Isaiah 43
1 And now, thus said YHWH, Your Creator, O Jacob, and your Fashioner, O Israel: Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called on your name—you [are] Mine.
但是現今，雅各伯啊！那創造你的，以色列啊！那形成你的上主這樣說：「你不要害怕！因為我救贖了你，我以你的名子召叫了你，你是我的。
2 When you pass into waters, I [am] with you, And into floods, they do not overflow you, When you go into fire, you are not burned, And a flame does not burn against you.
當你由水中經過時，我必與你在一起；當你渡河時，河水不得淹沒你；當你在火中走過時，你不致烙傷，火燄也燒不著你。
3 For I—your God YHWH, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior, I have appointed Egypt your atonement, Cush and Seba in your stead.
因為我是上主，你的天主；以色列的聖者，你的救主；我使埃及作你的贖價，以雇士和色巴來代替你。
4 Since you were precious in My eyes, You were honored, and I have loved you, And I appoint men in your stead, And peoples instead of your life.
因為你在我眼中是寶貴的，是貴重的，我愛慕你；所以我拿別人交換了你，拿別的民族交換了你的性命。
5 Do not be afraid, for I [am] with you, I bring in your seed from the east, And I gather you from the west.
不要害怕！因為我同你在一起，我要從東方領回你的子女，從西方將你召集在一起；
6 I am saying to the north, “Give up,” And to the south, “Do not restrain.” Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.
我要向北方說：「交出來！」向南方說：「不要攔阻他們，要將我的兒子們從遠方帶來，要將我的女兒們由地極領回，
7 Everyone who is called by My Name, Even for My glory I have created him, I have formed him, indeed, I have made him.
就是凡歸於我名下，並為了我的光榮而創造、形成和造化的人。」
8 He brought out a blind people who have eyes, And deaf ones who have ears.
領那有眼而瞎，有耳而聾的民族出來罷！
9 All the nations have been gathered together, And the peoples are assembled, Who among them declares this, And causes us to hear former things? They give their witnesses, And they are declared righteous, And they hear and say, “Truth.”
讓列國聚在一起，萬民集合起來！他們中誰能預言這事呢﹖誰能預先報告給我們過去的事呢﹖讓他們找出證人來，為證實自己有理，好讓聽眾能說：「對啊！ 」
10 You [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you know and give credence to Me, And understand that I [am] He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.
你們就是我的證人－－上主的斷語－－你們是我揀選的僕人，為叫你們認識和信仰我，並明白我就是「那位；」在我以前，沒有受造的神，在我以後，也決不會有。
11 I [am] YHWH, And besides Me there is no savior.
我，只有我是上主，我以外沒有救主；
12 I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And you [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH, And I [am] God.
是我預言了，是我施行了拯救，是我宣佈過的；你們中沒有別的神。你們是我的證人－－上主的斷語－－我是天主，
13 Even from the day I [am] He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who turns it back?
且由永遠就是；沒有人能從我手中救出誰來；我要做的，誰能扭轉﹖
14 Thus said YHWH, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I have sent to Babylon for your sake, And caused bars to descend—all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song [is] in the ships.
上主，你們的救主，以色列的聖者這樣說：「為了你們，我派了人到巴比倫去，我要打斷一切門閂，將加色丁人的狂歡變為悲哀。
15 I [am] YHWH, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.”
我是上主，你們的聖者，以色列的造主，你們的君王。」
16 Thus said YHWH, Who is giving a way in the sea, And a path in the strong waters.
上主這樣說：－－他曾在海中開了一條路，在怒潮中闢了一條道；
17 Who is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: “They lie down together—they do not rise, They have been extinguished, They have been quenched as flax.”
曾使車、馬、軍隊和將領一同前來，使他們沉沒，再未浮起，他們遂被消滅，像燈心一樣被熄滅－－「
18 Do not remember former things, And do not consider ancient things.
你們不必追念古代的事，也不必回憶過去的事！
19 Behold, I am doing a new thing, now it springs up, Do you not know it? Indeed, I put a way in a wilderness, In a desolate place—floods.
看哪！我要行一件新事，如今即要發生，你們不知道嗎﹖看哪！我要在荒野中開闢道路，在沙漠裏開掘河流。
20 The beast of the field honors Me, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich, For I have given waters in a wilderness, Floods in a desolate place, To give drink to My people—My chosen.
田野間的走獸、豺狼和鴕鳥都要讚美我，因為我在曠野中使水湧出，在沙漠裏使河流成渠，為賜給我揀選的百姓喝：
21 I have formed this people for Myself, They recount My praise.
就是我為自己所造化的人民，好叫他們講述我的榮耀。」「
22 And you have not called Me, O Jacob, For you have been wearied of Me, O Israel,
但是，雅各伯啊！你並沒有呼號我；以色列啊！你竟厭煩了我。
23 You have not brought to Me, The lamb of your burnt-offerings, And [with] your sacrifices you have not honored Me, I have not caused you to serve with a present, Nor wearied you with frankincense.
你沒有獻給我全燔祭羔羊，也沒有用你的犧牲光榮我；我從來沒有因了素祭而勞累你，也沒有因了馨香祭而煩擾你。
24 You have not bought Me sweet cane with money, And have not filled Me [with] the fat of your sacrifices, Only—you have caused Me to serve with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.
你不但沒有花錢給我買香蒲，也沒有以你犧牲的肥脂供養我，反而用你的罪惡勞累了我，以你的愆尤煩擾了我。
25 I [am] He who is blotting out Your transgressions for My own sake, And I do not remember your sins.
是我，是我自己，為了我自己的緣故，免除了你的過犯，不再懷念你的罪惡。
26 Cause Me to remember—we are judged together, Declare that you may be justified.
請你提醒我，讓我們一起來辯論：你先說罷！好表示你無罪。
27 Your first father sinned, And your interpreters transgressed against Me,
你的祖先犯了罪，你的中保背叛了我！
28 And I defile princes of the sanctuary, And I give Jacob to destruction, and Israel to revilings!
為此，我使你的聖君受了褻瀆，使雅各伯遭受了毀滅，使以色列遭到了恥辱。」
