La misión de Isaías
1El año de la muerte del rey Uzías vi al Señor sentado en un trono alto y excelso; las orlas de su manto llenaban el Templo. 2Por encima de él había serafines, cada uno de los cuales tenía seis alas: con dos de ellas se cubrían el rostro, con dos se cubrían los pies y con dos volaban. 3Y se decían el uno al otro:
«Santo, santo, santo es el Señor de los Ejércitos;
toda la tierra está llena de su gloria».
4Al sonido de sus voces se estremecieron los umbrales de las puertas y el Templo se llenó de humo.
5Entonces grité: «¡Ay de mí, que estoy perdido! Soy un hombre de labios impuros y vivo en medio de un pueblo de labios impuros y mis ojos han visto al Rey, al Señor de los Ejércitos».
6En ese momento voló hacia mí uno de los serafines. Traía en la mano una brasa que, con unas tenazas, había tomado del altar. 7Con ella me tocó los labios y me dijo:
«Mira, esto ha tocado tus labios; tu maldad ha sido borrada y tu pecado, perdonado».
8Entonces oí la voz del Señor que decía:
—¿A quién enviaré? ¿Quién irá por nosotros?
Y respondí:
—Aquí estoy. ¡Envíame a mí!
9Él dijo:
—Ve y dile a este pueblo:
»“Oigan bien, pero no entiendan;
miren bien, pero no perciban”.
10Haz insensible el corazón de este pueblo;
endurece sus oídos
y cierra sus ojos,
no sea que vea con sus ojos,
oiga con sus oídos
y entienda con su corazón,
se convierta y sea sanado».
11Entonces exclamé:
—¿Hasta cuándo, Señor?
Y él respondió:
—Hasta que las ciudades queden destruidas
y sin habitante alguno;
hasta que las casas queden deshabitadas
y los campos asolados y en ruinas;
12hasta que el Señor haya enviado lejos a la gente
y sean muchos los lugares abandonados en el país.
13Y, si aún queda en la tierra una décima parte,
esta volverá a ser devastada.
Pero así como al talar la encina y el roble
queda parte del tronco,
esa parte es el linaje santo.
The Lord Appoints Isaiah to Speak for Him
1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord. He was seated on his throne. His long robe filled the temple. He was highly honored. 2Above him were seraphs. Each of them had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces. With two wings they covered their feet. And with two wings they were flying. 3They were calling out to one another. They were saying,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who rules over all.
The whole earth is full of his glory.”
4The sound of their voices caused the stone doorframe to shake. The temple was filled with smoke.
5“How terrible it is for me!” I cried out. “I’m about to be destroyed! My mouth speaks sinful words. And I live among people who speak sinful words. Now I have seen the King with my own eyes. He is the Lord who rules over all.”
6A seraph flew over to me. He was holding a hot coal. He had used tongs to take it from the altar. 7He touched my mouth with the coal. He said, “This has touched your lips. Your guilt has been taken away. Your sin has been paid for.”
8Then I heard the voice of the Lord. He said, “Who will I send? Who will go for us?”
I said, “Here I am. Send me!”
9So he said, “Go and speak to these people. Tell them,
“ ‘You will hear but never understand.
You will see but never know what you are seeing.’
10Make the hearts of these people stubborn.
Plug up their ears.
Close their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes.
They might hear with their ears.
They might understand with their hearts.
And they might turn to me and be healed.”
11Then I said, “Lord, how long will it be like that?”
He answered,
“It will last until the cities of Israel are destroyed.
It will last until no one is living in them.
It will last until the houses are deserted.
The fields will be completely destroyed.
12It will last until the Lord has sent everyone far away.
The land will be totally deserted.
13Suppose only a tenth of the people remain there.
Even then the land will be completely destroyed again.
But when oak trees and terebinth trees
are cut down, stumps are left.
And my holy people will be like stumps
that begin to grow again.”
