Isaiah 44
English Standard Version
Israel the Lord's Chosen
44 “But now hear, (A)O Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen!
2 Thus says the Lord who made you,
(B)who formed you from the womb and will help you:
(C)Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
(D)Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
3 (E)For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring,
and my blessing on your descendants.
4 They shall spring up among the grass
(F)like willows by flowing streams.
5 (G)This one will say, ‘I am the Lord's,’
another will call on the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord's,’
and name himself by the name of Israel.”
Besides Me There Is No God
6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel
and (H)his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
(I)“I am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.
7 (J)Who is like me? Let him proclaim it.[a]
Let him declare and set it before me,
since I appointed an ancient people.
Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
8 Fear not, nor be afraid;
have I not told you from of old and declared it?
(K)And you are my witnesses!
(L)Is there a God besides me?
There is no (M)Rock; I know not any.”
The Folly of Idolatry
9 (N)All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame. 10 (O)Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? 11 (P)Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together.
12 (Q)The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil.[b] He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. (R)He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. 14 (S)He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. 15 Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it. 16 Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!” 17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. (T)He prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god!”
18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. 19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an (U)abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?” 20 (V)He feeds on (W)ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not (X)a lie in my right hand?”
The Lord Redeems Israel
21 Remember these things, O Jacob,
and Israel, for you are (Y)my servant;
I formed you; you are my servant;
(Z)O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
22 (AA)I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.
23 (AB)Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
shout, O (AC)depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
(AD)and will be glorified[c] in Israel.
24 Thus says the Lord, (AE)your Redeemer,
(AF)who formed you from the womb:
(AG)“I am the Lord, who made all things,
(AH)who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth by myself,
25 who frustrates the signs of liars
and makes fools of diviners,
(AI)who turns wise men back
and makes their knowledge foolish,
26 (AJ)who confirms the word of his servant
and fulfills the counsel of his messengers,
who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited,’
(AK)and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built,
and I will raise up their ruins’;
27 (AL)who says to the deep, ‘Be dry;
I will dry up your rivers’;
28 who says of (AM)Cyrus, ‘He is (AN)my shepherd,
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
(AO)and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:7 Or Who like me can proclaim it?
- Isaiah 44:13 Hebrew stylus
- Isaiah 44:23 Or will display his beauty
Isaiah 44
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
44 Yet now hear, O Jacob, My servant and Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 Thus says the Lord, Who made you and formed you from the womb, Who will help you: Fear not, O Jacob, My servant, and you Jeshurun [the upright one—applied to Israel as a type of the Messiah], whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground. I will pour My Spirit upon your offspring, and My blessing upon your descendants.(A)
4 And they shall spring up among the grass like willows or poplars by the watercourses.
5 One will say, I am the Lord’s; and another will call himself by the name of Jacob; and another will write [even brand or tattoo] upon his hand, I am the Lord’s, and surname himself by the [honorable] name of Israel.
6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: I am the First and I am the Last; besides Me there is no God.(B)
7 Who is like Me? Let him [stand and] proclaim it, declare it, and set [his proofs] in order before Me, since I made and established the people of antiquity. [Who has announced from of old] the things that are coming? Then let them declare yet future things.
8 Fear not, nor be afraid [in the coming violent upheavals]; have I not told it to you from of old and declared it? And you are My witnesses! Is there a God besides Me? There is no [other] Rock; I know not any.
9 All who make graven idols are confusion, chaos, and worthlessness. Their objects (idols) in which they delight do not profit them, and their own witnesses (worshipers) do not see or know, so that they are put to shame.
10 Who is [such a fool as] to fashion a god or cast a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
11 Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen, [how can they make a god?] they are but men. Let them all be gathered together, let them stand forth; they shall be terrified, they shall be put to shame together.
12 The ironsmith sharpens and uses a chisel and works it over the coals; he shapes [the core of the idol] with hammers and forges it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint.
13 The carpenter stretches out a line, he marks it out with a pencil or red ocher; he fashions [an idol] with planes and marks it out with the compasses; and he shapes it to have the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, that it may dwell in a house.
14 He hews for himself cedars, and takes the holm tree and the oak and lets them grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest; he plants a fir tree or an ash, and the rain nourishes it.
15 Then it becomes fuel for a man to burn; a part of it he takes and warms himself, yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. [Then out of the remainder, the leavings] he also makes a god and worships it! He [with his own hands] makes it into a graven image and falls down and worships it!
16 He burns part of the wood in the fire; with part of it he [cooks and] eats flesh, he roasts meat and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, Aha! I am warm, I have seen the fire!
17 And from what is left [of the log] he makes a god, his graven idol. He falls down to it, he worships it and prays to it and says, Deliver me, for you are my god!
18 They do not know or understand, for their eyes God has let become besmeared so that they cannot see, and their minds as well so that they cannot understand.
19 And no one considers in his mind, nor has he knowledge and understanding [enough] to say [to himself], I have burned part of this log in the fire, and also I have baked bread on its coals and have roasted meat and eaten it. And shall I make the remainder of it into an abomination [the very essence of what is disgusting, detestable, and shamefully vile in the eyes of a jealous God]? Shall I fall down and worship the stock of a tree [a block of wood without consciousness or life]?
20 That kind of man feeds on ashes [and finds his satisfaction in ashes]! A deluded mind has led him astray, so that he cannot release and save himself, or ask, Is not [this thing I am holding] in my right hand a lie?
21 Remember these things [earnestly], O Jacob, O Israel, for you are My servant! I formed you, you are My servant; O Israel, you shall not be forgotten by Me.
22 I have blotted out like a thick cloud your transgressions, and like a cloud your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, you depths of the earth; break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and He glorifies Himself in Israel.
24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and He Who formed you from the womb: I am the Lord, Who made all things, Who alone stretched out the heavens, Who spread out the earth by Myself [who was with Me]?—
25 [I am the Lord] Who frustrates the signs and confounds the omens [upon which the false prophets’ forecasts of the future are based] of the [boasting] liars and makes fools of diviners, Who turns the wise backward and makes their knowledge foolishness,(C)
26 [The Lord] Who confirms the word of His servant and performs the counsel of His messengers, Who says of Jerusalem, She shall [again] be inhabited, and of the cities of Judah, They shall [again] be built, and I will raise up their ruins,
27 Who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers,
28 Who says of Cyrus, He is My shepherd (ruler), and he shall perform all My pleasure and fulfill all My purpose—even saying of Jerusalem, She shall [again] be built, and of the temple, Your foundation shall [again] be laid.
Isaías 44
Nova Versão Transformadora
44 “Agora ouça-me, meu servo Jacó,
Israel, meu escolhido.
2 O Senhor, que o criou e que o ajuda, diz:
Não tema, ó Jacó, meu servo,
ó querido Israel,[a] meu escolhido.
3 Pois eu derramarei água para matar sua sede
e regar seus campos secos.
Derramarei meu Espírito sobre seus descendentes
e minha bênção sobre suas futuras gerações.
4 Eles crescerão como capim regado,
como salgueiros à beira do rio.
5 Alguns afirmarão: ‘Pertenço ao Senhor’,
outros dirão: ‘Sou descendente de Jacó’.
Alguns escreverão nas mãos o nome do Senhor
e tomarão para si o nome Israel.”
A insensatez da idolatria
6 Assim diz o Senhor, Rei e Redentor de Israel, o Senhor dos Exércitos:
“Eu sou o Primeiro e o Último;
não há outro Deus.
7 Quem é semelhante a mim?
Que se apresente à minha frente!
Que faça o que eu fiz desde os tempos antigos,
quando estabeleci um povo e anunciei seu futuro.
8 Não tremam, não tenham medo;
acaso não lhes anunciei meus propósitos há muito tempo?
Vocês são minhas testemunhas: há outro Deus além de mim?
Não! Não há nenhuma outra Rocha, nenhuma sequer!”.
9 Como são tolos os que fabricam ídolos!
Esses objetos que tanto estimam não têm valor algum.
Os que adoram ídolos não sabem disso,
por isso serão envergonhados.
10 Quem senão um tolo faria seu próprio deus,
um ídolo que em nada pode ajudá-lo?
11 Todos que adoram ídolos serão envergonhados,
bem como todos esses artesãos,
simples mortais que se dizem capazes de fazer um deus.
Ainda que unam forças,
estarão unidos em terror e vergonha.
12 O ferreiro trabalha na forja para criar uma ferramenta afiada;
martela e modela com toda a força.
De tanto trabalhar, sente fome e fraqueza,
fica sedento e desfalece.
13 O escultor, por sua vez, mede um bloco de madeira
e nele desenha um esboço.
Trabalha com cinzel e plaina
e entalha a imagem de uma pessoa.
Dá à imagem beleza humana
e a coloca num pequeno santuário.
14 Corta cedros,
escolhe cipreste e carvalho,
planta um pinheiro no bosque,
para que a chuva o faça crescer.
15 Então, usa parte da madeira para fazer fogo
e com ele se aquece e assa o pão.
Depois, pega o que resta
e faz para si um deus para adorar.
Faz um ídolo
e se curva diante dele.
16 Queima parte da árvore para assar carne,
come e se mantém aquecido.
“Que fogo bom!”, diz.
“Já não sinto frio!”
17 Então, pega o que resta
e faz seu deus: um ídolo esculpido.
Curva-se diante dele e o adora,
ora a ele e diz:
“Livra-me,
pois tu és meu deus!”.
18 Quanta estupidez e ignorância!
Seus olhos estão fechados, e ele não consegue ver,
sua mente está fechada, e não consegue compreender.
19 Aquele que fez o ídolo não para e pensa:
“Queimei metade da madeira para me aquecer
e para assar o pão e a carne;
como é possível o restante ser um deus?
Vou me curvar para adorar um pedaço de madeira?”.
20 Tal pessoa se alimenta de cinzas e engana a si mesma,
confia em algo que em nada pode ajudá-la.
E, no entanto, não é capaz de perguntar:
“Será que este ídolo que tenho em mãos não é uma mentira?”.
Restauração para Jerusalém
21 “Preste atenção, ó Jacó,
pois você é meu servo, ó Israel.
Eu, o Senhor, o formei
e não me esquecerei de você.
22 Afastei seus pecados para longe, como uma nuvem;
dispersei suas maldades, como a névoa da manhã.
Volte para mim,
pois paguei o preço do seu resgate.”
23 Cantem, ó céus, pois o Senhor fez esta maravilha!
Gritem de alegria, ó profundezas da terra!
Irrompam em cânticos,
ó montes, bosques e todas as árvores!
Pois o Senhor resgatou Jacó
e é glorificado em Israel.
24 Assim diz o Senhor,
seu Redentor e Criador:
“Eu sou o Senhor, que fiz todas as coisas;
sozinho estendi os céus.
Quem estava comigo
quando criei a terra?
25 Mostro que os falsos profetas são mentirosos
e faço os adivinhos parecerem tolos.
Faço os sábios errarem suas previsões
e assim provo que são insensatos.
26 Mas cumpro as previsões de meus profetas!
Por meio deles, digo a Jerusalém:
‘Este lugar voltará a ser habitado’,
e às cidades de Judá:
‘Vocês serão reconstruídas;
restaurarei todas as suas ruínas’.
27 Quando eu falar aos rios: ‘Sequem’,
eles secarão.
28 Quando disser a respeito de Ciro: ‘Ele é meu pastor’,
ele certamente fará tudo que eu quiser.
Ele dirá: ‘Reconstruam Jerusalém!’
e ordenará: ‘Restaurem o templo!’”.
Footnotes
- 44.2 Em hebraico, Jesurum, termo carinhoso para Israel.
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