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Isaiah 41
Complete Jewish Bible
Isaiah 41
Complete Jewish Bible
41 “Keep silence before me, coastlands!
Let the peoples replenish their strength!
Let them approach; then let them speak.
Let us assemble for judgment.”
2 Who has raised from the east one who is just
and called him to be in his service?
He hands nations over to him
and subjects kings to him;
his sword reduces them to dust,
his bow to driven straw.
3 He pursues them, passing on unscathed,
hardly touching the path with his feet.
4 Whose work is this? Who has brought it about?
He who called the generations from the beginning,
“I, Adonai, am the first;
and I am the same with those who are last.”
5 The coastlands have seen and became afraid.
The ends of the earth have trembled.
They have approached, and now they have come.
6 Every one helps his fellow workman,
everyone says to his brother, “Be strong!”
7 The woodworker encourages the goldsmith,
the polisher encourages the hammerer;
he says of the soldering, “Yes, that’s good,”
then puts nails in [the idol] to keep it from moving.
8 “But you, Isra’el, my servant;
Ya‘akov, whom I have chosen,
descendants of Avraham my friend,
9 I have taken you from the ends of the earth,
summoned you from its most distant parts
and said to you, ‘You are my servant’ —
I have chosen you, not rejected you.
10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you;
don’t be distressed, for I am your God.
I give you strength, I give you help,
I support you with my victorious right hand.
11 All those who were angry with you
will be disgraced, put to shame;
those who fought against you
will be destroyed, brought to nothing.
12 You will seek them but not find them,
those who contended with you;
yes, those who made war with you
will be brought to nothing, nothing at all.
13 For I, Adonai, your God,
say to you, as I hold your right hand,
‘Have no fear; I will help you.
14 Have no fear, Ya‘akov, you worm,
you men of Isra’el!’
I will help you,” says Adonai;
“Your redeemer is the Holy One of Isra’el.
15 “I will make you into a threshing-sledge,
new, with sharp, pointed teeth,
to thresh the mountains and crush them to dust,
to reduce the hills to chaff.
16 As you fan them, the wind will carry them off,
and the whirlwind will scatter them.
Then you will rejoice in Adonai,
you will glory in the Holy One of Isra’el.
17 “The poor and needy look for water in vain;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Adonai, will answer them.
I, the God of Isra’el, will not leave them.
18 I will open up rivers on the barren hills
and wells down in the broad valleys.
I will turn the desert into a lake
and dry ground into springs.
19 I will plant the desert with cedars,
acacias, myrtles and olive trees;
In the ‘Aravah I will put cypresses
together with elm trees and larches.”
20 Then the people will see and know,
together observe and understand
that the hand of Adonai has done this,
that the Holy One of Isra’el created it.
21 “Present your case,” says Adonai,
“Produce your arguments,” says Ya‘akov’s king.
22 Bring out those idols!
Have them foretell the future for us,
tell us about past events,
so that we can reflect on them
and understand their consequences.
Or tell us about events yet to come,
23 state what will happen in the future,
so that we can know you are gods.
At least, do something, either good or bad —
anything, to make us awestruck and fearful!
24 You can’t! — because you are less than nothing.
Whoever chooses you is an abomination!
25 “I roused someone from the north,
and he has come from the rising sun;
he will call on my name.
He will trample on rulers as if they were mud,
like a potter treading clay.”
26 Who said this at the start, so we could know,
or foretold it, so we could say, “He’s right”?
In fact, no one said it; no one foretold it —
the fact is, nobody hears what you say.
27 I am the first to declare it to Tziyon,
to send Yerushalayim a messenger with good news.
28 But when I look around, there is no one —
not a single one can give counsel,
who, when I ask, can give an answer.
29 Look at them all! What they do is nothing!
Their idols are so much wind and waste.
Isaías 41
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Isaías 41
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O ajudador de Israel
41 “Escutem em silêncio, na minha presença, ó terras para além do mar! Depois venham e falem, apresentem os vossos mais fortes argumentos. O tribunal está pronto a julgar o vosso caso.
2 Quem foi que suscitou, para vir lá do oriente, este que alcança vitórias a cada passo? Quem, na verdade, senão Deus? Quem faz com que as nações se lhe submetam e os reis lhe sejam entregues, e com a sua espada os transforme em pó e com o seu arco em palha que o vento arrebata? 3 Persegue-os, afasta-os e continua seguro, por um caminho por onde nunca tinha andado. 4 Quem é o responsável por tão célebres façanhas? É aquele que anuncia o futuro de antemão. Sou eu, o Senhor, o primeiro e o último! Eu mesmo!”
5 As terras para além do mar tremem de medo, esperando notícias sobre as novas campanhas de Ciro. Terras distantes estremecem e mobilizam-se para a guerra. 6 Cada pessoa encoraja o seu vizinho e diz: “Não te preocupes! Havemos de ganhar!” 7 O certo é que correm a fazer um novo ídolo; o artífice de ouro encoraja o entalhador e o escultor ajuda o fundidor. “Está bem!”, dizem eles. “Ficou mesmo bem! Agora vamos fixar-lhe os membros!” Juntam-lhe as diferentes peças e fixam a imagem cuidadosamente ao chão, não vá ela cair!
8 “Ouve, Israel, meu servo, povo de Jacob, meu escolhido, descendência de Abraão, o meu amigo! 9 Chamei-vos das extremidades da Terra e disse-vos que a ninguém mais deviam servir senão a mim! Fui eu quem vos escolheu, por isso, nunca vos lançarei fora! 10 Não temam porque eu estou convosco! Não se espantem, porque eu sou o vosso Deus! Dar-vos-ei força e ajudar-vos-ei; hei de sustentar-vos com a força e a justiça da minha mão vitoriosa.
11 Reparem como todos os vossos irritados inimigos ficarão confundidos e frustrados! Todos quantos se vos opõem morrerão! 12 Em vão procurarão saber deles, pois todos terão desaparecido. 13 Eu, o Senhor, vosso Deus, seguro-vos pela vossa mão direita e digo-vos: Nada receiem! Estou aqui para vos ajudar! 14 Ainda que sejam desprezados como vermes, não tenham medo, ó descendência de Jacob, ó Israel, porque eu vos socorrerei! Eu sou o Senhor, o vosso Redentor! Eu sou o Santo de Israel! 15 Vou fazer de ti uma debulhadora de dentes agudos, que há de moer todos os vossos inimigos, despedaçando-os, transformando as montanhas em palha. 16 Vocês os sacudirão no ar e o vento se encarregará de os levar para longe; remoinhos de ventos tempestuosos os dispersarão. A alegria do Senhor vos encherá e exultarão no Senhor, o Santo de Israel, o qual será a vossa glória.
17 Quando os pobres e os necessitados procurarem água, sem a encontrar, e as suas línguas se secarem pela sede, então responderei, quando a mim clamarem. Eu, o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, nunca me esquecerei deles! 18 Abrirei rios nos planaltos e dar-lhes-ei fontes de água nos vales. Haverá poços nos desertos e ribeiros alimentados por fontes correrão no meio de terras secas e ressequidas. 19 Plantarei cedros, acácias, murtas, oliveiras, ciprestes e pinheiros em terras desertas. 20 Toda a gente verá este milagre e compreenderá que foi o Senhor, o Santo de Israel, quem o fez.
21 Podem os vossos ídolos fazer coisas semelhantes a estas? Então que venham e mostrem o que podem fazer, diz o Senhor, o Rei de Jacob. 22 Que tentem dizer-nos e dar a entender o que ocorreu em anos passados ou o que nos aguarda no futuro. 23 Sim, é isso! Se são deuses, então que digam o que irá acontecer nos tempos vindouros ou façam algum milagre poderoso que nos deixe estarrecidos, abismados. 24 Mas não! Eles são menos que nada! Não podem fazer coisíssima nenhuma! Se alguém confia neles faz uma coisa abominável!
25 Mas eu fiz com que viesse um do noroeste; um que virá contra as nações e que invocará o meu nome; dar-lhe-ei a vitória sobre reis e príncipes; há de esmagá-los como o oleiro pisa e amassa o barro.
26 Quem mais vos anunciou que isto iria acontecer, senão eu? Quem mais predisse estas coisas antes de acontecerem, para que verifiquem depois como era verdade? Ninguém mais! Não houve ninguém que tivesse dito uma só palavra! 27 Eu fui o primeiro a dizer a Sião: ‘Olhem! Olhem! Já vem a caminho a ajuda!’ A Jerusalém darei um anunciador de boas novas 28 Nenhum dos vossos ídolos vos disse tal coisa. Ninguém respondeu quando vos interpelei. 29 Vocês bem veem que esses ídolos não passam de coisas ocas, sem valor algum; são tão vazios como o vento.
Isaiah 41
New International Version
Isaiah 41
New International Version
The Helper of Israel
41 “Be silent(A) before me, you islands!(B)
Let the nations renew their strength!(C)
Let them come forward(D) and speak;
let us meet together(E) at the place of judgment.
2 “Who has stirred(F) up one from the east,(G)
calling him in righteousness(H) to his service[a]?(I)
He hands nations over to him
and subdues kings before him.
He turns them to dust(J) with his sword,
to windblown chaff(K) with his bow.(L)
3 He pursues them and moves on unscathed,(M)
by a path his feet have not traveled before.
4 Who has done this and carried it through,
calling(N) forth the generations from the beginning?(O)
I, the Lord—with the first of them
and with the last(P)—I am he.(Q)”
5 The islands(R) have seen it and fear;
the ends of the earth(S) tremble.
They approach and come forward;
6 they help each other
and say to their companions, “Be strong!(T)”
7 The metalworker(U) encourages the goldsmith,(V)
and the one who smooths with the hammer
spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.
One says of the welding, “It is good.”
The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.(W)
8 “But you, Israel, my servant,(X)
Jacob, whom I have chosen,(Y)
you descendants of Abraham(Z) my friend,(AA)
9 I took you from the ends of the earth,(AB)
from its farthest corners I called(AC) you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;(AD)
I have chosen(AE) you and have not rejected you.
10 So do not fear,(AF) for I am with you;(AG)
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen(AH) you and help(AI) you;
I will uphold you(AJ) with my righteous right hand.(AK)
11 “All who rage(AL) against you
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(AM)
those who oppose(AN) you
will be as nothing and perish.(AO)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
you will not find them.(AP)
Those who wage war against you
will be as nothing(AQ) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand(AR)
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help(AS) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(AT) you worm(AU) Jacob,
little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(AV) you,” declares the Lord,
your Redeemer,(AW) the Holy One(AX) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(AY)
new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(AZ) and crush them,
and reduce the hills to chaff.(BA)
16 You will winnow(BB) them, the wind will pick them up,
and a gale(BC) will blow them away.(BD)
But you will rejoice(BE) in the Lord
and glory(BF) in the Holy One(BG) of Israel.
17 “The poor and needy search for water,(BH)
but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.(BI)
But I the Lord will answer(BJ) them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(BK) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(BL) on barren heights,
and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(BM) into pools of water,(BN)
and the parched ground into springs.(BO)
19 I will put in the desert(BP)
the cedar and the acacia,(BQ) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(BR) in the wasteland,
the fir and the cypress(BS) together,(BT)
20 so that people may see and know,(BU)
may consider and understand,(BV)
that the hand(BW) of the Lord has done this,
that the Holy One(BX) of Israel has created(BY) it.
21 “Present your case,(BZ)” says the Lord.
“Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(CA)
22 “Tell us, you idols,
what is going to happen.(CB)
Tell us what the former things(CC) were,
so that we may consider them
and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,(CD)
23 tell us what the future holds,
so we may know(CE) that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,(CF)
so that we will be dismayed(CG) and filled with fear.
24 But you are less than nothing(CH)
and your works are utterly worthless;(CI)
whoever chooses you is detestable.(CJ)
25 “I have stirred(CK) up one from the north,(CL) and he comes—
one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads(CM) on rulers as if they were mortar,
as if he were a potter treading the clay.
26 Who told of this from the beginning,(CN) so we could know,
or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
no one foretold(CO) it,
no one heard any words(CP) from you.
27 I was the first to tell(CQ) Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’
I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.(CR)
28 I look but there is no one(CS)—
no one among the gods to give counsel,(CT)
no one to give answer(CU) when I ask them.
29 See, they are all false!
Their deeds amount to nothing;(CV)
their images(CW) are but wind(CX) and confusion.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:2 Or east, / whom victory meets at every step
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