以賽亞書 46
1 貝耳塌下了，乃波傾倒了，他們的神像，負在走獸和牲口身上；他們的重載，重壓著筋疲的畜類。
Bel is bowed down, Nebo sinketh, their idols are [delivered] unto the beasts, and unto the cattle; those which were once carried by you are now laden up a burden to the weary beasts.
2 他們都一齊傾倒了，塌下了，神像不但不能救助馱運他們的畜類，甚至連自己也該流徙遠配。
They are sunk, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, but they themselves are gone into captivity.
3 雅各伯家啊！以色列家所有的遺民啊！請你們聽我：自出母胎我就抱著你，自離母腹我就懷著你；
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne [by me] from their birth, who are carried from the womb;
4 直到你年老，我仍是一樣；直到你白頭，我依然扶持你。我既然如此做了，我必要提攜你，扶持你，拯救你。
And even unto old age I am the same; and even unto the time of hoary hairs will I bear: l have done it, and I will carry [you]; even I will bear, and deliver you.
5 你們拿我同誰比擬，與誰相等，跟誰比較，以求我們相同呢﹖
To whom will ye liken and assimilate me, and compare me, that we may be like?
6 有些人從錢囊中把金子倒出，放銀子在天平上衡量；以後僱了一個金匠，製造了一個神像，遂向它屈膝朝拜；
[There are those] that lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; that hire a melter, that he may make of it a god; they [then] bend the knee, yea, they bow themselves down;
7 又將神像抬起，放在肩上扛著，以後安置在一個地方，它就立在那裏，再不能離開那地方；人呼求它，它也不答應，也不能救人脫離災殃。
They carry him, upon the shoulder they bear him, and set up him in his spot, and he remaineth standing, from his place he doth not move: yea, though one should cry unto him, he cannot answer, out of his trouble he cannot help him.
8 你們應記住這事，應站穩！叛逆的人啊！你們應記在心頭！
Remember this, and take courage: take it again to heart, O ye transgressors.
9 你們應追憶以前古時所發生的事，因為我是天主，沒有另一個；我是天主，沒有與我相似的，
Remember the former things of olden times; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is nothing like me.
10 我從起出就預言了末後的事，早就宣佈了未來的事；我如今說：「我的計劃必要成功，我的旨意都要實現；」
Declaring from the beginning the end, and from the earliest days the things that have not yet been done, saying, My counsel shall stand firm, and all my pleasure will I do:
11 我要把老鷹從東方召來，把履行我計劃的人由遠方叫來；我說了，必要去行；我決定了，必要去做。
Calling from the east the eagle, from a far-off country the man of my counsel; yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also execute it.
12 心硬的人！遠離正義的人！ 聽我說罷！
Hearken unto me, ye stout of heart, that are far from righteousness:
13 我的仁義來近了，已不遠了，我的救恩不再延遲；我必在熙雍賜與救恩，把我的光榮賜給以色列。
I have brought near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will grant unto Zion salvation, unto Israel my glory.
