1 H e aquí mi siervo, me reclinaré sobre él; escogido mío, en quien mi alma toma contentamiento; puse mi Espíritu sobre él, dará juicio a los gentiles.

“See! My servant, My chosen one! My much Loved, in Whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit on Him. He will say to the nations what is right from wrong.

2 N o clamará, ni alzará, ni hará oír su voz en las plazas.

He will not cry out or speak with a loud voice. His voice will not be heard in the streets.

3 N o acabará de quebrar la caña cascada, ni apagará el pábilo que humeare; sacará el juicio a verdad.

He will not break a broken branch or put out a little fire. He will be faithful to make everything fair.

4 N o se cansará, ni desmayará, hasta que ponga en la tierra juicio, y las islas esperarán su ley.

He will not lose hope or be crushed, until He has made things right on the earth. And the islands will wait with hope in His Law.”

5 A sí dice el SEÑOR Dios, el Creador de los cielos, y el que los extiende; el que extiende la tierra y sus verduras; el que da resuello al pueblo que mora sobre ella, y espíritu a los que por ella andan:

This is what God the Lord Who made the heavens and spread them out and Who spread out the earth and what comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk in it, says,

6 Y o, el SEÑOR, te llamé en justicia, y por tu mano te tendré; te guardaré y te pondré por alianza del pueblo, por luz de los gentiles;

“I am the Lord. I have called you to be right and good. I will hold you by the hand and watch over you. And I will give you as an agreement to the people, as a light to the nations.

7 P ara que abras los ojos de los ciegos; para que saques de la cárcel a los presos, y de casas de prisión a los asentados en tinieblas.

You will open blind eyes. You will bring people out of prison, out of the prison where they live in darkness.

8 Y o soy el SEÑOR. Este es mi nombre; y a otro no daré mi gloria, ni mi alabanza a esculturas.

I am the Lord. That is My name. I will not give My shining-greatness to another, or My praise to false gods.

9 L as cosas primeras he aquí vinieron, y yo anuncio nuevas cosas, antes que salgan a luz, yo os las haré notorias.

See, the things told about in the past have happened. Now I speak about new things. Before they happen I will tell you about them.” A Song of Praise to the Lord

10 C antad al SEÑOR un nuevo cántico, su alabanza desde el fin de la tierra; los que descendéis al mar, y cuanto hay en él, las islas y los moradores de ellas.

Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing His praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands and those who live on them.

11 A lcen la voz el desierto y sus ciudades, las aldeas donde habita Cedar; canten los moradores de la Piedra, y desde las cumbres de los montes jubilen.

Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the towns where Kedar lives. Let the people of Sela sing. Let them call out for joy from the tops of the mountains.

12 D en gloria al SEÑOR, y prediquen sus loores en las islas.

Let them give honor to the Lord, and praise Him in the islands.

13 E l SEÑOR saldrá como gigante, y como hombre de guerra despertará celo; gritará, consigna de batalla, y se esforzará sobre sus enemigos.

The Lord will go out like a powerful soldier. He will be ready like a man of war. He will call out, yes, He will call out a war cry. He will be strong against those who hate Him. God Promises to Help His People

14 D esde el siglo he callado, he tenido silencio, y me he detenido; daré voces, como mujer que está de parto; asolaré y devoraré juntamente.

“I have been quiet for a long time. I have been quiet and have held Myself back. Now I will cry out like a woman giving birth. I will breathe hard and fast.

15 T ornaré en soledad montes y collados; haré secar toda su hierba; los ríos tornaré en islas, y secaré los estanques.

I will lay waste the mountains and hills, and dry up all their plants. I will make the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools.

16 Y guiaré a los ciegos por camino, que nunca supieron, les haré pisar por las sendas que nunca conocieron; delante de ellos tornaré las tinieblas en luz, y los rodeos en llanura. Estas cosas les haré, y nunca los desampararé.

I will lead the blind by a way that they do not know. I will lead them in paths they do not know. I will turn darkness into light in front of them. And I will make the bad places smooth. These are the things I will do and I will not leave them.”

17 S erán tornados atrás, y serán avergonzados de vergüenza, los que confían en la escultura; y dicen al vaciadizo: Vosotros sois nuestros dioses.

They will be turned back and be put to shame who trust in false gods, who say to these objects of worship, “You are our gods.” Israel Is Blind and Cannot Hear

18 O h sordos, oíd; y ciegos, mirad para ver.

Listen, you who do not hear! And look, you blind, that you may see.

19 ¿ Quién es ciego, sino mi siervo? ¿Quién tan sordo, como mi mensajero, a quién envío? ¿Quién es ciego como el perfecto, y ciego como el siervo del SEÑOR,

Who is blind but My servant? Who does not hear, as the one whom I send with news? Who is so blind as he who is at peace with Me, or so blind as the servant of the Lord?

20 q ue ve muchas cosas y no advierte, que abre los oídos y no oye?

You see many things, but you cannot tell what you see. Your ears are open, but you do not hear.

21 E l SEÑOR celoso por su justicia, magnificará la ley y la engrandecerá.

Because He is right and good, the Lord was pleased to make the Law great and give it honor.

22 P or tanto éste es pueblo saqueado y hollado; todos ellos han de ser enlazados en cavernas, y escondidos en cárceles. Serán puestos a despojo, y no habrá quien los libre; serán hollados, y no habrá quien diga: Restituid.

But this is a people robbed of what they owned. All of them are trapped in deep holes, or hidden in prisons. They have been robbed of what they have, with no one to help them. They have been taken away, with no one to say, “Give them back!”

23 ¿ Quién de vosotros oirá esto? ¿Advertirá y considerará respecto al porvenir?

Who among you will hear this? Who will listen and hear in the future?

24 ¿ Quién dio a Jacob en presa, y entregó a Israel a saqueadores? ¿No fue el SEÑOR? Porque pecamos contra él, y no quisieron andar en sus caminos, ni oyeron su Ley.

Who let Jacob be taken? Who gave Israel to robbers? Was it not the Lord, Whom we have sinned against, in Whose ways we were not willing to walk, and Whose Law we did not obey?

25 P or tanto, derramó sobre él el furor de su ira, y fortaleza de guerra; le puso fuego por todas partes, y se descuidó; y encendió en él, y no echó de ver.

So He poured out upon Israel the heat of His anger and the power of battle. It set him on fire all around. Yet he did not understand. It burned him, but he did not think about it.