Isaaya 46
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
Bakatonda b’e Babulooni
46 (A)Beri avunnama,
Nebo akutamye!
Ebifaananyi bya bakatonda baabwe biteekeddwa ku nsolo ez’omu nsiko, era ne ku nte.
Ebifaananyi bya bakatonda baabwe migugu mizito ddala ku ndogoyi ezikooye.
2 (B)Bikutamye byonna bivuunamye.
Tebiyinza kuyamba ku mbeera,
byo byennyini bitwaliddwa mu busibe.
3 (C)“Mumpulire mmwe, ennyumba ya Yakobo
n’abantu bonna abasigaddewo mu nnyumba ya Isirayiri.
Mmwe be nnalera okuva lwe mwava mu lubuto,
be nasitula okuva lwe mwazaalibwa.
4 (D)Ne mu bukadde bwammwe nzija kusigala nga ye nze Nzuuyo.
Ne bwe muliba mulina envi nnaabasitulanga.
Nze nabakola era nze nnaabawekanga.
Nnaabasitulanga era nnaabanunulanga.
5 (E)“Ani gwe mulinfaananya era gwe mulinnenkanya
era gwe mulingerageranyaako tufaanane?
6 (F)Eriyo abaggya zaabu ennyingi mu nsawo zaabwe
ne bapima ne ffeeza ku minzaani.
Olwo ne bapangisa omuweesi wa zaabu n’agiweesaamu katonda waabwe,
ne bagwa wansi ne basinza.
7 (G)Katonda waabwe ne bamusitulira ku kibegabega, ne bamuwa ekifo w’anaayimiriranga.
N’ayimirira awo,
n’atava mu kifo kye.
Oli ne bw’amukaabirira tayinza kumuddamu,
tayinza kumuwonya mu mitawaana gye.
8 (H)“Mujjukire kino mmwe, mulowooze mu mitima gyammwe.
Mwekube mu kifuba, mmwe abajeemu.
9 (I)Mujjukire ebigambo ebyasooka eby’edda ennyo.
Kubanga nze Katonda, teri mulala.
Nze Katonda, teri ali nga nze;
10 (J)alanga ku ntandikwa ebigenda okubaawo.
Okuva ku mirembe egy’edda ennyo,
nalanga ebintu ebitannabaawo, nga ŋŋamba nti, ‘Enteekateeka zange zijja kubaawo
era ndituukiriza byonna bye nategeka.’
11 Mpita ekinyonyi ekikwakkula ebiramu ebirala.
Omusajja[a] ava ebuvanjuba mu nsi eyewala, anaakola bye njagala.
Weewaawo njogedde era nnaatuukiriza.
Nga bwe nategeka bwe nnaakola.
12 (K)Mumpulirize mmwe abalina emitima emikakanyavu,
abakyama ennyo ne bava mu kkubo ly’obutuukirivu.
13 (L)Nsembeza kumpi obutuukirivu bwange,
tebuli wala.
N’obulokozi bwange tebuulwewo.
Ndireeta obulokozi mu Sayuuni,
ne nzizaawo ekitiibwa kyange mu Isirayiri.”
Footnotes
- 46:11 Kino kyogera ku Kuulo
Isaiah 46
English Standard Version
The Idols of Babylon and the One True God
46 (A)Bel bows down; Nebo stoops;
their idols are on beasts and livestock;
these things you carry are borne
as burdens on weary beasts.
2 They stoop; they bow down together;
they cannot save the burden,
but (B)themselves go into captivity.
3 “Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
(C)who have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;
4 (D)even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.
5 (E)“To whom will you liken me and make me equal,
and compare me, that we may be alike?
6 (F)Those who lavish gold from the purse,
and weigh out silver in the scales,
hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
(G)then they fall down and worship!
7 (H)They lift it to their shoulders, they carry it,
they set it in its place, and it stands there;
(I)it cannot move from its place.
If one cries to it, it does not answer
or save him from his trouble.
8 “Remember this and stand firm,
recall it to mind, (J)you transgressors,
9 remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 (K)declaring the end from the beginning
and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, (L)‘My counsel shall stand,
and I will accomplish all my purpose,’
11 (M)calling a bird of prey from the east,
the man of my counsel from a far country.
(N)I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass;
I have purposed, and I will do it.
Isaiah 46
Lexham English Bible
Babylon’s Idols
46 Bel bows down;
Nebo is stooping.
Their idols are on[a] animals[b] and on[c] cattle;
your cargo[d] is carried as a burden on[e] weary animals.
2 They stoop;
they bow down together.
They are not able to save the burden,
but[f] they themselves go[g] in captivity.
3 “Listen to me, house of Jacob,
and all the remnant of the house of Israel
who have been carried from the belly,
who have been carried from the womb:
4 Even[h] to your old age I am he;
even[i] to your advanced age I myself will support you.
I myself have made you,
and I myself will carry you,
and I myself will support you,
and I will save you.
5 To whom will you liken me,
and count as equal,
and compare with me,
as though[j] we were alike?
6 Those who lavish gold from the purse
and weigh out silver in the balance scales;
hire a goldsmith[k]
and he makes him a god;
they bow down,
indeed they bow in worship.
7 They carry it on their shoulder;
they support it and they set it in its place,
and it stands in position.
It cannot be removed from its place;
even when he cries out to it, it does not answer.
It does not save him from his trouble.
8 Remember this and pluck up courage!
Call to mind,[l] you transgressors!
9 Remember the former things from a long time ago,[m]
for I am God and there is none besides me,
God and there is none like me,
10 who from the beginning declares the end,
and from before, things that have not been done,
who says, ‘My plan shall stand,’
and, ‘I will accomplish[n] all my wishes,’[o]
11 who calls a bird of prey from the east,
the man of his[p] plan from a country from afar.
Indeed I have spoken; indeed I will bring it to being.
I have formed it; indeed I will do it.
12 Listen to me, strong of heart,
far from righteousness!
13 I bring my righteousness near; it is not far.
And my salvation will not delay;
and I will put[q] salvation in Zion,
for Israel my glory.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 46:1 Literally “to”
- Isaiah 46:1 Hebrew “animal”
- Isaiah 46:1 Literally “to”
- Isaiah 46:1 Literally “things that are carried”
- Isaiah 46:1 Literally “to”
- Isaiah 46:2 Or “and”
- Isaiah 46:2 Literally “their inner self goes”
- Isaiah 46:4 Or “And”
- Isaiah 46:4 Or “And”
- Isaiah 46:5 Or “and”
- Isaiah 46:6 Literally “one who smelts”
- Isaiah 46:8 Literally “heart”
- Isaiah 46:9 Literally “forever”
- Isaiah 46:10 Or “do”
- Isaiah 46:10 Hebrew “wish”
- Isaiah 46:11 The reading tradition (Qere) has “my”
- Isaiah 46:13 Or “give”
Isaiah 46
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 46
The Gods of Babylon
1 Bel bows down, Nebo[a] stoops,
their idols set upon beasts and cattle;
They must be borne upon shoulders,
a load for weary animals.
2 They stoop and bow down together;
unable to deliver those who bear them,
they too go into captivity.
3 Hear me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
My burden from the womb,
whom I have carried since birth.(A)
4 Even to your old age I am he,
even when your hair is gray I will carry you;
I have done this, and I will lift you up,
I will carry you to safety.
5 To whom would you liken me as an equal,
compare me, as though we were alike?
6 There are those who pour out gold from a purse
and weigh out silver on the scales;
They hire a goldsmith to make it into a god
before which they bow down in worship.
7 They lift it to their shoulders to carry;
when they set it down, it stays,
and does not move from the place.
They cry out to it, but it cannot answer;
it delivers no one from distress.
8 Remember this and be firm,
take it to heart, you rebels;
9 remember the former things, those long ago:
I am God, there is no other;
I am God, there is none like me.
10 At the beginning I declare the outcome;
from of old, things not yet done.
I say that my plan shall stand,
I accomplish my every desire.
11 I summon from the east a bird of prey,[b]
from a distant land, one to carry out my plan.
Yes, I have spoken, I will accomplish it;
I have planned it, and I will do it.
12 Listen to me, you fainthearted,
far from the victory of justice:
13 I am bringing on that victory, it is not far off,
my salvation shall not tarry;
I will put salvation within Zion,
give to Israel my glory.
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