1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. 2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. 4 Who hath wrought and done it , calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. 5 The isles saw it , and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. 6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. 7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. 8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
10 ¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. 16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. 19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: 20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
21 Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons , saith the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be , that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. 23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. 24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. 25 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay. 26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. 27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. 28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. 29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
1 Klusēdamas uzklausiet Mani, jūs jūpas zemes un salas, un tautas lai ņemas jaunu spēku, lai tās nāk un runā, tad iesim kopā tiesāties!
2 Kas ir no austrumiem to vīru saucis, kam taisnība un uzvara seko, kur vien viņš staigā? Kas nodevis tautas viņa varā, ka viņš valda pār ķēniņiem; tie padoti viņa zobenam kā pīšļi un viņa stopam kā izpurinātas pelavas?
3 Ka viņš tos vajā, vajā pats neskarts un neaiztikts, nepieskardamies savai tekai ar savām kājām.
4 Kas to ir darījis un to veicis? Es esmu tas, kas cilvēku ciltis aicināja esamībā no iesākuma, Es esmu tas Kungs, kas esmu pirmais bijis un arī ar pēdējiem esmu vēl joprojām tas pats. —
5 Jūras salas to redzēja un izbijās, zemes gali drebēja. Tie nāca un tuvojās.
6 Cits citam palīdzēja, un ikviens sacīja savam brālim: „Esi stiprs!“
7 Kalējs drošināja sudrabkali, un, kas ar kaukli (āmuru) strādā, teica smagā vesera cilātājam: „Metinājums būs labs!“ —Tad viņš to pienagloja, lai tas nekustas.
8 Bet tu, Israēl, mans kalps, tu Jēkab, ko Es izredzēju, mana mīļā Ābrahāma dzimums un atvase,
9 Ko Es vadīju no zemes galiem un aicināju no tālajām zemes robežām un malām un teicu: „Tu esi mans kalps, Es tevi izredzēju un neesmu atmetis.“
10 Nebīsties, jo Es esmu ar Eslst Neatkāpies, jo Es esmu tavs Dievevil tevi stiprinu, Es tev ari palidzu, Es tevi uzturu ar savas taisnības labo roku!
11 Redzi, kaunā paliks un par apsmieklu kļūs visi, kas pret tevi iedegas naidā un dusmās; iznīks un ies bojā visi, kas meklē nesaskaņas ar tevi.
12 Tu tos meklēsi, bet vairs neatradīsi, kas ar tevi bija ienaidā; tie visi iznīks, kas karoja ar tevi.
13 Jo Es tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, daru stipru tavu labo roku, Es, kas tev saku: „Nebīsties, Es tev palīdzu!“
14 Nebīsties, tu tārpiņ Jēkab, Israēla pulciņ! —Es tev palīdzu, —saka tas Kungs. Tavs Pestītājs ir Israēla Svētais.
15 Redzi, Es tevi daru par jauniem asiem kuļamiem ratiem ar asām naglām; tu sakulsi un satrieksi kalnus un samaisi pakalnus par pelavām.
16 Tu tos vētīsi, ka vējš tos aiznes un viesulis tos izkaisa. Bet tu priecāsies ar to Kungu un leposies ar Israēla Svēto!
17 Cietēji un nabagi meklē ūdeni un neatrod, viņu mēle ir izslāpusi un iztvīkusi; Es, tas Kungs, tos paklausīšu, Es, Israēla Dievs, tos neatstāšu.
18 Es likšu upēm iztecēt no kailiem kalniem un atvēršu strautus klajumos; Es darīšu tuksnesi par ūdens ezeru un sausu zemi par ūdens avotiem.
19 Es likšu augt tuksnesī ciedru kokiem, akacijām, mirtēm un eļļas kokiem. Un Es stādīšu sausā klajumā cipreses, gobas un pīnijas kopā,
20 Lai visi šie koki redz un atzīst, lai tie apdomā un saprot visi kopā, ka tā Kunga roka to ir darījusi un ka Israēla Svētais to ir lēmis.
21 Iesniedziet savu tiesas lietu! —saka tas Kungs, —pierādiet savu tais-nību! —nosaka Jēkaba ķēniņš.
22 Lai viņi nāk un mums rāda, kam jānotiek. Ziņojiet mums par notikušo, lai mēs to savā sirdī apdomājam un saprotam, jeb vai stāstiet mums par nākošo, kas sagaidāms.
23 Rādiet mums, kas notiks nākotnē, lai redzam, ka jūs esat dievi! Dariet labu vai ļaunu, lai mēs izbrīnā uz to raugāmies!
24 Lūk, jūs neesat nekas, un viss jūsu darbs ir niecība! Jums pieslieties ir neprāts!
25 Bet Es aicināju šurp kādu vīru no ziemeļiem, un viņš ir atnācis, viņš piesauc manu vārdu; viņš samin valdniekus, kā podnieks samin un samīca mālus.
26 Kas to sludinājis no iesākuma, lai mēs to zinātu un lai mēs to zinātu jau labi vien iepriekš, tā ka mēs varētu teikt: „Vai viņam tiešām taisnība?“ Taču nav bijis neviena, kas to būtu teicis, neviena, kas to būtu sludinājis, nav neviena starp jums, kas būtu kādu vārdu dzirdējis.
27 Es kā pirmais saku Ciānai: „Redzi, te viņi ir!“ Un Es sūtu Jeruzālemei prieka vēstnesi.
28 Ja raugos, tad tur tomēr nav neviena, kas varētu dot atbildi, viņu starpā nav neviena, kam Es varētu jautāt, un kas Man atbildētu.
29 Redzi, tie visi ir niecīgi, —un vinu darbs ir niecība, viņu elku tēli tukšs vējš!
