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Isaiah 41
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
Ἐγκαινίζεσθε πρὸς μέ, νῆσοι, οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες ἀλλάξουσιν ἰσχύν· ἐγγισάτωσαν καὶ λαλησάτωσαν ἅμα, τότε κρίσεις ἀναγγειλάτωσαν.
“Be silent before Me, O islands (note: Or coastlands; also in verse 5), and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
τίς ἐξήγειρεν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν δικαιοσύνην, ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὴν κατὰ πόδας αὐτοῦ, πορεύσεται· δώσει ἐναντίον ἐθνῶν, καὶ βασιλεῖς ἐκστήσει· καὶ δώσει εἰς γῆν τὰς μαχαίρας αὐτῶν, καὶ ὡς φρύγανα ἐξωσμένα τὰ τόξα αὐτῶν·
Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness (note: Or from the east, whom victory meets at every step)? 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.
καὶ διώξεται αὐτούς. καὶ διελεύσεται ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἡ ὁδὸς τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.
He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
τίς ἐνήργησεν καὶ ἐποίησεν ταῦτα; ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὴν ὁ καλῶν αὐτὴν ἀπὸ γενεῶν ἀρχῆς· ἐγὼ θεὸς πρῶτος, καὶ εἷς τὰ ἐπερχόμενα ἐγώ εἰμι.
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
εἴδοσαν ἔθνη καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν, τὰ. ἄκρα τῆς γῆς ἤγγισαν καὶ ἤλθοσαν ἅμα,
The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
κρίνων ἕκαστος τῷ πλησίον καὶ τῷ ἀδελφῷ βοηθῆσαι, καὶ ἐρεῖ
Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
Ἴσχυσεν ἀνὴρ τέκτων, καὶ χαλκεὺς τύπτων σφύρῃ, ἅμα ἐλαύνων· τότε μὲν ἐρεῖ Σύμβλημα καλόν ἐστιν, ἰσχύρωσαν αὐτὰ ἐν ἥλοις· θήσουσιν αὐτὰ. καὶ οὐ κινηθήσονται.
The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
Σὺ δέ, Ἰσραήλ, παῖς μου Ἰακὼβ ὃν ἐξελεξάμην, σπέρμα Ἀβραὰμ ὃν ἠγάπησα·
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
οὖ ἀντελαβόμην ἀπ᾿ ἄκρων τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐκ τῶν σκοπιῶν αὐτῆς ἐκάλεσά σε καὶ εἶπά σοι Παῖς μου εἴ, ἐξελεξάμην σε καὶ οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπόν σε.
I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
μὴ φοβοῦ, μετὰ σοῦ γάρ εἰμι· μὴ πλανῶ, ἐγὼ γάρ εἶμι ὁ θεός σου ὁ ἐνισχύσας σε, καὶ ἐβοήθησά σοι καὶ ἠσφαλισάμην σε τῇ δεξιᾷ τῇ δικαίᾳ μου.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
ἰδοὺ ἰδοὺ αἰσχυνθήσονται καὶ ἐντραπήσονται πάντες οἶ ἀντικείμενοί σοι, ἔσονται γὰρ ὥς οὐκ ὄντες, καὶ ἀπολοῦνται πάντες οἶ ἀντίδικοί σου.
Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
ζητήσεις αὐτούς, καὶ οὗ μὴ εὕρῃς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους οἱ παροινήσουσιν εἷς σέ· ἔσονται γὰρ εἷς οὐκ ὄντες, καὶ οὐκ ἔσονται οἶ ἀντιπολεμοῦντές σε.
You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
ὅτι ἐγὼ ὁ θεὸς ὁ κρατῶν τῆς δεξιᾶς σου, ὁ λέγων σοι Μὴ φοβοῦ,
For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
Ἰακώβ, ὀλιγοστὸς Ἰσραήλ ἐγὼ ἐβοήθησά σοι, λέγει ὁ θεὸς ὁ λυτρούμενός σε Ἰσραήλ.
Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
ἰδοὺ ἐποίησά σε ὥς τροχοὺς ἁμάξης ἀλοῶντας καινοὺς πριστοειδεῖς, καὶ ἀλοήσεις ὅρη, καὶ λεπτυνεῖς βουνούς, καὶ ὦς χοῦν θήσεις,
Behold, 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.
καὶ λικμήσεις, καὶ ἄνεμος λήμψεται αὐτούς, καὶ καταιγὶς διασπερεῖ αὐτούς. σὺ δὲ εὐφρανθήσῃ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις Ἰσραήλ,
You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται οἶ πτωχοὶ καὶ οἶ ἐνδεεῖς. ζητήσουσιν γὰρ ὕδωρ καὶ οὐκ ἔσται, ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς δίψης ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ θεός, ἐγὼ ἐπακούσομαι ὁ θεὸς Ἰσραήλ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψω αὐτούς,
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
ἀλλὰ ἀνοίξω ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων ποταμοὺς καὶ ἐν μέσῳ πεδίων πηγάς, ποιήσω τὴν ἔρημον εἷς ἕλη, καὶ τὴν διψῶσαν γῆν ἐν ὑδραγωγοῖς,
I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
θήσω εἷς τὴν ἄνυδρον γῆν κέδρον καὶ πύξον, καὶ μυρσίνην καὶ κυπάρισσον καὶ λεύκην·
I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses (note: Or pines or junipers or firs) in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
ἵνα ἴδωσιν καὶ γνῶσιν καὶ ἐννοηθῶσιν καὶ ἐπισπῶνται ἅμα ὅτι χεὶρ Κυρίου ἐποίησεν ταῦτα πάντα, καὶ ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ κατέδειξεν.
so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
Ἐγγίζει ἡ κρίσις ὑμῶν, λέγει Κύριος ὁ θεός· ἤγγισαν αἶ βουλαὶ ὑμῶν, λέγει ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰακώβ.
“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
ἐγγισάτωσαν καὶ ἀναγγειλάτωσαν ὑμῖν ἅ συμβήσεται, ἢ τὰ πρότερα τίνα ἦν εἴπατε, καὶ ἐπιστήσομεν τὸν νοῦν, καὶ γνωσόμεθα τί τὸ, ἔσχατα, καὶ τὰ ἐπερχόμενα εἴπατε ἡμῖν.
“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
ἀναγγείλατε τὸ. ἐπερχόμενα ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου, καὶ γνωσόμεθα ὅτι θεοί ἐστε. εὖ ποιήσατε καὶ κακώσατε, καὶ θαυμασόμεθα,
Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
ὅτι πόθεν ἐστὲ ὑμεῖς, καὶ πόθεν ἡ ἐργασία ὑμῶν, ἐκ γῆς· βδέλυγμα ἐξελέξαντο ὑμᾶς.
Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
ἐγὼ ἤγειρα τὸν ἀπὸ βορρᾶ καὶ τὸν ἀπ’ ἡλίου ἀνατολῶν, κληθήσονται τῷ ὀνόματί μου· ἐρχέσθωσαν ἄρχοντες, καὶ αἷς πηλὸς κεραμέως, καὶ οἷς κεραμεὺς καταπατῶν τὸν πηλόν, οὕτως καταπατηθήσεσθε.
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
τίς γὰρ ἀναγγελεῖ τὰ, ἐξ ἀρχῆς, ἵνα γνῶμεν, καὶ τὰ ἔμπροσθεν, καὶ ἐροῦμεν ὅτι ἀληθῆ ἐστιν; οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ προλέγων, οὐδ’ ἀκούων τοὺς λόγους ὑμῶν.
Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.
ἀρχὴν Σιὼν δώσω, καὶ Ἰερουσαλὴμ παρακαλέσω ἐν ὁδῷ.
I was the first to tell Zion (note: Or Formerly I said to Zion:): ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.
ἀπὸ γὰρ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἰδοὺ οὐθείς, ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων αὐτῶν οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἀναγγέλλων· καὶ ἐὰν ἐρωτήσω αὐτοὺς πόθεν ἐστέ, οὐ μὴ ἀποκριθῶσίν μοι.
When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
εἰσὶν γὰρ οἶ ποιοῦντες ὑμᾶς, καὶ μάτην οἱ πλανῶντες ὑμᾶς.
See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.