Isaiah 43

1 Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh—Creating thee, O Jacob, and Fashioning thee O Israel, —Do not fear, For I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name. Mine, thou art!

Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!

2 When thou passest through the waters, with thee, I am, Or, through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee, —When thou walkest through fire, thou shall not be scorched, And, a flame, shall not kindle upon thee;

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

3 For, I,—Yahweh, am, Thy God, The Holy One of Israel Ready to save thee, —I have given, as thy ransom, Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba, in thy stead.

For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

4 Because thou art precious in mine eyes, art honoured And, I, love thee, —And will give mankind, in thy stead, Yea, peoples, for thy life,

Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.

5 Do not fear for, with thee, I am, —From the East, will I bring in thy seed, And, from the West, will I gather thee:

Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.

6 I will say to the North Give up! And to the South Do not withhold! Bring in My sons from far, and My daughters from the end of the earth;

I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 Every one who is called by my Name, Whom for mine own glory, I have created—formed—yea, made!

everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”

8 Bring forth A blind people that have, eyes, and A deaf, that have, ears.

Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.

9 All the nations, are gathered together Yea there is an assembling of peoples, Who among them, can tell this, And things in advance, can let us hear? Let them set forth their witnesses that they may get their right, Or let them hear, and say Truth!

All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”

10 Ye, are my witnesses Declareth Yahweh, And my Servant, whom I have chosen, —That ye may take note—and believe me, And perceive that, I, am He, Before me, was not formed a GOD, Nor after me, shall one come into being:

“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.

11 I—I, am Yahweh, —And there is none besides me ready to save:

I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.

12 I, have told—and will save, and make known, That there is among you no strange one; And, ye, are my witnesses, Declareth Yahweh That, I, am GOD.

I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.

13 Even from To-day, I, am He, And none, out of my hand, can deliver, —I work and who reverseth?

Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

14 Thus saith Yahweh, Your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, —For your sakes, have I sent into Babylon, And will bring down as fugitives, all of them, —Even the Chaldeans, in the ships which cause them loud outcry.

Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.

15 I—Yahweh, am Your Holy One, —The Creator of Israel, Your King.

I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”

16 Thus, saith Yahweh, —Who setteth in the sea, a way, —And in the mighty waters, a path;

Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,

17 Who bringeth forth Chariot and horse, Force and strength, Together, shall they lie down They shall not arise, They are extinguished Like a wick, are they quenched!

who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

18 Do not keep in mind former things, —And things of old, do not consider:

“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.

19 Behold me! doing a new thing, Now, shall it spring forth, Will ye not take note thereof? Surely I will set In the desert, a way, In a desolate land, rivers:

Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

20 The wild beast of the field shall honour me, Jackals, and ostriches, Because I have given—In the desert, waters, Rivers in, desolate land, To give drink unto my people, my chosen:

The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.

21 A people which I have fashioned for myself, My praise, shall they record.

The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.

22 Yet not upon me, hast thou called, O Jacob, —For thou hast been wearied of me O Israel:

But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.

23 Thou hast not brought in to me small cattle as thine ascending-offerings, Nor, with thy sacrifices, hast thou honoured me, —I have not oppressed thee with meal-offerings, Nor have I wearied thee with frankincense;

You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.

24 Thou hast not bought for me with silver, fragrant calamus, Nor with the fat of thy sacrifices, hast thou sated me, —Thou hast done nothing but oppress me with thy sins, Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

25 I—I, am he that is ready, To wipe out thy transgressions for mine own sake, —And, thy sins, not remember.

I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

26 Put me in mind, Let us enter into judgment at once, —Recount, thou, that thou mayest be justified:

Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.

27 Thy chief father, hath sinned, And thine interpreters, have transgressed against me;

Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.

28 So then I must needs profane the rulers of the holy place, —And deliver Jacob to be devoted to destruction, and Israel, unto reviling!

So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”