Isaiah 48
1 Listen to this O house of Jacob those [who] are called by [the] name of Israel and from [the] waters of Judah they came out those [who] swear - by [the] name of Yahweh and [the] God of Israel they bring to remembrance not in truth and not in righteousness.
雅各伯家請聽這話：──你們以以色列的名字自稱，出自猶大之後，奉上主的名字起誓，又稱揚「以色列的天主，」但都不是出自誠心誠意；
2 For from [the] city of holiness they have called themselves and on [the] God of Israel they have supported themselves [is] Yahweh of hosts name his.
雖然你們自稱是出自聖城，依賴名為「萬軍上主」的以色列的天主──「
3 The former [things] from then I declared and from mouth my they went out and I proclaimed them suddenly I acted and they came.
那過去的事，我早就預言過了，由我口中所發出的，也叫人聽見了；轉瞬間我行了那事，那事也就成就了。
4 For knew I that [were] stubborn you and [was] a sinew of iron neck your and forehead your [was] bronze.
因為我知道你是頑固的，你的頸項似鐵槓，你的額是銅製的，
5 And I declared [them] to you from then before it came I proclaimed to you lest you should say idol my it did them and carved image my and molten image my it commanded them.
為此我早就告訴了你，在事未發生之前我就向你說明了，免得你說：「是我的神像行了這事，是我雕刻鑄成的神像命定了這事。」
6 You have heard look at all of it and you ¿ not will you tell I will proclaim to you new [things] from now and secret [things] and not you have known them.
你既聽見了，也看見了這一切，難道你們不該作證嗎﹖如今我要宣佈新事，即你不知的隱密事。
7 Now they have been created and not from then and before a day and not you had heard of them lest you should say here! I knew them.
這些事是現今而不是從前造成的，是今日之前你從沒有聽說過的，免得你說：「看，我早就知道了！」
8 Neither not you heard nor not you knew nor from then not it opened ear your for I knew certainly you will act treacherously and a rebel from [the] womb it has been called to you.
你從來沒有聽過，也不知道，也是你的耳朵聞所未聞的。因為我知道你好背信叛逆，你實在可稱為「胎生的叛徒。」
9 For [the] sake of name my I will make long anger my and praise my I will restrain myself to you to not to cut off you.
但是為了我名的緣故，我暫緩發怒；為了我榮譽的緣故，我抑制了我自己，而沒有消滅你。
10 Here! I have refined you and not silver I have chosen you in a furnace of affliction.
看啊！我只是鍛煉了你，有如銀子，在患難的爐中磨煉了你。
11 For own sake my for own sake my I will act for how? will it be profaned and glory my to another not I will give.
為了我自己，為了我自己的緣故，我必要去行。我豈能讓我的名字受褻瀆﹖我決不將我的光榮讓與別人。」
12 Listen to me O Jacob and Israel called [one] my I [am] he I [am] first also I [am] last.
雅各伯啊！我所召叫的以色列啊！你聽我說：我就是那位，我是元始， 我也是終末。
13 Also hand my it founded [the] earth and right [hand] my it spread out [the] heavens [am] calling I to them they stand together.
我的手奠定了大地，我的右手展開了諸天；我一叫它們，它們就一同出現。
14 Gather together all of you and listen who? among them has he declared these [things] Yahweh he loves him he will execute pleasure his on Babylon and arm his [the] Chaldeans.
你們都集合起來聽罷！邪神中有誰預言了這事呢﹖「我所愛的，必實行我的旨意：攻擊巴比倫和加色丁的苗裔。」
15 I I I have spoken also I have summoned him I have brought him and he will make successful way his.
只有我，只有我預言了這事，召叫了他，引導了他，使他所行的道路順利。
16 Draw near to me listen to this not from [the] beginning in secrecy I have spoken from [the] time happened it [was] there I and now [the] Lord Yahweh he has sent me and spirit his.
你們走近我前，聽這話罷！我從起初就沒有在暗處說過話，從實現之時起，我就在那裏。我上主現在即要施行救援。
17 Thus he says Yahweh redeemer your [the] holy [one] of Israel I [am] Yahweh God your [who] teaches you to profit [who] leads you in [the] way [which] you will go.
你的救主上主，以色列的聖者這樣說：「我是上主你的天主，教訓你為你有益的事，引你走當走的道路。
18 If you had paid attention to commandments my and it was like river peace your and righteousness your like [the] waves of the sea.
恨不得你一向聽從我的命令！ 那麼你的安樂將似江河，你的幸福將似海濤；
19 And it was like the sand offspring your and [the] descendants of inward parts your like grains its not it will be cut off and not it will be destroyed name its from to before me.
你的子孫多如海沙，出於你身的苗裔多似沙粒；你的名字在我前決不會抹去，也決不會被刪除。」
20 Go out from Babylon flee from [the] Chaldeans with a sound of a shout of joy declare proclaim this send out it to [the] end of the earth say he has redeemed Yahweh servant his Jacob.
你們出離巴比倫，逃出加色丁罷！你們要以歡樂的呼聲宣告此事，叫人聽見，傳佈到地極說：「上主救贖了他的僕人雅各伯。」
21 And not they were thirsty [when] in [the] waste places he led them water from a rock he caused to flow for them and he split open a rock and they flowed out waters.
當上主率領他們過曠野時，他們並不覺渴，因為他使水由巖石中流出給他們喝；他分開了巖石，水就湧流出來。
22 Not peace he says Yahweh [belongs] to wicked [people].
上主說：惡人決無平安！
