1 Assim diz o Senhor ao seu ungido, a Ciro, a quem tomo pela mão direita, para abater as nações ante a sua face, e para descingir os lombos dos reis, e para abrir diante dele as portas, que não se fecharão. 2 Eu irei adiante de ti, endireitarei os caminhos tortuosos, quebrarei as portas de bronze e despedaçarei as trancas de ferro; 3 dar-te-ei os tesouros escondidos e as riquezas encobertas, para que saibas que eu sou o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, que te chama pelo teu nome. 4 Por amor do meu servo Jacó e de Israel, meu escolhido, eu te chamei pelo teu nome e te pus o sobrenome, ainda que não me conheces. 5 Eu sou o Senhor, e não há outro; além de mim não há Deus; eu te cingirei, ainda que não me conheces. 6 Para que se saiba, até ao nascente do sol e até ao poente, que além de mim não há outro; eu sou o Senhor, e não há outro. 7 Eu formo a luz e crio as trevas; faço a paz e crio o mal; eu, o Senhor, faço todas estas coisas.

8 Destilai, ó céus, dessas alturas, e as nuvens chovam justiça; abra-se a terra e produza a salvação, e juntamente com ela brote a justiça; eu, o Senhor, as criei.

9 Ai daquele que contende com o seu Criador! E não passa de um caco de barro entre outros cacos. Acaso, dirá o barro ao que lhe dá forma: Que fazes? Ou: A tua obra não tem alça. 10 Ai daquele que diz ao pai: Por que geras? E à mulher: Por que dás à luz?

11 Assim diz o Senhor, o Santo de Israel, aquele que o formou: Quereis, acaso, saber as coisas futuras? Quereis dar ordens acerca de meus filhos e acerca das obras de minhas mãos? 12 Eu fiz a terra e criei nela o homem; as minhas mãos estenderam os céus, e a todos os seus exércitos dei as minhas ordens. 13 Eu, na minha justiça, suscitei a Ciro e todos os seus caminhos endireitarei; ele edificará a minha cidade e libertará os meus exilados, não por preço nem por presentes, diz o Senhor dos Exércitos. 14 Assim diz o Senhor: A riqueza do Egito, e as mercadorias da Etiópia, e os sabeus, homens de grande estatura, passarão ao teu poder e serão teus; seguir-te-ão, irão em grilhões, diante de ti se prostrarão e te farão as suas súplicas, dizendo: Só contigo está Deus, e não há outro que seja Deus.

15 Verdadeiramente, tu és Deus misterioso, ó Deus de Israel, ó Salvador. 16 Envergonhar-se-ão e serão confundidos todos eles; cairão, à uma, em ignomínia os que fabricam ídolos. 17 Israel, porém, será salvo pelo Senhor com salvação eterna; não sereis envergonhados, nem confundidos em toda a eternidade. 18 Porque assim diz o Senhor, que criou os céus, o Deus que formou a terra, que a fez e a estabeleceu; que não a criou para ser um caos, mas para ser habitada: Eu sou o Senhor, e não há outro.

19 Não falei em segredo, nem em lugar algum de trevas da terra; não disse à descendência de Jacó: Buscai-me em vão; eu, o Senhor, falo a verdade e proclamo o que é direito. 20 Congregai-vos e vinde; chegai-vos todos juntos, vós que escapastes das nações; nada sabem os que carregam o lenho das suas imagens de escultura e fazem súplicas a um deus que não pode salvar. 21 Declarai e apresentai as vossas razões. Que tomem conselho uns com os outros. Quem fez ouvir isto desde a antiguidade? Quem desde aquele tempo o anunciou? Porventura, não o fiz eu, o Senhor? Pois não há outro Deus, senão eu, Deus justo e Salvador não há além de mim. 22 Olhai para mim e sede salvos, vós, todos os limites da terra; porque eu sou Deus, e não há outro. 23 Por mim mesmo tenho jurado; da minha boca saiu o que é justo, e a minha palavra não tornará atrás. Diante de mim se dobrará todo joelho, e jurará toda língua. 24 De mim se dirá: Tão somente no Senhor há justiça e força; até ele virão e serão envergonhados todos os que se irritarem contra ele. 25 Mas no Senhor será justificada toda a descendência de Israel e nele se gloriará.

1 Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: 2 I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; 3 and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that it is I, Jehovah, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel. 4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am Jehovah, that doeth all these things.

8 Distil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.

9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? 10 Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou?

11 Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and all their host have I commanded. 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith Jehovah of hosts.

14 Thus saith Jehovah, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 16 They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go into confusion together that are makers of idols. 17 But Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end.

18 For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else. 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 21 Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. 23 By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 24 Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame. 25 In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

1 "This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

2 I will go before you and will level the mountains "; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.

3 I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

4 For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.

5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me,

6 so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.

7 I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things.

8 "You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the LORD, have created it.

9 "Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?' Does your work say, 'The potter has no hands'?

10 Woe to the one who says to a father, 'What have you begotten?' or to a mother, 'What have you brought to birth?'

11 "This is what the LORD says — the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?

12 It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.

13 I will raise up Cyrus "in my righteousness: I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward, says the LORD Almighty."

14 This is what the LORD says: "The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, "and those tall Sabeans — they will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you, coming over to you in chains. They will bow down before you and plead with you, saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other god.'"

15 Truly you are a God who has been hiding himself, the God and Savior of Israel.

16 All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced; they will go off into disgrace together.

17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting.

18 For this is what the LORD says — he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited — he says: "I am the LORD, and there is no other.

19 I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth; I declare what is right.

20 "Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save.

21 Declare what is to be, present it — let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.

22 "Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

23 By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.

24 They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are deliverance and strength.'" All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.

25 But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the LORD and will make their boast in him.