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Isaías 9
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Isaías 9
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Nos ha nacido un niño
9 A pesar de todo, no habrá más penumbra para la que estuvo angustiada. En el pasado Dios humilló a la tierra de Zabulón y a la tierra de Neftalí; pero en el futuro honrará a Galilea de los gentiles, desde el Camino del Mar, al otro lado del Jordán.
2 El pueblo que andaba en la oscuridad
ha visto una gran luz;
sobre los que vivían en tierra de sombra de muerte[a]
una luz ha resplandecido.
3 Tú has hecho que la nación crezca;
has aumentado su alegría.
Y se alegran ellos en tu presencia
como cuando recogen la cosecha,
como cuando reparten el botín.
4 Ciertamente tú has quebrado,
como en la derrota de Madián,
el yugo que los oprimía,
la barra que pesaba sobre sus hombros,
el bastón de mando que los subyugaba.
5 Todas las botas guerreras que resonaron en la batalla
y toda la ropa teñida en sangre
serán arrojadas al fuego,
serán consumidas por las llamas.
6 Porque nos ha nacido un niño,
se nos ha concedido un hijo;
la soberanía reposará sobre sus hombros
y se le darán estos nombres:
Consejero Admirable, Dios Fuerte,
Padre Eterno, Príncipe de Paz.
7 Se extenderán su soberanía y su paz
y no tendrán fin.
Gobernará sobre el trono de David
y sobre su reino,
para establecerlo y sostenerlo
con justicia y rectitud
desde ahora y para siempre.
Esto lo llevará a cabo
el celo del Señor de los Ejércitos.
El enojo del Señor contra Israel
8 El Señor ha enviado su palabra;
la ha enviado contra Jacob,
¡ya cae sobre Israel!
9 De esto se entera todo el pueblo
—Efraín y los habitantes de Samaria—,
todos los que dicen con orgullo
y piensan con arrogancia:
10 «Si se caen los ladrillos,
reconstruiremos con piedra tallada;
si se caen las vigas de higuera,
las repondremos con vigas de cedro».
11 Pero el Señor ha fortalecido a los adversarios de Rezín;
ha incitado a sus enemigos.
12 Los arameos en el este y los filisteos en el oeste
se comieron a Israel de un solo bocado.
A pesar de todo esto, la ira de Dios no se ha aplacado;
su mano aún sigue extendida.
13 Pero el pueblo no volvió al que lo ha castigado;
no ha buscado al Señor de los Ejércitos.
14 Por eso en un mismo día el Señor cortará a Israel la cabeza y la cola,
la palmera y el junco.
15 La cabeza son los jefes y la gente de alto rango;
la cola son los profetas, maestros de mentiras.
16 Los guías de este pueblo lo han extraviado;
los que se dejan guiar son confundidos.
17 Por eso no se complacerá el Señor en los jóvenes;
tampoco se apiadará de huérfanos y viudas,
porque todos ellos son impíos y malvados;
sus labios profieren necedades.
A pesar de todo esto, la ira de Dios no se ha aplacado;
su mano aún sigue extendida.
18 Porque la maldad arde como un fuego
que consume espinos y cardos,
que incendia la espesura del bosque
y sube luego, como torbellino, en una columna de humo.
19 Por la ira del Señor de los Ejércitos
arderá en fuego la tierra.
Y el pueblo será el combustible:
¡Nadie se compadecerá de su hermano!
20 Unos comerán lo que esté a su mano derecha,
pero se quedarán con hambre;
otros comerán lo que esté a su izquierda,
pero no quedarán satisfechos.
¡Se comerán a sus propios hijos![b]
21 Manasés se comerá a Efraín y Efraín a Manasés;
entonces los dos juntos atacarán a Judá.
A pesar de todo esto,
la ira de Dios no se ha aplacado;
su mano aún sigue extendida.
Isaiah 9
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Isaiah 9
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A New Day Is Coming
9 But there will be an end to the gloom those people suffered. In the past, people thought the land of Zebulun and Naphtali was not important. But later, that land will be honored—the land along the sea, the land east of the Jordan River, and Galilee where people from other nations live. 2 Those people lived in darkness, but they will see a great light. They lived in a place as dark as death, but a great light will shine on them.
3 God, you will make the nation grow, and you will make the people happy. They will rejoice in your presence as they do at harvest time. It will be like the joy when people take their share of things they have won in war. 4 That will happen because you will lift the heavy yoke off their shoulders and take away their heavy burden. You will take away the rod that the enemy used to punish your people, as you did when you defeated Midian.[a]
5 Every boot that marched in battle and every uniform stained with blood will be destroyed and thrown into the fire. 6 This will happen when the special child is born. God will give us a son who will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be “Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.” 7 His power will continue to grow, and there will be peace without end. This will establish him as the king sitting on David’s throne and ruling his kingdom. He will rule with goodness and justice forever and ever. The strong love[b] that the Lord All-Powerful has for his people will make this happen!
God Will Punish Israel
8 The Lord gave a command against Jacob and someone in Israel fell.[c] 9 So all the people in Ephraim, including the ruler in Samaria, learned their lesson.
Those people are very proud and boastful now. They say, 10 “Yes, those bricks fell, but we will rebuild with strong stone. Yes, those little trees were chopped down, but we will plant new trees. And they will be large, strong trees.”
11 The Lord found people to go up and fight against Rezin. He stirred up Rezin’s enemies. 12 As for Israel, the Arameans are in front of him and the Philistines are behind him. And they are both eating away at him. But the Lord is not finished yet. He is still angry, and his arm is raised to continue punishing Israel.
13 The people did not stop sinning. They did not come to the Lord All-Powerful for help. 14 So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail. He took away the branch and the stalk in one day. 15 (The head means the elders and important leaders. The tail means the prophets who told lies.)
16 Their guides are leading them the wrong way, so those who follow them will be destroyed. 17 All of them are evil. So the Lord is not happy with the young men, and he will not show mercy to their widows and orphans. That is because they are evil hypocrites. They tell lies.
The Lord has punished them, but he is not finished yet. He is still angry, and his arm is raised to continue punishing his people.
18 That evil was like a small fire that started among the weeds and thorns and then spread to the larger bushes in the forest. Finally, it became a giant fire, and everything went up in smoke.
19 The Lord All-Powerful was angry, so the land was burned. The people were fuel for the fire. No one showed any compassion to anyone else. 20 People looked to the right and grabbed whatever they could, but they were still hungry. They grabbed whatever was on their left, but still they were not satisfied. So they turned on themselves and began to eat the bodies of their own children. 21 Manasseh fought against Ephraim, and Ephraim fought against Manasseh. Then both of them turned on Judah.
But the Lord is not finished punishing his people. He is still angry, and his arm is raised to continue punishing them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:4 as you … Midian See Judges 7:15-25.
- Isaiah 9:7 strong love The Hebrew word means strong feelings like love, hate, anger, zeal, or jealousy.
- Isaiah 9:8 Or “The Lord sent a command to Jacob and it happened to Israel.”
Isaiah 9
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Isaiah 9
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9 [a]Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom(A) for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,(B) but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—
2 The people walking in darkness(C)
have seen a great light;(D)
on those living in the land of deep darkness(E)
a light has dawned.(F)
3 You have enlarged the nation(G)
and increased their joy;(H)
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.(I)
4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,(J)
you have shattered(K)
the yoke(L) that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,(M)
the rod of their oppressor.(N)
5 Every warrior’s boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,(O)
will be fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born,(P)
to us a son is given,(Q)
and the government(R) will be on his shoulders.(S)
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor,(T) Mighty God,(U)
Everlasting(V) Father,(W) Prince of Peace.(X)
7 Of the greatness of his government(Y) and peace(Z)
there will be no end.(AA)
He will reign(AB) on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice(AC) and righteousness(AD)
from that time on and forever.(AE)
The zeal(AF) of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
The Lord’s Anger Against Israel
8 The Lord has sent a message(AG) against Jacob;
it will fall on Israel.
9 All the people will know it—
Ephraim(AH) and the inhabitants of Samaria(AI)—
who say with pride
and arrogance(AJ) of heart,
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
but we will rebuild with dressed stone;(AK)
the fig(AL) trees have been felled,
but we will replace them with cedars.(AM)”
11 But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s(AN) foes against them
and has spurred their enemies on.
12 Arameans(AO) from the east and Philistines(AP) from the west
have devoured(AQ) Israel with open mouth.
13 But the people have not returned(AT) to him who struck(AU) them,
nor have they sought(AV) the Lord Almighty.
14 So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
both palm branch and reed(AW) in a single day;(AX)
15 the elders(AY) and dignitaries(AZ) are the head,
the prophets(BA) who teach lies(BB) are the tail.
16 Those who guide(BC) this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.(BD)
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,(BE)
nor will he pity(BF) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly(BG) and wicked,(BH)
every mouth speaks folly.(BI)
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.(BJ)
18 Surely wickedness burns like a fire;(BK)
it consumes briers and thorns,(BL)
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,(BM)
so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
19 By the wrath(BN) of the Lord Almighty
the land will be scorched(BO)
and the people will be fuel for the fire;(BP)
they will not spare one another.(BQ)
20 On the right they will devour,
but still be hungry;(BR)
on the left they will eat,(BS)
but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring[b]:
21 Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;(BT)
together they will turn against Judah.(BU)
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.(BV)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1 is numbered 8:23, and 9:2-21 is numbered 9:1-20.
- Isaiah 9:20 Or arm
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