Isaias

Septuaginta

Septuaginta. The Book of Isaiah According to the Septuagint (Codex Alexandrinus). Ottley, Richard, Rusden, editor. Cambridge: C.J. Clay and Sons, 1904.

14 Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Egypt is weary, and the merchandise of the Ethiopians: and the men of Saba, men of lofty stature, shall pass over unto thee, and shall slaves unto thee, and shall follow behind thee, bound with manacles, and worship before thee, and in thee shall they pray: for in thee is God, and they shall say, There is no God beside thee.

15 For thou an God, and we knew it not, O God of Israel, Saviour.

16 All they that resist him shall be ashamed, and turned back- ward, and shall walk in shame. Be ye made new toward me, ye isles.

17 Israel is being saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; they shall not be ashamed, nor be turned backward for ever.

18 Thus saith the Lord, that made the heaven:—he is the that showed forth the earth and made it, he himself set its bounds; he made it not for a void, but to be inhabited: I am, and there is none beside.

[*](10. ‘Shall the thing formed answer to him that formed it? he that saith. c., ℵ*c.b. B [cf. xxix. 16].)[*](10 fin. ‘Wherewith travailest thou?’)[*](11. Omit ‘and concerning my daughters,’)[*](13. ‘as a king with righteousness,’)[*](14. After ‘manacles’ B adds, ‘and shall pass over to thee’ (so Omit ‘they shall ’ ℵB. ‘in thee,’ i.e. ‘in thy name’ (?) or ‘unto they pray.’)[*](15 fin. B omits ‘Saviour.’)[*](16 fin. Cf. xli. 1.)[*](18. ‘for a void, but formed it to be inhabited.’)
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19 I have not spoken in secret, nor in a dark place of the earth ; -Ῑ said not to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye a vain thing; Ι am, I am one that speaketh righteousness, and declareth truth.

20 Be gathered together, and come ye, take counsel together, ye that are being saved from among the nations. They had not learnt, they that lift up the wood, their graving, and pray as to gods that save not.

21 If they do declare it, let them draw near, that they may learn together, who made these things to be heard, from the beginning: then was it declared unto you, I am God, and there is none other but me; righteous and a saviour, there is none except me. ,

22 Turn ye to me, and ye shall be saved, ye that are from the _ end of the earth ; I am God, and there is none other.

23 By myself I swear, that righteousness shall go forth from my mouth; my words shall not be turned back; that unto me shall every knee bow, and every tongue shall swear by God,

24 Saying, Righteousness and glory shall come unto him, and all they that separate themselves shall be ashamed. ’ ’

25 From the Lord shall men be justified, and in God shall all the seed of the children of Israel be glorified;

XLVI. 1 Fallen is Bel, crushed into pieces is Dagon: their graven images were for wild beasts, and beasts of burden; lift them up bound as a load for one that is weary and hungry,

[*](19. ‘ the Lord that speak righteousness, and declare truth,’ NBQ.)[*](20. Omit ‘as,’ BQ: ‘save ’ is subj. (against grammar) in RA. ’)[*](21. ‘ If they shall declar’e it.’ RBQ.)[*](22. (A has been wrongly added to in this verse.))[*](23. ‘I swear that (lit. unless) righteousness shall...,’ N’B: or. ‘for unto me...,’ ‘every tongue shall swear (by) God,’ R‘B (but see Rom. xiv. 11 Phil. n).)[*](25. ᾼ adds ‘and’ or ‘ aléo ’ before ‘ all,’ and reads ‘ be glorified ’ in plural: probably wrongly: perh. translating, ‘ and be glorified in God and (so shall) all the seed,’ διό.)[*](1. ‘ Dagon.’ So NAQ’ about ἰο cursives. B reads ‘Nabo’ (so Aq., Theod.): ‘tlu beasts of burden,’ B. ‘ Lift them up.’ Α actually reads ἔδεται, perh. for ἔλετετ auferetis, Cyp. Test. iii. 59.)
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2 And enfeebled, without strength also; who shall not be able to be saved from war, but themselves were led captive.

3 Hear ye me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of Israel, that are carried from the womb, and reared up from a child.

4 Until old age I am, and until ye grow old, I am; I bear with you, I made you, and I will let you (go) free, I will take you up, and will save you.

5 To whom have ye likened me? See ye, deal cunningly, ye that are led astray:

6 Ye that contribute gold out of a bag, and silver by balance they will set it in a scale, and when they have hired a goldsmith, they make works of their hands, and bow down, and worship them.

7 They lift it upon the shoulders, and walk; and if they set it down, it remaineth in his place, it shall not stir; and whosoever calleth unto him, he shall not hear, he shall not save him from evils.

8 Remember this, and lament; repent, ye that have gone V astray, turn with your heart.