rotherham - Isaiah:43-44

rotherham@Isaiah:43:1 @ Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh Creating thee, O Jacob, and Fashioning thee O Israel, Do not fear, For I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name. Mine, thou art!

rotherham@Isaiah:43:2 @ When thou passest through the waters, with thee, I am, Or, through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee, When thou walkest through fire, thou shall not be scorched, And, a flame, shall not kindle upon thee;

rotherham@Isaiah:43:3 @ For, I, Yahweh, am, Thy God, The Holy One of Israel Ready to save thee, I have given, as thy ransom, Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba, in thy stead.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:4 @ Because thou art precious in mine eyes, art honoured And, I, love thee, And will give mankind, in thy stead, Yea, peoples, for thy life,

rotherham@Isaiah:43:5 @ Do not fear for, with thee, I am, From the East, will I bring in thy seed, And, from the West, will I gather thee:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:6 @ I will say to the North Give up! And to the South Do not withhold! Bring in My sons from far, and My daughters from the end of the earth;

rotherham@Isaiah:43:7 @ Every one who is called by my Name, Whom for mine own glory, I have createdformedyea, made!

rotherham@Isaiah:43:8 @ Bring forth A blind people that have, eyes, and A deaf, that have, ears.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:9 @ All the nations, are gathered together Yea there is an assembling of peoples, Who among them, can tell this, And things in advance, can let us hear? Let them set forth their witnesses that they may get their right, Or let them hear, and say Truth!

rotherham@Isaiah:43:10 @ Ye, are my witnesses Declareth Yahweh, And my Servant, whom I have chosen, That ye may take noteand believe me, And perceive that, I, am He, Before me, was not formed a GOD, Nor after me, shall one come into being:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:11 @ II, am Yahweh, And there is none besides me ready to save:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:12 @ I, have toldand will save, and make known, That there is among you no strange one; And, ye, are my witnesses, Declareth Yahweh That, I, am GOD.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:13 @ Even from To-day, I, am He, And none, out of my hand, can deliver, I work and who reverseth?

rotherham@Isaiah:43:14 @ Thus saith Yahweh, Your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, For your sakes, have I sent into Babylon, And will bring down as fugitives, all of them, Even the Chaldeans, in the ships which cause them loud outcry.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:15 @ IYahweh, am Your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, Your King.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:16 @ Thus, saith Yahweh, Who setteth in the sea, a way, And in the mighty waters, a path;

rotherham@Isaiah:43:17 @ Who bringeth forth Chariot and horse, Force and strength, Together, shall they he down They shall not arise, They are extinguished Like a wick, are they quenched!

rotherham@Isaiah:43:18 @ Do not keep in mind former things, And things of old, do not consider:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:19 @ Behold me! doing a new thing, Now, shall it spring forth, Will ye not take note thereof? Surely I will set In the desert, a way, In a desolate land, rivers:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:20 @ The wild beast of the field shall honour me, Jackals, and ostriches, Because I have given In the desert, waters, Rivers in, desolate land, To give drink unto my people, my chosen:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:21 @ A people which I have fashioned for myself, My praise, shall they record.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:22 @ Yet not upon me, hast thou called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied of me O Israel:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:23 @ Thou hast not brought in to me small cattle as thine ascending-offerings, Nor, with thy sacrifices, hast thou honoured me, I have not oppressed thee with meal-offerings, Nor have I wearied thee with frankincense;

rotherham@Isaiah:43:24 @ Thou hast not bought for me with silver, fragrant calamus, Nor with the fat of thy sacrifices, hast thou sated me, Thou hast done nothing but oppress me with thy sins, Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:25 @ II, am he that is ready, To wipe out thy transgressions for mine own sake, And, thy sins, not remember.

rotherham@Isaiah:43:26 @ Put me in mind, Let us enter into judgment at once, Recount, thou, that thou mayest be justified:

rotherham@Isaiah:43:27 @ Thy chief father, hath sinned, And thine interpreters, have transgressed against me;

rotherham@Isaiah:43:28 @ So then I must needs profane the rulers of the holy place, And deliver Jacob to be devoted to destruction, and Israel, unto reviling!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:1 @ Now, thenhear, O Jacob, my Servant, and Israel whom I have chosen:

rotherham@Isaiah:44:2 @ Thus, saith Yahweh Who made thee and formed thee from birth, Who helpeth thee: Do not fear O my Servant Jacob, and Jeshurun whom I have chosen;

rotherham@Isaiah:44:3 @ For I will pour, Water upon the thirsty soil, and Floods upon the dry ground, I will pour My spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring;

rotherham@Isaiah:44:4 @ So will they spring up among the grass, As willows by the water-courses:

rotherham@Isaiah:44:5 @ This one, will say Yahwehs, am I, and That one, will call himself by the name of Jacob, and Yonder one will write on his hand Yahwehs, And after the name of Israel, will one entitle himself.

rotherham@Isaiah:44:6 @ Thus saith Yahweh King of Israel, Even his Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts, I, am, First, and, I, Last, And besides me, there is no God.

rotherham@Isaiah:44:7 @ Who then, like me, can call, and declare it, and order it, for me, Seeing that I appointed an age-abiding people, Or things yet to be, and that shall come to pass, Let them declare on their part.

rotherham@Isaiah:44:8 @ Do not ye dread, nor yet be alarmed, Have I not from olden time, told thee and declared? So that, ye, are my witnesses, Whether there is a GOD besides me? Or is no Rock I knew of none!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:9 @ The fashioners of an imageall of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit, And, their, witnesses, they, neither see nor know, That they may be ashamed.

rotherham@Isaiah:44:10 @ Who hath fashioned a GOD, Oran image, hath molten? It cannot profit!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:11 @ Lo! all his partners, turn pale, Even, the artificers themselves, are of the sons of earth, Let them gather themselves togetherall of them. Let them take their stand, Let them dread, and turn pale, together!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:12 @ As for the smith, cutting-tool, When he hath wrought in the live coals, And, with hammers, hath fashioned it, And hath wrought it with his strong arm, Anon he is hungry, and hath no strength, He hath drunk no water and so hath become faint!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:13 @ As for the carpenter, He hath stretched out a line hath drawn it with a pencil, Hath made it with carving tools, With compasses, hath rounded it, And so hath made it after the figure of a great man, After the beauty of a son of earth, that it may remain in a house!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:14 @ When one was cutting him down cedars, Then took he a holm-tree and an oak, And secured them for himself, among the trees of the forest, He planted a fir-tree and the pouring rain made it grow;

rotherham@Isaiah:44:15 @ So it serveth for a man to burn, And he hath taken of the branches and warmed himself, Also he kindleth a fire, and baketh bread, Also he maketh a GOD, and hath bowed himself down, Hath made of it a carved image, and adored it:

rotherham@Isaiah:44:16 @ The half thereof, hath he burned in the fire, Over half thereof, he eateth flesh, He roasteth roast, that he may be satisfied, Also he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen a blaze;

rotherham@Isaiah:44:17 @ And the residue thereof, Into a GOD, he maketh, Into his carved image, Adoreth it, and boweth down and prayeth unto it, And saith Deliver me, for, my GOD, thou art!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:18 @ They have not taken note, neither can they perceive, He hath besmearedpast seeingtheir eyes, Past understanding, their hearts;

rotherham@Isaiah:44:19 @ And no one reflecteth There is neither knowledge nor discernmentto say, Half thereof, have I burned up in the fire Moreover also I have baked, on the coals thereof, breed, I roasted flesh, and have been eating, And of the remainder thereof, an abomination, shall I make? And, to a log of wood, shall I pay adoration?

rotherham@Isaiah:44:20 @ He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside, And he cannot deliver his own soul nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?

rotherham@Isaiah:44:21 @ Remember these things, O Jacob, And, Israel, for, my Servant, thou art, I have fashioned thee, a Servant of mine, thou art.

rotherham@Isaiah:44:22 @ O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me, I have wiped out, As with a thick cloud, thy transgressions, And as with a broad cloud, thy sins, Return unto me, for I have redeemed thee.

rotherham@Isaiah:44:23 @ Shout in triumph ye heavens for Yahweh, hath effectually wrought. Shout, O ye underparts of the earth, Ring out, Ye mountains, into cries of triumph, Thou forest, and every tree therein, For, Yahweh, hath redeemed, Jacob, And in Israel, will he get himself glory.

rotherham@Isaiah:44:24 @ Thus, saith Yahweh Who hath redeemed thee, Who hath fashioned thee from birth, IYahweh, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens, alone, Spreading forth the earth, of myself;

rotherham@Isaiah:44:25 @ Frustrating the signs of praters, And, diviners, he confoundeth, Turning wise men backwards, And their knowledge, he maketh folly;

rotherham@Isaiah:44:26 @ Establishing the word of his Servant, And the counsel of his Messengers, he maketh good, Who saith of Jerusalem She shall be inhabited! And of the cities of Judah They shall be built! And the ruins thereof, will I set up!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:27 @ Who saith to the deep Be dry and Thy rivers, will I drain!

rotherham@Isaiah:44:28 @ Who saith of Cyrus My Shepherd! and All my pleasure, shall he make good Even saying of Jerusalem She shall be built! And of the temple Be her foundation laid!

rotherham@Isaiah:45:1 @ Thus, saith Yahweh, to his Anointed, to Cyrus Whose right hand I have firmly grasped To subdue before him, nations, And the loins of kings, will I ungird, To open, before him, the two-leaved doors, And, the gates, shall not be shut: