1 Bel is bent down, Nebo is falling; their images are on the beasts and on the cattle: the things which you took about have become a weight to the tired beast.2 They are bent down, they are falling together: they were not able to keep their images safe, but they themselves have been taken prisoner.3 Give ear to me, O family of Jacob, and all the rest of the people of Israel, who have been supported by me from their birth, and have been my care from their earliest days:4 Even when you are old I will be the same, and when you are grey-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe.5 Who in your eyes is my equal? or what comparison will you make with me?6 As for those who take gold out of a bag, and put silver in the scales, they give payment to a gold-worker, to make it into a god; they go down on their faces and give it worship.7 They put him on their backs, and take him up, and put him in his fixed place, from which he may not be moved; if a man gives a cry for help to him, he is unable to give an answer, or get him out of his trouble.8 Keep this in mind and be shamed; let it come back to your memory, you sinners.9 Let the things which are past come to your memory: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me;10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;11 Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.12 Give ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:13 My righteousness is near, it is not far off; salvation will come quickly; and I will make Zion free, and give 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。"