Israel Will Be Saved
1At that time
the Lord will punish Leviathan with his sword.
His great, powerful and deadly sword will punish
the serpent that glides through the sea.
He will kill that twisting sea monster.
2At that time the Lord will sing about his fruitful vineyard. He will say,
3“I am the Lord. I watch over my vineyard.
I water it all the time.
I guard it day and night.
I do it so no one can harm it.
4I am not angry with my vineyard.
I wish thorns and bushes would come up in it.
Then I would march out against them in battle.
I would set all of them on fire.
5So the enemies of my people should come to me for safety.
They should make peace with me.
I will say it again.
They should make peace with me.”
6In days to come, Jacob’s people will put down roots like a vine.
Israel will bud and bloom.
They will fill the whole world with fruit.
7The Lord struck down those who struck down Israel.
But he hasn’t punished Israel as much.
The Lord killed those who killed many of his people.
But he hasn’t punished his people as much.
8The Lord will use war to punish Israel.
He will make them leave their land.
With a strong blast of his anger he will drive them out.
It will be as if the east wind were blowing.
9The people of Jacob will have to pay for their sin.
Here is how they will show that their sin has been removed.
They will make all the altar stones like limestone.
They will crush them to pieces.
No poles used to worship the female god named Asherah will be left standing.
No incense altars will be left either.
10Cities that have high walls around them will become empty.
They will be settlements with no one in them.
They will be like a desert.
Calves will eat and lie down in them.
They will strip bare the branches of their trees.
11When their twigs are dry, they will be broken off.
Then women will come and make fires with them.
The people of Jacob don’t understand the Lord.
So the God who made them won’t be concerned about them.
Their Creator won’t be kind to them.
12At that time the Lord will separate Israel from other people. He will gather the Israelites together one by one. He will gather them from the Euphrates River to the Wadi of Egypt. 13At that time a loud trumpet will be blown. Those who were dying in Assyria will come and worship the Lord. So will those who were taken away to Egypt. All of them will worship the Lord on his holy mountain in Jerusalem.
Liberación de Israel
1En aquel día el Señor castigará
a Leviatán, la serpiente huidiza,
a Leviatán, la serpiente tortuosa.
Con su espada violenta, grande y poderosa,
matará al Dragón que está en el mar.
2«Cantad en aquel día
a la viña escogida:
3Yo, el Señor, soy su guardián;
todo el tiempo riego mi viña.
Día y noche cuido de ella
para que nadie le haga daño.
4No estoy enojado.
Si tuviera zarzas y espinos,
pelearía contra ella
y la quemaría totalmente,
5a menos que ella acudiera a mi refugio
e hiciera las paces conmigo,
sí, que hiciera las paces conmigo».
6Días vendrán en que Jacob echará raíces,
en que Israel retoñará y florecerá,
y llenará el mundo con sus frutos.
7¿Acaso el Señor lo ha golpeado
como hizo con quien lo golpeaba?
¿Acaso le dio muerte
como hizo con quienes lo mataron?
8Contendió con él con guerra27:8 guerra. Palabra de difícil traducción. y destierro;
lo expulsó con su soplo violento
al soplar el viento del este.
9Así quedará expiada la iniquidad de Jacob;
esta será la única condición
para que se le perdone su pecado:
que reduzca a polvo todas las piedras del altar,
como si moliera piedra caliza,
y no deje en pie ninguna imagen de Aserá
ni altar de incienso alguno.
10En ruinas está la ciudad fortificada;
es un sitio sin habitantes,
abandonado como el desierto.
Allí se echa el ternero,
allí pace y deshoja las ramas.
11Una vez secas, las ramas se quiebran;
vienen luego las mujeres y con ellas hacen fuego.
Porque este es un pueblo sin entendimiento;
por eso su creador no tiene compasión de él,
ni de él se apiada quien lo formó.
12En aquel día el Señor trillará desde las corrientes del Éufrates hasta el torrente de Egipto, y vosotros, israelitas, seréis recogidos uno por uno. 13En aquel día sonará una gran trompeta. Los que fueron llevados a Asiria y los que fueron desterrados a Egipto vendrán y adorarán al Señor sobre el monte santo en Jerusalén.
