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Isaías 41
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Seguridad de Dios para Israel

41 Escuchadme, costas, y esfuércense los pueblos; acérquense, y entonces hablen; estemos juntamente a juicio. 2 ¿Quién despertó del oriente al justo, lo llamó para que le siguiese, entregó delante de él naciones, y le hizo enseñorear de reyes; los entregó a su espada como polvo, como hojarasca que su arco arrebata? 3 Los siguió, pasó en paz por camino por donde sus pies nunca habían entrado. 4 ¿Quién hizo y realizó esto? ¿Quién llama las generaciones desde el principio? Yo Jehová, el primero, y yo mismo con los postreros. 5 Las costas vieron, y tuvieron temor; los confines de la tierra se espantaron; se congregaron, y vinieron. 6 Cada cual ayudó a su vecino, y a su hermano dijo: Esfuérzate. 7 El carpintero animó al platero, y el que alisaba con martillo al que batía en el yunque, diciendo: Buena está la soldadura; y lo afirmó con clavos, para que no se moviese.

8 Pero tú, Israel, siervo mío eres; tú, Jacob, a quien yo escogí, descendencia de Abraham mi amigo.(A) 9 Porque te tomé de los confines de la tierra, y de tierras lejanas te llamé, y te dije: Mi siervo eres tú; te escogí, y no te deseché. 10 No temas, porque yo estoy contigo; no desmayes, porque yo soy tu Dios que te esfuerzo; siempre te ayudaré, siempre te sustentaré con la diestra de mi justicia. 11 He aquí que todos los que se enojan contra ti serán avergonzados y confundidos; serán como nada y perecerán los que contienden contigo. 12 Buscarás a los que tienen contienda contigo, y no los hallarás; serán como nada, y como cosa que no es, aquellos que te hacen la guerra. 13 Porque yo Jehová soy tu Dios, quien te sostiene de tu mano derecha, y te dice: No temas, yo te ayudo.

14 No temas, gusano de Jacob, oh vosotros los pocos de Israel; yo soy tu socorro, dice Jehová; el Santo de Israel es tu Redentor. 15 He aquí que yo te he puesto por trillo, trillo nuevo, lleno de dientes; trillarás montes y los molerás, y collados reducirás a tamo. 16 Los aventarás, y los llevará el viento, y los esparcirá el torbellino; pero tú te regocijarás en Jehová, te gloriarás en el Santo de Israel.

17 Los afligidos y menesterosos buscan las aguas, y no las hay; seca está de sed su lengua; yo Jehová los oiré, yo el Dios de Israel no los desampararé. 18 En las alturas abriré ríos, y fuentes en medio de los valles; abriré en el desierto estanques de aguas, y manantiales de aguas en la tierra seca. 19 Daré en el desierto cedros, acacias, arrayanes y olivos; pondré en la soledad cipreses, pinos y bojes juntamente, 20 para que vean y conozcan, y adviertan y entiendan todos, que la mano de Jehová hace esto, y que el Santo de Israel lo creó.

Dios reta a los falsos dioses

21 Alegad por vuestra causa, dice Jehová; presentad vuestras pruebas, dice el Rey de Jacob. 22 Traigan, anúnciennos lo que ha de venir; dígannos lo que ha pasado desde el principio, y pondremos nuestro corazón en ello; sepamos también su postrimería, y hacednos entender lo que ha de venir. 23 Dadnos nuevas de lo que ha de ser después, para que sepamos que vosotros sois dioses; o a lo menos haced bien, o mal, para que tengamos qué contar, y juntamente nos maravillemos. 24 He aquí que vosotros sois nada, y vuestras obras vanidad; abominación es el que os escogió.

25 Del norte levanté a uno, y vendrá; del nacimiento del sol invocará mi nombre; y pisoteará príncipes como lodo, y como pisa el barro el alfarero. 26 ¿Quién lo anunció desde el principio, para que sepamos; o de tiempo atrás, y diremos: Es justo? Cierto, no hay quien anuncie; sí, no hay quien enseñe; ciertamente no hay quien oiga vuestras palabras. 27 Yo soy el primero que he enseñado estas cosas a Sion, y a Jerusalén daré un mensajero de alegres nuevas. 28 Miré, y no había ninguno; y pregunté de estas cosas, y ningún consejero hubo; les pregunté, y no respondieron palabra. 29 He aquí, todos son vanidad, y las obras de ellos nada; viento y vanidad son sus imágenes fundidas.

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Isaías 41
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La historia presente también en manos de Dios

41 Escúchenme, islas, en silencio;
pueblos, esperen mi reprensión.
Que se acerquen y entonces hablaremos,
comparezcamos juntos a juicio.
2 ¿Quién lo ha suscitado por oriente
y le ofrece la victoria a cada paso,
pone a su alcance a las naciones
y le somete a sus reyes?
Su espada los reduce a polvo,
su arco los avienta como paja;
3 los persigue y avanza seguro,
y ni tocan sus pies el camino.
4 ¿Quién lo ha hecho y realizado?
El que llama al futuro desde el principio.
Yo soy el Señor, el primero;
y estaré presente con los últimos.
5 Las islas lo contemplan temerosas,
tiemblan los confines de la tierra;
ya se acercan, ya están aquí.
6 Cada cual ayuda a su compañero,
y dice al de al lado: “Ánimo”.
7 El escultor anima al orfebre,
el forjador al que golpea el yunque;
le dice: “Va bien la soldadura”,
y la sujeta bien fuerte con clavos.

Futuro sereno del pueblo elegido

8 Y tú, Israel, siervo mío,
tú, Jacob, mi elegido,
estirpe de mi amigo Abrahán,
9 a quien tomé del confín de la tierra,
a quien llamé de lejanas regiones;
a quien dije: Tú eres mi siervo;
te he elegido, no te he rechazado.
10 No temas, que estoy contigo;
no te angusties, que soy tu Dios.
Te doy fuerza y voy a ayudarte,
te sostiene mi diestra salvadora.
11 Mira: se retraen avergonzados
todos los que se afanan contra ti;
en nada quedarán, perecerán
todos los que pleitean contigo.
12 Buscarás pero no encontrarás
a la gente que te anda provocando;
en nada quedarán, sin valor,
todos los que te hacen la guerra.
13 Porque yo, el Señor tu Dios,
soy quien te toma de la mano,
quien te dice: Nada temas,
porque yo soy tu auxilio.

Nuevo oráculo de salvación

14 No temas, gusanito de Jacob;
no te angusties, cosita de Israel;
te voy a auxiliar —oráculo del Señor—.
Tu redentor es el Santo de Israel.
15 Voy a convertirte en trillo cortante,
en trillo nuevo, lleno de dientes.
Trillarás, triturarás montañas,
reducirás a paja las colinas;
16 los aventarás, el viento los dispersará,
el torbellino los arrebatará consigo.
Pero tú te alegrarás en el Señor,
te gloriarás del Santo de Israel.

El desierto transformado

17 En vano los pobres buscan agua,
la sed reseca su lengua.
Yo, el Señor, les respondo;
como Dios de Israel, no los abandono.
18 Abriré canales en cumbres peladas,
fuentes en medio de los valles;
transformaré la estepa en estanque,
la tierra desierta en manantiales.
19 Llenaré la estepa de cedros,
de acacias, mirtos y olivos;
plantaré en el desierto cipreses,
y a la vez olmos y abetos.
20 Para que así vean y entiendan,
y a la vez se fijen y aprendan
que lo ha hecho la mano del Señor,
lo ha creado el Santo de Israel.

Los ídolos nada saben y nada son

21 Presenten su causa, dice el Señor,
aduzcan sus pruebas, dice el Rey de Jacob;
22 que se acerquen y nos digan
lo que va a suceder.
Dígannos cómo fue el pasado
y prestaremos atención;
anúnciennos el futuro
y lo reconoceremos cuando llegue;
23 predigan los signos del futuro
y sabremos que son dioses.
Hagan algo, bueno o malo,
y que todos lo veamos admirados.
24 Mas ustedes no son nada,
sus obras son vacío;
es detestable elegirlos como dioses.
25 Del norte he suscitado
a uno que está llegando;
de oriente lo llamo por su nombre:
pisoteará príncipes como barro,
como pisa un alfarero la arcilla.
26 ¿Quién lo dijo de antemano
para que lo supiéramos por adelantado,
para que asintiéramos diciendo: “Es cierto”?
Pero nadie lo cuenta ni lo explica,
y nadie escucha sus palabras.
27 Lo he anunciado primero en Sión,
he enviado un heraldo a Jerusalén.
28 Miré, pero a nadie vi,
ni un consejero entre ellos
que pudiese responder a mi pregunta.
29 Son todos pura nadería,
sus obras un cero a la izquierda,
viento y nulidad sus estatuas.

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Isaiah 41
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Israel Assured of God’s Help

41 “Keep (A)silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us (B)come near together for judgment.

2 “Who raised up one (C)from the east?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who (D)gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?
3 Who pursued them, and passed [a]safely
By the way that he had not gone with his feet?
4 (E)Who has performed and done it,
Calling the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord, am (F)the first;
And with the last I am (G)He.’ ”

5 The coastlands saw it and feared,
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.
6 (H)Everyone helped his neighbor,
And said to his brother,
[b]“Be of good courage!”
7 (I)So the craftsman encouraged the (J)goldsmith;[c]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, [d]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
(K)That it might not totter.

8 “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have (L)chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My (M)friend.
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
10 (N)Fear not, (O)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be (P)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them—
[e]Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’

14 “Fear not, you (Q)worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Behold, (R)I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 You shall (S)winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And (T)glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not (U)forsake them.
18 I will open (V)rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the (W)wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the (X)desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,
20 (Y)That they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.

The Futility of Idols

21 “Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the (Z)King of Jacob.
22 “Let(AA) them bring forth and show us what will happen;
Let them show the (AB)former things, what they were,
That we may [f]consider them,
And know the latter end of them;
Or declare to us things to come.
23 (AC)Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, (AD)do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.
24 Indeed (AE)you are nothing,
And your work is nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination.

25 “I have raised up one from the north,
And he shall come;
From the [g]rising of the sun (AF)he shall call on My name;
(AG)And he shall come against princes as though mortar,
As the potter treads clay.
26 (AH)Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know?
And former times, that we may say, ‘He is righteous’?
Surely there is no one who shows,
Surely there is no one who declares,
Surely there is no one who hears your words.
27 (AI)The first time (AJ)I said to Zion,
‘Look, there they are!’
And I will give to Jerusalem one who brings good tidings.
28 (AK)For I looked, and there was no man;
I looked among them, but there was no counselor,
Who, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
29 (AL)Indeed they are all [h]worthless;
Their works are nothing;
Their molded images are wind and confusion.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:3 Lit. in peace
  2. Isaiah 41:6 Lit. Be strong
  3. Isaiah 41:7 refiner
  4. Isaiah 41:7 Or The soldering is good
  5. Isaiah 41:12 Lit. Men of your strife
  6. Isaiah 41:22 Lit. set our heart on them
  7. Isaiah 41:25 East
  8. Isaiah 41:29 So with MT, Vg.; DSS, Syr., Tg. nothing; LXX omits first line
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Isaiah 41
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Israel Encouraged

41 “Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands,
And let the nations gain their strength;
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].
2 
“Who has stirred up and put into action one from the east [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great]
Whom He calls in righteousness to His service and whom victory meets at every step?
The Lord turns nations over to him
And subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
Like wind-driven chaff with his bow.(A)
3 
“He (Cyrus) pursues them and passes along safely,
By a way his feet had not traveled before.
4 
“Who has performed and done this,
Calling forth [and guiding the destinies of] the generations [of the nations] from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord—the first, and with the last [existing before history began, the ever-present, unchanging God]—I am He.’”

5 
The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear;
The ends of the earth tremble;
They have drawn near and have come.
6 
They each help his neighbor
And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”
7 
So the craftsman encourages the goldsmith,
And he who smooths metal with the smith’s hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering (welding), “That is good”;
And he fastens the idol with nails,
So that it will not totter nor be moved.
8 
“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The offspring of Abraham My friend,(B)
9 
You whom I [the Lord] have [a]taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its remotest parts
And said to you, ‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not rejected you [even though you are exiled].
10 
‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’(C)
11 
“Indeed, all those who are angry with you will be put to shame and humiliated;
Those who strive against you will be as nothing and will perish.
12 
“You shall search for those who quarrel with you, but will not find them;
They who war against you will be as nothing, as nothing at all.
13 
“For I the Lord your God keep hold of your right hand; [I am the Lord],
Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
14 
“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 
“In fact, I have made of you a new, sharp [b]threshing implement with sharp edges;
You will thresh the mountains and crush them,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 
“You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,
And a high wind will scatter them;
But you will rejoice in the Lord,
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 
“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
18 
“I will open rivers on the barren heights
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a reed-pool of water
And the dry land springs of water.
19 
“I will put the cedar in the wilderness,
The acacia, the myrtle and the olive tree;
I will place the juniper in the desert
Together with the box tree and the cypress,
20 
So that they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
That the Holy One of Israel has created it.

21 
“Present your case [for idols made by men’s hands],” says the Lord.
“Produce your evidence [of divinity],”
Says the king of Jacob.
22 
Let them bring forward [their evidence] and tell us what is going to happen.
Regarding the former events, tell what they were,
That we may consider them and know their outcome;
Or announce to us the things that are going to come.
23 
Tell us the things that are to come afterward,
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, you should do something good or do evil, [c]that we may be afraid and fear [you] together [as we observe the miracle].
24 
Hear this! You [idols] are less than nothing,
And your work is worthless;
The worshiper who chooses you [as a god] is repulsive.(D)

25 
“I have stirred up and put into action [d]one from the north [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great], and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My Name [in prayer].
And he will trample on [the Babylonian] officials as on mortar,
Even as a potter treads clay.”(E)
26 
Who [among the idols] has declared this from the beginning, so that we could know?
Or from earlier times, so that we could say, “He is [unquestionably] right!”?
In fact, there was no one who declared it,
Indeed, there was no one who proclaimed it;
There was no one at all who heard you speak [for you pagan gods are speechless].
27 
“I was first to say to Zion, ‘Listen carefully, here they are [the Jews who will be restored to their own land].’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will provide a messenger (Isaiah) to bring the good news [[e]that Cyrus will be stirred up and put into action to save them].’(F)
28 
“But when I look [on the pagan prophets and priests], there is no one [who could predict these events],
And there is no counselor [f]among them,
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.
29 
“In fact, all of these [pagan prophets and priests] are false;
Their works are worthless,
Their cast images are [merely] wind and emptiness.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:9 Lit seized.
  2. Isaiah 41:15 A heavy flat wooden sledge composed of several thick boards with sharp pieces of flint or metal embedded on one side. It was dragged over harvested stalks of grain to separate the kernels from the straw.
  3. Isaiah 41:23 Lit and let us be.
  4. Isaiah 41:25 Cyrus originally came from the east (Is 41:2), but defeated a number of kingdoms north of Babylon early in his reign.
  5. Isaiah 41:27 This prophecy was declared about a hundred and fifty years before it occurred.
  6. Isaiah 41:28 Lit out of those.
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