< Isaiah 43 >
1 But now this is what the Lord says to Jacob, the one who created you; to Israel, the one who formed you: “Don't be afraid! I have saved you! I have called you by name; you are mine!
And now thus he says Yahweh [who] created you O Jacob and [who] formed you O Israel may not you be afraid for I have redeemed you I have called [you] by name your [belong] to me you.
2 When you walk through the water, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they won't flood over you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you on fire.
If you will pass in the waters [will be] with you I and in the rivers not they will overflow you if you will walk in fire not you will be burned and flame not it will burn you.
3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt to pay for your freedom; I traded Ethiopia and Seba for you.
For I [am] Yahweh God your [the] holy [one] of Israel deliverer your I have given ransom your Egypt Cush and Seba in place of you.
4 Because you are so valuable to me, because I honor you, and because I love you, I give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your lives.
Because you are precious in view my you are honored and I I love you and I may give humankind in place of you and peoples in place of life your.
5 Don't be afraid, for I am with you! I will bring you and your children from the east and the west, and gather you together.
May not you be afraid for [am] with you I from [the] east I will bring offspring your and from [the] west I will gather you.
6 I will tell the north, ‘Hand them over!’ and the south, ‘Don't stop them!’ Bring my sons back from far away and my daughters from distant lands.
I will say to the north deliver up and to [the] south may not you withhold bring sons my from a distance and daughters my from [the] end of the earth.
7 Bring back everyone who bears my name, those I created for my honor, those I formed and made.
Every [one who] is called by name my and [whom] for glory my I created him [whom] I formed him also I made him.
8 Bring back those who have eyes but are blind, those who have ears but are deaf.
Bring out a people blind and [are] eyes there and deaf [people] and ears [belong] to them.
9 Have all the nations gather together! Have all the peoples assemble! Who among them could have said this, and predict what was going to happen? Have them bring their witnesses to prove that they're right. Then have them listen, and say, ‘It's true!’
All the nations they have assembled together so they may gather peoples who? among them will he declare this and former [things] will they proclaim to? us let them appoint witnesses their so they may be justified and they may hear and they may say truth.
10 However, you are my witnesses, the Lord declares, and my chosen servant, so that you can think about it, and believe me and understand that I am God. No god preceded me, and none will come after me.
You [are] witnesses my [the] utterance of Yahweh and servant my whom I have chosen so that you may know and you may believe me and you may perceive that I [am] he before me not it was formed a god and after me not it will be.
11 I, yes I am the Lord, and there is no Savior apart from me.
I I [am] Yahweh and there not except me [is] a deliverer.
12 I predicted what was going to happen, then I saved you, then I announced it—there was no foreign god among you that did this. You are my witnesses that I am God, declares the Lord.
I I have declared and I have saved and I have proclaimed and there not among you [was] a strange [god] and you [are] witnesses my [the] utterance of Yahweh and I [am] God.
13 I am God from the beginning. No one can snatch anybody from my hand. No one can reverse what I do.
Also from a day I [am] he and there not from hand my [is] a deliverer I act and who? will he revoke it.
14 This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: For your sake I will send attackers against Babylon and bring them down. All the Babylonians will be like fugitives, escaping in the ships they're so proud of.
Thus he says Yahweh redeemer your [the] holy [one] of Israel for sake your I have sent Babylon towards and I will bring down [as] fugitives all of them and [the] Chaldeans in ships shout of joy their.
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.
I [am] Yahweh holy [one] your [the] creator of Israel king your.
16 This is what the Lord says, the one who makes a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters;
Thus he says Yahweh who made in the sea a way and in waters mighty a path.
17 the one who brought out a great army with it horses and chariots and lay them down, never to rise again, snuffed out like a burning wick.
Who sent out chariotry and horse[s] an army and a strong [one] together they lay down not they rose they were extinguished like wick they were quenched.
18 But don't dwell on the past; don't concentrate on what happened back then.
May not you remember former [things] and ancient [things] may not you consider.
19 Just look at something new I'm going to do now! In fact it's started already. Can't you see it? Yes, I'm making a way through the wilderness, rivers in the desert!
Here I [am] about to do a new [thing] now it is springing up ¿ not do you know it also I will make in the wilderness a way in a desolate place rivers.
20 The wild animals will be grateful to me, the jackals and the owls, because I'm providing water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, so my people, my chosen people, can drink.
It honors me [the] animal[s] of the field jackals and daughters of an ostrich for I have put in the wilderness water rivers in a desolate place to give drink to people my chosen one my.
21 I made this people for myself so that through their praise for me they could make me known.
A people which I formed for myself praise my they will recount.
22 But you haven't called on me for help, Jacob. You've grown tired of me, Israel.
And not me you have called on O Jacob for you have grown weary with me O Israel.
23 You haven't brought me sheep for burnt offerings; you haven't honored me with your sacrifices. I haven't burdened you by asking for grain offerings; I haven't tired you out by demanding incense.
Not you have brought to me [the] sheep of burnt offerings your and sacrifices your not you have honored me not I have burdened you with offering[s] and not I have made weary you with frankincense.
24 You haven't used your money to buy scented calamus; you have not pleased me with the fat of your sacrifices. Instead you have burdened me with your sins, and tired me out with your guilt.
Not you have bought for me for money calamus and [the] fat of sacrifices your not you have satisfied me nevertheless you have burdened me with sins your you have made weary me with iniquities your.
25 I, yes I am the God who wipes out your sins because of who I am, and who doesn't remember your sins any more.
I I [am] he [who is] wiping out transgressions your for own sake my and sins your not I will remember.
26 Remind me of the evidence so we can come to a decision together! Present your case to prove that you're right!
Cause to remember me let us enter into judgment together recount O you so that you may be justified.
27 Your very first father sinned, and your leaders rebelled against me.
Ancestor your first he sinned and spokesmen your they transgressed against me.
28 So I treated the priests of the sanctuary with contempt, and I handed Jacob over to be destroyed, and Israel to be scorned.”
So I may profane [the] officials of holiness and I will give to total destruction Jacob and Israel to reviling words.