Isaías 49
Dios Habla Hoy
El siervo del Señor, luz de las naciones
49 Óiganme, países del mar,
préstenme atención, naciones lejanas:
El Señor me llamó desde antes de que yo naciera;
pronunció mi nombre
cuando aún estaba yo en el seno de mi madre.
2 Convirtió mi lengua en espada afilada,
me escondió bajo el amparo de su mano,
me convirtió en una flecha aguda
y me guardó en su aljaba.
3 Me dijo: «Israel, tú eres mi siervo,
en ti me mostraré glorioso.»
4 Y yo que había pensado: «He pasado trabajos en vano,
he gastado mis fuerzas sin objeto, para nada.»
En realidad mi causa está en manos del Señor,
mi recompensa está en poder de mi Dios.
5 He recibido honor delante del Señor mi Dios,
pues él ha sido mi fuerza.
El Señor, que me formó desde el seno de mi madre
para que fuera su siervo,
para hacer que Israel, el pueblo de Jacob,
se vuelva y se una a él,
6 dice así:
«No basta que seas mi siervo
sólo para restablecer las tribus de Jacob
y hacer volver a los sobrevivientes de Israel;
yo haré que seas la luz de las naciones,
para que lleves mi salvación
hasta las partes más lejanas de la tierra.»
7 El Señor, el redentor,
el Dios Santo de Israel,
dice al pueblo que ha sido totalmente despreciado,
al que los otros pueblos aborrecen,
al que ha sido esclavo de los tiranos:
«Cuando los reyes y los príncipes te vean,
se levantarán y se inclinarán delante de ti
porque yo, el Señor, el Dios Santo de Israel,
te elegí y cumplo mis promesas.»
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8 El Señor dice:
«Vino el momento de mostrar mi bondad, y te respondí;
llegó el día de la salvación, y te ayudé.
Yo te protegí
para establecer por ti mi alianza con el pueblo,
para reconstruir el país,
para hacer que tomen posesión de las tierras arrasadas,
9 para decir a los presos: “Queden libres”,
y a los que están en la oscuridad: “Déjense ver.”
Junto a todos los caminos encontrarán pastos,
y en cualquier monte desierto
tendrán alimento para su ganado.
10 «No tendrán hambre ni sed,
ni los molestará el sol ni el calor,
porque yo los amo y los guío,
y los llevaré a manantiales de agua.
11 Abriré un camino a través de las montañas
y haré que se allanen los senderos.»
12 ¡Miren! Vienen de muy lejos:
unos del norte, otros de occidente,
otros de la región de Asuán.
13 ¡Cielo, grita de alegría!
¡Tierra, llénate de gozo!
¡Montañas, lancen gritos de felicidad!
Porque el Señor ha consolado a su pueblo,
ha tenido compasión de él en su aflicción.
14 «Sión decía:
“El Señor me abandonó,
mi Dios se olvidó de mí.”
15 Pero ¿acaso una madre olvida
o deja de amar a su propio hijo?
Pues aunque ella lo olvide,
yo no te olvidaré.
16 Yo te llevo grabada en mis manos,
siempre tengo presentes tus murallas.
17 Los que te reconstruyen van más de prisa
que los que te destruyeron;
ya se han ido los que te arrasaron.
18 Levanta los ojos y mira alrededor,
mira cómo se reúnen todos
y vuelven hacia ti.
«Yo, el Señor, juro por mi vida
que todos ellos serán como joyas que te pondrás,
como los adornos de una novia.
19 Tu país estaba en ruinas,
destruido, arrasado;
pero ahora tu territorio
será pequeño para tus habitantes.
Los que te destruyeron están lejos.
20 Los hijos que dabas por perdidos
te dirán al oído:
“Este país es demasiado pequeño para nosotros;
haznos lugar para vivir.”
21 Y tú dirás en tu interior:
“¿Quién me ha dado estos hijos?
Yo no tenía hijos, ni podía tenerlos;
estaba desterrada y apartada,
¿quién los crió?
Me habían dejado sola,
¿de dónde vinieron?”»
22 El Señor dice:
«Voy a dar órdenes a las naciones;
voy a dar una señal a los pueblos
para que traigan en brazos a tus hijos,
y a tus hijas las traigan sobre los hombros.
23 Los reyes serán tus padres adoptivos,
y las princesas tus niñeras.
Se inclinarán hasta el suelo delante de ti,
y lamerán el polvo de tus pies.
Y reconocerás que yo soy el Señor,
y que los que en mí confían no quedan defraudados.»
24 ¿Se le puede arrebatar a un hombre fuerte
lo que ha ganado en la batalla?
¿O puede un preso escapar de un tirano?
25 El Señor afirma que sí:
«Al hombre fuerte le arrebatarán lo conquistado,
y al tirano le quitarán lo ganado.
Yo me enfrentaré con los que te buscan pleito;
yo mismo salvaré a tus hijos.
26 Obligaré a tus opresores a comer su propia carne
y a emborracharse con su sangre, como si fuera vino.
Así toda la humanidad sabrá
que yo, el Señor, soy tu salvador;
que yo, el Poderoso de Jacob, soy tu redentor.»
Isaiah 49
BRG Bible
49 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5 ¶ And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.
6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.(A)
8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 ¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
18 ¶ Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
24 ¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.(B)
Isaiah 49
American Standard Version
49 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name: 2 and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close: 3 and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 4 But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God.
5 And now saith Jehovah that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, [a]and that Israel be gathered unto him (for I am honorable in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God is become my strength); 6 yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, [b]that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 7 Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
8 Thus saith Jehovah, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to [c]raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages; 9 saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the [d]heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them. 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. 12 Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. 17 Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee. 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird thyself with them, like a bride. 19 For, as for thy waste and thy desolate places, and thy land that hath been destroyed, surely now shalt thou be too strait for the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 20 The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell. 21 Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath [e]begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am [f]solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
22 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or [g]the lawful captives be delivered? 25 But thus saith Jehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:5 Another reading is, but Israel is not gathered, yet shall I be etc.
- Isaiah 49:6 Or, that my salvation may be
- Isaiah 49:8 Or, establish the earth
- Isaiah 49:10 Or, mirage
- Isaiah 49:21 Or, borne
- Isaiah 49:21 Or, barren
- Isaiah 49:24 Hebrew the captives of the just.
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