Isaiah 45
Christian Standard Bible
45 The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed,(A)
whose right hand I have grasped(B)
to subdue nations before him
and disarm[a] kings,(C)
to open doors before him,
and even city gates will not be shut:
2 “I will go before you
and level the uneven places;[b](D)
I will shatter the bronze doors
and cut the iron bars in two.(E)
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
and riches from secret places,(F)
so that you may know that I am the Lord.
I am the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.(G)
4 I call you by your name,
for the sake of my servant Jacob(H)
and Israel my chosen one.
I give a name to you,
though you do not know me.
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;(I)
there is no God but me.(J)
I will strengthen[c] you,
though you do not know me,
6 so that all may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
that there is no one but me.(K)
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7 I form light and create darkness,(L)
I make success and create disaster;(M)
I am the Lord, who does all these things.
8 “Heavens, sprinkle from above,
and let the skies shower righteousness.(N)
Let the earth open up
so that salvation will sprout
and righteousness will spring up with it.(O)
I, the Lord, have created it.
9 “Woe to the one who argues with his Maker—
one clay pot among many.[d]
Does clay say to the one forming it,
‘What are you making?’ (P)
Or does your work say,
‘He has no hands’?[e]
10 Woe to the one who says to his father,
‘What are you fathering?’
or to his mother,[f]
‘What are you giving birth to?’”
11 This is what the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel(Q) and its Maker, says:
“Ask me what is to happen to[g] my sons,(R)
and instruct me about the work of my hands.(S)
12 I made the earth,
and created humans on it.
It was my hands that stretched out the heavens,(T)
and I commanded everything in them.
13 I have stirred him up in righteousness,(U)
and will level all roads for him.
He will rebuild my city,(V)
and set my exiles free,(W)
not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord of Armies.
God Alone Is the Savior
14 This is what the Lord says:
“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush
and the Sabeans, men of stature,(X)
will come over to you(Y)
and will be yours;
they will follow you,
they will come over in chains
and bow down to you.
They will confess[h] to you,
‘God is indeed with you,(Z) and there is no other;
there is no other God.’”
15 Yes, you are a God who hides,(AA)
God of Israel, Savior.(AB)
16 All of them are put to shame, even humiliated;(AC)
the makers of idols go in humiliation together.
17 Israel will be saved by the Lord
with an everlasting salvation;
you will not be put to shame or humiliated
for all eternity.(AD)
18 For this is what the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,
the God who formed the earth and made it,
the one who established it
(he did not create it to be a wasteland,
but formed it to be inhabited)(AE)—
he says, “I am the Lord,
and there is no other.
19 I have not spoken in secret,(AF)
somewhere in a land of darkness.
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob:
Seek me in a wasteland.(AG)
I am the Lord, who speaks righteously,(AH)
who declares what is right.
20 “Come, gather together,
and approach, you fugitives of the nations.
Those who carry their wooden idols
and pray to a god who cannot save(AI)
have no knowledge.(AJ)
21 Speak up and present your case[i](AK)—
yes, let them consult each other.
Who predicted this long ago?
Who announced it from ancient times?
Was it not I, the Lord?
There is no other God but me,
a righteous God and Savior;(AL)
there is no one except me.(AM)
22 Turn to me and be saved,
all the ends of the earth.
For I am God,
and there is no other.
23 By myself I have sworn;(AN)
truth has gone from my mouth,(AO)
a word that will not be revoked:
Every knee will bow(AP) to me,
every tongue will swear allegiance.
24 It will be said about me, ‘Righteousness and strength
are found only in the Lord.’”
All who are enraged against him
will come to him and be put to shame.(AQ)
25 All the descendants of Israel
will be justified and boast in the Lord.
Isaiah 45
New King James Version
Cyrus, God’s Instrument
45 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To (A)Cyrus, whose (B)right hand I have [a]held—
(C)To subdue nations before him
And (D)loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:
2 ‘I will go before you
(E)And[b] make the [c]crooked places straight;
(F)I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron.
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden riches of secret places,
(G)That you may know that I, the Lord,
Who (H)call you by your name,
Am the God of Israel.
4 For (I)Jacob My servant’s sake,
And Israel My elect,
I have even called you by your name;
I have named you, though you have not known Me.
5 I (J)am the Lord, and (K)there is no other;
There is no God besides Me.
(L)I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6 (M)That they may (N)know from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other;
7 I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and (O)create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’
8 “Rain(P) down, you heavens, from above,
And let the skies pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation,
And let righteousness spring up together.
I, the Lord, have created it.
9 “Woe to him who strives with (Q)his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
(R)Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?
10 Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?’
Or to the woman, ‘What have you brought forth?’ ”
11 Thus says the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker:
(S)“Ask Me of things to come concerning (T)My sons;
And concerning (U)the work of My hands, you command Me.
12 (V)I have made the earth,
And (W)created man on it.
I—My hands—stretched out the heavens,
And (X)all their host I have commanded.
13 (Y)I have raised him up in righteousness,
And I will [d]direct all his ways;
He shall (Z)build My city
And let My exiles go free,
(AA)Not for price nor reward,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
The Lord, the Only Savior
14 Thus says the Lord:
(AB)“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over (AC)in chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, (AD)‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
(AE)There is no other God.’ ”
15 Truly You are God, (AF)who hide Yourself,
O God of Israel, the Savior!
16 They shall be (AG)ashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who are makers of idols.
17 (AH)But Israel shall be saved by the Lord
With an (AI)everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or (AJ)disgraced
Forever and ever.
18 For thus says the Lord,
(AK)Who created the heavens,
Who is God,
Who formed the earth and made it,
Who has established it,
Who did not create it [e]in vain,
Who formed it to be (AL)inhabited:
(AM)“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
19 I have not spoken in (AN)secret,
In a dark place of the earth;
I did not say to the seed of Jacob,
‘Seek Me [f]in vain’;
(AO)I, the Lord, speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.
20 “Assemble yourselves and come;
Draw near together,
You who have escaped from the nations.
(AP)They have no knowledge,
Who carry the wood of their carved image,
And pray to a god that cannot save.
21 Tell and bring forth your case;
Yes, let them take counsel together.
(AQ)Who has declared this from ancient time?
Who has told it from that time?
Have not I, the Lord?
(AR)And there is no other God besides Me,
A just God and a Savior;
There is none besides Me.
22 “Look to Me, and be saved,
(AS)All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 (AT)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every (AU)knee shall bow,
(AV)Every tongue shall take an oath.
24 He shall say,
[g]‘Surely in the Lord I have (AW)righteousness and strength.
To Him men shall come,
And (AX)all shall be ashamed
Who are incensed against Him.
25 (AY)In the Lord all the descendants of Israel
Shall be justified, and (AZ)shall glory.’ ”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:1 strengthened or sustained
- Isaiah 45:2 Tg. I will trample down the walls; Vg. I will humble the great ones of the earth
- Isaiah 45:2 DSS, LXX mountains
- Isaiah 45:13 Or make all his ways straight
- Isaiah 45:18 Or empty, a waste
- Isaiah 45:19 Or in a waste place
- Isaiah 45:24 Or Only in the Lord are all righteousness and strength
Исаия 45
1940 Bulgarian Bible
45 Така казва Господ на помазаника Си, На Кира, когото Аз държа за дясната ръка, За да покоря народи пред него, И да разпаша кръста на царе, За да отворя вратите пред него. Та да не затворят портите:
2 Аз ще ходя пред тебе И ще изравня неравните места; Ще разбия медните врати, И ще строша железните лостове;
3 Ще ти дам съкровища <пазени> в тъмнина, И богатства скрити в скривалища, За да познаеш, че Аз съм Господ, Израилевият Бог, Който те призовавам по името ти.
4 Заради Якова служителят Ми И Израиля избрания Ми Призовах те по името ти, Дадох ти почтено име, ако и да Ме не познаваш,
5 Аз съм Господ, и няма друг; Няма бог освен Мене; Аз те описах, ако и да Ме не познаваш,
6 За да познаят от изгрева на слънцето и от запад, Че освен Мене няма никой, <Че> Аз съм Господ, и няма друг.
7 Аз създавам светлината и творя тъмнината; Правя мир, творя и зло! Аз Господ съм, Който правя всичко това.
8 Роси, небе, от горе, И нека излеят облаците правда; Нека се отвори земята, за да се роди спасение, И за да изникне същевременно правда; Аз Господ създадох това.
9 Горко на онзи, който се препира със Създателя си! Черепка от земните черепки! Ще рече ли калта на този, който й дава образ: Що правиш? Или изделието ти <да рече за тебе>: Няма ръце?
10 Горко на онзи, който казва на баща <си>: Какво раждаш? Или на жена му: Какво добиваш?
11 Така казва Господ, Светият на Израиля и неговият Създател: Допитвай се до Мене за бъдещето; За синовете Ми и за делото на ръцете Ми заповядайте Ми.
12 Аз създадох земята, и сътворих човека на нея; Аз, да! Моите ръце разпростряха небето, Аз дадох заповеди на цялото му множество.
13 Аз издигнах него {Т.е., Кира, виж. ст. 1.} с правда, И ще оправям всичките му пътища; Той ще съгради града Ми и ще пусне пленниците Ми, Без откуп или подаръци, казва Господ на Силите.
14 Така казва Господ: <Печалбата от> труда на Египет и търговията на Етиопия. И на високите мъже савците, Ще минат към тебе и твои ще бъдат; Ще те дирят; в окови ще заминат; И като ти се поклонят ще ти се помолят, <казвайки>: Само между тебе е Бог, и няма друг, <Друг> бог няма.
15 Наистина Ти си Бог, Който се криеш, Боже Израилев, Спасителю
16 Те всички ще се посрамят и смутят; Те всички ще си отидат засрамени, които работят идоли.
17 А Израил ще се спаси чрез Господа с вечно спасение; Вие няма да се посрамите нито да се смутите до вечни времена.
18 Защото така казва Господ, Който сътвори небето, (Твоя Бог, Който създаде земята, направи я, и я утвърди, <Който> не я сътвори пустиня, <но> я създаде, за да се населява): Аз съм Господ, и няма друг.
19 Не съм говорил в тайно, от място в тъмна земя; Не съм рекъл на Якововото потомство: Търсете Ме напразно. Аз Господ говоря правда, възвестявам правота.
20 Съберете се та дойдете, Приближете се, всички вие избягнали от народите; Нямат разум ония, които издигат дървените си идоли, И се молят на бог, който не може да спаси.
21 Изявете и приведете <ги;> Да! нека се съветват заедно; Кой е прогласил това от древността? Кой го е изявил от отдавнашното време? Не Аз ли Господ? и освен Мене няма друг бог, Освен Мене няма бог праведен и спасител.
22 Към Мене погледнете и спасени бъдете всички земни краища; Защото Аз съм Бог, и няма друг.
23 В Себе си Се заклех, (Праведна дума излезе из устата Ми, и няма да се повърне), Че пред Мене ще се преклони всяко коляно, Всеки език ще се закълне в <Мене>.
24 Само в Господа, ще рече някой за Мене, Има правда и сила; При Него ще дойдат човеците, А всички, които се разгневиха на Него, ще се засрамят.
25 Чрез Господа ще се оправдае И с Него ще се хвали цялото Израилево потомство.
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