Isaiah 46

kara bel qores nevo hayu atsabbehem lakhayyah velabbehemah nesu'otekhem amusot massa la'ayefah

Bel is bowed, Nebo is cowering, Their images are a burden for beasts and cattle; The things you would carry [in procession] Are now piled as a burden On tired [beasts].

qaresu khare'u yakhdav lo yakhelu mallet massa venafsham bashevi halakhah

They cowered, they bowed as well, They could not rescue the burden, And they themselves went into captivity.

shimu elay bet ya'aqov vekhol-she'erit bet yisra'el ha'amusim minni-veten hannesu'im minni-rakham

Listen to Me, O House of Jacob, All that are left of the House of Israel, Who have been carried since birth, Supported since leaving the womb:

ve'ad-ziqnah ani hu ve'ad-sevah ani esbol ani asiti va'ani essa va'ani esbol va'amallet

Till you grow old, I will still be the same; When you turn gray, it is I who will carry; I was the Maker, and I will be the Bearer; And I will carry and rescue [you].

lemi tedammeyuni vetashvu vetamshiluni venidmeh

To whom can you compare Me Or declare Me similar? To whom can you liken Me, So that we seem comparable?

hazzalim zahav mikkis vekhesef baqqaneh yishqolu yiskeru tsoref veya'asehu el yisgedu af-yishtakhavu

Those who squander gold from the purse And weigh out silver on the balance, They hire a metal worker to make it into a god, To which they bow down and prostrate themselves.

yissa'uhu al-katef yisbeluhu veyannikhuhu takhtayw veya'amod mimmeqomo lo yamish af-yitsaq elayw velo ya'aneh mitsarato lo yoshi'ennu

They must carry it on their backs and transport it; When they put it down, it stands, It does not budge from its place. If they cry out to it, it does not answer; It cannot save them from their distress.

zikhru-zot vehitoshashu hashivu foshe'im al-lev

Keep this in mind, and stand firm! Take this to heart, you sinners!

zikhru rishonot me'olam ki anokhi el ve'en od elohim ve'efes kamoni

Bear in mind what happened of old; For I am God, and there is none else, I am divine, and there is none like Me.

maggid mereshit akharit umiqqedem asher lo-na'asu omer atsati taqum vekhol-kheftsi e'eseh

I foretell the end from the beginning, And from the start, things that had not occurred. I say: My plan shall be fulfilled; I will do all I have purposed.

qore mimmizrakh ayit me'erets merkhaq ish (tstv) [atsati] af-dibbarti af-avi'ennah yatsarti af-e'esennah

I summoned that swooping bird from the East; From a distant land, the man for My purpose. I have spoken, so I will bring it to pass; I have designed it, so I will complete it.

shimu elay abbire lev harekhoqim mitsedaqah

Listen to Me, you stubborn of heart, Who are far from victory:

qeravti tsidqati lo tirkhaq uteshu'ati lo te'akher venatatti vetsiyyon teshu'ah leyisra'el tifarti

I am bringing My victory close; It shall not be far, And My triumph shall not be delayed. I will grant triumph in Zion To Israel, in whom I glory.