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以赛亚书 40
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
以赛亚书 40
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
神的安慰
40 你們的 神說：
“你們要安慰，要安慰我的子民！
2 你們要向耶路撒冷說慈愛的話，
又要向它宣告：他們的苦難已經滿足了，
他們的罪孽已經還清了，
他們因著自己的一切罪，
已經從耶和華的手裡受到過重的刑罰。”
預言在曠野有預備主道的
3 有聲音呼喊說：
“你們要在曠野清理耶和華的路，
在沙漠修直我們 神的大道。
4 一切深谷都要填滿，
一切山岡都要削平；
險峻的要改為平地，
崎嶇的要改為平原。
5 耶和華的榮耀必要顯現，
所有的人都必一同看見，
因為這是耶和華親口說的。”
6 有聲音說：“你呼喊吧！”
他問（“他問”或參照《死海古卷》和《七十士譯本》翻譯為“我說”）：“我呼喊甚麼呢？”
“所有的人盡都如草；
他們的榮美都像野地的花。
7 草必枯乾，花必凋謝；
因為耶和華的氣吹在上面；
真的，這民的確是草！
8 草必枯乾，花必凋謝，
唯有我們 神的道永遠長存。”
神乃善牧
9 報好信息給錫安的啊！
你要登上高山。
報好信息給耶路撒冷的啊！
你要極力揚聲。
要揚聲，不要懼怕！
要對猶大的眾城說：
“看哪，你們的 神！”
10 看哪！主耶和華必像大能者臨到，
他的膀臂要為他掌權；
看哪！他給予人的賞賜在他那裡，
他施予人的報應在他面前。
11 他必像牧人牧養自己的羊群，
像用膀臂聚集羊羔，
抱在自己的懷中，
慢慢引導乳養小羊的。
神偉大無比
12 誰曾用掌心量過海水，
用手掌測過蒼天呢？
誰曾用升斗量過大地的塵土，
用秤稱山嶺，
用天平稱岡陵呢？
13 誰曾測度耶和華的靈，
或作過他的謀士教導他呢？
14 他與誰商議，誰使他有聰明？
誰把正確的路指教他，把知識指教他，
又把明智的路教導他呢？
15 看哪！萬國都像水桶裡的一滴，
又被看作天平上的微塵。
看哪！他舉起眾海島，好像微細之物。
16 黎巴嫩的樹林不夠當柴燒，
其中的走獸也不夠作燔祭。
17 萬國在他跟前好像不存在，
在他看來，只是烏有和虛空。
18 你們把誰來跟 神相比呢？
你們用甚麼形象來與 神並列呢？
19 至於偶像，是匠人鑄造的，
鑄匠用金子把它包裹，
用銀子為它做銀鍊。
20 貧窮獻不起這供物的，
就揀選不朽壞的樹木，
為自己尋找巧匠，
立起不會動搖的偶像。
21 你們不曾知道嗎？你們不曾聽見嗎？
不是從起初就已經告訴過你們嗎？
自從大地的根基立了以來，你們還不曾明白嗎？
22 神坐在大地的圓穹之上，
地上的居民好像蚱蜢，
他鋪張諸天如鋪張幔子，
展開眾天像展開可以居住的帳棚。
23 他使諸侯都歸於無有，
使地上的審判官成為虛空。
24 他們才剛剛栽上，
剛剛種上，
他們的樹頭剛剛在地裡扎根，
他一吹在其上，他們就枯乾了，
旋風把他們像碎稭一樣吹去。
25 那聖者說：“你們把誰來跟我相比，
使他與我相等呢？”
26 你們向天舉目吧！
看是誰創造了這些萬象？
是誰按著數目把萬象領出來，
一一指名呼喚？
因他的大能大力，
連一個也不缺少。
勉勵人民信靠 神
27 雅各啊！你為甚麼這樣說；以色列啊！你為甚麼埋怨說：
“我的道路向耶和華隱藏，
我的案件被我的 神忽略了”？
28 你不知道嗎？你沒有聽過嗎？
永在的 神、耶和華、地極的創造主既不疲乏，也不困倦；
他的知識無法測度。
29 疲乏的，他賜氣力，
無力的，他加力量。
30 就是年輕人也會疲乏困倦，
強壯的人也會全然跌倒。
31 但那些仰望耶和華的人，
必重新得力；
他們必像鷹一樣展翅上騰；
他們奔跑，也不困倦，
他們行走，也不疲乏。
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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