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.
Israēla Glābējs
1 Klusējiet manā priekšā, jūras salas,
tautas, atgūstiet spēku!
Tad nāciet un runājiet,
sanāksim visi kopā uz tiesu!
2 Kurš parādās no saullēkta puses –
ik uz soļa viņam taisnība pretī nāk?
Tautas noliktas viņa priekšā,
viņš ķēniņus samin,
par pīšļiem tos padara ar savu zobenu,
kā salmus sakapā ar savu loku!
3 Viņš vajā tos, droši tiem pāri iet,
taku kājām viņš nemin!
4 Kurš to ir radījis un darinājis,
izsaucot ļaužu audzes no iesākuma? –
Es, Kungs, esmu pirmais,
un ar pēdējiem – tas esmu es!
5 Redzēja salas un bijās,
trīcēja zemes malas,
tie tuvojās, pienāca klāt –
6 viens otram līdzēja,
viens otram sacīja: esi stiprs!
7 Amatnieks drošināja zeltkali
un vesera cilātājs to, kas ar āmuru zvetē,
tie teica: stiprinājums ir labs,
un piesita ar tapām, lai nekust!
8 Tu, Israēl, esi mans kalps,
Jēkab, es tevi izraudzījos,
mana mīļā Ābrahāma pēcnācēji,
9 kurus no zemes malām es esmu sapulcējis,
no nostūriem kopā sasaucis,
teicis: jūs, mani kalpi,
jūs es izraudzījos un neesmu atmetis!
10 Nebaidies, jo es esmu ar tevi,
nebīsties, es esmu tavs Dievs,
es spēcināšu tevi, tev palīdzēšu,
ar savu labo taisnības roku
es tevi uzturēšu!
11 Redzi, paliks kaunā un apsmieklā
visi, kas neieredz tevi,
kā nieki tie zudīs,
kas strīdā ar tevi!
12 Tu tos meklēsi, bet neatradīsi –
tos, kas sacenšas ar tevi, –
no tiem paliks tik nieks,
kas ar tevi karojuši!
13 Jo es esmu Kungs, tavs Dievs,
es stiprinu tavu labo roku,
es saku tev: nebaidies,
es esmu tavs palīgs!
14 Nebaidies, Jēkab, tu tārps,
un tu, Israēl, –
es tev palīdzēšu,
saka Kungs,
tavs izpircējs ir Israēla Svētais!
15 Redzi, es tevi padarīšu par kuļamo veltni,
kas no jauna taisīts, kam asas tapas,
tu kulsi kalnus un satrieksi tos,
tu paugurus vērtīsi pelavās!
16 Tu tos vētīsi, un vējš tos aizraus,
un viesulis tos izkaisīs, –
bet tu līksmosi par Kungu,
par Israēla Svēto tu gavilēsi!
17 Nabagie un sūrdieņi meklē ūdeni – bet nav!
Tiem slāpēs tūkst mēle –
es, Kungs, tiem atbildēšu,
es, Israēla Dievs, viņus nepametīšu!
18 Es likšu, lai kalnu korēs izlaužas upes
un ieleju vidū avoti,
es tuksnesi padarīšu par ūdens klajumu,
un izkaltušā zemē izvirdīs ūdeņi!
19 Es tuksnesī stādīšu ciedrus,
akācijas, mirres un olīvkokus,
kailatnē es dēstīšu cipreses,
gobas un pīnijas,
20 lai viņi redz un zina,
lai pievēršas tam un sajēdz visi,
ka Kunga roka to darījusi,
ka Israēla Svētais to radījis!
21 Nāciet ar savu lietu tiesā,
saka Kungs,
šurp jūsu prasību,
saka Jēkaba ķēniņš.
22 Lai tie nāk un mums saka, kas notiks!
Stāstiet mums, kas bija iepriekš,
un mēs tam pievērsīsim savas sirdis,
lai zinātu, kas notiks turpmāk,
un stāstiet mums to, kas vēl būs!
23 Stāstiet, kas notiks vēlāk,
lai mēs zinām, ka jūs esat dievi,
dariet taču labu vai ļaunu,
lai trūkstamies un drebam visi!
24 Redzi, jūs neesat nekas,
jūsu darbi ir tukšība,
pretīgs ir tas, kas jūs izvēlas!
25 Es ziemeļos urdīju kādu,
un tas nāca no saullēktiem,
piesaukdams manu vārdu,
viņš nāk pār valdniekiem kā pār glūdu,
kā podnieks, mīcīdams mālus!
26 Kas to būtu jau iesākumā teicis,
ka mēs zinātu jau iepriekš,
ka mēs varētu sacīt:
viņam taisnība! –
Taču nav teikts un nav sacīts,
nav neviens dzirdējis jūs runājam!
27 Vispirms Ciānai:
redzi, redzi, tie! –
un Jeruzālemei:
es sūtu prieka vēstnesi! –
28 Es skatos, un tur nav neviena,
starp tiem nav neviena,
kas dotu padomu,
un, kad jautāju,
neviens man neatbild.
29 Redzi, tie visi ir niecība,
tukšība ir viņu darbi,
viņu elki vien tukšs vējš!
