Isaiah 3
American Standard Version
3 For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; 2 the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder; 3 the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert [a]artificer, and the skilful enchanter. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and [b]babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable. 6 When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our [c]ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand; 7 in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be [d]a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people. 8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against Jehovah, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 9 [e]The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves. 10 Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him. 12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead thee cause thee to err, and [f]destroy the way of thy paths.
13 Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the [g]peoples. 14 Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses: 15 what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
16 Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; 17 therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and Jehovah will lay bare their secret parts. 18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the [h]cauls, and the crescents; 19 the pendants, and the [i]bracelets, and the mufflers; 20 the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets; 21 the rings, and the nose-jewels; 22 the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels; 23 the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty. 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy [j]mighty in the war. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be [k]desolate and sit upon the ground.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:3 Or, charmer
- Isaiah 3:4 Or, with childishness shall they rule over them
- Isaiah 3:6 Or, judge
- Isaiah 3:7 Hebrew a binder up.
- Isaiah 3:9 Or, Their respecting of persons doth etc.
- Isaiah 3:12 Hebrew swallow up.
- Isaiah 3:13 Or, people
- Isaiah 3:18 Or, networks
- Isaiah 3:19 Or, chains
- Isaiah 3:25 Hebrew might.
- Isaiah 3:26 Or, emptied
Isaías 3
La Biblia de las Américas
Juicio contra Jerusalén y Judá
3 Porque he aquí, el Señor, Dios[a] de los ejércitos, quitará de Jerusalén y de Judá
el sustento y el apoyo: todo sustento de pan
y todo sustento de agua(A);
2 al poderoso y al guerrero,
al juez y al profeta,
al adivino y al anciano(B),
3 al capitán de cincuenta y al hombre respetable,
al consejero, al diestro artífice y al hábil encantador.
4 Les daré muchachos por príncipes,
y niños caprichosos gobernarán[b] sobre ellos(C).
5 Y el pueblo será oprimido,
el uno por el otro(D) y cada cual por su prójimo(E);
el joven se alzará contra el anciano,
y el indigno contra el honorable.
6 Cuando un hombre eche mano a su hermano(F) en la casa de su padre, diciendo:
Tú tienes manto, serás nuestro jefe,
y estas ruinas estarán bajo tu mando[c],
7 ese día el otro se indignará[d], diciendo:
No seré vuestro sanador[e](G),
porque en mi casa no hay ni pan ni manto;
no debéis nombrarme jefe del pueblo.
8 Pues Jerusalén ha tropezado y Judá ha caído(H),
porque su lengua y sus obras están contra el Señor(I),
rebelándose contra su gloriosa presencia[f](J).
9 La expresión de su rostro[g] testifica contra ellos,
y como Sodoma(K) publican su pecado;
no lo encubren.
¡Ay de ellos[h]!,
porque han traído mal sobre sí mismos(L).
10 Decid a los justos que les irá bien(M),
porque el fruto de sus obras comerán.
11 ¡Ay del impío! Le irá mal,
porque lo que él merece[i] se le hará(N).
12 ¡Oh pueblo mío! Sus opresores son muchachos[j](O),
y mujeres lo dominan.
Pueblo mío, los que te guían te hacen desviar(P)
y confunden el curso de tus sendas.
13 El Señor se levanta para contender,
está en pie para juzgar a los pueblos(Q).
14 El Señor entra en juicio(R) con los ancianos de su pueblo y con sus príncipes:
Pues vosotros habéis devorado la viña(S),
el despojo del pobre(T) está en vuestras casas.
15 ¿Qué pensáis al aplastar a mi pueblo(U)
y al moler la cara de los pobres?
—declara el Señor, Dios[k] de los ejércitos.
16 Además, dijo el Señor: Puesto que las hijas de Sión son orgullosas,
andan con el cuello erguido y con ojos seductores,
y caminan con paso menudo
haciendo tintinear las ajorcas en sus pies(V),
17 el Señor herirá con tiña el cráneo de las hijas de Sión,
y el Señor desnudará sus frentes.
18 Aquel día el Señor les quitará el adorno de las ajorcas, los tocados y las lunetas(W),
19 los pendientes, los brazaletes y los velos,
20 las redecillas(X), las cadenillas de los pies, las cintas, las cajitas de perfume y los amuletos,
21 los anillos[l] y aretes de nariz(Y),
22 las ropas de gala, las túnicas, los mantos y las bolsas,
23 los espejos, la ropa interior, los turbantes y los velos.
24 Y sucederá que en vez de perfume aromático[m](Z) habrá podredumbre;
en vez de cinturón, cuerda;
en vez de peinado artificioso(AA), calvicie(AB);
en vez de ropa fina, ceñidor de cilicio(AC);
cicatriz[n] en vez de hermosura.
25 Tus hombres caerán a espada(AD),
y tus poderosos[o] en batalla.
26 Sus puertas[p] se lamentarán y estarán de luto(AE);
y ella, desolada, se sentará en tierra(AF).
Footnotes
- Isaías 3:1 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Isaías 3:4 Lit., poder arbitrario gobernará
- Isaías 3:6 Lit., mano
- Isaías 3:7 Lit., alzará su voz
- Isaías 3:7 Lit., atador de heridas
- Isaías 3:8 Lit., los ojos de su gloria
- Isaías 3:9 O, Su parcialidad
- Isaías 3:9 Lit., su alma
- Isaías 3:11 Lit., el obrar de sus manos
- Isaías 3:12 U, obran con severidad
- Isaías 3:15 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Isaías 3:21 O, anillos de sellar
- Isaías 3:24 O, aceite de bálsamo
- Isaías 3:24 O, quemadura
- Isaías 3:25 Lit., tu fuerza
- Isaías 3:26 Lit., entradas
Isaiah 3
King James Version
3 For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
21 The rings, and nose jewels,
22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
Isaiah 3
New King James Version
Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
3 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
(A)Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah
(B)The[a] stock and the store,
The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;
2 (C)The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
3 The captain of fifty and the [b]honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.
4 “I will give (D)children[c] to be their princes,
And [d]babes shall rule over them.
5 The people will be oppressed,
Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
The child will be insolent toward the [e]elder,
And the [f]base toward the honorable.”
6 When a man takes hold of his brother
In the house of his father, saying,
“You have clothing;
You be our ruler,
And let these ruins be under your [g]power,”
7 In that day he will protest, saying,
“I cannot cure your ills,
For in my house is neither food nor clothing;
Do not make me a ruler of the people.”
8 For (E)Jerusalem stumbled,
And Judah is fallen,
Because their tongue and their doings
Are against the Lord,
To provoke the eyes of His glory.
9 The look on their countenance witnesses against them,
And they declare their sin as (F)Sodom;
They do not hide it.
Woe to their soul!
For they have brought evil upon themselves.
10 “Say to the righteous (G)that it shall be well with them,
(H)For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
11 Woe to the wicked! (I)It shall be ill with him,
For the reward of his hands shall be [h]given him.
12 As for My people, children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! (J)Those who lead you [i]cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.”
Oppression and Luxury Condemned
13 The Lord stands up (K)to [j]plead,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
With the elders of His people
And His princes:
“For you have [k]eaten up (L)the vineyard;
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (M)crushing My people
And grinding the faces of the poor?”
Says the Lord God of hosts.
16 Moreover the Lord says:
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with [l]outstretched necks
And [m]wanton eyes,
Walking and [n]mincing as they go,
Making a jingling with their feet,
17 Therefore the Lord will strike with (N)a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
And the Lord will (O)uncover their secret parts.”
18 In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the [o]scarves, and the (P)crescents;
19 The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils;
20 The headdresses, the leg ornaments, and the headbands;
The perfume boxes, the charms,
21 and the rings;
The nose jewels,
22 the festal apparel, and the mantles;
The outer garments, the purses,
23 and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.
24 And so it shall be:
Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench;
Instead of a sash, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, (Q)baldness;
Instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth;
And [p]branding instead of beauty.
25 Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your [q]mighty in the war.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:1 Every support
- Isaiah 3:3 Eminent looking men
- Isaiah 3:4 boys
- Isaiah 3:4 Or capricious ones
- Isaiah 3:5 aged
- Isaiah 3:5 despised, lightly esteemed
- Isaiah 3:6 Lit. hand
- Isaiah 3:11 done to him
- Isaiah 3:12 lead you astray
- Isaiah 3:13 contend, plead His case
- Isaiah 3:14 burned
- Isaiah 3:16 Head held high
- Isaiah 3:16 seductive, ogling
- Isaiah 3:16 tripping or skipping
- Isaiah 3:18 headbands
- Isaiah 3:24 burning scar
- Isaiah 3:25 Lit. strength
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