Isaiah 41 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Keep silent toward Me, O islands, || And the peoples pass on [to] power, || They come near, then they speak, “Together we draw near to judgment.” Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment. “Be silent before me, you islands! Let the nations renew their strength! Let them come forward and speak; let us meet together at the place of judgment.
2 Who stirred up a righteous one from the east? He calls him to His foot, || He gives nations before him, || And He causes him to rule kings, || He gives [them] as dust [to] his sword, || As driven stubble [to] his bow. Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow. “Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
3 He pursues them, he passes over in safety || A path he does not enter with his feet. He pursues them and passes on safely, by paths his feet have not trod. He pursues them and moves on unscathed, by a path his feet have not traveled before.
4 Who has worked and done, || Calling the generations from the first? I, YHWH, the first, and with the last I [am] He. Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—with the first of them and with the last—I am he.”
5 Islands have seen and fear, || The ends of the earth tremble, || They have drawn near, indeed, they come. The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come. The islands have seen it and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward;
6 They each help his neighbor, || And to his brother he says, “Be strong.” Everyone helps his neighbor and says to his brother, “Be strong!” they help each other and say to their companions, “Be strong!”
7 And an artisan strengthens the refiner, || A smoother [with] a hammer, || Him who is beating [on] an anvil, saying, “For joining it [is] good,” || And he strengthens it with nails, it is not moved! The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good”; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved. The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, 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.
8 And you, O Israel, My servant, || Jacob, whom I have chosen, || Seed of Abraham, My lover, But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,
9 Whom I have taken hold of, from the ends of the earth, || And from its near places I have called you, || And I say to you, You [are] My servant, || I have chosen you, and not rejected you. you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off”; I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
10 Do not be afraid, for I [am] with you, do not look around, for I [am] your God, || I have strengthened you, || Indeed, I have helped you, indeed, I upheld you, || With the right hand of My righteousness. fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
11 Behold, all those displeased with you, || They are ashamed and blush, || They are as nothing, indeed, || The men who strive with you perish. Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. “All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.
12 You seek them, and do not find them, || The men who debate with you, || They are as nothing, indeed, as nothing, || The men who war with you. You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all.
13 For I, your God YHWH, || Am strengthening your right hand, || He who is saying to you, “Do not fear, I have helped you.” For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
14 Do not fear, O worm Jacob, || You men of Israel, || I helped you, a declaration of YHWH, || Even your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the LORD; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 Behold, I have set you for a new sharp threshing instrument, || Possessing teeth, you thresh mountains, || And beat small, and make hills as chaff. Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff; “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
16 You winnow them, and a wind lifts them up, || And a whirlwind scatters them, || And you rejoice in YHWH, || [And] boast yourself in the Holy One of Israel. you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory. You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 The poor and the needy are seeking water, || And there is none, || Their tongue has failed with thirst, || I, YHWH, answer them, || The God of Israel—I do not forsake them. When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the LORD will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them. “The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the LORD will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
18 I open rivers on high places, || And fountains in midst of valleys, || I make a wilderness become a pond of water, || And a dry land becomes springs of water. I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs.
19 I give in a wilderness the cedar, || Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree, || I set in a desert the fir-pine and box-wood together. I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, the myrtle, and the olive. I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane and the pine together, I will put in the desert the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,
20 So that they see, and know, || And regard, and act wisely together, || For the hand of YHWH has done this, || And the Holy One of Israel has created it. that they may see and know, may consider and understand together, that the hand of the LORD has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it. so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
21 Bring your cause near, says YHWH, || Bring your mighty ones near, says the King of Jacob. Set forth your case, says the LORD; bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob. “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
22 They bring [them] near, and declare to us that which happens, || Declare the first things—what they [are], || And we set our heart, and know their latter end, || Or cause us to hear the coming things. Let them bring them, and tell us what is to happen. Tell us the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, that we may know their outcome; or declare to us the things to come. “Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come,
23 Declare the things that are coming hereafter, || And we know that you [are] gods, || Indeed, you may do good or do evil, || And we look around and see [it] together. Tell us what is to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods; do good, or do harm, that we may be dismayed and terrified. tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear.
24 Behold, you [are] of nothing, and your work of nothing, || An abomination—it fixes on you. Behold, you are nothing, and your work is less than nothing; an abomination is he who chooses you. But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses you is detestable.
25 I have stirred up [one] from the north, || And he comes, || From the rising of the sun he calls in My Name, || And he comes in [on] prefects as [on] clay, || And as a potter treads down mire. I stirred up one from the north, and he has come, from the rising of the sun, and he shall call upon my name; he shall trample on rulers as on mortar, as the potter treads clay. “I have stirred up one from the north, and he comes— one from the rising sun who calls on my name. He treads on rulers as if they were mortar, as if he were a potter treading the clay.
26 Who has declared from the first, and we know? And formerly, and we say, “Righteous?” Indeed, there is none declaring, || Indeed, there is none proclaiming, || Indeed, there is none hearing your sayings. Who declared it from the beginning, that we might know, and beforehand, that we might say, “He is right”? There was none who declared it, none who proclaimed, none who heard your words. Who told of this from the beginning, so we could know, or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’? No one told of this, no one foretold it, no one heard any words from you.
27 First to Zion, || Behold, behold them, || And to Jerusalem I give one proclaiming tidings, I was the first to say to Zion, “Behold, here they are!” and I give to Jerusalem a herald of good news. I was the first to tell Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’ I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.
28 And I see that there is no man, || Indeed, of these that there is no counselor, || And I ask them, and they return word: But when I look, there is no one; among these there is no counselor who, when I ask, gives an answer. I look but there is no one— no one among the gods to give counsel, no one to give answer when I ask them.
29 “Behold, all of them [are] vanity, || Their works [are] nothing, || Their molten images [are] wind and emptiness!” Behold, they are all a delusion; their works are nothing; their metal images are empty wind. See, they are all false! Their deeds amount to nothing; their images are but wind and confusion.
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