Исаия 41
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Вечный – Помощник Исраила
41 – Умолкните предо Мной, острова!
Пусть народы наберутся сил.
Пусть приблизятся, пусть говорят;
сойдёмся вместе на суд.
2 Кто воздвиг победителя с востока[a]
и призвал его на служение Себе?
Кто отдал ему народы
и покорил царей?
Его меч обратил их в пыль
и лук его – в солому на ветру.
3 Он преследует их и невредимо шествует по дороге,
по которой ноги его не ходили прежде.
4 Кто исполнил и совершил это?
Тот, Кто вызывает поколения от начала.
Я, Вечный, – с первыми из них,
и с последними Я – Тот же[b].
5 Острова увидели и испугались,
затрепетали края земли.
Они сблизились и сошлись;
6 помогают один другому,
говорит брат брату: «Крепись!»
7 Ремесленник ободряет плавильщика,
а чеканщик – кузнеца,
говоря о спайке: «Она хороша!»
Он крепит идола гвоздями,
чтобы не рухнул.
8 – Но ты, о Исраил, раб Мой,
Якуб, которого Я избрал,
потомство Ибрахима, Моего друга,
9 ты, кого Я взял с концов земли
и призвал от её краёв,
говоря тебе: «Ты Мой раб»,
тебя Я избрал и не отвергну.
10 Не бойся, ведь Я с тобой;
не страшись, ведь Я – твой Бог.
Я укреплю тебя и помогу тебе;
Моя правая рука поддержит и спасёт тебя.
11 Всех, кто гневается на тебя,
ждут бесчестие и позор;
те, кто противостоит тебе,
обратятся в ничто и погибнут.
12 Те, кто воюет против тебя, исчезнут;
станешь искать их и не найдёшь.
13 Ведь Я – Вечный, твой Бог;
Я держу тебя за правую руку
и говорю: «Не бойся;
Я помогу тебе».
14 Не бойся, червь Якуб,
малолюдный Исраил,
Я помогу тебе, – возвещает Вечный,
твой Искупитель, святой Бог Исраила. –
15 Вот, Я сделаю тебя молотильной доской[c],
новой, с острыми зубьями.
Ты будешь молотить горы и растирать их,
и сделаешь мякиной холмы.
16 Ты их провеешь, а ветер развеет,
и ураган их рассеет.
Но ты возликуешь о Вечном,
будешь славить святого Бога Исраила.
17 Бедные и нищие ищут воду, но её нет;
их языки пересохли от жажды.
Но Я, Вечный, им отвечу;
Я, Бог Исраила, их не брошу.
18 По бесплодным высотам Я реки пущу
и источники по долинам;
превращу пустыню в пруды с водой
и иссохшую землю – в источники.
19 Я посажу в пустыне кедр и акацию,
мирт и маслину;
в необитаемой земле насажу кипарис,
чинару и сосну вместе,
20 чтобы народ мог видеть и знать,
задуматься и понять,
что рука Вечного сделала это,
святой Бог Исраила сотворил.
Невежество идолов
21 – А вы, идолы, представьте ваше дело! –
говорит Вечный. –
Приведите свои доказательства! –
говорит Царь Якуба. –
22 Пусть приведут их
и скажут нам, что случится.
Пусть расскажут нам о прежних делах,
чтобы нам в них вникнуть
и узнать, каков их исход.
Или объявите нам о грядущем,
23 расскажите о том, что явится после,
чтобы мы за богов вас признали.
Сделайте что-нибудь доброе или злое,
чтобы нам ужаснуться и наполниться страхом.
24 Но вы ничто,
и ваши дела совершенно ничтожны;
тот, кто вас предпочтёт, омерзителен.
25 Я воздвиг того, кто на севере, и он идёт;
с востока идёт он, призывающий Моё имя.
Он топчет правителей, будто грязь,
будто горшечник топчет глину.
26 Кто сказал об этом сначала, чтобы мы могли знать,
заранее, чтобы мы могли сказать: «Он прав»?
Никто не сделал этого,
никто не предсказал,
никто не слышал от вас ни слова.
27 Я первым возвестил Сиону:
«Вот оно, сбывается!» –
и дал Иерусалиму вестника,
несущего добрую весть.
28 Я смотрю, но нет никого –
никого среди идолов, чтобы дать совет,
никого, чтобы ответить, если Я их спрошу.
29 Вот, все они – обман!
Их дела ничтожны;
их изваяния – ветер и пустота.
Footnotes
- 41:2 Победитель с востока – имеется в виду Кир, царь Персии (559–530 гг. до н. э.), который завоевал Вавилон в 539 г. до н. э. и издал указ, позволяющий евреям вернуться в Иерусалим (см. Узайр 1:1-4; 6:3-5). См. также сноску на 44:28.
- 41:4 Букв.: «Я есть Он»; также 43:10, 13; 46:4; 48:12; 52:6. Это выражение заключает в себе одно из самых важных самоопределений Всевышнего. Оно указывает на Его активное участие в жизни Своего народа и всего творения, говорит о Его вечном существовании и показывает неизменность Его природы и характера (ср. Исх. 3:14-15; 6:6-8; Отк. 1:8).
- 41:15 Молотильная доска – платформа из тяжёлых досок, гружённая сверху и снабжённая снизу острыми железными зубьями, использовавшаяся для молотьбы зерна.
Isaiah 41
King James Version
41 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.
5 The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
21 Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
25 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
Isaiah 41
New King James Version
Israel Assured of God’s Help
41 “Keep (A)silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us (B)come near together for judgment.
2 “Who raised up one (C)from the east?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who (D)gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?
3 Who pursued them, and passed [a]safely
By the way that he had not gone with his feet?
4 (E)Who has performed and done it,
Calling the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord, am (F)the first;
And with the last I am (G)He.’ ”
5 The coastlands saw it and feared,
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.
6 (H)Everyone helped his neighbor,
And said to his brother,
[b]“Be of good courage!”
7 (I)So the craftsman encouraged the (J)goldsmith;[c]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, [d]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
(K)That it might not totter.
8 “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have (L)chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My (M)friend.
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
10 (N)Fear not, (O)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be (P)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them—
[e]Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
14 “Fear not, you (Q)worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Behold, (R)I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 You shall (S)winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And (T)glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not (U)forsake them.
18 I will open (V)rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the (W)wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the (X)desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,
20 (Y)That they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.
The Futility of Idols
21 “Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the (Z)King of Jacob.
22 “Let(AA) them bring forth and show us what will happen;
Let them show the (AB)former things, what they were,
That we may [f]consider them,
And know the latter end of them;
Or declare to us things to come.
23 (AC)Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, (AD)do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.
24 Indeed (AE)you are nothing,
And your work is nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination.
25 “I have raised up one from the north,
And he shall come;
From the [g]rising of the sun (AF)he shall call on My name;
(AG)And he shall come against princes as though mortar,
As the potter treads clay.
26 (AH)Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know?
And former times, that we may say, ‘He is righteous’?
Surely there is no one who shows,
Surely there is no one who declares,
Surely there is no one who hears your words.
27 (AI)The first time (AJ)I said to Zion,
‘Look, there they are!’
And I will give to Jerusalem one who brings good tidings.
28 (AK)For I looked, and there was no man;
I looked among them, but there was no counselor,
Who, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
29 (AL)Indeed they are all [h]worthless;
Their works are nothing;
Their molded images are wind and confusion.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:3 Lit. in peace
- Isaiah 41:6 Lit. Be strong
- Isaiah 41:7 refiner
- Isaiah 41:7 Or The soldering is good
- Isaiah 41:12 Lit. Men of your strife
- Isaiah 41:22 Lit. set our heart on them
- Isaiah 41:25 East
- Isaiah 41:29 So with MT, Vg.; DSS, Syr., Tg. nothing; LXX omits first line
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