1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5 One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it ? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any .
9 ¶ They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it . 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it , and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself , and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it , and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
21 ¶ Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. 23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. 24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; 26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: 27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: 28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
1 et nunc audi Iacob serve meus et Israhel quem elegi
2 haec dicit Dominus faciens et formans te ab utero auxiliator tuus
noli timere serve meus Iacob et Rectissime quem elegi
3 effundam enim aquas super sitientem et fluenta super aridam
effundam spiritum meum super semen tuum
et benedictionem meam super stirpem tuam
4 et germinabunt inter herbas quasi salices iuxta praeterfluentes aquas
5 iste dicet Domini ego sum
et ille vocabit in nomine Iacob
et hic scribet manu sua Domino
et in nomine Israhel
adsimilabitur
6 haec dicit Dominus
rex Israhel et redemptor eius Dominus exercituum
ego primus et ego novissimus et absque me non est deus
7 quis similis mei vocet et adnuntiet
et ordinem exponat mihi ex quo constitui populum antiquum
ventura et quae futura sunt adnuntient eis
8 nolite timere neque conturbemini
ex tunc audire te feci et adnuntiavi vos estis testes mei
numquid est deus absque me et formator quem ego non noverim
9 plastae idoli omnes nihil sunt
et amantissima eorum non proderunt eis
ipsi sunt testes eorum
quia non vident neque intellegunt ut confundantur
10 quis formavit deum et sculptile conflavit ad nihil utile
11 ecce omnes participes eius confundentur
fabri enim sunt ex hominibus
convenient omnes stabunt et pavebunt et confundentur simul
12 faber ferrarius lima operatus est
in prunis et in malleis formavit illud
et operatus est in brachio fortitudinis suae
esuriet et deficiet non bibet aquam et lassescet
13 artifex lignarius extendit normam
formavit illud in runcina fecit illud in angularibus
et in circino tornavit illud
et fecit imaginem viri
quasi speciosum hominem habitantem in domo
14 succidit cedros tulit ilicem et quercum
quae steterat inter ligna saltus
plantavit pinum quam pluvia nutrivit
15 et facta est hominibus in focum
sumpsit ex eis et calefactus est et succendit et coxit panes
de reliquo autem operatus est deum et adoravit
fecit sculptile et curvatus est ante illud
16 medium eius conbusit igni et de medio eius carnes comedit
coxit pulmentum et saturatus est
et calefactus est et dixit va calefactus sum vidi focum
17 reliquum autem eius deum fecit sculptile sibi
curvatur ante illud et adorat illud
et obsecrat dicens libera me quia deus meus es tu
18 nescierunt neque intellexerunt
lutati enim sunt ne videant oculi eorum
et ne intellegant corde suo
19 non recogitant in mente sua neque cognoscunt
neque sentiunt ut dicant
medietatem eius conbusi igne
et coxi super carbones eius panes coxi carnes et comedi
et de reliquo eius idolum faciam ante truncum ligni procidam
20 pars eius cinis est cor insipiens adoravit illud
et non liberabit animam suam
neque dicet forte mendacium est in dextera mea
21 memento horum Iacob et Israhel quoniam servus meus es tu
formavi te servus meus es tu Israhel
non oblivisceris mei
22 delevi ut nubem iniquitates tuas et quasi nebulam peccata tua
revertere ad me quoniam redemi te
23 laudate caeli quoniam fecit Dominus
iubilate extrema terrae resonate montes laudationem
saltus et omne lignum eius
quoniam redemit Dominus Iacob et Israhel gloriabitur
24 haec dicit Dominus redemptor tuus et formator tuus ex utero
ego sum Dominus faciens omnia
extendens caelos solus stabiliens terram et nullus mecum
25 irrita faciens signa divinorum et ariolos in furorem vertens
convertens sapientes retrorsum et scientiam eorum stultam faciens
26 suscitans verbum servi sui
et consilium nuntiorum suorum conplens
qui dico Hierusalem habitaberis et civitatibus Iuda aedificabimini
et deserta eius suscitabo
27 qui dico profundo desolare et flumina tua arefaciam
28 qui dico Cyro pastor meus es
et omnem voluntatem meam conplebis
qui dico Hierusalem aedificaberis et templo fundaberis