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El Siervo del Señor

42 »¡Aquí está mi siervo, mi escogido, en quien me complazco!(A) Yo lo sostengo; sobre él reposa mi espíritu. Él traerá la justicia a las naciones. No gritará ni levantará la voz; no se hará oír en las calles. No hará pedazos la caña quebrada, ni apagará la mecha humeante. Traerá la justicia por medio de la verdad. No se cansará ni se fatigará hasta que haya establecido la justicia en la tierra; las costas esperarán sus enseñanzas.(B)

Así dice Dios el Señor, el que ha creado los cielos y los despliega, el que extiende la tierra y lo que ella produce; el que infunde su aliento en el pueblo que la habita(C) y da de su espíritu a quienes la recorren:

«Yo soy el Señor. Yo te he llamado en el momento justo, y te sostendré por la mano; yo te protegeré, y tú serás mi pacto con el pueblo y una luz para las naciones.(D) Quiero que abras los ojos de los ciegos, que saques de la cárcel a los presos, y de sus calabozos a los que viven en tinieblas. Yo soy el Señor. Éste es mi nombre, y no daré a otro mi gloria, ni mi alabanza a esculturas. Como pueden ver, los primeros acontecimientos se han cumplido, y ahora les anuncio nuevos acontecimientos; yo se los hago saber antes de que ocurran.»

Alabanza por la poderosa liberación del Señor

10 ¡Canten al Señor un cántico nuevo! ¡Que lo alaben desde los extremos de la tierra todos los que se hacen a la mar, y todo lo que hay en sus aguas; todas las costas y sus habitantes! 11 ¡Que eleven su voz el desierto y sus ciudades, las aldeas donde habita Cedar! ¡Que canten los habitantes de Sela! ¡Que lancen gritos de júbilo desde la cumbre de los montes! 12 ¡Que se glorifique al Señor! ¡Que se anuncien en las costas sus loores! 13 El Señor se levanta como un gigante; despierta enojo, como un guerrero. Grita y deja oír su voz; ¡arremete con fuerza contra sus enemigos!

14 «Desde hace mucho tiempo me he callado. He guardado silencio; me he contenido. Pero ahora voy a gritar como una parturienta; a un mismo tiempo voy a gruñir y jadear. 15 Haré un desierto de los montes y las colinas; secaré toda su hierba. Convertiré los ríos en islas, y dejaré secos los manantiales. 16 Llevaré a los ciegos por caminos que nunca conocieron; les haré recorrer sendas para ellos desconocidas. A su paso cambiaré en luz las tinieblas, y allanaré los caminos torcidos. Todo esto haré por ellos, y no los desampararé; 17 pero emprenderán la huida en completa vergüenza los que confían en los ídolos, los que dicen a las imágenes fundidas: “Ustedes son nuestros dioses.”

Israel no aprende

18 »Ustedes los sordos, oigan; y ustedes los ciegos, abran los ojos y vean: 19 ¿Quién es ciego, sino mi siervo? ¿Quién es sordo como el mensajero que envié? ¿Quién es ciego como mi escogido, como el siervo del Señor? 20 Mi siervo ve muchas cosas, pero no las mira; abre los oídos, pero no oye nada.»

21 El Señor es justo, y por eso quiso honrar y engrandecer sus enseñanzas; 22 pero éste es un pueblo saqueado y pisoteado; todos ellos se esconden en cavernas y se refugian en las cárceles; son expuestos al despojo, y no hay quien los libre; se les despoja, y no hay quien los defienda.

23 ¿Quién de ustedes prestará oído a esto? ¿Quién pondrá atención para escuchar lo que está por venir? 24 ¿Quién dio a Jacob como botín? ¿Quién entregó a Israel a los saqueadores? ¡Fue el Señor mismo, contra quien pecamos, pues no quisimos andar en sus caminos ni prestamos atención a sus enseñanzas!

25 Por eso él derramó sobre nosotros el ardor de su ira y el furor de la batalla; por eso nos envolvió en fuego y nos consumió. Pero nosotros no entendimos; no quisimos hacer caso.

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
A bruised reed He will not break,
And [b]smoking flax He will not [c]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
(D)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

Thus says God the Lord,
(E)Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
(F)Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
“I,(G) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You (H)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As (I)a light to the Gentiles,
(J)To open blind eyes,
To (K)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in (L)darkness from the prison house.
I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My (M)glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
Behold, the former things have come to pass,
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”

Praise to the Lord

10 (N)Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise from the ends of the earth,
(O)You who go down to the sea, and [d]all that is in it,
You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
13 The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, (P)yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.

Promise of the Lord’s Help

14 “I have held My peace a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a woman in [e]labor,
I will pant and gasp at once.
15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills,
And dry up all their vegetation;
I will make the rivers coastlands,
And I will dry up the pools.
16 I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
17 They shall be (Q)turned back,
They shall be greatly ashamed,
Who trust in carved images,
Who say to the molded images,
‘You are our gods.’

18 “Hear, you deaf;
And look, you blind, that you may see.
19 (R)Who is blind but My servant,
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
20 Seeing many things, (S)but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”

Israel’s Obstinate Disobedience

21 The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
22 But this is a people robbed and plundered;
All of them are [f]snared in holes,
And they are hidden in prison houses;
They are for prey, and no one delivers;
For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”

23 Who among you will give ear to this?
Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
24 Who gave Jacob for plunder, and Israel to the robbers?
Was it not the Lord,
He against whom we have sinned?
(T)For they would not walk in His ways,
Nor were they obedient to His law.
25 Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger
And the strength of battle;
(U)It has set him on fire all around,
(V)Yet he did not know;
And it burned him,
Yet he did not take it to (W)heart.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
  2. Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
  3. Isaiah 42:3 extinguish
  4. Isaiah 42:10 Lit. its fullness
  5. Isaiah 42:14 childbirth
  6. Isaiah 42:22 Or trapped in caves

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
    my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
    and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)
He will not shout or cry out,(G)
    or raise his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed(H) he will not break,(I)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(J)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(K)
    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(L) on earth.
    In his teaching(M) the islands(N) will put their hope.”(O)

This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,(P) who stretches them out,
    who spreads out the earth(Q) with all that springs from it,(R)
    who gives breath(S) to its people,
    and life to those who walk on it:
“I, the Lord, have called(T) you in righteousness;(U)
    I will take hold of your hand.(V)
I will keep(W) you and will make you
    to be a covenant(X) for the people
    and a light(Y) for the Gentiles,(Z)
to open eyes that are blind,(AA)
    to free(AB) captives from prison(AC)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(AD)

“I am the Lord;(AE) that is my name!(AF)
    I will not yield my glory to another(AG)
    or my praise to idols.(AH)
See, the former things(AI) have taken place,
    and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
    I announce(AJ) them to you.”

Song of Praise to the Lord

10 Sing(AK) to the Lord a new song,(AL)
    his praise(AM) from the ends of the earth,(AN)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(AO)
    you islands,(AP) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(AQ) and its towns raise their voices;
    let the settlements where Kedar(AR) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(AS) sing for joy;
    let them shout from the mountaintops.(AT)
12 Let them give glory(AU) to the Lord
    and proclaim his praise(AV) in the islands.(AW)
13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(AX)
    like a warrior(AY) he will stir up his zeal;(AZ)
with a shout(BA) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.(BB)

14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(BC)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.(BD)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.(BE)
15 I will lay waste(BF) the mountains(BG) and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
    and dry up(BH) the pools.
16 I will lead(BI) the blind(BJ) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(BK) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.(BL)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake(BM) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
    who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(BN)
    will be turned back in utter shame.(BO)

Israel Blind and Deaf

18 “Hear, you deaf;(BP)
    look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(BQ) but my servant,(BR)
    and deaf like the messenger(BS) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(BT) with me,
    blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
    your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(BU)
21 It pleased the Lord
    for the sake(BV) of his righteousness
    to make his law(BW) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(BX) and looted,
    all of them trapped in pits(BY)
    or hidden away in prisons.(BZ)
They have become plunder,
    with no one to rescue them;(CA)
they have been made loot,
    with no one to say, “Send them back.”

23 Which of you will listen to this
    or pay close attention(CB) in time to come?
24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
    and Israel to the plunderers?(CC)
Was it not the Lord,(CD)
    against whom we have sinned?
For they would not follow(CE) his ways;
    they did not obey his law.(CF)
25 So he poured out on them his burning anger,(CG)
    the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames,(CH) yet they did not understand;(CI)
    it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.(CJ)

The Lord's Chosen Servant

42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
    (E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
    or make it heard in the street;
(F)a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
    (G)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
He will not grow faint or be discouraged[a]
    till he has established justice in the earth;
    and (H)the coastlands wait for his law.

Thus says God, the Lord,
    who created the heavens (I)and stretched them out,
    who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
(J)who gives breath to the people on it
    and spirit to those who walk in it:
“I am the Lord; (K)I have called you[b] in righteousness;
    I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (L)as a covenant for the people,
    (M)a light for the nations,
    (N)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    (O)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
I am the Lord; that is my name;
    (P)my glory I give to no other,
    nor my praise to carved idols.
Behold, the former things have come to pass,
    (Q)and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
    I tell you of them.”

Sing to the Lord a New Song

10 (R)Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise from the end of the earth,
(S)you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
    (T)the coastlands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice,
    the villages that (U)Kedar inhabits;
let the habitants of (V)Sela sing for joy,
    let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
    and declare his praise in (W)the coastlands.
13 (X)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
    like a man of war (Y)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, (Z)he shouts aloud,
    he shows himself mighty against his foes.

14 For a long time I have held my peace;
    I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out (AA)like a woman in labor;
    I will gasp and pant.
15 (AB)I will lay waste mountains and hills,
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[c]
    and dry up the pools.
16 (AC)And I will lead the blind
    in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
    I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
    (AD)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
    and I do not forsake them.
17 (AE)They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
    who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
    “You are our gods.”

Israel's Failure to Hear and See

18 Hear, you deaf,
    and look, you blind, that you may see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
    or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[d]
    or blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (AF)He sees many things, but does not observe them;
    (AG)his ears are open, but he does not hear.
21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake,
    to magnify his law and make it glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered and looted;
    they are all of them trapped in holes
    (AH)and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
    spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
23 Who among you will give ear to this,
    will attend and listen for the time to come?
24 Who gave up Jacob to the looter,
    and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned,
    in whose ways they would not walk,
    and whose law they would not obey?
25 So he poured on him the heat of his anger
    and the might of battle;
it set him on fire all around, (AI)but he did not understand;
    it burned him up, (AJ)but he did not take it to heart.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised
  2. Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
  3. Isaiah 42:15 Or into coastlands
  4. Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me