イザヤ書 46

1 ベルは伏しネボは屈む かれらの像はけものと家畜とのうへにあり なんぢらが擡げあるきしものは荷となりて疲れおとろへたるけものの負ところとなりぬ

Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaded; they are a burden to the weary beast.

2 かれらは屈みかれらは共にふし その荷となれる者をすくふこと能はずして己とらはれゆく

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

3 ヤコブの家よイスラエルのいへの遺れるものよ 腹をいでしより我におはれ胎をいでしより我にもたげられしものよ 皆われにきくべし

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

4 なんぢらの年老るまで我はかはらず白髮となるまで我なんぢらを負ん 我つくりたれば擡ぐべし我また負ひかつ救はん

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

5 なんぢら我をたれに比べ たれに配ひ たれに擬らへ かつ相くらぶべきか

To whom will all of you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

6 人々ふくろより黄金をかたぶけいだし權衡をもて白銀をはかり金工をやとひてこれを神につくらせ之にひれふして拜む

They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he makes it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

7 彼等はこれをもたげて肩にのせ 負ひゆきてその處に安置す すなはち立てその處をはなれず 人これにむかひて呼はれども答ふること能はず 又これをすくひて苦難のうちより出すことあたはず

They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he stands; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

8 なんぢら此事をおもひいでて堅くたつべし 悖逆者よこのことを心にとめよ

Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O all of you transgressors.

9 汝等いにしへより以來のことをおもひいでよ われは神なり我のほかに神なし われは神なり我のごとき者なし

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

10 われは終のことを始よりつげ いまだ成ざることを昔よりつげ わが謀畧はかならず立つといひ すべて我がよろこぶことを成んといへり

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

11 われ東より鷲をまねき遠國よりわが定めおける人をまねかん 我このことを語りたれば必らず來らすべし 我このことを謀りたればかならず成すべし

Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executes my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

12 なんぢら心かたくなにして義にとほざかるものよ我にきけ

Hearken unto me, all of you stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

13 われわが義をちかづかしむ可ればその來ること遠からず わが救おそからず 我すくひをシオンにあたへ わが榮光をイスラエルにあたへん

I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.