1 “ The man who is right and good dies, and no one cares. Very good men are taken away, while no one understands. But the man who is right with God is taken away from what is sinful,

Perece el justo, y no hay quien piense en ello; y los piadosos son arrebatados, y no hay quien entienda que de delante de la aflicción es recogido el justo.

2 a nd goes where there is peace. They have rest in their graves, each one who walked in the right way.

Entra en la paz; descansan en sus lechos todos los que andan rectamente.

3 B ut come here, you sons of a witch, children of a man who does sex sins and a woman who sells the use of her body.

Mas vosotros llegaos acá, hijos de la hechicera, linaje del adúltero y de la fornicaria.

4 A gainst whom are you making fun? Against whom do you open your mouth wide and put out your tongue? Are you not children of sin, the young ones of lies?

¿De quién os estáis burlando? ¿Contra quién ensancháis la boca, y sacáis la lengua? ¿No sois vosotros hijos de pecado, generación mentirosa,

5 Y ou burn with desire with your false gods under every green tree. You put your children on the altar of your false gods in the valleys under high rocks that hang over.

que os enfervorizáis con los ídolos, debajo de todo árbol frondoso, que sacrificáis los hijos en los valles, debajo de los peñascos?

6 Y our part is among the smooth stones of the valley. They are what you get. You have poured out drink gifts to them and given grain gifts. Should I be pleased about these things?

En las piedras lisas del valle está tu parte; ellas, ellas son tu suerte; y a ellas derramaste libación, y ofreciste presente. ¿Acaso me voy a calmar con estas cosas?

7 Y ou have made your bed on a high mountain. And you went up there to give your gifts in worship.

Sobre monte alto y empinado pusiste tu cama; allí también subiste a ofrecer sacrificio.

8 Y ou have put up your false gods behind the door on the other side. You have turned away from Me and have taken the covering off yourself. You have gone up and made your bed wide. You have made an agreement for yourselves with them. You have loved their bed, and have looked upon their bodies.

Y tras la puerta y el umbral pusiste tu emblema; porque a otro, y no a mí, te descubriste, y subiste, y ensanchaste tu cama, e hiciste con ellos pacto; amaste su cama dondequiera que veías el gesto de su mano.

9 Y ou have traveled to the king with oil and much perfume. You have sent your men with gifts a very long way, and made them go down to the place of the dead.

Y fuiste al rey con ungüento, y multiplicaste tus perfumes, y enviaste tus embajadores lejos, y los hiciste bajar hasta la profundidad del Seol.

10 Y ou were tired because your road was so long, yet you did not say, ‘There is no hope.’ You found new strength, so you did not become weak.

Te cansaste de tanto caminar, pero no dijiste: Me rindo; hallaste nuevo vigor en tu mano; por tanto, no te desalentaste.

11 “ Of whom were you afraid, when you lied, and did not remember Me or think about Me? Have I not been quiet for a long time, so you are not afraid of Me?

¿De quién te asustaste y temiste, que has faltado a la fe, y no te has acordado de mí, ni te vino al pensamiento? ¿No es porque he guardado silencio desde tiempos antiguos, por lo que nunca me has temido?

12 I will make known how right you are and what you have done, but it will not help you.

Yo voy a denunciar tu justicia y tus obras, que no te aprovecharán.

13 W hen you cry out, let the false gods that you have take you out of trouble. The wind will carry them away. A breath will take them away. But he who comes to Me to be safe will receive the land. My holy mountain will be his.” God’s Promise for Help

Cuando clames, que te libren todos tus ídolos; pero a todos ellos se los llevará el viento, un soplo los arrebatará; mas el que en mí confía poseerá la tierra y heredará mi santo monte.

14 I t will be said, “Build up, build up, make the way ready. Take everything out of the way of My people.”

Entonces se dirá: Allanad, allanad; barred el camino, quitad los tropiezos del camino de mi pueblo.

15 F or the high and honored One Who lives forever, Whose name is Holy, says, “I live in the high and holy place. And I also live with those who are sorry for their sins and have turned from them and are not proud. I give new strength to the spirit of those without pride, and also to those whose hearts are sorry for their sins.

Porque así dice el Alto y Sublime, el que habita la eternidad, y cuyo nombre es el Santo: Yo habito en la altura y la santidad, y con el de espíritu contrito y humilde, para reavivar el espíritu de los humildes, y para vivificar el corazón de los quebrantados.

16 I will keep on fighting against you, and will not always be angry, for then your spirit would become weak before Me, the ones to whom I gave life.

Porque no contenderé para siempre, ni para siempre me enojaré; pues desmayaría ante mí el espíritu, y las almas que yo he creado.

17 B ecause of the sin of his desire to get more of everything, I was angry. I punished him and hid My face in anger. He went on sinning, following the way of his own heart.

Por la iniquidad de su codicia me enojé, y le herí, escondí mi rostro y me indigné; y él siguió rebelde por el camino de su corazón.

18 I have seen his ways and will heal him. I will lead him and give comfort to him and to those who have sorrow for him.

He visto sus caminos; pero le sanaré, y le guiaré, y le daré consuelo a él y a sus enlutados;

19 I will make the lips to praise. Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is near,” says the Lord, “and I will heal him.”

produciré fruto de labios: Paz, paz al que está lejos y al cercano, dijo Jehová; y lo sanaré.

20 B ut the sinful are like the troubled sea, for it cannot rest. Its waters throw up mud and dirt.

Pero los impíos son como el mar en tempestad, que no puede estarse quieto, y sus aguas arrojan cieno y lodo.

21 “ There is no peace,” says my God, “for the sinful.”

No hay paz, dice mi Dios, para los malvados.