以赛亚书 45
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
耶和华兴起古列
45 “我耶和华所膏立的古列，
我紧握着他的右手，
使列国降服在他面前；
我也松开列王的腰带；
我使门户在他面前敞开，使城门不得关闭；耶和华对古列这样说：
2 我必亲自领导你，把高低不平的路修平；
铜门，我必打破；铁门，我必砍断。
3 我必把隐藏的宝物
和在隐密处的财宝赐给你，
使你知道我就是按着你的名呼召了你的耶和华，
以色列的 神。
4 因我的仆人雅各
和我所拣选的以色列的缘故，
我按着你的名呼召了你；
你虽然不认识我，
我却给你这个尊贵的名号。
耶和华以外没有真神
5 “我是耶和华，再没有别的神了；
除了我以外，并没有真神；
你虽然不认识我，我必坚固你，
6 为要叫从日出之地到日落之地的人都知道，
除了我以外，没有真神；
我是耶和华，再没有别的神了。
7 我造光，也造黑暗；
我赐平安，也降灾祸；
我耶和华是造成这一切事的。
8 诸天啊！你们要从上滴下公义，
让云层降下公义。
让大地裂开，生出救恩，
使公义一同生长，
是我耶和华创造了这事。
9 那与他的创造主争论的，有祸了！
他不过是地上瓦片中的一片瓦片，
泥土能对陶匠说：‘你在作甚么？’
或你所作成的说：‘他没有手’吗？
10 那对父亲说：‘你生的是甚么’，
或对母亲说：‘你产的是甚么’的，有祸了！”
11 以色列的圣者，造以色列的主耶和华这样说：
“你们可以问我将要来的事，
关于我的众子和我手所作的，你们也可以吩咐我回答。
12 我造了地，又造了人在地上；
我亲手展开了诸天，
又命定了天上的万象。
13 我凭着公义兴起了古列，
我必修平他的一切道路；
他必建造我的城，释放我被掳的子民，
不必用工价，也不用赏赐，这是万军之耶和华说的。”
14 耶和华这样说：
“埃及劳碌得来的和古实所得之利，
以及身量高大的西巴人，
都必过来归你，也要属你；
他们必带着锁炼过来随从你，
向你俯伏，
向你恳求，说：
‘ 神真的在你们中间，此外，再没有别的神，
没有别的真神。’”
15 拯救者以色列的 神啊！
你实在是隐藏自己的 神。
16 制造偶像的都必蒙羞受辱，
都要一同归于羞愧。
17 唯有以色列必靠着耶和华得救，
得着永远的拯救；
你们必不蒙羞，也不受辱，直到永远。
18 因为创造诸天的耶和华，他是 神，
塑造大地，把大地造成；他坚立大地；
他创造大地，不是荒凉的；
他塑造大地，是要给人居住；他这样说：
“我是耶和华，再没有别的 神。
19 我没有在隐密处、
在黑暗之地说过话；
我没有对雅各的后裔说过：
‘你们寻求我是徒然的。’
我耶和华讲说公义，
宣扬正直。
耶和华是独一的拯救者
20 “列国逃脱的人哪！你们要来集合，
一同近前来。
那些抬着木头做的偶像，
向不能拯救人的神祈求的，
真是无知。
21 你们述说吧！提出理由吧！
让他们彼此商议吧！
谁从古时使人听见这事呢？
谁从上古把这事述说出来呢？
不是我耶和华吗？
除了我以外，再没有 神，
我是公义的 神，又是拯救者；
除了我以外，并没有别的 神。
22 全地的人哪！你们都要归向我，都要得救。
因为我是 神，再没有别的 神。
23 我指着自己起誓，
我的口凭着公义说出的话，
决不改变：
‘万膝都必向我跪拜，万口都要指着我起誓。’
24 人论到我必说：‘只有在耶和华里面才有公义和能力’；
向他发怒的，都必来到他面前，并且要蒙羞。
25 以色列所有的后裔，
都必靠耶和华得称为义，并要夸胜。”
Isaiah 45
English Standard Version
Cyrus, God's Instrument
45 Thus says the Lord to (A)his anointed, to Cyrus,
(B)whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and (C)to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:
2 “I will go before you
and (D)level the exalted places,[a]
(E)I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
and cut through the bars of iron,
3 (F)I will give you the treasures of darkness
and the hoards in secret places,
that you may know that it is I, the Lord,
the God of Israel, (G)who call you by your name.
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,
and Israel my chosen,
(H)I call you by your name,
(I)I name you, though you do not know me.
5 (J)I am the Lord, and there is no other,
besides me there is no God;
(K)I equip you, though you do not know me,
6 (L)that people may know, from the rising of the sun
and from the west, that there is none besides me;
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I form light and create darkness;
I make well-being and (M)create calamity;
I am the Lord, who does all these things.
8 (N)“Shower, O heavens, from above,
and (O)let the clouds rain down righteousness;
let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit;
let the earth cause them both to sprout;
I the Lord have created it.
9 (P)“Woe to him who strives with him who formed him,
a pot among earthen pots!
(Q)Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
or ‘Your work has no handles’?
10 Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’
or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’”
11 Thus says (R)the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him:
(S)“Ask me of things to come;
will you command me (T)concerning my children and (U)the work of my hands?[b]
12 (V)I made the earth
and created man on it;
it was my hands (W)that stretched out the heavens,
and (X)I commanded all their host.
13 (Y)I have stirred him up in righteousness,
(Z)and I will make all his ways level;
(AA)he shall build my city
(AB)and set my exiles free,
not for price or reward,”
says the Lord of hosts.
The Lord, the Only Savior
14 Thus says the Lord:
(AC)“The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,
and the Sabeans, men of stature,
shall come over to you (AD)and be yours;
they shall follow you;
they shall come over in chains and bow down to you.
They will plead with you, saying:
‘Surely God is in you, and there is no other,
no god besides him.’”
15 (AE)Truly, you are a God who hides himself,
O God of Israel, the Savior.
16 (AF)All of them are put to shame and confounded;
the makers of idols go in confusion together.
17 But Israel is saved by the Lord
with everlasting salvation;
(AG)you shall not be put to shame or confounded
to all eternity.
18 (AH)For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens
(he is God!),
who formed the earth and made it
(he established it;
he (AI)did not create it empty,
(AJ)he formed it to be inhabited!):
“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 (AK)I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
(AL)‘Seek me in vain.’[c]
I the Lord speak (AM)the truth;
I declare what is right.
20 (AN)“Assemble yourselves and come;
draw near together,
you survivors of the nations!
(AO)They have no knowledge
who (AP)carry about their wooden idols,
(AQ)and keep on praying to a god
that cannot save.
21 (AR)Declare and present your case;
let them take counsel together!
Who told this long ago?
Who declared it of old?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other god besides me,
a righteous God (AS)and a Savior;
there is none besides me.
22 “Turn to me and be saved,
(AT)all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (AU)By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in (AV)righteousness
a word that shall not return:
(AW)‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[d]
24 (AX)“Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and (AY)strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
(AZ)all who were incensed against him.
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:2 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint level the mountains
- Isaiah 45:11 A slight emendation yields will you question me about my children, or command me concerning the work of my hands?
- Isaiah 45:19 Hebrew in emptiness
- Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God
Isaiah 45
Common English Bible
Cyrus as God’s anointed
45 The Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus,
whom I have grasped by the strong hand,
to conquer nations before him,
disarming kings,
and opening doors before him,
so no gates will be shut:
2 I myself will go before you,
and I will level mountains.
I will shatter bronze doors;
I will cut through iron bars.
3 I will give you hidden treasures of secret riches,
so you will know that I am the Lord,
the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my chosen,
I called you by name.
I gave you an honored title,
though you didn’t know me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;
besides me there is no God.
I strengthen you—
though you don’t know me—
6 so all will know, from the rising of the sun to its setting,
that there is nothing apart from me.
I am the Lord; there’s no other.
7 I form light and create darkness,
make prosperity and create doom;
I am the Lord, who does all these things.
8 Pour down, you heavens above,
and let the clouds flow with righteousness.
Let the earth open for salvation to bear fruit;
let righteousness sprout as well.
I, the Lord, have created these things.
Potter and clay
9 Doom to the one who argues with the potter,[a]
as if he were just another clay pot!
Does the clay say to the potter, “What are you making?”
or “Your work has no handles”?
10 Doom to one who says to a father,
“What have you fathered?”
and to a woman,
“With what are you in labor?”
11 The Lord, the holy one of Israel and its maker,[b] says:
Are you questioning me[c] about my own children?
Are you telling me what to do with the work of my hands?
12 I myself made the earth,
and created humans upon it.
My own hands stretched out the heavens.
I commanded all their forces.
13 I have a right to awaken Cyrus;
I will smooth all his paths.
He will build my city
and set my exiles free,
not for a price and not for a bribe,
says the Lord of heavenly forces.
14 The Lord says:
Egypt will grow weary, Cush will be sold,[d]
and the tall Sabeans will cross over to you.
They will be yours, and after you they will go.
In chains they will come;
to you they will bow down.
They will plead with you:
“Truly God is with you;
there’s no other, no other God.”
15 Surely you are a god who hides himself,
Israel’s God and savior.
Idols contrasted with God
16 They will all be shamed and disgraced;
the makers of idols will end up disgraced together.
17 Israel has been saved by the Lord of everlasting salvation.
You won’t be shamed,
and you won’t be disgraced forever and always.
18 For this is what the Lord said, who created the heavens,
who is God,
who formed the earth and made it,
who established it,
who didn’t create it a wasteland but formed it as a habitation:
I, the Lord, and none other!
19 I didn’t speak in secret
or in some land of darkness;
I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob,
“Seek me in chaos.”
I am the Lord, the one who speaks truth,
who announces what is correct.
20 Gather and come,
draw near together,
fugitives of the nations!
Those who carry their wooden idols don’t know;
those who pray to a god who won’t save.
21 Announce! Approach! Confer together!
Who proclaimed this from the beginning, announced it from long ago?
Wasn’t it I, the Lord?
There’s no other God except me,
a righteous God and a savior;
there’s none besides me!
22 Turn to me and be saved,
all you ends of the earth,
for I am God, and there’s no other.
23 I have sworn a solemn pledge;
a word has left my mouth;
it is reliable and won’t fail.
Surely every knee will bow
and every tongue will confess;
24 they will say, “Righteousness and strength come only from the Lord.
All who are angry with him will come to shame.
25 All the Israelites
will be victorious and rejoice.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:9 Or maker
- Isaiah 45:11 Or potter
- Isaiah 45:11 Or about future things ask me
- Isaiah 45:14 Heb uncertain
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