The Lord says,“ People who live on the islands, come and stand quietly in front of me. Let the nations gain new strength in order to state their case. Let them come forward and speak. Let us go to court and find out who is right.

众海岛啊，当在我面前静默；众民当从新得力，都要近前来才可以说话，我们可以彼此辩论。

众海岛啊，在我面前静默；万民要重新得力，让他们近前来陈述，我们可以彼此辩论。

众海岛啊，在我面前静默；万民要重新得力，让他们近前来陈述，我们可以彼此辩论。

上帝说：“众海岛啊，要在我面前安静！让众民重新拿出勇力，让他们前来说话，让我们一起来理论。

众海岛啊！你们要在我面前静默，愿万民重新得力。让他们近前来，然后说话，让我们聚在一起辩论吧！

众海岛啊，你们要在我面前沉默！万民哪，你们要重新得力！近前来开口吧；让我们聚在一起辩明公正！

眾海島啊，當在我面前靜默；眾民當重新得力，都要近前來才可以說話，我們可以彼此辯論。

眾海島啊，在我面前靜默；萬民要重新得力，讓他們近前來陳述，我們可以彼此辯論。

眾海島啊，在我面前靜默；萬民要重新得力，讓他們近前來陳述，我們可以彼此辯論。

上帝說：「眾海島啊，要在我面前安靜！讓眾民重新拿出勇力，讓他們前來說話，讓我們一起來理論。

眾海島啊！你們要在我面前靜默，願萬民重新得力。讓他們近前來，然後說話，讓我們聚在一起辯論吧！

沿海地帶啊，要靜靜聽我！讓萬國之民從新得力哦！讓他們進前來，然後說話；我們一同辯訴吧！

眾海島啊，你們要在我面前沉默！萬民哪，你們要重新得力！近前來開口吧；讓我們聚在一起辯明公正！

島嶼之眾、宜緘口於我前、列國之民、當補其力、進而致詞、爾我共同辯論、

瀕海之民、宜緘口、遠方之人、當補力、俱集我所、與我辯論。

洲島洲島或作沿海下同列族、當緘默於我前、當緘默於我前或作當緘默而聽我言一切萬民、當增新精力、咸可前來、然後可言、與我辯論、

“ Be silent before me, you islands! Let the nations renew their strength! Let them come forward and speak; let us meet together at the place of judgment.

Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.

“ Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea. Bring your strongest arguments. Come now and speak. The court is ready for your case.

“ Be silent before me, coasts and islands! And let peoples renew their strength. Let them approach; let them testify; let’s come together for the trial.

“ Listen to Me in silence, you coastlands, And let the peoples gain new strength; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let’s come together for judgment.

“ Keep silence before Me, O coastlands, And let the people renew their strength! Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come near together for judgment.

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.

“ Be silent before Me, islands! And let peoples renew their strength. Let them approach, then let them testify; let us come together for the trial.

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew[ their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

“ Listen to me in silence, you coastlands! Let the nations find renewed strength! Let them approach and then speak; let us come together for debate!

“ Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.

“ Come. Let us settle this matter,” says the Lord.“ Even though your sins are bright red, they will be as white as snow. Even though they are deep red, they will be white like wool.

The Lord is in his holy temple. Let the whole earth be silent in front of him.

All you people of the world, be still because the Lord is coming. He is getting ready to come down from his holy temple in heaven.”

Israel, listen to the Lord’ s message. He says to me,“ Stand up in court. Let the mountains serve as witnesses. Let the hills hear what you have to say.”Hear the Lord’ s case, you mountains. Listen, you age- old foundations of the earth. The Lord has a case against his people Israel. He is bringing charges against them.The Lord says,“ My people, what have I done to you? Have I made things too hard for you? Answer me.

They help one another. They say to one another,“ Be strong!”One skilled worker makes a statue of a god. Another covers it with gold. The first worker says to the second,“ You have done a good job.” Another worker smooths out the metal with a hammer. Still another gives the statue its final shape. The one who hammers says to the one who shapes,“ You have done a good job.” Then they nail the statue down so it won’t fall over.

At that time the Lord will reach out his hand. He will gather his people a second time. He will bring back those who are left alive. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Cush. He’ll bring them from Elam, Babylon and Hamath. He will also bring them from the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.

Nations, come near and listen to me! Pay attention to what I’m about to say. Let the earth and everything in it listen. Let the world and everything that comes out of it pay attention.

He says,“ Be still, and know that I am God. I will be honored among the nations. I will be honored in the earth.”

Hammer your plows into swords. Hammer your pruning tools into spears. Let anyone who is weak say,“ I am strong!”Come quickly, all you surrounding nations. Gather together in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. Lord, send down your soldiers from heaven!

“ Get ready to stand up for yourself. I will ask you some more questions. Then I want you to answer me.“ Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?Is your arm as powerful as mine is? Can your voice thunder as mine does?Then put on glory and beauty as if they were your clothes. Also put on honor and majesty.

I wish I knew where I could find him! I wish I could go to the place where he lives!I would state my case to him. I’d give him all my arguments.I’d find out what his answers would be. I’d think about what he would say to me.Would he strongly oppose me? No. He wouldn’t bring charges against me.There honest people can prove to him they’re not guilty. There my Judge would tell me once and for all that I’m not guilty.

Get ready to stand up for yourself. I will ask you some questions. Then I want you to answer me.

“ Come close and listen to me.“ From the first time I said Cyrus was coming, I did not do it in secret. When he comes, I will be there.” The Lord and King has filled me with his Spirit. People of Israel, he has sent me to you.

“ I wish someone would listen to me! I’m signing my name to everything I’ve said. I hope the Mighty One will give me his answer. I hope the one who brings charges against me will write them down.I’ll wear them on my shoulder. I’ll put them on my head like a crown.

Sound the battle cry, you nations! But you will be torn apart. Listen, all you lands far away! Prepare for battle! But you will be torn apart. Prepare for battle! But you will be torn apart.Make your battle plans! But you won’t succeed. Give your orders! But they won’t be carried out. That’s because God is with us.

The Lord says to the nations and their gods,“ State your case.” Jacob’s King says to them,“ Prove your case to me.Tell us, you false gods, what is going to happen. Tell us what happened in the past. Then we can check it out and see if it is really true. Or announce to us the things that will take place.

He is near. He will prove I haven’t done anything wrong. So who will bring charges against me? Let’s face each other in court! Who can bring charges against me? Let him come and face me!

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.