerusalén, ante sus ancianos resplandecerá la Gloria.