1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne by me from their birth, that have been carried from the womb; 4 and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. 5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 6 Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship. 7 They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

8 Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.

12 Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness: 13 I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

1 彼勒俯伏，尼波弯腰；

巴比伦人的偶像驮在走兽和牲口上。

你们所抬的现在都成了重担，

成了疲乏的牲畜身上的重负。

2 它们一同弯腰、俯伏，

不能保护重负，

它们自己反倒被掳去了。

3 "雅各家啊，以色列家所有余剩的人哪！

你们都要听我的话，

你们自出母腹，就蒙我怀抱；

自出母胎，就蒙我提携。

4 直到你们年老，我还是一样；

直到你们发白，我仍然怀抱你。

我以前既然这样作了，以后我仍必提携你；

我必怀抱你，也必拯救你。

5 你们要把谁与我相比，谁与我相似呢？

你们把谁与我比较，好使我们同等呢？

6 那些从钱袋倒出金子，

用天平称银子的人，

雇用金匠制造神像；

他们向神像又俯伏又叩拜。

7 他们把神像抬起来，扛在肩头上，

然后把它安置在固定的地方，它就立在那里，

总不离开它的本位。

虽然有人向它呼求，它也不能回答；

它也不能救人脱离患难。

8 "你们当记念这事，要坚定不移；

悖逆的人哪！你们要留心思想。

9 你们当记念上古以前的事，

因为我是　神，再没有别的神；

我是　神，没有神像我。

10 我从起初就宣告末后的事，

从古时就述说还未作成的事，

说：‘我的计划必定成功，

我所喜悦的，我都必作成。’

11 我把鸷鸟从日出之地召来，

就是把成就我计划的人从远方召来。

我不但说了，而且也要使我的话实现；

我不但计划好了，而且也必实行。

12 心里顽固的人哪！

远离公义的人哪！你们要听我。

13 我使我的公义临近了，必不远离；

我的救恩必不迟延。

我要为以色列，我的荣耀，

在锡安施行拯救。"