El día de la venganza y la redención de Dios
1¿Quién es este que viene de Edom,
desde Bosra, con ropas teñidas de rojo?
¿Quién es este de espléndido ropaje,
que avanza63:1 avanza (Vulgata); se inclina (TM y Qumrán). con fuerza arrolladora?
«Soy yo, el que habla con justicia,
el que tiene poder para salvar».
2¿Por qué están rojos tus vestidos,
como los del que pisa las uvas en el lagar?
3«He pisado el lagar yo solo;
ninguno de los pueblos estuvo conmigo.
Los he pisoteado en mi enojo;
los he aplastado en mi ira.
Su sangre salpicó mis vestidos,
y me manché toda la ropa.
4¡Ya tengo planeado el día de la venganza!
¡El año de mi redención ha llegado!
5Miré, pero no hubo quien me ayudara,
me asombró que nadie me diera apoyo.
Mi propio brazo me dio la victoria;
mi propia ira me sostuvo.
6En mi enojo pisoteé a los pueblos
y los embriagué con la copa de mi ira;
hice correr su sangre sobre la tierra».
Alabanza y oración
7Recordaré las misericordias del Señor,
y sus hechos dignos de alabanza,
por todo lo que hizo por nosotros,
por su compasión y gran amor.
¡Sí, por la multitud de cosas buenas
que ha hecho por los descendientes de Israel!
8Declaró: «Verdaderamente son mi pueblo,
hijos que no me engañarán».
Así se convirtió en el Salvador de ellos.
9Si ellos se angustiaban, él también se angustiaba;
el ángel de su presencia los salvó.63:9 el ángel … salvó. Frases de difícil traducción.
En su amor y misericordia los rescató;
los levantó y los llevó
en los tiempos de antaño.
10Pero ellos se rebelaron
y afligieron a su Santo Espíritu.
Por eso se convirtió en su enemigo
y luchó él mismo contra ellos.
11Su pueblo recordó los tiempos pasados,
los tiempos de Moisés:
¿Dónde está el que los hizo subir del mar,
con el pastor de su rebaño?
¿Dónde está el que puso
su santo Espíritu entre ellos,
12el que hizo que su glorioso brazo
marchara a la derecha de Moisés,
el que separó las aguas a su paso,
para ganarse renombre eterno?
13¿Dónde está el que los guio a través del mar profundo,63:13 mar profundo. Lit. abismos.
como a caballo en el desierto,
sin que ellos tropezaran?
14El Espíritu del Señor les dio descanso,
como a ganado que pasta en la llanura.
Fue así como guiaste a tu pueblo,
para hacerte un nombre glorioso.
15Mira bien desde el cielo;
observa desde tu morada santa y gloriosa.
¿Dónde están tu celo y tu poder?
¡Se nos niega tu abundante compasión y ternura!
16Pero tú eres nuestro Padre,
aunque Abraham no nos conozca
ni nos reconozca Israel;
tú, Señor, eres nuestro Padre;
¡tu nombre ha sido siempre «nuestro Redentor»!
17¿Por qué, Señor, nos desvías de tus caminos
y endureces nuestro corazón para que no te temamos?
Vuelve por amor a tus siervos,
por las tribus que son tu herencia.
18Tu pueblo poseyó por un tiempo tu santuario,
pero ahora lo han pisoteado nuestros enemigos.
19Estamos como si nunca nos hubieras gobernado,
como si nunca hubiéramos llevado tu nombre.
God Will Save His People and Punish Their Enemies
1Who is this man coming from the city of Bozrah in Edom?
His clothes are stained bright red.
Who is he? He is dressed up in all his glory.
He is marching toward us with great strength.
The Lord answers, “It is I.
I have won the battle.
I am mighty.
I have saved my people.”
2Why are your clothes red?
They look as if you have been stomping
on grapes in a winepress.
3The Lord answers, “I have been stomping on the nations
as if they were grapes.
No one was there to help me.
I walked all over the nations because I was angry.
That is why I stomped on them.
Their blood splashed all over my clothes.
So my clothes were stained bright red.
4I decided it was time to pay back Israel’s enemies.
The year for me to set my people free had come.
5I looked around, but no one was there to help me.
I was shocked that no one gave me any help.
So I used my own power to save my people.
I had the strength to do it because I was angry.
6I walked all over the nations because I was angry with them.
I made them drink from the cup of my great anger.
I poured out their blood on the ground.”
Isaiah Praises the Lord and Prays to Him
7I will talk about the kind things the Lord has done.
I’ll praise him for everything he’s done for us.
He has done many good things
for the nation of Israel.
That’s because he loves us and is very kind to us.
8In the past he said, “They are my people.
They are children who will be faithful to me.”
So he saved them.
9When they suffered, he suffered with them.
He sent his angel to save them.
He set them free because he is loving and kind.
He lifted them up and carried them.
He did it again and again in days long ago.
10But they refused to obey him.
They made his Holy Spirit sad.
So he turned against them and became their enemy.
He himself fought against them.
11Then his people remembered what he did long ago.
They recalled the days of Moses and his people.
They asked, “Where is the God who brought
Israel through the Red Sea?
Moses led them as the shepherd of his flock.
Where is the God who put
his Holy Spirit among them?
12He used his glorious and powerful arm
to help Moses.
He parted the waters of the sea in front of them.
That mighty act made him famous forever.
13He led them through that deep sea.
Like a horse in open country,
they didn’t trip and fall.
14They were like cattle that are taken down to the plains.
They were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord.”
That’s how he guided his people.
So he made a glorious name for himself.
15Lord, look down from heaven.
Look down from your holy and glorious throne.
Where is your great love for us?
Where is your power?
Why don’t you show us
your tender love and concern?
16You are our Father.
Abraham might not accept us as his children.
Jacob might not recognize us as his family.
But you are our Father, Lord.
Your name is One Who Always Sets Us Free.
17Lord, why do you let us wander away from you?
Why do you let us become so stubborn
that we don’t respect you?
Come back and help us.
We are the tribes that belong to you.
18For a little while your holy people possessed the land.
But now our enemies have torn your temple down.
19We are like people you never ruled over.
We are like those who don’t belong to you.
