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Isaiah 44
English Standard Version
Isaiah 44
English Standard Version
Israel the Lord's Chosen
44 “But now hear, (A)O Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen!
2 Thus says the Lord who made you,
(B)who formed you from the womb and will help you:
(C)Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
(D)Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
3 (E)For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
and my blessing on your descendants.
4 They shall spring up among the grass
(F)like willows by flowing streams.
5 (G)This one will say, ‘I am the Lord's,’
another will call on the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord's,’
and name himself by the name of Israel.”
Besides Me There Is No God
6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel
and (H)his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
(I)“I am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.
7 (J)Who is like me? Let him proclaim it.[a]
Let him declare and set it before me,
since I appointed an ancient people.
Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
8 Fear not, nor be afraid;
have I not told you from of old and declared it?
(K)And you are my witnesses!
(L)Is there a God besides me?
There is no (M)Rock; I know not any.”
The Folly of Idolatry
9 (N)All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. 10 (O)Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? 11 (P)Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together.
12 (Q)The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil.[b] He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. (R)He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. 14 (S)He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. 15 Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. 16 Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!” 17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. (T)He prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”
18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. 19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an (U)abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?” 20 (V)He feeds on (W)ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not (X)a lie in my right hand?”
The Lord Redeems Israel
21 Remember these things, O Jacob,
and Israel, for you are (Y)my servant;
I formed you; you are my servant;
(Z)O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
22 (AA)I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.
23 (AB)Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
shout, O (AC)depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
(AD)and will be glorified[c] in Israel.
24 Thus says the Lord, (AE)your Redeemer,
(AF)who formed you from the womb:
(AG)“I am the Lord, who made all things,
(AH)who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth by myself,
25 who frustrates the signs of liars
and makes fools of diviners,
(AI)who turns wise men back
and makes their knowledge foolish,
26 (AJ)who confirms the word of his servant
and fulfills the counsel of his messengers,
who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited,’
(AK)and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built,
and I will raise up their ruins’;
27 (AL)who says to the deep, ‘Be dry;
I will dry up your rivers’;
28 who says of (AM)Cyrus, ‘He is (AN)my shepherd,
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
(AO)and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:7 Or Who like me can proclaim it?
- Isaiah 44:13 Hebrew stylus
- Isaiah 44:23 Or will display his beauty
Isaías 44
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Isaías 44
Palabra de Dios para Todos
El Señor es el único Dios
44 »Pero ahora oye, Jacob, siervo mío,
Israel, mi elegido.
2 Esto dice el SEÑOR,
el que te hizo y te formó en el vientre,
el que te va a ayudar:
“No tengas miedo, Jacob, siervo mío,
Jesurún[a], mi elegido.
3 Porque yo regaré con agua el país sediento
y con ríos la tierra seca.
Derramaré mi espíritu sobre tus descendientes
y mis bendiciones sobre tus hijos.
4 Ellos crecerán como hierba de regadío,
como sauces a orillas de ríos.
5 El uno dirá: Yo pertenezco al SEÑOR,
y el otro se pondrá a sí mismo el nombre de Jacob.
Otro se escribirá en la mano: Soy del SEÑOR,
y añadirá a su nombre el de Israel”».
La idolatría es una tontería
6 Así habla el SEÑOR, el Rey de Israel, el Salvador, el SEÑOR Todopoderoso:
«Yo soy el primero y el último;
el único Dios que existe soy yo.
7 ¿Quién hay como yo?
Que hable y se dé a conocer,
que me convenza.
¿Quién ha dicho lo que va a pasar,
mucho antes de que suceda?
Que nos cuenten
lo que va a pasar en el futuro.
8 No tengan miedo, no teman.
¿No se lo dije y se lo anuncié a ustedes desde hace tiempo?
Ustedes son mis testigos.
¿Acaso existe otro Dios que no sea yo?
No hay otro refugio[b] que yo conozca».
9 Todos los que hacen ídolos son indignos.
Los ídolos que ellos atesoran no sirven para nada.
Los que los adoran son sus testigos,
no ven ni entienden nada,
por eso serán avergonzados.
10 ¿Cómo se le ocurre a alguien hacer un ídolo
que no sirve para nada?
11 Todos los que lo adoren quedarán en ridículo,
porque los que lo hicieron son tan solo seres humanos.
Que se junten todos ellos,
que se presenten a juicio.
Estarán temerosos y avergonzados.
12 El herrero corta el metal
y trabaja sobre el calor.
Va formando el ídolo con el martillo,
y lo trabaja usando sus fuertes brazos.
Pasa hambre y se siente débil;
no toma agua y se agota.
13 Un tallador mide con su regla,
hace a lápiz un bosquejo.
Cincela el ídolo con el cepillo
y lo marca con un compás.
Lo hace con figura y belleza humanas
para que esté en un templo.
14 Corta cedros o escoge un ciprés o un roble.
Lo deja crecer entre los árboles del bosque.
Siembra un cedro
y la lluvia lo hace crecer bastante.
15 Cuando está lo suficientemente crecido
como para servir como leña para la gente,
él usa una parte para calentarse.
También usa otra parte
para hacer fuego y hornear un pan.
Pero también usa otra parte del árbol
para hacer un dios y adorarlo.
Hace un ídolo y se inclina ante él.
16 La mitad del árbol la quema en el fuego y hace un asado;
come la carne y queda satisfecho.
También con ella se calienta y dice:
«Me caliento en el calor del fuego».
17 Con el resto, hace un dios, su ídolo,
se inclina y lo adora.
Le reza y dice:
«Sálvame, porque tú eres mi dios».
18 No saben ni entienden.
Sus ojos están cerrados
para que no puedan ver.
Lo mismo pasa con su mente,
para que no entiendan.
19 Ninguno se detiene a pensar
y no cuentan con el conocimiento
o entendimiento necesario para decir:
«La mitad del árbol la quemé en el fuego
y horneé pan sobre ella,
asé carne y me la comí.
¿Cómo es que hago con el resto
algo tan despreciable?
¿Cómo es que me estoy inclinando
ante un pedazo de madera?»
20 Es como alimentarse de cenizas.
Su mente trastornada lo ha llevado a desviarse.
No se puede salvar a sí mismo, ni dirá:
«Lo que tengo en mi mano es un fraude».
El Señor ayudará a Israel
21 «Recuerda todo esto, Jacob,
porque tú eres mi siervo, Israel.
Yo te hice, tú eres mi siervo.
Israel, nunca te echaré al olvido.
22 Como se disipa una nube,
yo he disipado tus maldades,
y tus pecados como la neblina.
Vuelve a mí, porque yo te salvé».
23 Canten, cielos, por lo que ha hecho el SEÑOR.
Griten, partes más profundas de la tierra.
Lancen gritos de alegría,
montañas, el bosque y cada árbol que hay en él.
Porque el SEÑOR ha salvado a Jacob
y muestra su gloria a través de Israel.
24 Esto dice el SEÑOR, tu Salvador,
el que te formó en el vientre:
«Yo soy el SEÑOR, el Creador de todo,
el que extendió los cielos él solo,
el que expandió la tierra sin ayuda de nadie.
25 Yo soy el que frustra las predicciones de los profetas falsos,
y quien hace quedar en ridículo a los adivinos.
Yo confundo a los sabios
y convierto su conocimiento en estupidez.
26 Yo confirmo la validez de la palabra de mi siervo
y hago que se cumplan los planes de mis mensajeros.
Yo soy el que dice de Jerusalén:
“Volverá a ser habitada,
la gente volverá a vivir allí”.
Y acerca de las ciudades de Judá:
“Serán reconstruidas”
y de sus ruinas:
“Las voy a restaurar”.
27 Yo soy el que le dice al océano:
“Sécate, voy a secar tus afluentes”.
28 Yo soy quien dice de Ciro[c]: “Es mi pastor”,
y estará haciendo mi voluntad
cuando diga acerca de Jerusalén:
“Que sea reconstruida”,
y cuando diga del templo:
“Que nuevamente se echen sus cimientos”».
Isaiah 44
New International Version
Isaiah 44
New International Version
Israel the Chosen
44 “But now listen, Jacob, my servant,(A)
Israel, whom I have chosen.(B)
2 This is what the Lord says—
he who made(C) you, who formed you in the womb,(D)
and who will help(E) you:
Do not be afraid,(F) Jacob, my servant,(G)
Jeshurun,[a](H) whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water(I) on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;(J)
I will pour out my Spirit(K) on your offspring,
and my blessing(L) on your descendants.(M)
4 They will spring up like grass(N) in a meadow,
like poplar trees(O) by flowing streams.(P)
5 Some will say, ‘I belong(Q) to the Lord’;
others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;
still others will write on their hand,(R) ‘The Lord’s,’(S)
and will take the name Israel.
The Lord, Not Idols
6 “This is what the Lord says—
Israel’s King(T) and Redeemer,(U) the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;(V)
apart from me there is no God.(W)
7 Who then is like me?(X) Let him proclaim it.
Let him declare and lay out before me
what has happened since I established my ancient people,
and what is yet to come—
yes, let them foretell(Y) what will come.
8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid.
Did I not proclaim(Z) this and foretell it long ago?
You are my witnesses. Is there any God(AA) besides me?
No, there is no other Rock;(AB) I know not one.”
9 All who make idols(AC) are nothing,
and the things they treasure are worthless.(AD)
Those who would speak up for them are blind;(AE)
they are ignorant, to their own shame.(AF)
10 Who shapes a god and casts an idol,(AG)
which can profit nothing?(AH)
11 People who do that will be put to shame;(AI)
such craftsmen are only human beings.
Let them all come together and take their stand;
they will be brought down to terror and shame.(AJ)
12 The blacksmith(AK) takes a tool
and works with it in the coals;
he shapes an idol with hammers,
he forges it with the might of his arm.(AL)
He gets hungry and loses his strength;
he drinks no water and grows faint.(AM)
13 The carpenter(AN) measures with a line
and makes an outline with a marker;
he roughs it out with chisels
and marks it with compasses.
He shapes it in human form,(AO)
human form in all its glory,
that it may dwell in a shrine.(AP)
14 He cut down cedars,
or perhaps took a cypress or oak.
He let it grow among the trees of the forest,
or planted a pine,(AQ) and the rain made it grow.
15 It is used as fuel(AR) for burning;
some of it he takes and warms himself,
he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
But he also fashions a god and worships(AS) it;
he makes an idol and bows(AT) down to it.
16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire;
over it he prepares his meal,
he roasts his meat and eats his fill.
He also warms himself and says,
“Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.(AU)”
17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol;
he bows down to it and worships.(AV)
He prays(AW) to it and says,
“Save(AX) me! You are my god!”
18 They know nothing, they understand(AY) nothing;
their eyes(AZ) are plastered over so they cannot see,
and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
19 No one stops to think,
no one has the knowledge or understanding(BA) to say,
“Half of it I used for fuel;(BB)
I even baked bread over its coals,
I roasted meat and I ate.
Shall I make a detestable(BC) thing from what is left?
Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”(BD)
20 Such a person feeds on ashes;(BE) a deluded(BF) heart misleads him;
he cannot save himself, or say,
“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?(BG)”
21 “Remember(BH) these things, Jacob,
for you, Israel, are my servant.(BI)
I have made you, you are my servant;(BJ)
Israel, I will not forget you.(BK)
22 I have swept away(BL) your offenses like a cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return(BM) to me,
for I have redeemed(BN) you.”
23 Sing for joy,(BO) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
shout aloud, you earth(BP) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,(BQ)
you forests and all your trees,(BR)
for the Lord has redeemed(BS) Jacob,
he displays his glory(BT) in Israel.
Jerusalem to Be Inhabited
I am the Lord,
the Maker of all things,
who stretches out the heavens,(BX)
who spreads out the earth(BY) by myself,
25 who foils(BZ) the signs of false prophets
and makes fools of diviners,(CA)
who overthrows the learning of the wise(CB)
and turns it into nonsense,(CC)
26 who carries out the words(CD) of his servants
and fulfills(CE) the predictions of his messengers,
who says of Jerusalem,(CF) ‘It shall be inhabited,’
of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’
and of their ruins,(CG) ‘I will restore them,’(CH)
27 who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry,
and I will dry up(CI) your streams,’
28 who says of Cyrus,(CJ) ‘He is my shepherd
and will accomplish all that I please;
he will say of Jerusalem,(CK) “Let it be rebuilt,”
and of the temple,(CL) “Let its foundations(CM) be laid.”’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.
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