1 Bel is bowed down, Nebo bendeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things ye carried are laid on, a burden to the weary {beast}.2 They bend, they are bowed down together; they could not deliver the burden, and themselves are gone into captivity.3 Hearken unto me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, ye who have been borne from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:4 Even to old age, I {am} HE, and unto hoary hairs I will carry {you}: It is I that have made, and I will bear, and I will carry, and will deliver.5 To whom will ye liken me and make me equal, or compare me, that we may be like?6 -They 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 him on the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place; there he standeth, he doth not remove from his place: yea, one crieth unto him, and he answereth not; he saveth him not out of his trouble.8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men; call it to mind, 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 the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;11 calling a bird of prey 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 it, 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 delay; and I will give salvation in Zion, {and} unto 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。"