1 G uardad silencio ante mí, costas, y renueven sus fuerzas los pueblos; acérquense y entonces hablen, juntos vengamos a juicio.

“ Coastlands, listen to Me in silence, And let the peoples gain new strength; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment.

2 ¿ Quién ha levantado del oriente al que El llama en justicia a sus pies ? Ante El entrega naciones, y a reyes somete. Los deja como polvo con su espada, como hojarasca dispersa con su arco.

“ Who has aroused one from the east Whom He calls in righteousness to His feet? He delivers up nations before him And subdues kings. He makes them like dust with his sword, As the wind-driven chaff with his bow.

3 L os persigue, pasando seguros por una senda por donde no habían andado sus pies.

“He pursues them, passing on in safety, By a way he had not been traversing with his feet.

4 ¿ Quién lo ha hecho y lo ha realizado, llamando a las generaciones desde el principio ? Yo, el Señor, soy el primero, y con los postreros soy.

“ Who has performed and accomplished it, Calling forth the generations from the beginning? ‘ I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’”

5 L as costas han visto y temen, tiemblan los confines de la tierra, se han acercado y han venido.

The coastlands have seen and are afraid; The ends of the earth tremble; They have drawn near and have come.

6 C ada uno ayuda a su prójimo, y dice a su hermano: Sé fuerte.

Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!”

7 E l artífice anima al fundidor, y el que alisa a martillo al que bate el yunque, diciendo de la soldadura: Está bien. Entonces asegura su obra con clavos, para que no se mueva.

So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, “It is good”; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter.

8 P ero tú, Israel, siervo mío, Jacob, a quien he escogido, descendiente de Abraham, mi amigo;

“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,

9 t ú, a quien tomé de los confines de la tierra, y desde sus lugares más remotos te llamé, y te dije: “Mi siervo eres tú; yo te he escogido y no te he rechazado:”

You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its remotest parts And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you.

10 N o temas, porque yo estoy contigo; no te desalientes, porque yo soy tu Dios. Te fortaleceré, ciertamente te ayudaré, sí, te sostendré con la diestra de mi justicia.

‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

11 H e aquí, todos los que se enojan contra ti serán avergonzados y humillados; los que contienden contigo serán como nada y perecerán.

“Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored; Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.

12 B uscarás a los que riñen contigo, pero no los hallarás; serán como nada, como si no existieran, los que te hacen guerra.

“ You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them, Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.

13 P orque yo soy el Señor tu Dios, que sostiene tu diestra, que te dice: “No temas, yo te ayudaré.”

“For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, ‘ Do not fear, I will help you.’

14 N o temas, gusano de Jacob, vosotros hombres de Israel; yo te ayudaré —declara el Señor — y tu Redentor es el Santo de Israel.

“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the Lord, “ and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

15 H e aquí, te he convertido en trillo nuevo, cortante, de doble filo; trillarás los montes y los harás polvo, y los collados dejarás como hojarasca.

“Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them, And will make the hills like chaff.

16 L os aventarás, el viento se los llevará, y la tempestad los dispersará; pero tú te regocijarás en el Señor, en el Santo de Israel te gloriarás.

“You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the Lord, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 L os afligidos y los necesitados buscan agua, pero no la hay, su lengua está reseca de sed. Yo, el Señor, les responderé, yo, el Dios de Israel, no los abandonaré.

“The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the Lord, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.

18 A briré ríos en las alturas desoladas, y manantiales en medio de los valles; transformaré el desierto en estanque de aguas, y la tierra seca en manantiales.

“I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water.

19 P ondré en los desiertos el cedro, la acacia, el mirto y el olivo; pondré en el yermo el ciprés, junto con el olmo y el boj,

“I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress,

20 p ara que vean y entiendan, consideren y comprendan a una que la mano del Señor ha hecho esto, que el Santo de Israel lo ha creado.

That they may see and recognize, And consider and gain insight as well, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it.

21 P resentad vuestra causa —dice el Señor. Exponed vuestros fuertes argumentos —dice el Rey de Jacob.

“ Present your case,” the Lord says. “Bring forward your strong arguments,” The King of Jacob says.

22 Q ue expongan y nos declaren lo que ha de suceder. En cuanto a los hechos anteriores, declarad lo que fueron, para que los consideremos y sepamos su resultado, o bien, anunciadnos lo que ha de venir.

Let them bring forth and declare to us what is going to take place; As for the former events, declare what they were, That we may consider them and know their outcome. Or announce to us what is coming;

23 D eclarad lo que ha de venir después, para que sepamos que vosotros sois dioses. Sí, haced algo bueno o malo, para que nos desalentemos y temamos a una.

Declare the things that are going to come afterward, That we may know that you are gods; Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together.

24 H e aquí, vosotros nada sois, y vuestra obra es vana; abominación es el que os escoge.

Behold, you are of no account, And your work amounts to nothing; He who chooses you is an abomination.

25 D el norte levanté a uno, y ha venido; del nacimiento del sol invocará mi nombre, y vendrá sobre los gobernantes, como sobre lodo, como el alfarero pisotea el barro.

“I have aroused one from the north, and he has come; From the rising of the sun he will call on My name; And he will come upon rulers as upon mortar, Even as the potter treads clay.”

26 ¿ Quién lo anunció desde el principio, para que supiéramos, o desde tiempos antiguos, para que dijéramos: Tiene razón? Ciertamente no había quien lo anunciara, sí, no había quien lo proclamara, ciertamente no había quien oyera vuestras palabras.

Who has declared this from the beginning, that we might know? Or from former times, that we may say, “ He is right!”? Surely there was no one who declared, Surely there was no one who proclaimed, Surely there was no one who heard your words.

27 D ije primero a Sion: “Mira, aquí están”, y a Jerusalén: “ Os daré un mensajero de buenas nuevas.”

“ Formerly I said to Zion, ‘Behold, here they are.’ And to Jerusalem, ‘I will give a messenger of good news.’

28 P ero cuando miro, no hay nadie, y entre ellos no hay consejeros a quienes, si les pregunto, puedan responder.

“But when I look, there is no one, And there is no counselor among them Who, if I ask, can give an answer.

29 H e aquí, todos ellos son falsos; sus obras inútiles, viento y vacuidad sus imágenes fundidas.

“Behold, all of them are false; Their works are worthless, Their molten images are wind and emptiness.