Isaiah 46

1 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].

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。

2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

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。

3 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:

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；

4 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].

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。

5 To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

你們拿我同誰比擬，與誰相等，跟誰比較，以求我們相同呢﹖

6 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.

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；

7 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.

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。

8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring [it] again to mind, O ye transgressors.

你們應記住這事，應站穩！叛逆的人啊！你們應記在心頭！

9 Remember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else; [I am] God, and [there is] none like me,

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，

10 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:

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；」

11 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.

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。

12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that [are] far from righteousness:

心硬的人！遠離正義的人！ 聽我說罷！

13 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.

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。