Isaías 48
Dios Habla Hoy
El Señor anuncia cosas nuevas
48 »Escucha esto, familia de Jacob,
que llevas el nombre de Israel
y eres descendiente de Judá;
que juras por el nombre del Señor;
que invocas al Dios de Israel,
aunque sin honradez ni rectitud;
2 que dices ser de la ciudad santa
y apoyarte en el Dios de Israel,
cuyo nombre es Señor todopoderoso:
3 Desde el principio te anuncié las cosas del pasado;
yo mismo las di a conocer.
De pronto actué, y se hicieron realidad.
4 Como yo sabía que eres tan terca,
que eres dura como el hierro
e inflexible como el bronce,
5 te lo anuncié desde hace mucho,
te lo comuniqué antes de que sucediera.
Así no podrías decir: “Fue mi ídolo el que lo hizo,
la estatua que hice fue quien lo dispuso.”
6 Tú has oído todo esto; fíjate en ello,
y tendrás que admitir que es cierto.
Ahora te voy a anunciar cosas nuevas,
cosas secretas que no conocías,
7 cosas creadas ahora, no en tiempos antiguos,
de las que no habías oído hablar hasta hoy.
Así no podrás decir: “Ya lo sabía.”
8 Tú no habías oído hablar de ellas,
ni las conocías,
porque siempre has tenido los oídos sordos.
Yo sabía que eres infiel,
que te llaman rebelde desde que naciste.
9 »Pero tuve paciencia por respeto a mí mismo,
por mi honor me contuve y no te destruí.
10 Yo te purifiqué, pero no como se hace con la plata,
sino que te probé en el horno del sufrimiento.
11 Por mi honor, por mi honor lo he hecho,
pues mi nombre no puede ser profanado.
No permitiré que den mi gloria a ningún otro.
El Señor salvará a su pueblo
12 »Óyeme, Israel, pueblo de Jacob,
a quien he llamado:
Yo soy el único Dios,
yo soy el primero y el último.
13 Con mi mano afirmé la tierra,
con mi mano extendí el cielo;
en cuanto pronuncié su nombre, empezaron a existir.
14 Reúnanse todos ustedes y escuchen:
¿Quién de ustedes anunció esto que va a suceder:
que el hombre a quien he escogido
hará lo que he pensado hacer con Babilonia
y con la raza de los caldeos?
15 Yo fui quien lo dijo, yo lo llamé,
yo lo hice venir,
y por donde vaya tendrá éxito.
16 Acérquense a mí y escuchen esto:
Desde el principio, yo nunca hablé en secreto;
y cuando todo esto sucedía, yo estaba presente.
Y ahora yo, el Señor, le he dado mi poder
y lo he enviado.»
17 Así dice el Señor, tu redentor,
el Dios Santo de Israel:
«Yo soy el Señor tu Dios;
yo te enseño lo que es para tu bien,
yo te guío por el camino que debes seguir.
18 ¡Ojalá hubieras hecho caso de mis órdenes!
Tu bienestar iría creciendo como un río,
tu prosperidad sería como las olas del mar,
19 tus descendientes serían numerosos,
incontables como la arena del mar;
yo nunca los hubiera destruido,
ni los hubiera apartado de mi vista.»
20 Salgan de Babilonia, huyan de los caldeos.
Anuncien esta noticia con gritos de alegría,
y denla a conocer hasta el extremo de la tierra.
Digan: «¡El Señor ha libertado
a Jacob su siervo!»
21 Aunque los hizo pasar por lugares desiertos,
no tuvieron sed;
él partió la roca
e hizo brotar torrentes de agua.
22 Para los malos, en cambio, no hay bienestar.
El Señor lo ha dicho.
Isaiah 48
BRG Bible
48 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.
3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
9 ¶ For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
12 ¶ Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.(A)
13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
16 ¶ Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
17 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
20 ¶ Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
22 There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
Isaiah 48
American Standard Version
48 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness 2 (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name): 3 I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. 4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; 5 therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. 6 Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? [a]I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known. 7 They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. 8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 9 For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have [b]chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13 Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. 14 Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? [c]He whom Jehovah loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. 15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit.
17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 [d]Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 19 thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like [e]the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.
20 Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say ye, Jehovah hath redeemed his servant Jacob. 21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. 22 There is no peace, saith Jehovah, to the wicked.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:6 Or, I show
- Isaiah 48:10 Or, tried
- Isaiah 48:14 Or, Jehovah hath loved him: he shall etc.
- Isaiah 48:18 Or, Oh that thou wouldest hearken . . . then would thy peace be etc.
- Isaiah 48:19 Or, that of the bowels thereof
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