Healing and Peace

14 He said,
“Build it up, build it up, prepare the way,
remove every obstacle from my people’s way.”(A)
15 For the High and Exalted One,
who lives forever, whose name is holy,(B) says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,(C)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.(D)
16 For I will not accuse you forever,
and I will not always be angry;(E)
for then the spirit would grow weak before me,
even the breath, which I have made.
17 Because of his sinful greed I was angry,(F)
so I struck him; I was angry and hid;
but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.
18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort
to him and his mourners,(G)
19 creating words of praise.”[a](H)
The Lord says,
“Peace, peace to the one who is far or near,(I)
and I will heal him.
20 But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea,(J)
for it cannot be still,
and its water churns up mire and muck.
21 There is no peace for the wicked,”
says my God.(K)

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Notas al pie

  1. 57:19 Lit creating fruit of the lips

14 And one has said:[a]
    ‘Build up! Build up the road![b]
        Prepare the highway!
Remove every obstacle from my people’s way.’

15 “For this is what the high and lofty One says,
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“He lives[c] in the height and in holiness,[d]
    and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.
16 For I won’t accuse forever,
    nor will I always be angry;
for then the human spirit would grow faint before me—
    even the souls that I have created.
17 Because of his wicked greed I was angry,
    so I punished him;
and[e] I hid my face, and was angry—
    but he kept turning back to his stubborn will.[f]
18 I’ve seen his ways,[g] yet I will heal him,[h]
    and restore for him[i] comfort[j] to him
        and for those who mourn for him[k]
19 when[l] I create the fruit of the lips:
    Peace[m] to the one who is far away or near,” says the Lord,
        “and I’ll heal him.
20 But the wicked are tossed like the sea;[n]
    for it is not able to[o] keep still,
        and its waters toss up mire and mud.

21 “Yet[p] there is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 57:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads one will say; or I will say; LXX reads they will say
  2. Isaiah 57:14 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks the road
  3. Isaiah 57:15 So 1QIsaa 4QIsad; MT reads I live
  4. Isaiah 57:15 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT read in the high and holy place
  5. Isaiah 57:17 So 1QIsaa 4QIsad LXX; 1QIsab MT lack and
  6. Isaiah 57:17 Lit. into the way of his heart
  7. Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsad reads way
  8. Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa; MT reads him, and I will guide him; LXX reads him, and I will exhort him
  9. Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa; the reading is probably an error: MT LXX lack for him
  10. Isaiah 57:18 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT use different but related words
  11. Isaiah 57:18 Lit. for his mourners
  12. Isaiah 57:19 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsad MT lack when
  13. Isaiah 57:19 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read Peace, peace cf. LXX
  14. Isaiah 57:20 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsad MT read are like the tossing sea
  15. Isaiah 57:20 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT lack able to
  16. Isaiah 57:21 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack Yet