Do not fear or doubt, for God is your guide: Good News Bible uses the first person for God, since he is the speaker. We recommend doing this. Contemporary English Version provides the following helpful model for this verse:

• Don’t be afraid and don’t give up—I am your God and I will protect you.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.