Isaiah 44
1 “And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on—
我的僕人雅各， 我所揀選的以色列啊， 現在你當聽。
2 Thus said YHWH, your Maker, and your Former, From the womb He helps you: Do not fear, My servant Jacob, And Yeshurun, whom I have fixed on.
造作你，又從你出胎造就你， 並要幫助你的耶和華如此說： 我的僕人雅各， 我所揀選的耶書崙哪， 不要害怕！
3 For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on your seed, And My blessing on your offspring.
因為我要將水澆灌口渴的人， 將河澆灌乾旱之地。 我要將我的靈澆灌你的後裔， 將我的福澆灌你的子孫。
4 And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by conduits of water.
他們要發生在草中， 像溪水旁的柳樹。
5 This [one] says, For I [am] YHWH’s, And this calls [himself] by the name of Jacob, And this [one] writes [with] his hand, For YHWH, And surnames himself by the name of Israel.”
這個要說：我是屬耶和華的； 那個要以雅各的名自稱； 又一個要親手寫：歸耶和華的， 並自稱為以色列。
6 Thus said YHWH, King of Israel, And his Redeemer, YHWH of Hosts: “I [am] the first, and I [am] the last, And besides Me there is no God.
耶和華－以色列的君， 以色列的救贖主－萬軍之耶和華如此說： 我是首先的，我是末後的； 除我以外再沒有真神。
7 And who [is] as I, call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that come, they declare to them.
自從我設立古時的民， 誰能像我宣告，並且指明，又為自己陳說呢？ 讓他將未來的事和必成的事說明。
8 Do not fear, nor be afraid, Have I not caused you to hear from that time, and declared? And you [are] My witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? Indeed, there is none, I have not known another Rock.”
你們不要恐懼，也不要害怕。 我豈不是從上古就說明指示你們嗎？ 並且你們是我的見證！ 除我以外，豈有真神嗎？ 誠然沒有磐石，我不知道一個！
9 Framers of a carved image, all of them [are] emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And they [are] their own witnesses, They do not see, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
製造雕刻偶像的盡都虛空；他們所喜悅的都無益處；他們的見證無所看見，無所知曉，他們便覺羞愧。
10 Who has formed a god, And poured out a molten image—not profitable?
誰製造神像，鑄造無益的偶像？
11 Behold, all his companions are ashamed, As for artisans—they [are] of men, All of them gather together, they stand up, They fear, they are ashamed together.
看哪，他的同伴都必羞愧。工匠也不過是人，任他們聚會，任他們站立，都必懼怕，一同羞愧。
12 He has worked iron [with] an axe, And has worked with coals, And forms it with hammers, And works it by his powerful arm, Indeed, he is hungry, and there is no power, He does not drink water, and he is wearied.
鐵匠把鐵在火炭中燒熱，用鎚打鐵器，用他有力的膀臂錘成；他飢餓而無力，不喝水而發倦。
13 He has worked [with] wood, He has stretched out a rule, He marks it out with a line, He makes it with carving tools, And he marks it out with a compass, And makes it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.
木匠拉線，用筆劃出樣子，用鉋子鉋成形狀，用圓尺劃了模樣，仿照人的體態，做成人形，好住在房屋中。
14 Cutting down cedars for himself, He also takes a cypress, and an oak, And he strengthens [it] for himself Among the trees of a forest, He has planted an ash, and the shower nourishes [it].
他砍伐香柏樹，又取柞樹和橡樹，在樹林中選定了一棵。他栽種松樹，得雨長養。
15 And it has been for man to burn, And he takes of them, and becomes warm, Indeed, he kindles [it], and has baked bread, Indeed, he makes a god, and bows himself, He has made it a carved image, And he falls down to it.
這樹，人可用以燒火；他自己取些烤火，又燒着烤餅，而且做神像跪拜，做雕刻的偶像向它叩拜。
16 Half of it he has burned in the fire, By [this] half of it he eats flesh, He roasts a roasting and is satisfied, Indeed, he is warm and says: “Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.”
他把一分燒在火中，把一分烤肉吃飽。自己烤火說：「啊哈，我暖和了，我見火了。」
17 And he has made its remnant for a god—For his carved image, He falls down to it, and worships, And prays to it, and he says, “Deliver me, for you [are] my god.”
他用剩下的做了一神，就是雕刻的偶像。他向這偶像俯伏叩拜，禱告它說：「求你拯救我，因你是我的神。」
18 They have not known, nor do they understand, For He has coated their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
他們不知道，也不思想；因為耶和華閉住他們的眼，不能看見，塞住他們的心，不能明白。
19 And none turn [it] back to his heart, Nor has knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire, Indeed, I have also baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And I make its remnant for an abomination, I fall down to the stock of a tree.”
誰心裏也不醒悟，也沒有知識，沒有聰明，能說：「我曾拿一分在火中燒了，在炭火上烤過餅；我也烤過肉吃。這剩下的，我豈要做可憎的物嗎？我豈可向木墩子叩拜呢？」
20 Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It has turned him aside, And he does not deliver his soul, nor says: “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
他以灰為食，心中昏迷，使他偏邪，他不能自救，也不能說：「我右手中豈不是有虛謊嗎？」
21 “Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, For you [are] My servant, I formed you, you [are] a servant to Me, O Israel, you do not forget Me.
雅各，以色列啊， 你是我的僕人，要記念這些事。 以色列啊，你是我的僕人， 我造就你必不忘記你。
22 I have blotted out, as [by] a thick cloud, Your transgressions, And as [by] a cloud, your sins, Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”
我塗抹了你的過犯，像厚雲消散； 我塗抹了你的罪惡，如薄雲滅沒。 你當歸向我，因我救贖了你。
23 Sing, O heavens, for YHWH has worked, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains, with singing, Forest, and every tree in it, For YHWH has redeemed Jacob, And He beautifies Himself in Israel.
諸天哪，應當歌唱， 因為耶和華做成這事。 地的深處啊，應當歡呼； 眾山應當發聲歌唱； 樹林和其中所有的樹都當如此！ 因為耶和華救贖了雅各， 並要因以色列榮耀自己。
24 Thus said YHWH, your Redeemer, And your Framer from the womb: “I [am] YHWH, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth—who [is] with Me?
從你出胎，造就你的救贖主－耶和華如此說： 我－耶和華是創造萬物的， 是獨自鋪張諸天、鋪開大地的。 誰與我同在呢？
25 Making void the tokens of devisers, And makes diviners mad, Turning the wise backward, And makes their knowledge foolish.
使說假話的兆頭失效， 使占卜的癲狂， 使智慧人退後， 使他的知識變為愚拙；
26 Confirming the word of His servant, He perfects the counsel of His messengers, Who is saying of Jerusalem, She is inhabited, And of cities of Judah, They will be built, and her ruins I raise up,
使我僕人的話語立定， 我使者的謀算成就。 論到耶路撒冷說：必有人居住； 論到猶大的城邑說：必被建造， 其中的荒場我也必興起。
27 Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and your rivers I cause to dry up,
對深淵說：你乾了吧！ 我也要使你的江河乾涸。
28 Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And he perfects all My delight, So as to say of Jerusalem, You are built, And of the temple, You are founded.”
論塞魯士說：他是我的牧人， 必成就我所喜悅的， 必下令建造耶路撒冷， 發命立穩聖殿的根基。
