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
King James Version
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.
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.
Isaia 48
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Il Signore aveva predetto tutto
48 Ascoltate ciò, casa di Giacobbe,
voi che siete chiamati Israele
e che traete origine dalla stirpe di Giuda,
voi che giurate nel nome del Signore
e invocate il Dio di Israele,
ma senza sincerità e senza rettitudine,
2 poiché prendete il nome dalla città santa
e vi appoggiate sul Dio di Israele
che si chiama Signore degli eserciti.
3 Io avevo annunziato da tempo le cose passate,
erano uscite dalla mia bocca, le avevo fatte udire.
D'improvviso io ho agito e sono accadute.
4 Poiché sapevo che tu sei ostinato
e che la tua nuca è una sbarra di ferro
e la tua fronte è di bronzo,
5 io te le annunziai da tempo,
prima che avvenissero te le feci udire,
per timore che dicessi: «Il mio idolo le ha fatte,
la mia statua e il dio da me fuso le hanno ordinate».
6 Tutto questo hai udito e visto;
non vorresti testimoniarlo?
Ora ti faccio udire cose nuove
e segrete che tu nemmeno sospetti.
7 Ora sono create e non da tempo;
prima di oggi tu non le avevi udite,
perché tu non dicessi: «Gia lo sapevo».
8 No, tu non le avevi mai udite né sapute
né il tuo orecchio era gia aperto da allora
poiché io sapevo che sei davvero perfido
e che ti si chiama sleale fin dal seno materno.
9 Per il mio nome rinvierò il mio sdegno,
per il mio onore lo frenerò a tuo riguardo,
per non annientarti.
10 Ecco, ti ho purificato per me come argento,
ti ho provato nel crogiuolo dell'afflizione.
11 Per riguardo a me, per riguardo a me lo faccio;
come potrei lasciar profanare il mio nome?
Non cederò ad altri la mia gloria.
Il Signore ha scelto Ciro
12 Ascoltami, Giacobbe,
Israele che ho chiamato:
Sono io, io solo, il primo
e anche l'ultimo.
13 Sì, la mia mano ha posto le fondamenta della terra,
la mia destra ha disteso i cieli.
Quando io li chiamo,
tutti insieme si presentano.
14 Radunatevi, tutti voi, e ascoltatemi.
Chi di essi ha predetto tali cose?
Uno che io amo compirà il mio volere
su Babilonia e, con il suo braccio, sui Caldei.
15 Io, io ho parlato; io l'ho chiamato,
l'ho fatto venire e ho dato successo alle sue imprese.
Il destino di Israele
16 Avvicinatevi a me per udire questo.
Fin dal principio non ho parlato in segreto;
dal momento in cui questo è avvenuto io sono là.
Ora il Signore Dio
ha mandato me insieme con il suo spirito.
17 Dice il Signore tuo redentore,
il Santo di Israele:
«Io sono il Signore tuo Dio
che ti insegno per il tuo bene,
che ti guido per la strada su cui devi andare.
18 Se avessi prestato attenzione ai miei comandi,
il tuo benessere sarebbe come un fiume,
la tua giustizia come le onde del mare.
19 La tua discendenza sarebbe come la sabbia
e i nati dalle tue viscere come i granelli d'arena;
non sarebbe mai radiato né cancellato
il tuo nome davanti a me».
La fine dell'esilio
20 Uscite da Babilonia,
fuggite dai Caldei;
annunziatelo con voce di gioia,
diffondetelo,
fatelo giungere fino all'estremità della terra.
Dite: «Il Signore ha riscattato
il suo servo Giacobbe».
21 Non soffrono la sete
mentre li conduce per deserti;
acqua dalla roccia egli fa scaturire per essi;
spacca la roccia,
sgorgano le acque.
22 Non c'è pace per i malvagi, dice il Signore.
Isaiah 48
Legacy Standard Bible
My Glory I Will Not Give to Another
48 “(A)Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name Israel
And who came forth from the [a](B)loins of Judah,
Who (C)swear by the name of Yahweh
And bring to remembrance the God of Israel,
But not in truth or in (D)righteousness.
2 For they call themselves after the (E)holy city
And (F)are supported by the God of Israel;
Yahweh of hosts is His name.
3 I (G)declared the former things long ago,
And they went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to be heard.
(H)Suddenly I acted, and they (I)came to pass.
4 Because I know that you are [b](J)stiff,
And your (K)neck is an iron sinew
And your (L)forehead bronze,
5 Therefore I declared them to you long ago,
Before [c]they happened I caused them to be heard by you,
Lest you say, ‘My (M)idol has done them,
And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’
6 You have heard; look at all this.
And you, will you not declare it?
I caused you to hear (N)new things from this time,
Even hidden things which you have not known.
7 They are created now and not long ago;
And before today you have not heard them,
Lest you say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’
8 Indeed, you have not (O)heard; indeed, you have not known.
Indeed, even from long ago your ear has not been open
Because I knew that you would deal very treacherously;
And you have been called a [d](P)transgressor from the [e]womb.
9 (Q)For the sake of My name I (R)delay My anger,
And for My praise I restrain it for you,
In order not to cut you off.
10 Behold, I have refined you, but (S)not as silver;
I have tested you in the (T)furnace of affliction.
11 (U)For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act;
For how can My name be profaned?
And My (V)glory I will not give to another.
Yahweh Redeems Jacob
12 “Hear Me, O Jacob, even Israel [f]whom I called;
(W)I am He, (X)I am the first, I am also the last.
13 Also, My hand (Y)founded the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I (Z)call to them, they stand together.
14 (AA)Assemble, all of you, and hear!
(AB)Who among them has declared these things?
Yahweh loves him; he will (AC)carry out His good pleasure on (AD)Babylon,
And His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15 I, even I, have spoken; indeed I have (AE)called him,
I have brought him, and He will make his ways successful.
16 (AF)Draw near to Me, hear this:
From the first I have (AG)not spoken in secret,
(AH)From the time it took place, I was there.
So now (AI)Lord Yahweh has sent Me, and His Spirit.”
17 Thus says Yahweh, your (AJ)Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
“I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit,
Who (AK)leads you in the way you should go.
18 If only you had (AL)paid attention to My commandments!
Then your (AM)peace would have been like a river,
And your (AN)righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 Your (AO)seed would have been like the sand,
And the offspring from your loins like its grains;
(AP)Their name would never be cut off or destroyed from My presence.”
20 (AQ)Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans!
Declare with the sound of (AR)joyful shouting, cause this to be heard,
(AS)Bring it forth to the end of the earth;
Say, “(AT)Yahweh has redeemed His servant Jacob.”
21 And they did not (AU)thirst when He led them through the waste places.
He (AV)made the water flow out of the rock for them;
He split the rock, and (AW)the water gushed forth.
22 “(AX)There is no peace for the wicked,” says Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:1 Lit waters
- Isaiah 48:4 Or harsh
- Isaiah 48:5 Lit it
- Isaiah 48:8 Or rebel
- Isaiah 48:8 Lit belly
- Isaiah 48:12 Lit My called one
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