Esaias 44

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Esaias 44

1But now hear, Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen.Νῦν δὲ ἄκουσον Ἰακὼβ ὁ παῖς μου, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ ὃν ἐξελεξάμην.

2Thus says the Lord God that made you, and he that formed you from the womb; You shall yet be helped: fear not, my servant Jacob; and beloved Israel, whom I have chosen.Οὕτω λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ποιήσας σε, καὶ ὁ πλάσας σε ἐκ κοιλίας, ἔτι βοηθηθήσῃ· μὴ φοβοῦ παῖς μου Ἰακὼβ, καὶ ἠγαπημένος Ἰσραὴλ ὃν ἐξελεξάμην.

3For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land: I will put my Spirit upon your seed, and my blessings upon your children:Ὅτι ἐγὼ δώσω ὕδωρ ἐν δίψει τοῖς πορευομένοις ἐν ἀνύδρῳ, ἐπιθήσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τὸ σπέρμα σου, καὶ τὰς εὐλογίας μου ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα σου,

4and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on the banks of running water.καὶ ἀνατελοῦσιν ὡς ἀναμέσον ὕδατος χόρτος, καὶ ὡς ἰτέα ἐπὶ παραῤῥέον ὕδωρ.

5One shall say, I am God's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand, I am God's, and shall call himself by the name of Israel.Οὗτος ἐρεῖ, τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰμι, καὶ οὗτος βοήσεται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰακώβ· καὶ ἕτερος ἐπιγράψει χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰμι, καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰσραὴλ βοήσεται.

6Thus says God the King of Israel, and the God of hosts that delivered him; ✡ I am the first, and I am hereafter: beside me there is no God.Οὕτως λέγει ὁ Θεὸς ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ῥυσάμενος αὐτὸν Θεὸς σαβαὼθ, ἐγὼ πρῶτος, καὶ ἐγὼ μετὰ ταῦτα· πλὴν ἐμοῦ οὐκ ἔστι Θεός.

7Who is like me? let him stand, and call, and declare, and prepare for me from the time that I made man for ever; and let them tell you the things that are coming before they arrive.Τίς ὥσπερ ἐγὼ; στήτω, καὶ καλεσάτω, καὶ ἀναγγειλάτω, καὶ ἑτοιμασάτω μοι ἀφʼ οὗ ἐποίησα ἄνθρωπον εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ τὰ ἐπερχόμενα πρὸ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν ἀναγγειλάτωσαν ὑμῖν.

8Hide not yourselves, nor go astray: have you not heard from the beginning, and have not I told you? you are witnesses if there is a God beside me.Μὴ παρακαλύπτεσθε, μηδὲ πλανᾶσθε· οὐκ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἠνωτίσασθε, καὶ ἀπήγγειλα ὑμῖν; μάρτυρες ὑμεῖς ἐστε, εἰ ἕστι Θεὸς πλὴν ἐμοῦ.

9But they that framed false gods did not then listen; and they that graved images are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamedΚαὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν τότε οἱ πλάσσοντες· καὶ οἱ γλύφοντες, πάντες μάταιοι, ποιοῦντες τὰ καταθύμια αὐτῶν, ἃ οὐκ ὠφελήσει αὐτούς· ἀλλὰ αἰσχυνθήσονται

10that form a god, and all that grave worthless things:οἱ πλάσσοντες θεὸν, καὶ γλύφοντες πάντες ἀνωφελῆ,

11and all by whom they were made are withered: yes, let all the deaf be gathered from among men, and let them stand together; and let them be ashamed and confounded together:καὶ πάντες ὅθεν ἐγένοντο ἐξηράνθησαν· καὶ κωφοὶ ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπων συναχθήτωσαν πάντες, καὶ στησάτωσαν ἅμα· καὶ ἐντραπήτωσαν, καὶ αἰσχυνθήτωσαν ἅμα·

12For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions the idol with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.Ὅτι ὤξυνε τέκτων σίδηρον· σκεπάρνῳ εἰργάσατο αὐτὸ, καὶ ἐν τερέτρῳ ἔστησεν αὐτὸ, καὶ εἰργάσατο αὐτὸ ἐν τῷ βραχίονι τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, καὶ πεινάσει, καὶ ἀσθενήσει, καὶ οὐ μὴ πίῃ ὕδωρ.

13The artificer having chosen a piece of wood, marks it out with a rule, and fits it with glue, and makes it as the form of a man, and as the beauty of a man, to set it up in the house.Ἐκλεξάμενος τέκτων ξύλον, ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέτρῳ, καὶ ἐν κόλλῃ ἐῤῥύθμισεν αὐτὸ, καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὸ ὡς μορφὴν ἀνδρὸς, καὶ ὡς ὡραιότητα ἀνθρώπου, στῆσαι αὐτὸ ἐν οἴκῳ.

14He cuts wood out of the forest, which the Lord planted, even a pine tree, and the rain made it grow,Ἔκοψε ξύλον ἐκ τοῦ δρυμοῦ, ὃ ἐφύτευσε Κύριος, πίτυν, καὶ ὑετὸς ἐμήκυνεν,

15that it might be for men to burn: and having taken part of it he warms himself; yes, they burn part of it, and bake loaves thereon; and of the rest they make for themselves gods, and they worship them.ἵνα ᾖ ἀνθρώποις εἰς καῦσιν· καὶ λαβῶν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, ἐθερμάνθη, καὶ καύσαντες ἔπεψαν ἄρτους ἐπʼ αὐτῶν· τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν εἰργάσαντο θεοὺς, καὶ προσκυνοῦσιν αὐτοῖς·

16Half thereof he burns in the fire, and with half of it he bakes loaves on the coals; and having roasted flesh on it he eats, and is satisfied, and having warmed himself he says, I am comfortable, for I have warmed myself, and have seen the fire.Οὗ τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ κατέκαυσεν ἐν πυρὶ, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡμίσους αὐτοῦ ἔπεψεν ἐν τοῖς ἄνθραξιν ἄρτους, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτοῦ κρέας ὀπτήσας ἔφαγε, καὶ ἐνεπλήσθη, καὶ θερμανθεὶς εἶπεν, ἡδύ μοι, ὅτι ἐθερμάνθην, καὶ εἶδον πῦρ.

17And the rest he makes a graven god, and worships, and prays, saying, Deliver me; for you are my God.Τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν ἐποίησεν εἰς θεὸν γλυπτὸν, καὶ προσκυνεῖ, καὶ προσεύχεται λέγων, ἐξελοῦ με, ὅτι θεός μου εἶ σύ.

18They have no understanding to perceive; for they have been blinded so that they should not see with their eyes, nor perceive with their heart.Οὐκ ἔγνωσαν φρονῆσαι, ὅτι ἀπημαυρώθησαν τοῦ βλέπειν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ τοῦ νοῆσαι τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν.

19And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burnt up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it.Καὶ οὐκ ἐλογίσατο τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ ἔγνω τῇ φρονήσει, ὅτι τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ κατέκαυσεν ἐν πυρὶ, καὶ ἔπεψεν ἐπὶ τῶν ἀνθράκων αὐτοῦ ἄρτους, καὶ ὀπτήσας κρέα ἔφαγε, καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς βδέλυγμα ἐποίησε, καὶ προσκυνοῦσιν αὐτῷ.

20Know you that their heart is ashes, and they err, and no one is able to deliver his soul: see, you will not say, There is a lie in my right hand.Γνῶθι ὅτι σποδὸς ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν, καὶ πλανῶνται, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐξελέσθαι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ· ἴδετε, οὐκ ἐρεῖτε, ὅτι ψεῦδος ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ μου.

21Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant; I have formed you to be my servant: and do you, Israel, not forget me.Μνήσθητι ταῦτα Ἰακὼβ καὶ Ἰσραὴλ, ὅτι παῖς μου εἶ σὺ, ἔπλασά σε παῖδά μου, καὶ σὺ Ἰσραὴλ μὴ ἐπιλανθάνου μοῦ.

22For behold, I have blotted out as a cloud your transgressions, and your sin as darkness: turn to me, and I will redeem you.Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀπήλειψα ὡς νεφέλην τὰς ἀνομίας σου, καὶ ὡς γνόφον τὴν ἁμαρτίαν σου· ἐπιστράφηθι πρὸς μὲ, καὶ λυτρώσομαί σε.

23Rejoice, you heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, you foundations of the earth: you mountains, shout with joy, you hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.Εὐφράνθητε οὐρανοὶ, ὅτι ἠλέησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἰσραήλ· σαλπίσατε τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς, βοήσατε ὄρη εὐφροσύνην, οἱ βουνοὶ καὶ πάντα τὰ ξύλα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἐλυτρώσατο ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Ἰακὼβ, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ δοξασθήσεται.

24Thus says the Lord that redeems you, and who formed you from the womb, I am the Lord that performs all things: I stretched out the heaven alone, and established the earth.Οὕτω λέγει Κύριος ὁ λυτρούμενός σε, καὶ πλάσσων σε ἐκ κοιλίας, ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ συντελῶν πάντα, ἐξέτεινα τὸν οὐρανὸν μόνος, καὶ ἐστερέωσα τὴν γῆν.

25Who else will frustrate the tokens of * those that have divining spirits, and prophecies † from the heart of man? turning the wise back, and making their counsel foolishness;Τίς ἕτερος διασκεδάσει σημεῖα ἐγγαστριμύθων, καὶ μαντείας ἀπὸ καρδίας; ἀποστρέφων φρονίμους εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ τὴν βουλὴν αὐτῶν μωραίνων,

26and confirming the word of his servant, and verifying the counsel of his messengers: who says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Idumea, You shall be built, and her desert places shall spring forth.καὶ ἱστῶν ῥὴμα παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν βουλὴν τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ ἀληθεύων· ὁ λέγων τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, κατοικηθήσῃ, καὶ ταῖς πόλεσι τῆς Ἰδουμαίας, οἰκοδομηθήσεσθε, καὶ τὰ ἔρημα αὐτῆς ἀνατελεῖ·

27Who says to the deep, You shall be dried up, and I will dry up the rivers.Ὁ λέγων τῇ ἀβύσσῳ, ἐρημωθήσῃ, καὶ τοὺς ποταμούς σου ξηρανῶ·

28Who bids Cyrus be wise, and he shall perform all my will: who says to Jerusalem, You shall be built, and I will lay the foundation of my holy house.Ὁ λέγων Κύρῳ φρονεῖν, καὶ πάντα τὰ θελήματά μου ποιήσει· ὁ λέγων Ἱερουσαλὴμ, οἰκοδομηθήσῃ, καὶ τὸν οἶκον τὸν ἅγιόν μου θεμελιώσω.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 6✡Rev 1:17
• v. 25*Gr. ventriloquists
• v. 25†See Heb.