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以賽亞書 40
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
以賽亞書 40
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
上帝對祂子民的安慰
40 你們的上帝說：
「你們要安慰我的子民。
2 要溫柔地告訴耶路撒冷，
她的苦難已經結束，
她的罪惡已經被除去。
她因自己的一切罪已受到耶和華加倍的懲罰[a]。」
3 聽啊，有人高喊：
「在曠野預備耶和華的道，
在沙漠修直我們上帝的路。
4 一切山谷將被填滿，
大山小丘將被削平；
坎坷之地將變得平坦，
崎嶇的地面將成為平原。
5 耶和華的榮耀必彰顯，
世人必一同看見。
這是耶和華親口說的。」
6 有聲音說：「呼喊吧！」
我問道：「我呼喊什麼呢？」
那聲音說：「芸芸眾生盡如草，
榮華富貴像野地的花。
7 耶和華吹一口氣，
草就枯乾，花也凋殘。
人類誠然像草。
8 草必枯乾，花必凋殘，
唯有我們上帝的話永遠長存。」
9 向錫安報告好消息的人啊，
要登上高山！
向耶路撒冷報告好消息的人啊，
要大聲宣告！
要提高聲音，不要懼怕！
要高聲對猶大的城邑說：
「你們的上帝來了！」
10 看啊，主耶和華帶著能力來了，
祂的臂膀執掌王權；
祂帶著賞賜而來，
要酬勞祂的子民。
11 祂像牧人一樣牧養自己的羊群，
用臂膀把羊羔聚在一起，
抱在懷中，
溫柔地引導母羊。
12 誰曾用手心量海水？
誰曾用手掌度蒼天？
誰曾用升斗盛大地的塵土？
誰曾用秤稱高山，用天平稱丘陵？
13 誰曾測度耶和華的心？
誰曾做祂的謀士指點祂？
14 祂請教過誰？
誰教過祂正道？
誰教過祂知識？
誰指點過祂領悟之道？
15 看啊，列國就像水桶中的一滴水，
又如天平上的塵埃。
祂舉起眾海島，好像捧起微塵。
16 黎巴嫩的樹木不夠作獻祭的燃料，
林中的走獸也不夠作燔祭。
17 萬國在祂面前都算不得什麼，
在祂看來不過是虛無。
18 你們拿誰與上帝相比呢？
你們用什麼形像比作上帝呢？
19 偶像是工匠製造的，
銀匠替它包上金子、打造銀鏈。
20 買不起這種偶像的人就選一塊耐用的木頭，
找個精巧的工匠，
雕出一個可以站立不倒的偶像。
21 難道你們不知道嗎？
難道你們沒有聽過嗎？
難道不是從起初就告訴過你們嗎？
難道從大地奠立根基以來，
你們一直沒有明白嗎？
22 上帝的寶座設立在大地的圓圈之上，
地上的人類好像蚱蜢。
祂鋪展諸天，就像鋪展幔子、鋪展人居住的帳篷。
23 祂使掌權者歸於無有，
使世上的審判官化為虛無。
24 他們像草一樣剛被栽上，
剛被種上，
剛在土裡扎根，
上帝一口氣吹來，便都枯乾了，
暴風將他們像禾稭一樣吹去。
25 那位聖者說：「你們拿誰與我相比，
使之與我同等呢？」
26 你們向天舉目，
看看是誰創造了這萬象？
是誰把眾星一一領出來，
給它們取名？
祂的權柄和能力極大無比，
它們一個也不會少。
27 雅各啊，你怎能說耶和華看不見你的遭遇呢？
以色列啊，你怎能說上帝並不顧念你的冤情呢？
28 難道你不知道？
難道你沒有聽見過？
永恆的上帝耶和華——創造地極的主宰不會疲乏也不會困倦，
祂的智慧深不可測。
29 祂賜疲乏的人能力，
給軟弱的人力量。
30 即使青年也會疲乏困倦，
強壯的人也會踉蹌跌倒；
31 但仰望耶和華的人必重新得力。
他們必像鷹一樣展翅高飛，
他們奔跑也不困倦，
他們行走也不疲乏。
Footnotes
- 40·2 「她因自己的一切罪已受到耶和華加倍的懲罰」或譯「她的一切罪已得到耶和華雙倍的赦免」。
Isaiah 40
New International Version
Isaiah 40
New International Version
Comfort for God’s People
40 Comfort, comfort(A) my people,
says your God.
2 Speak tenderly(B) to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service(C) has been completed,(D)
that her sin has been paid for,(E)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double(F) for all her sins.
3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way(G) for the Lord[a];
make straight(H) in the desert
a highway for our God.[b](I)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(J)
every mountain and hill(K) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(L)
the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory(M) of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.(N)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(O)
6 A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,(P)
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass withers(Q) and the flowers fall,
because the breath(R) of the Lord blows(S) on them.
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers and the flowers(T) fall,
but the word(U) of our God endures(V) forever.(W)”
9 You who bring good news(X) to Zion,
go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,[c](Y)
lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”(Z)
10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes(AA) with power,(AB)
and he rules(AC) with a mighty arm.(AD)
See, his reward(AE) is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(AF)
He gathers the lambs in his arms(AG)
and carries them close to his heart;(AH)
he gently leads(AI) those that have young.(AJ)
12 Who has measured the waters(AK) in the hollow of his hand,(AL)
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(AM)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?(AN)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit[d](AO) of the Lord,
or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(AP)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(AQ)
or showed him the path of understanding?(AR)
15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;(AS)
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(AT)
16 Lebanon(AU) is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals(AV) enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations(AW) are as nothing;(AX)
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.(AY)
18 With whom, then, will you compare God?(AZ)
To what image(BA) will you liken him?
19 As for an idol,(BB) a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith(BC) overlays it with gold(BD)
and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood(BE) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol(BF) that will not topple.(BG)
21 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?(BH)
Has it not been told(BI) you from the beginning?(BJ)
Have you not understood(BK) since the earth was founded?(BL)
22 He sits enthroned(BM) above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.(BN)
He stretches out the heavens(BO) like a canopy,(BP)
and spreads them out like a tent(BQ) to live in.(BR)
23 He brings princes(BS) to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(BT)
24 No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root(BU) in the ground,
than he blows(BV) on them and they wither,(BW)
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(BX)
25 “To whom will you compare me?(BY)
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.(BZ)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(CA)
Who created(CB) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(CC) one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(CD)
not one of them is missing.(CE)
27 Why do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?(CF)
28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?(CG)
The Lord is the everlasting(CH) God,
the Creator(CI) of the ends of the earth.(CJ)
He will not grow tired or weary,(CK)
and his understanding no one can fathom.(CL)
29 He gives strength(CM) to the weary(CN)
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men(CO) stumble and fall;(CP)
31 but those who hope(CQ) in the Lord
will renew their strength.(CR)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(CS)
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.(CT)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
- Isaiah 40:9 Or Zion, bringer of good news, / go up on a high mountain. / Jerusalem, bringer of good news
- Isaiah 40:13 Or mind
Isaiah 40
New King James Version
Isaiah 40
New King James Version
God’s People Are Comforted(A)
40 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!”
Says your God.
2 “Speak [a]comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her,
That her warfare is ended,
That her iniquity is pardoned;
(B)For she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
3 (C)The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(D)“Prepare the way of the Lord;
(E)Make straight [b]in the desert
A highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(F)The crooked places shall be made [c]straight
And the rough places smooth;
5 The (G)glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
6 The voice said, “Cry out!”
And [d]he said, “What shall I cry?”
(H)“All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades,
But (I)the word of our God stands forever.”
9 O Zion,
You who bring good tidings,
Get up into the high mountain;
O Jerusalem,
You who bring good tidings,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, be not afraid;
Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God shall come [e]with a strong hand,
And (J)His arm shall rule for Him;
Behold, (K)His reward is with Him,
And His [f]work before Him.
11 He will (L)feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm,
And carry them in His bosom,
And gently lead those who are with young.
12 (M)Who has measured the [g]waters in the hollow of His hand,
Measured heaven with a [h]span
And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure?
Weighed the mountains in scales
And the hills in a balance?
13 (N)Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or as His counselor has taught Him?
14 With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him,
And (O)taught Him in the path of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge,
And showed Him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket,
And are counted as the small dust on the scales;
Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,
Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before Him are as (P)nothing,
And (Q)they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
18 To whom then will you (R)liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
19 (S)The workman molds an image,
The goldsmith overspreads it with gold,
And the silversmith casts silver chains.
20 Whoever is too impoverished for such [i]a contribution
Chooses a tree that will not rot;
He seeks for himself a skillful workman
(T)To prepare a carved image that will not totter.
21 (U)Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,
Who (V)stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
And spreads them out like a (W)tent to dwell in.
23 He [j]brings the (X)princes to nothing;
He makes the judges of the earth useless.
24 Scarcely shall they be planted,
Scarcely shall they be sown,
Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth,
When He will also blow on them,
And they will wither,
And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.
25 “To(Y) whom then will you liken Me,
Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
(Z)He calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing.
27 (AA)Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And my just claim is passed over by my God”?
28 Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
(AB)His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who (AC)wait on the Lord
(AD)Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:2 Lit. to the heart of
- Isaiah 40:3 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX omits in the desert
- Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
- Isaiah 40:6 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Vg. I
- Isaiah 40:10 in strength
- Isaiah 40:10 recompense
- Isaiah 40:12 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; DSS adds of the sea; Tg. adds of the world
- Isaiah 40:12 A span .5 cubit, 9 inches; or the width of His hand
- Isaiah 40:20 an offering
- Isaiah 40:23 reduces
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