Isaiah 48
New Century Version
God Controls the Future
48 The Lord says, “Family of Jacob, listen to me.
You are called Israel,
and you come from the family of Judah.
You swear by the Lord’s name
and praise the God of Israel,
but you are not honest or sincere.
2 You call yourselves people of the holy city,
and you depend on the God of Israel,
who is named the Lord All-Powerful.
3 Long ago I told you what would happen.
I said these things and made them known;
suddenly I acted, and these things happened.
4 I knew you were stubborn;
your neck was like an iron muscle,
and your head was like bronze.
5 So a long time ago I told you about these things;
I told you about them before they happened
so you couldn’t say, ‘My idols did this,
and my wooden and metal statues made these things happen.’
6 “You heard and saw everything that happened,
so you should tell this news to others.
Now I will tell you about new things,
hidden things that you don’t know yet.
7 These things are happening now, not long ago;
you have not heard about them before today.
So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about that.’
8 But you have not heard me; you have not understood.
Even long ago you did not listen to me.
I knew you would surely turn against me;
you have fought against me since you were born.
9 But for my own sake I will be patient.
People will praise me for not becoming angry
and destroying you.
10 I have made you pure, but not by fire, as silver is made pure.
I have purified you by giving you troubles.
11 I do this for myself, for my own sake.
I will not let people speak evil against me,
and I will not let some god take my glory.
Israel Will Be Free
12 “People of Jacob, listen to me.
People of Israel, I have called you to be my people.
I am God;
I am the beginning and the end.
13 I made the earth with my own hands.
With my right hand I spread out the skies.
When I call them,
they come together before me.”
14 All of you, come together and listen.
None of the gods said these things would happen.
The Lord has chosen someone
to attack the Babylonians;
he will carry out his wishes against Babylon.
15 “I have spoken; I have called him.[a]
I have brought him, and I will make him successful.
16 Come to me and listen to this.
From the beginning I have spoken openly.
From the time it began, I was there.”
Now, the Lord God
has sent me with his Spirit.
17 This is what the Lord, who saves you,
the Holy One of Israel, says:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to do what is good,
who leads you in the way you should go.
18 If you had obeyed me,
you would have had peace like a full-flowing river.
Good things would have flowed to you like the waves of the sea.
19 You would have had many children,
as many as the grains of sand.
They would never have died out
nor been destroyed.”
20 My people, leave Babylon!
Run from the Babylonians!
Tell this news with shouts of joy to the people;
spread it everywhere on earth.
Say, “The Lord has saved his servants, the people of Jacob.”
21 They did not become thirsty when he led them through the deserts.
He made water flow from a rock for them.
He split the rock,
and water flowed out.
22 “There is no peace for evil people,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- 48:15 him This probably refers to Cyrus king of Persia.
Isaías 48
Reina-Valera 1960
Dios reprende la infidelidad de Israel
48 Oíd esto, casa de Jacob, que os llamáis del nombre de Israel, los que salieron de las aguas de Judá, los que juran en el nombre de Jehová, y hacen memoria del Dios de Israel, mas no en verdad ni en justicia; 2 porque de la santa ciudad se nombran, y en el Dios de Israel confían; su nombre es Jehová de los ejércitos.
3 Lo que pasó, ya antes lo dije, y de mi boca salió; lo publiqué, lo hice pronto, y fue realidad. 4 Por cuanto conozco que eres duro, y barra de hierro tu cerviz, y tu frente de bronce, 5 te lo dije ya hace tiempo; antes que sucediera te lo advertí, para que no dijeras: Mi ídolo lo hizo, mis imágenes de escultura y de fundición mandaron estas cosas.
6 Lo oíste, y lo viste todo; ¿y no lo anunciaréis vosotros? Ahora, pues, te he hecho oír cosas nuevas y ocultas que tú no sabías. 7 Ahora han sido creadas, no en días pasados, ni antes de este día las habías oído, para que no digas: He aquí que yo lo sabía. 8 Sí, nunca lo habías oído, ni nunca lo habías conocido; ciertamente no se abrió antes tu oído; porque sabía que siendo desleal habías de desobedecer, por tanto te llamé rebelde desde el vientre.
9 Por amor de mi nombre diferiré mi ira, y para alabanza mía la reprimiré para no destruirte. 10 He aquí te he purificado, y no como a plata; te he escogido en horno de aflicción. 11 Por mí, por amor de mí mismo lo haré, para que no sea amancillado mi nombre, y mi honra no la daré a otro.
12 Óyeme, Jacob, y tú, Israel, a quien llamé: Yo mismo, yo el primero, yo también el postrero.(A) 13 Mi mano fundó también la tierra, y mi mano derecha midió los cielos con el palmo; al llamarlos yo, comparecieron juntamente.
14 Juntaos todos vosotros, y oíd. ¿Quién hay entre ellos que anuncie estas cosas? Aquel a quien Jehová amó ejecutará su voluntad en Babilonia, y su brazo estará sobre los caldeos. 15 Yo, yo hablé, y le llamé y le traje; por tanto, será prosperado su camino. 16 Acercaos a mí, oíd esto: desde el principio no hablé en secreto; desde que eso se hizo, allí estaba yo; y ahora me envió Jehová el Señor, y su Espíritu.
17 Así ha dicho Jehová, Redentor tuyo, el Santo de Israel: Yo soy Jehová Dios tuyo, que te enseña provechosamente, que te encamina por el camino que debes seguir. 18 ¡Oh, si hubieras atendido a mis mandamientos! Fuera entonces tu paz como un río, y tu justicia como las ondas del mar. 19 Fuera como la arena tu descendencia, y los renuevos de tus entrañas como los granos de arena; nunca su nombre sería cortado, ni raído de mi presencia. 20 Salid de Babilonia,(B) huid de entre los caldeos; dad nuevas de esto con voz de alegría, publicadlo, llevadlo hasta lo postrero de la tierra; decid: Redimió Jehová a Jacob su siervo. 21 No tuvieron sed cuando los llevó por los desiertos; les hizo brotar agua de la piedra; abrió la peña, y corrieron las aguas. 22 No hay paz para los malos, dijo Jehová.(C)
Isaiah 48
New International Version
Stubborn Israel
48 “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob,
you who are called by the name of Israel(A)
and come from the line of Judah,(B)
you who take oaths(C) in the name of the Lord(D)
and invoke(E) the God of Israel—
but not in truth(F) or righteousness—
2 you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city(G)
and claim to rely(H) on the God of Israel—
the Lord Almighty is his name:(I)
3 I foretold the former things(J) long ago,
my mouth announced(K) them and I made them known;
then suddenly(L) I acted, and they came to pass.
4 For I knew how stubborn(M) you were;
your neck muscles(N) were iron,
your forehead(O) was bronze.
5 Therefore I told you these things long ago;
before they happened I announced(P) them to you
so that you could not say,
‘My images brought them about;(Q)
my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’
6 You have heard these things; look at them all.
Will you not admit them?
“From now on I will tell you of new things,(R)
of hidden things unknown to you.
7 They are created(S) now, and not long ago;(T)
you have not heard of them before today.
So you cannot say,
‘Yes, I knew(U) of them.’
8 You have neither heard nor understood;(V)
from of old your ears(W) have not been open.
Well do I know how treacherous(X) you are;
you were called a rebel(Y) from birth.
9 For my own name’s sake(Z) I delay my wrath;(AA)
for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you,
so as not to destroy you completely.(AB)
10 See, I have refined(AC) you, though not as silver;
I have tested(AD) you in the furnace(AE) of affliction.
11 For my own sake,(AF) for my own sake, I do this.
How can I let myself be defamed?(AG)
I will not yield my glory to another.(AH)
Israel Freed
12 “Listen(AI) to me, Jacob,
Israel, whom I have called:(AJ)
I am he;(AK)
I am the first and I am the last.(AL)
13 My own hand laid the foundations of the earth,(AM)
and my right hand spread out the heavens;(AN)
when I summon them,
they all stand up together.(AO)
14 “Come together,(AP) all of you, and listen:
Which of the idols has foretold(AQ) these things?
The Lord’s chosen ally(AR)
will carry out his purpose(AS) against Babylon;(AT)
his arm will be against the Babylonians.[a]
15 I, even I, have spoken;
yes, I have called(AU) him.
I will bring him,
and he will succeed(AV) in his mission.
16 “Come near(AW) me and listen(AX) to this:
“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(AY)
at the time it happens, I am there.”
17 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer,(BC) the Holy One(BD) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches(BE) you what is best for you,
who directs(BF) you in the way(BG) you should go.
18 If only you had paid attention(BH) to my commands,
your peace(BI) would have been like a river,(BJ)
your well-being(BK) like the waves of the sea.
19 Your descendants(BL) would have been like the sand,(BM)
your children like its numberless grains;(BN)
their name would never be blotted out(BO)
nor destroyed from before me.”
20 Leave Babylon,
flee(BP) from the Babylonians!
Announce this with shouts of joy(BQ)
and proclaim it.
Send it out to the ends of the earth;(BR)
say, “The Lord has redeemed(BS) his servant Jacob.”
21 They did not thirst(BT) when he led them through the deserts;
he made water flow(BU) for them from the rock;
he split the rock
and water gushed out.(BV)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:14 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 20
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