1 And now hear, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 thus saith Jehovah, that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who helpeth thee, Fear not, Jacob, my servant, and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
4 And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the water-courses.
5 One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call {himself} by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand: {I am} Jehovah's, and surname {himself} by the name of Israel.
6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I {am} the first, and I {am} the last, and beside me there is no God.
7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the coming things, and those that shall happen, let them declare unto them.
8 Fear not, neither be afraid. Have I not caused thee to hear from that time, and have declared it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a +God beside me? yea, there is no Rock: I know not any.
9 They that form a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things are of no profit; and they are their own witnesses: they see not, nor know; -that they may be ashamed.
10 Who hath formed a *god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen are but men. Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up: they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together.
12 The iron-smith {hath} a chisel, and he worketh in the coals, and he fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; -but he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he hath not drunk water, and he is faint.
13 The worker in wood stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with red chalk; he formeth it with sharp tools, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of man: that it may remain in the house.
14 When he heweth him down cedars, he taketh also a holm-oak and a terebinth-he chooseth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth a pine, and the rain maketh {it} grow.
15 And it shall be for a man to burn, and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he kindleth it also, and baketh bread; he maketh also a *god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh, he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he is warm, and saith, Aha, I am become warm, I have seen the fire.
17 And with the remainder thereof he maketh a *god, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me, for thou art my *god.
18 They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
19 And none taketh it to heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire, and have also baked bread upon the coals thereof, I have roasted flesh, and eaten {it}, and with the rest thereof shall I make an abomination? shall I bow down to a block of wood?
20 He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
21 Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art my servant; I have formed thee: thou art my servant, Israel; thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
23 Sing, ye heavens; for Jehovah hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, the forest, and every tree therein! For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
24 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb: I {am} Jehovah, the maker of all things; who alone stretched out the heavens, who did spread forth the earth by myself;
25 -he that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
26 that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will raise up their ruins;
27 that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers;
28 that saith of Cyrus, {He is} my shepherd, and he shall perform all my pleasure; even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
1 "但现在， 我的仆人雅各， 我所拣选的以色列啊！ 你要听。
2 那创造你， 从母胎里就塑造了你， 又要帮助你的耶和华这样说： 我的仆人雅各啊！ 我所拣选的耶书仑啊！ 你不要惧怕。
3 因为我要把水浇灌干渴之处， 把河水浇灌干旱之地； 我必把我的灵浇灌你的后裔， 把我的福降给你的子孙。
4 他们要像从草中生长起来， 又像溪水旁的柳树。
5 这个必说： ‘我是属耶和华的’； 那个也必以雅各的名称呼自己； 另一个必亲手写上‘我是属耶和华的’， 并且要以以色列的名字替自己命名。"
6 耶和华以色列的王、以色列的救赎主、万军之耶和华这样说： "我是首先的， 我是末后的； 除我以外， 再没有真神。
7 谁像我呢？让他宣告， 让他述说， 又在我面前陈明吧！ 自从我设立古时的子民， 未来的事和将要发生的事， 让他们把它们述说出来吧！
8 你们不要惊惶， 也不要惧怕。我不是老早就说了给你们听， 告诉了你们吗？你们就是我的见证人。除我以外， 还有真神吗？没有别的磐石； 我一个也不知道。"
9 制造偶像的人， 尽都是虚空的， 他们所喜爱的， 都没有益处。他们的见证人， 一无所见， 一无所知， 以致他们蒙羞。
10 谁制造神像， 或铸造偶像， 不想得到益处呢？
11 看哪！ 所有与它同伙的都必蒙羞； 工匠也不过是人罢了。让他们都集合起来， 都站立起来； 让他们都惧怕， 都一同蒙羞。
12 铁匠先用工具在铁上雕刻， 然后在火炭中加工， 再用锤子把铁锤成形状， 用他有力的膀臂锤成。他若饥饿， 就没有力量； 他若不喝水， 就疲乏。
13 木匠拉线， 用笔画出轮廓， 用刨子刨平， 用圆规画出模样， 做成人的形状， 有人一般的美丽， 好住在庙里。
14 他为自己砍伐香柏树， 或选取榆树和橡树， 让它在树林中长起来； 他栽种松树， 让雨水使它长大。
15 人可以用这树作燃料， 可以拿来生火取暖， 又可以烧着烤饼； 人竟然用它做神像敬拜， 他做了雕刻的偶像， 又向它叩拜。
16 他把木头的一半放在火里燃烧； 在上面烤肉； 吃了烤肉， 并且吃饱了， 就自己烤火取暖， 说： "哈哈！ 我暖和了， 我看见火了。"
17 他用剩下来的一半做了一个神像， 就是他雕刻的偶像， 他向它俯伏， 向它敬拜， 又向它祷告， 说： "求你救我， 因为你是我的神。"
18 他们并不知道， 也不明白； 因为耶和华闭住他们的眼睛， 使他们不能看见， 塞住他们的心， 使他们不能明白。
19 没有人细心思想， 也没有人有知识有聪明说： "我把木头的一半放在火里燃烧， 我也在炭火上烘过饼， 烤过肉吃， 剩下的， 我却用来做了一个可憎之物， 我要向木头叩拜吗？"
20 他所追求的只是灰尘， 被迷惑了的心使他偏离正道了； 他不能救自己， 也不会说： "在我的右手中不是有个假神吗？"
21 雅各和以色列啊！ 要记念这些话， 因为你是我的仆人。我造了你， 是要你作我的仆人； 以色列啊！ 你必不会被我忘记。
22 我涂抹了你的过犯， 像密云消散； 我涂抹了你的罪恶， 如薄云灭没， 你当归向我， 因为我救赎了你。
23 诸天啊！ 你们要欢呼， 因为耶和华作成了这事。地的深处啊！ 你们要吶喊。群山啊！ 你们要发声欢呼。树林和其中所有的树啊！ 你们都当这样。因为耶和华救赎了雅各， 他要借着以色列使自己得荣耀。
24 你的救赎主， 就是那在母胎中就造了你的耶和华这样说： "我耶和华是创造万物的， 我是独自展开诸天， 铺张大地的。
25 我使说假话者的兆头失效， 使占卜者都变成愚昧人； 我使有智慧的人后退， 使他们的知识变为愚拙。
26 我使我仆人的话实现， 使我使者的谋算成就。我对耶路撒冷说： ‘你必有人居住。’对犹大的城镇说： ‘你们要再被建造起来， 至于其中的废墟， 我必重建它们。’
27 我对深渊说： ‘你干了吧， 我必使你的江河干涸！ ’
28 我对古列说： ‘我的牧人； 他必成就我所喜悦的一切。’他要对耶路撒冷说： ‘你必被重建起来！ ’他必对圣殿说： ‘你的根基要奠定！ ’"