“ You nations far away, listen to what I have done! My people who are near, recognize how powerful I am!

你们远方的人当听我所行的；你们近处的人当承认我的大能。

你们远方的人，当听我所做的事；你们近处的人，当承认我的大能。

你们远方的人，当听我所做的事；你们近处的人，当承认我的大能。

远方的人啊，要听一听我的作为。近处的人啊，要承认我的大能。

远方的人哪！你们要听我所作的事；近处的人哪！你们要承认我的大能。”

远方的人哪，你们要听我所做的事！近处的人哪，你们要知道我的大能！”

你們遠方的人當聽我所行的；你們近處的人當承認我的大能。

你們遠方的人，當聽我所做的事；你們近處的人，當承認我的大能。

你們遠方的人，當聽我所做的事；你們近處的人，當承認我的大能。

遠方的人啊，要聽一聽我的作為。近處的人啊，要承認我的大能。

遠方的人哪！你們要聽我所作的事；近處的人哪！你們要承認我的大能。”

遠方的人哪，聽我所行的哦；近處的人哪，承認我的大能哦。

遠方的人哪，你們要聽我所做的事！近處的人哪，你們要知道我的大能！」

我之行為、遠者宜聞之、我之能力、近者宜識之、

我著其經綸、遠者宜聽從焉、我彰其全能、近者宜共仰焉、

爾遠者歟、當聽我之所行、爾近者歟、當知我之大能、

You who are far away, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge my power!

Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and you who are near, acknowledge my might.

Listen to what I have done, you nations far away! And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”

You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, know my strength.”

“ You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”

Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, know My strength.”

Hear, ye[ that are] far off, what I have done; and, ye[ that are] near, acknowledge my might.

You who are far away, listen to what I have done! You who are close by, recognize my strength!”

Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.”

People who live on the islands, listen to me. Pay attention, you nations far away. Before I was born the Lord chose me to serve him. Before I was born the Lord spoke my name.

God, your fame reaches from one end of the earth to the other. So people praise you from one end of the earth to the other. You use your power to do what is right.

You who are not Jews by birth, here is what I want you to remember. You are called“ uncircumcised” by those who call themselves“ circumcised.” But they have only been circumcised in their bodies by human hands.Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.Christ himself is our peace. He has made Jews and Gentiles into one group of people. He has destroyed the hatred that was like a wall between us.Through his body on the cross, Christ set aside the law with all its commands and rules. He planned to create one new people out of Jews and Gentiles. He wanted to make peace between them.He planned to bring both Jews and Gentiles back to God as one body. He planned to do this through the cross. On that cross, Christ put to death their hatred toward one another.He came and preached peace to you who were far away. He also preached peace to those who were near.Through Christ we both come to the Father by the power of one Holy Spirit.

The royal rulers, high officials, governors and advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire hadn’t harmed their bodies. Not one hair on their heads was burned. Their robes weren’t burned either. And they didn’t even smell like smoke.Then Nebuchadnezzar said,“ May the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be praised! He has sent his angel and saved his servants. They trusted in him. They refused to obey my command. They were willing to give up their lives. They would rather die than serve or worship any god except their own God.No other god can save people this way. So I’m giving an order about the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. No one may say anything against him. That’s true no matter what language they speak. If they say anything against him, they’ll be cut to pieces. And their houses will be turned into piles of trash.”Then the king honored Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. He gave them higher positions in the city of Babylon and the towns around it.I, King Nebuchadnezzar, am writing this letter. I am sending it to people who live all over the world. I’m sending it to people of every nation no matter what language they speak. May you have great success!I am pleased to tell you what has happened. The Most High God has done miraculous signs and wonders for me.His signs are great. His wonders are mighty. His kingdom will last forever. His rule will never end.

Great is the Lord in Zion. He is honored over all the nations.Let them praise his great and wonderful name. He is holy.

She said to them,“ I know that the Lord has given you this land. We are very much afraid of you. Everyone who lives in this country is weak with fear because of you.We’ve heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt. We’ve heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings. They ruled east of the Jordan River. You completely destroyed them.When we heard about it, we were terrified. Because of you, we aren’t brave anymore. The Lord your God is the God who rules in heaven above and on the earth below.

This day the Lord will give me the victory over you. I’ll strike you down. I’ll cut your head off. This day I’ll feed the bodies of the Philistine army to the birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know there is a God in Israel.

Then they will praise me. I will give perfect peace to those who are far away and those who are near. And I will heal them,” says the Lord.

Pay attention, all you people of the world! Listen, all you who live on earth! Banners will be lifted up on the mountains. And you will see them. Trumpets will be blown. And you will hear them.

Then King Darius wrote to people of all nations, no matter what language they spoke. He said,“ May you have great success!“ I order people in every part of my kingdom to respect and honor Daniel’s God.“ He is the living God. He will live forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed. His rule will never end.He sets people free and saves them. He does miraculous signs and wonders. He does them in the heavens and on the earth. He has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Lord our God, save us from the power of Sennacherib. Then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you are the only God.”

Nations are in disorder. Kingdoms fall. God speaks, and the people of the earth melt in fear.The Lord who rules over all is with us. The God of Jacob is like a fort to us.Come and see what the Lord has done. See the places he has destroyed on the earth.He makes wars stop from one end of the earth to the other. He breaks every bow. He snaps every spear. He burns every shield with fire.He says,“ Be still, and know that I am God. I will be honored among the nations. I will be honored in the earth.”The Lord who rules over all is with us. The God of Jacob is like a fort to us.

The nations will hear about it and tremble. Pain and suffering will take hold of the Philistines.

Zion hears about it and is filled with joy. Lord, the villages of Judah are glad because of how you judge.

They answered,“ We’ve come from a country that’s very far away. We’ve come because the Lord your God is famous. We’ve heard reports about him. We’ve heard about everything he did in Egypt.We’ve heard about everything he did to Sihon and Og. They were the two kings of the Amorites. They ruled east of the Jordan River. Sihon was the king of Heshbon. Og was the king of Bashan. He ruled in Ashtaroth.

He has given his people a strong king. All his faithful people praise him for that gift. All the people of Israel are close to his heart. Praise the Lord.

Jerusalem, praise the Lord. Zion, praise your God.He makes the metal bars of your gates stronger. He blesses the people who live inside you.He keeps your borders safe and secure. He satisfies you with the finest wheat.

Godly Jews from every country in the world were staying in Jerusalem.A crowd came together when they heard the sound. They were bewildered because each of them heard their own language being spoken.The crowd was really amazed. They asked,“ Aren’t all these people who are speaking Galileans?Then why do we each hear them speaking in our own native language?We are Parthians, Medes and Elamites. We live in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia. We are from Pontus, Asia,Phrygia and Pamphylia. Others of us are from Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene. Still others are visitors from Rome.Some of the visitors are Jews. Others have accepted the Jewish faith. Also, Cretans and Arabs are here. We hear all these people speaking about God’s wonders in our own languages!”

Sing a new song to the Lord. He has done wonderful things. By the power of his right hand and his holy arm he has saved his people.The Lord has made known his power to save. He has shown the nations that he does what is right.