< 以賽亞書 46 >
1 彼勒屈身,尼波彎腰; 巴比倫的偶像馱在獸和牲畜上。 他們所抬的如今成了重馱, 使牲畜疲乏,
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
2 都一同彎腰屈身, 不能保全重馱, 自己倒被擄去。
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
3 雅各家,以色列家一切餘剩的要聽我言: 你們自從生下,就蒙我保抱, 自從出胎,便蒙我懷搋。
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
4 直到你們年老,我仍這樣; 直到你們髮白,我仍懷搋。 我已造作,也必保抱; 我必懷抱,也必拯救。
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
5 你們將誰與我相比,與我同等, 可以與我比較,使我們相同呢?
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
6 那從囊中抓金子, 用天平平銀子的人, 雇銀匠製造神像, 他們又俯伏,又叩拜。
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
7 他們將神像抬起,扛在肩上, 安置在定處,它就站立, 不離本位; 人呼求它,它不能答應, 也不能救人脫離患難。
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
8 你們當想念這事,自己作大丈夫。 悖逆的人哪,要心裏思想。
Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
9 你們要追念上古的事。 因為我是上帝,並無別神; 我是上帝,再沒有能比我的。
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 我從起初指明末後的事, 從古時言明未成的事, 說:我的籌算必立定; 凡我所喜悅的,我必成就。
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
11 我召鷙鳥從東方來, 召那成就我籌算的人從遠方來。 我已說出,也必成就; 我已謀定,也必做成。
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
13 我使我的公義臨近,必不遠離。 我的救恩必不遲延; 我要為以色列-我的榮耀, 在錫安施行救恩。
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.