Old/New Testament

I have held him by his right hand
    so he could conquer the nations ahead of him,
        strip kings of their power,
            and open doors ahead of him
                so that the gates would not be shut.
² I will go ahead of you, Cyrus, and smooth out the rough places.
    I will break down the bronze doors and cut through the iron bars.
³ I will give you treasures from dark places and hidden stockpiles.
    Then you will know that I, Yahweh Elohim of Israel,
        have called you by name.

⁴ For the sake of my servant Jacob,
    Israel, my chosen one,
        I have called you by name.
        I have given you a title of honor, although you don’t know me.
⁵ I am Yahweh, and there is no other.
    There is no other Elohim besides me.
        I will strengthen you, although you don’t know me,
⁶             so that from the east to the west people will know
                that there is no Elohim except me.
    I am Yahweh, and there is no other.
⁷ I make light and create darkness.
    I make blessings and create disasters.
    I, Yahweh, do all these things.

⁸ Rain down from above, you heavens,
    and pour down righteousness, you skies.
        Let the earth open.
            Let salvation and righteousness sprout.
                Let them spring up.
    I, Yahweh, have created them.

⁹ How horrible it will be for the one who quarrels with his maker.
    He is pottery among other earthenware pots.
        Does the clay ask the one who shapes it, “What are you making?”
        Does your work say to you, “There are no handles”?
¹⁰ How horrible it will be for the one
    who says to his father, “Why did you conceive me?”
        or to his mother, “Why did you go through labor pains for me?”

¹¹ Yahweh is the Holy One and the maker of Israel.

Ask me about what is going to happen to my children!
    Are you going to give me orders concerning my handiwork?
¹² I made the earth and created humans on it.
    I stretched out the heavens with my own hands.
    I commanded all the stars to shine.
¹³ I prepared Cyrus for my righteous purpose.
    I will make all his roads straight.
    He will build my city and let my exiles go free
        without any payment or any reward, says Yahweh Tsebaoth.

The products from Egypt, the merchandise from Sudan,
    and the important Sabaeans will come to you.
        They will belong to you.
        They will follow you.
        They will come to you in chains.
        They will bow to you and pray to you,
            “Certainly El is with you alone, and there is no other Elohim.”

¹⁵ Certainly, you are an El who has hidden himself.
    You are the Elohim of Israel, the Savior!
¹⁶ Those who make idols will be ashamed and disgraced.
    They will go away completely disgraced.
¹⁷ Israel has been saved by Yahweh forever.
    You will never again be ashamed or disgraced.

¹⁸ Yahweh created the heavens.
    Elohim formed the earth and made it.
    He set it up.
    He did not create it to be empty
        but formed it to be inhabited.

I am Yahweh, and there is no other.
¹⁹ I haven’t spoken privately or in some dark corner of the world.
    I didn’t say to Jacob’s descendants,
    “Search for me in vain!”
    I, Yahweh, speak what is fair and say what is right.

²⁰ Come here, you refugees from the nations.
    Ignorant people carry wooden idols
        and pray to gods that cannot save anyone.
²¹ Speak and present your case. Yes, let them consult one another.
    Who revealed this in the distant past and predicted it long ago?
    Wasn’t it I, Yahweh?
        There is no other Elohim except me.
            There is no other righteous God and Savior besides me.

²² Turn to me and be saved, all who live at the ends of the earth,
    because I am El, and there is no other.
²³ I have bound myself with an oath.
    A word has gone out from my righteous mouth
    that will not be recalled,
        “Every knee will bow to me
            and every tongue will swear allegiance.”
²⁴ It will be said of me,
    “Certainly, righteousness and strength are found in Yahweh alone.”

All who are angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.
²⁵ All the descendants of Israel will be declared righteous,
    and they will praise Yahweh.

³ Listen to me, descendants of Jacob,
    the few people left of the nation of Israel.
        I’ve carried you since your birth.
        I’ve taken care of you from the time you were born.
⁴             Even when you’re old, I’ll take care of you.
            Even when your hair turns gray, I’ll support you.
        I made you and will continue to care for you.
        I’ll support you and save you.

⁵ To whom will you compare me and make me equal?
    To whom will you compare me so that we can be alike?

⁶ People pour gold out of their bags and weigh silver on scales.
    They hire a goldsmith. He makes it into a god.
    They bow down and worship it.
⁷ They lift it on their shoulders and carry it.
    They set the idol in its place, and it stands there.
        It doesn’t move from its place.
        If they cry to it for help, it can’t answer.
        It can’t rescue them from their distress.

⁸ Remember this, and take courage.
    Recall your rebellious acts.
⁹ Remember the first events,
    because I am El, and there is no other.
        I am Elohim, and there’s no one like me.
¹⁰ From the beginning I revealed the end.
    From long ago I told you things that had not yet happened, saying,
    “My plan will stand, and I’ll do everything I intended to do.”
¹¹ I will call a bird of prey from the east.
    I will call someone for my plan from a faraway land.
    I have spoken, and I will bring it about.
    I have planned it, and I will do it.
¹² Listen to me, you stubborn people who are far from being righteous.
¹³ I’ll bring my righteousness near; it isn’t far away.
    My salvation will not be delayed.
        I’ll provide salvation for Zion
            and bring my glory to Israel.