49:1 Hearken to me, ye islands; and attend,
ye Gentiles; after a long time it shall come to pass, saith Yehovah: from
my mother's womb he has called my name:
49:2 and he has made my mouth as a sharp sword, and he has hid me under the
shadow of his hand; he has made me as a choice shaft, and he has hid me in
his quiver;
49:3 and said to me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, and in thee I will be
glorified.
49:4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have given my strength for
vanity and for nothing: therefore is my judgement with Yehovah, and my
labour before my Elohim.
49:5 And now, thus saith Yehovah that formed me from the womb to be his own
servant, to gather Jacob to him and Israel. I shall be gathered and
glorified before Yehovah, and my Elohim shall be my strength.
49:6 And he said to me, [It is] a great thing for thee to be called my
servant, to establish the tribes of Jacob, and to recover the dispersion of
Israel: behold, I have given thee for the covenant of a race, for a light of
the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.
49:7 Thus saith Yehovah that delivered thee, the Elohim of Israel, Sanctify
him that despises his life, him that is abhorred by the nations that are the
servants of princes: kings shall behold him, and princes shall arise, and
shall worship him, for Yehovah's sake: for the Holy One of Israel is
faithful, and I have chosen thee.
49:8 Thus saith Yehovah, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a
day of salvation have I succored thee: and I have formed thee, and given
thee for a covenant of the nations, t establish the earth, and to cause to
inherit the desert heritages:
49:9 saying to them that are in bonds, Go forth; and [bidding] them that are
in darkness shew themselves. They shall be fed in all the ways, and in all
the paths [shall be] their pasture.
49:10 They shall not hunger, neither shall they thirst; neither shall the
heat nor the sun smite them; but he that has mercy on them shall comfort
[them], and by fountains of waters shall he lead them.
49:11 And I will make every mountain a way, and every path a pasture to
them.
49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: [and] these from the north and the
west, and others from the land of the Persians.
49:13 Rejoice, ye heavens; and let the earth be glad: let the mountains
break forth [with] joy; for the Lard has had mercy on his people, and has
comforted the lowly ones of his people.
49:14 But Zion said, Yehovah has forsaken me, and, Yehovah has forgotten
me.
49:15 Will a woman forget her child, so as not to have compassion upon the
offspring of her womb? but if a woman should even forget these, yet I will
not forget thee, saith Yehovah.
49:16 Behold, I have painted thy walls on my hands, and thou art continually
before me.
49:17 And thou shalt soon be built by those by whom thou were destroyed, and
they that made thee desolate shall go forth of thee.
49:18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and look on them all; behold, they are
gathered together, and are come to thee. [As] I live, saith Yehovah, thou
shalt clothe thyself with them all as with an ornament, and put them on as a
bride her attire.
49:19 For thy desert and marred and ruined [places] shall now be too narrow
by reason of the inhabitants, and they that devoured thee shall be removed
far from thee.
49:20 For thy sons whom thou hast lost shall say in thine ears, The place
[is too] narrow for me: make room for me that I may dwell.
49:21 And thou shalt say in thine heart, Who has begotten me these? whereas
I [was] childless, and a widow; but who has brought up these for me? and I
was left alone; but whence came these to me?
49:22 Thus saith Yehovah, [even] Yehovah, Behold, I lift up mine hand to
the nations, and I will lift up my signal to the islands: and they shall
bring thy sons in [their] bosom, and shall bear thy daughters on [their]
shoulders.
49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their princesses thy
nurses, they shall bow down to thee on the face of the earth, and shall lick
the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Yehovah, and they that
wait on me shall not be ashamed.
49:24 Will any one take spoils from a giant? and if one should take [a man]
captive unjustly, shall he be delivered?
49:25 For thus saith Yehovah, If one should take a giant captive, he shall
take spoils, and he who takes [them] from a mighty [man] shall be delivered:
for I will plead thy cause, and I will deliver thy children.
49:26 And they that afflicted thee shall eat their own flesh; and they shall
drink their own blood as new wine, and shall be drunken: and all flesh shall
perceive that I am Yehovah that delivers thee, and that upholds the
strength of Jacob. |
49:1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken,
ye people, from far; Yehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels
of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
49:2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand
hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
49:3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be
glorified.
49:4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for
nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with Yehovah, and my work
with my Elohim.
49:5 And now, saith Yehovah that formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be
glorious in the eyes of Yehovah, and my Elohim shall be my strength.
49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to
raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will
also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation
unto the end of the earth.
49:7 Thus saith Yehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him
whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of
rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of
Yehovah that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose
thee.
49:8 Thus saith Yehovah, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a
day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee
for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit
the desolate heritages;
49:9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in
darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures
shall be in all high places.
49:10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite
them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of
water shall he guide them.
49:11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be
exalted.
49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and
from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
49:13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing,
O mountains: for Yehovah hath comforted his people, and will have mercy
upon his afflicted.
49:14 But Zion said, Yehovah hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten
me.
49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have
compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not
forget thee.
49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are
continually before me.
49:17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee
waste shall go forth of thee.
49:18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather
themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith Yehovah, thou shalt
surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on
thee, as a bride doeth.
49:19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy
destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and
they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
49:20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other,
shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to
me that I may dwell.
49:21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing
I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and
fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where
had they been?
49:22 Thus saith Yehovah GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the
Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy
sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing
mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and
lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Yehovah: for
they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
49:24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive
delivered?
49:25 But thus saith Yehovah, Even the captives of the mighty shall be
taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will
contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they
shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh
shall know that I Yehovah am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One
of Jacob. |