Isaiah · Catholic Public Domain Version
Isaiah 3 Catholic Public Domain Version
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- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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1 For behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will take away, from Jerusalem and from Judah, the powerful and the strong: all the strength from bread, and all the strength from water;
1 PORQUE he aquí que el Señor Jehová de los ejércitos quita de Jerusalem y de Judá el sustentador y el fuerte, todo sustento de pan y todo socorro de agua;
2 the strong man, and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the seer and the elder;
2 El valiente y el hombre de guerra, el juez y el profeta, el adivino y el anciano;
3 the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech.
3 El capitán de cincuenta, y el hombre de respeto, y el consejero, y el artífice excelente, y el hábil orador.
4 And I will provide children as their leaders, and the effeminate will rule over them.
4 Y pondréles mozos por príncipes, y muchachos serán sus señores.
5 And the people will rush, man against man, and each one against his neighbor. The child shall rebel against the elder, and the ignoble against the noble.
5 Y el pueblo hará violencia los unos á los otros, cada cual contra su vecino: el mozo se levantará contra el viejo, y el villano contra el noble.
6 For a man will apprehend his brother, from the household of his own father, saying: “The vestment is yours. Be our leader, but let this ruin be under your hand.”
6 Cuando alguno trabare de su hermano, de la familia de su padre, [y le dijere], Que vestir tienes, tú serás nuestro príncipe, y sea en tu mano esta ruina;
7 In that day, he will respond by saying: “I am not a healer, and there is no bread or vestment in my house. Do not choose to appoint me as a leader of the people.”
7 El jurará aquel día, diciendo: No tomaré ese cuidado; porque en mi casa ni hay pan, ni qué vestir: no me hagáis príncipe del pueblo.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, because their words and their plans are against the Lord, in order to provoke the eyes of his majesty.
8 Pues arruinada está Jerusalem, y Judá ha caído; porque la lengua de ellos y sus obras han sido contra Jehová, para irritar los ojos de su majestad.
9 The acknowledgement of their countenance is their response. For they have proclaimed their own sin, like Sodom; and they have not concealed it. Woe to their souls! For evils are being repaid to them.
9 La apariencia del rostro de ellos los convence: que como Sodoma predican su pecado, no lo disimulan. ¡Ay del alma de ellos! porque allegaron mal para sí.
10 Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.
10 Decid al justo que [le irá] bien: porque comerá de los frutos de sus manos.
11 Woe to the impious man immersed in evil! For retribution will be given to him from his own hands.
11 ¡Ay del impío! mal [le irá]: porque según las obras de sus manos le será pagado.
12 As for my people, their oppressors have despoiled them, and women have ruled over them. My people, who call you blessed, the same are deceiving you and disrupting the path of your steps.
12 Los exactores de mi pueblo son muchachos, y mujeres se enseñorearon de él. Pueblo mío, los que te guían te engañan, y tuercen la carrera de tus caminos.
13 The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.
13 Jehová está en pie para litigar, y está para juzgar los pueblos.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and with their leaders. For you have been devouring the vineyard, and the plunder from the poor is in your house.
14 Jehová vendrá á juicio contra los ancianos de su pueblo y contra sus príncipes; porque vosotros habéis devorado la viña, y el despojo del pobre está en vuestras casas.
15 Why do you wear down my people, and grind up the faces of the poor, says the Lord, the God of hosts?
15 ¿Qué pensáis vosotros que majáis mi pueblo, y moléis las caras de los pobres? dice el Señor Jehová de los ejércitos.
16 And the Lord said: Because the daughters of Zion have been lifted up, and have walked with extended necks and winking eyes, because they have continued on, walking noisily and advancing with a pretentious stride,
16 Asimismo dice Jehová: Por cuanto las hijas de Sión se ensoberbecen, y andan cuellierguidas y los ojos descompuestos; cuando andan van danzando, y haciendo son con los pies:
17 the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion bald, and the Lord will strip them of the locks of their hair.
17 Por tanto, pelará el Señor la mollera de las hijas de Sión, y Jehová descubrirá sus vergüenzas.
18 In that day, the Lord will take away their decorative shoes,
18 Aquel día quitará el Señor el atavío de los calzados, y las redecillas, y las lunetas;
19 and the little moons and chains, and the necklaces and bracelets, and the hats,
19 Los collares, y los joyeles, y los brazaletes;
20 and the ornaments for their hair, and the anklets, and the touches of myrrh and little bottles of perfumes, and the earrings,
20 Las escofietas, y los atavíos de las piernas, los partidores del pelo, los pomitos de olor, y los zarcillos;
21 and the rings, and the jewels hanging on their foreheads,
21 Los anillos, y los joyeles de las narices;
22 and the continual changes in appearance, and the short skirts, and the fine linens and embroidered cloths,
22 Las ropas de remuda, los mantoncillos, los velos, y los alfileres;
23 and the mirrors, and scarves, and ribbons, and their sparse clothing.
23 Los espejos, los pañizuelos, las gasas, y los tocados.
24 And in place of a sweet fragrance, there will be stench. And in place of a belt, there will be a rope. And in place of stylish hair, there will be baldness. And in place of a blouse, there will be haircloth.
24 Y será que en lugar de los perfumes aromáticos vendrá hediondez; y desgarrón en lugar de cinta; y calvez en lugar de la compostura del cabello; y en lugar de faja ceñimiento de saco; y quemadura en vez de hermosura.
25 Likewise, your most handsome men will fall by the sword, and your strong men will fall in battle.
25 Tus varones caerán á cuchillo, y tu fuerza en la guerra.
26 And her gates will grieve and mourn. And she will sit on the ground, desolate.
26 Sus puertas se entristecerán y enlutarán, y ella, desamparada, sentaráse en tierra.
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Leviticus 26:26; Isaiah 1:24; Ezekiel 4:16–17; Ezekiel 14:13; Isaiah 5:13
- 2 2 Kings 24:14–16; Isaiah 9:14–15; Ezekiel 8:12; Amos 2:3; Ezekiel 9:5
- 3 Exodus 18:21; Judges 8:18; Deuteronomy 1:15; 1 Samuel 8:12; Exodus 4:10
- 4 Ecclesiastes 10:16; 2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Chronicles 33:1; 2 Chronicles 36:5; 1 Kings 3:7–9
- 5 Jeremiah 9:3–8; Malachi 3:5; Micah 3:11; Mark 14:65; Ezekiel 22:12
- 6 Isaiah 4:1; Judges 11:6–8; John 6:15
- 7 Hosea 5:13; Hosea 6:1; Deuteronomy 32:40; Ezekiel 34:4; Revelation 10:5–6
- 8 Ezekiel 9:9; 1 Corinthians 10:22; Malachi 3:13–15; Hosea 7:16; Lamentations 5:16–17
- 9 Genesis 13:13; Genesis 18:20–21; Jeremiah 6:15; Proverbs 30:13; 2 Kings 9:30
- 10 Psalm 128:1–2; Hebrews 6:10; Galatians 6:7–8; Ecclesiastes 8:12; Ezekiel 18:9–19
- 11 Ecclesiastes 8:13; James 2:13; Psalm 120:3–4; Psalm 28:4; Psalm 62:12
- 12 Isaiah 3:4; Nahum 3:13; Isaiah 28:14–15; 2 Kings 11:1; Isaiah 9:15–16
- 13 Micah 6:2; Hosea 4:1–2; Psalm 12:5; Proverbs 22:22–23; Proverbs 23:10–11
- 14 Job 22:4; Job 24:9; Isaiah 3:2–3; Amos 4:1; Psalm 143:2
- 15 Micah 3:2–3; Psalm 94:5; Amos 8:4–6; Amos 2:6–7; Ezekiel 18:2
- 16 Isaiah 32:9–11; Ezekiel 16:49–50; Proverbs 30:13; Luke 23:28; Isaiah 4:4
- 17 Jeremiah 13:22; Revelation 16:2; Isaiah 20:4; Leviticus 13:43–44; Micah 1:11
- 18 Judges 8:21; Judges 8:26
- 19 Ezekiel 16:11; Genesis 24:30; Genesis 24:53; Numbers 31:50; Exodus 35:22
- 20 Exodus 39:28; Hosea 2:13; Genesis 35:4; Ezekiel 16:12; Exodus 32:2
- 21 Genesis 24:47; 1 Peter 3:3–4; Ezekiel 16:12; Genesis 41:42; 1 Timothy 2:9–10
- 23 Revelation 19:8; Song of Songs 5:7; Exodus 38:8; Genesis 41:42; Ezekiel 16:10
- 24 Ezekiel 27:31; Lamentations 2:10; Isaiah 15:3; 1 Peter 3:3; Micah 1:16
- 25 Isaiah 1:20; Jeremiah 18:21; Lamentations 2:21; Jeremiah 11:22; 2 Chronicles 29:9
- 26 Jeremiah 14:2; Lamentations 2:10; Lamentations 1:4; Job 2:13; Luke 19:44
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