Isaiah · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Isaiah 41 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
1 ESCUCHADME, islas, y esfuércense los pueblos; alléguense, y entonces hablen: estemos juntamente á juicio.
2 Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.
2 ¿Quién despertó del oriente al justo, lo llamó para que le siguiese, entregó delante de él naciones, é hízolo enseñorear de reyes; entrególos á su espada como polvo, y á su arco como hojarascas arrebatadas?
3 He pursued them, [and] passed safely; [even] by the way [that] he had not gone with his feet.
3 Siguiólos, pasó en paz por camino por donde sus pies nunca habían entrado.
4 Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I [am] he.
4 ¿Quién obró é hizo esto? ¿Quién llama las generaciones desde el principio? Yo Jehová, el primero, y yo mismo con los postreros.
5 The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
5 Las islas vieron, y tuvieron temor; los términos de la tierra se espantaron: congregáronse, y vinieron.
6 They helped every one his neighbour; and [every one] said to his brother, Be of good courage.
6 Cada cual ayudó á su cercano; y á su hermano dijo: Esfuérzate.
7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It [is] ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, [that] it should not be moved.
7 El carpintero animó al platero, y el que alisa con martillo al que batía en el yunque, diciendo, Buena está la soldadura; y afirmólo con clavos, porque no se moviese.
8 But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
8 Mas tú, Israel, siervo mío eres; [tú], Jacob, á quien yo escogí, simiente de Abraham mi amigo.
9 [Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
9 Porque te tomé de los extremos de la tierra, y de sus principales te llamé, y te dije: Mi siervo eres tú; te escogí, y no te deseché.
10 ¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
10 No temas, que yo soy contigo; no desmayes, que yo soy tu Dios que te esfuerzo: siempre te ayudaré, siempre te sustentaré con la diestra de mi justicia.
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
11 He aquí que todos los que se airan contra ti, serán avergonzados y confundidos: serán como nada y perecerán, los que contienden contigo.
12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, [even] them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
12 Los buscarás, y no los hallarás, los que tienen contienda contigo; serán como nada, y como cosa que no es, aquellos que te hacen guerra.
13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
13 Porque yo Jehová [soy] tu Dios, que te ase de tu mano derecha, y te dice: No temas, yo te ayudé.
14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
14 No temas, gusano de Jacob, oh vosotros los pocos de Israel; yo te socorrí, dice Jehová, y tu Redentor el Santo de Israel.
15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat [them] small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
15 He aquí que yo te he puesto por trillo, trillo nuevo, lleno de dientes: trillarás montes y los molerás, y collados tornarás en tamo.
16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, [and] shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
16 Los aventarás, y los llevará el viento, y esparcirálos el torbellino. Tú empero te regocijarás en Jehová, te gloriarás en el Santo de Israel.
17 [When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
17 Los afligidos y menesterosos buscan las aguas, que no hay; secóse de sed su lengua; yo Jehová los oiré, yo el Dios de Israel no los desampararé.
18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
18 En los altos abriré ríos, y fuentes en mitad de los llanos: tornaré el desierto en estanques de aguas, y en manaderos de aguas la tierra seca.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, [and] the pine, and the box tree together:
19 Daré en el desierto cedros, espinos, arrayanes, y olivas; pondré en la soledad hayas, olmos, y álamos juntamente;
20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
20 Porque vean y conozcan, y adviertan y entiendan todos, que la mano de Jehová hace esto, y que el Santo de Israel lo crió.
21 Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong [reasons], saith the King of Jacob.
21 Alegad por vuestra causa, dice Jehová: exhibid vuestros fundamentos, dice el Rey de Jacob.
22 Let them bring [them] forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they [be], that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
22 Traigan, y anúnciennos lo que ha de venir: dígannos lo que ha pasado desde el principio, y pondremos nuestro corazón en ello: sepamos también su postrimería, y hacednos entender lo que ha de venir.
23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye [are] gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold [it] together.
23 Dadnos nuevas de lo que ha de ser después, para que sepamos que vosotros sois dioses; ó á lo menos haced bien, ó mal, para que tengamos qué contar, y juntamente nos maravillemos.
24 Behold, ye [are] of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination [is he that] chooseth you.
24 He aquí que vosotros sois de nada, y vuestras obras de vanidad; abominación el que os escogió.
25 I have raised up [one] from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as [upon] morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
25 Del norte desperté uno, y vendrá; del nacimiento del sol llamará en mi nombre: y hollará príncipes como lodo, y como pisa el barro el alfarero.
26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, [He is] righteous? yea, [there is] none that sheweth, yea, [there is] none that declareth, yea, [there is] none that heareth your words.
26 ¿Quién lo anunció desde el principio, para que sepamos; ó de tiempo atrás, y diremos: [Es] justo? Cierto, no hay quien anuncie, sí, no hay quien enseñe, ciertamente no hay quien oiga vuestras palabras.
27 The first [shall say] to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
27 [Yo soy] el primero que he enseñado estas cosas á Sión, y á Jerusalem daré un portador de alegres nuevas.
28 For I beheld, and [there was] no man; even among them, and [there was] no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
28 Miré, y no había ninguno; y [pregunté] de estas cosas, y ningún consejero hubo: preguntéles, y no respondieron palabra.
29 Behold, they [are] all vanity; their works [are] nothing: their molten images [are] wind and confusion.
29 He aquí, todos iniquidad, y las obras de ellos nada: viento y vanidad son sus vaciadizos.
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 1:18; Habakkuk 2:20; Zechariah 2:13; Psalm 46:10; Isaiah 41:6–7
- 2 Isaiah 45:1; 2 Samuel 22:43; Ezra 1:2; Isaiah 46:11; Isaiah 40:24
- 3 Isaiah 57:2; Job 5:24
- 4 Isaiah 48:12; Revelation 22:13; Revelation 1:17; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 44:6–7
- 5 Ezekiel 26:15–16; Psalm 67:7; Joshua 5:1; Psalm 65:8; Psalm 66:3
- 6 1 Samuel 4:7–9; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 40:19; Isaiah 44:12; Daniel 3:1–7
- 7 Isaiah 40:19–20; Daniel 3:1–7; Isaiah 44:12–15; Judges 18:24; Jeremiah 10:3–5
- 8 James 2:23; Exodus 19:5–6; Deuteronomy 14:2; 2 Chronicles 20:7; John 15:14–15
- 9 1 Samuel 12:22; Psalm 94:14; Deuteronomy 7:6–7; James 2:5; Joshua 24:2–4
- 10 Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 43:1–2; Romans 8:31; Deuteronomy 31:6–8; Philippians 4:13
- 11 Exodus 23:22; Isaiah 45:24; Revelation 3:9; Isaiah 54:17; Acts 16:39
- 12 Psalm 37:35–36; Job 20:7–9; Isaiah 17:14
- 13 Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 73:23; Psalm 63:8; Psalm 109:31; Isaiah 42:6
- 14 Isaiah 54:5; Isaiah 43:14; Psalm 22:6; Jeremiah 50:34; Job 25:6
- 15 Micah 4:13; 2 Corinthians 10:4–5; Zechariah 4:7; Habakkuk 3:12; Isaiah 21:10
- 16 Jeremiah 51:2; Isaiah 61:10–11; Isaiah 45:24–25; Habakkuk 3:18; Jeremiah 9:23–24
- 17 Isaiah 55:1; Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 30:19; Matthew 5:6; Psalm 72:12–13
- 18 Isaiah 35:6–7; Psalm 107:35; Isaiah 58:11; Isaiah 30:25; Revelation 7:17
- 19 Isaiah 55:13; Isaiah 37:31–32; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 60:13; Isaiah 60:21
- 20 Job 12:9; Psalm 109:27; Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 44:23; Exodus 9:16
- 21 Job 23:3–4; Job 38:3; Micah 6:1–2
- 22 Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 44:7; Isaiah 48:14; Isaiah 42:9
- 23 John 13:19; Isaiah 42:9; Jeremiah 10:5; Isaiah 44:7–8; Isaiah 46:9–10
- 24 1 Corinthians 8:4; Psalm 115:8; Isaiah 41:29; Jeremiah 10:14; Jeremiah 10:8
- 25 Isaiah 41:2; 2 Samuel 22:43; Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 46:10–11; Zechariah 10:5
- 26 Isaiah 44:7; Isaiah 41:22; Isaiah 45:21; Habakkuk 2:18–20; Isaiah 43:9
- 27 Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 52:7; Isaiah 44:28; Nahum 1:15; Isaiah 48:3
- 28 Isaiah 63:5; Isaiah 50:2; Daniel 2:10–11; Isaiah 40:13–14; Daniel 5:8
- 29 Jeremiah 5:13; Isaiah 41:24; Isaiah 44:9–20; Psalm 115:4–8; Habakkuk 2:18
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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