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 are on the animals, and on the livestock: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary.

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 they have 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

"Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been 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 old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.

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 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

Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down—yes, 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 it on the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands, from its place it shall not move: yes, one may cry to it, yet it can 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, 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 no other; 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 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 of my counsel from a far country; yes, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, 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

Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, who 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 wait; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.