1 Så sier Herren til sin salvede, til Kyros, som jeg holder i hans høire hånd for å kaste hedningefolk ned for ham og løse beltet fra kongers lender, for å åpne dører for ham, og forat ingen porter skal holdes stengt:

1 The Lord says to the man of his selection, to Cyrus, whom I have taken by the right hand, putting down nations before him, and taking away the arms of kings; making the doors open before him, so that the ways into the towns may not be shut;