Isaiah 61:1–62:12
61 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is upon me,
because Yahweh has anointed me,
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up ⌊the brokenhearted⌋,a
to ⌊proclaim⌋b release to the captives
and liberation to those who are bound,
2 to ⌊proclaim⌋c the year of Yahweh’s favor,
and our God’s day of vengeance,
to comfort all those in mourning,
3 to ⌊give⌋d for those in mourning in Zion,
to give them a head wrap instead of ashes,
the oil of joy instead of mourning,
a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit.
And ⌊they will be called⌋e oaks of righteousness,
the planting of Yahweh, to show his glory.
4 And they shall build the ancient ruins,
they shall erect the former deserted places.
And they shall restore the ⌊devastated cities⌋,f
the deserted places of ⌊many generations⌋.g
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,h
and ⌊foreigners⌋i shall be your farmers and vinedressers.
6 Butj you shall be called the priests of Yahweh,
⌊you will be called⌋k servers of our God.
You shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and you shall boast in their riches.
7 Instead of your shame, a double portion,
and instead of insult, they will rejoice over their portion.
Therefore they will take a double portion in their land;
⌊they shall possess everlasting joy⌋.l
8 For I, Yahweh, love justice,
hate robbery andm injustice,
and I will ⌊faithfully⌋n give their reward,
and I will ⌊make⌋o an everlasting covenant ⌊with⌋p them.
9 And their descendantsq will be known among the nations,
and their offspring in the midst of the peoples.
All those who see them shall recognize them,
that they are descendantsr whom Yahweh has blessed.
10 I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh;
my being shall shout in exultation in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns himself with a head wrap like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewelry.
11 For as the earth ⌊produces⌋s its sprout,
and as a garden makes its plants sprout,
so the Lord Yahweh will make righteousness sprout,
and praise before all the nations.
62 For the sake of Zion I will not be silent,
and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude,
until her righteousness goes out like the bright light,
and her salvation burns like a torch.
2 And the nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
and ⌊you will be called⌋a a new name
that the mouth of Yahweh will designate.
3 And you shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh,
and a headband of royalty in the hand of your God.
4 It shall no longer be said of you, “Forsaken,”
and it shall no longer be said of your land, “Desolation!”
but ⌊you will⌋b be called “My Delight Is In Her,”
and your land, “Married,”
for Yahweh delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
so shall your sons marry you,
and as is the joy of the bridegroom over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.
6 I have appointed watchmen upon your walls, Jerusalem;
all day and all night they shall never be silent.
You who profess Yahweh have no rest.
7 And you must not give him rest until he establishes,
and until he ⌊makes⌋c Jerusalem ⌊an object of praise⌋d in the earth.
8 Yahweh has sworn by his right hand,
and by ⌊his mighty arm⌋,e
“Surely I will never again give your grain as food to ⌊your enemies⌋,f
and surely ⌊foreigners⌋g shall not drink your new wine at which you have labored.”
9 But those who gather it shall eat it, and they shall praise Yahweh,
and those who gather it shall drink it in ⌊my holy courts⌋.h
10 Pass through, pass through the gates!
Make the way clear ⌊for⌋i the people!
Pile up, pile up the highway; clear it of stones!j
Lift up an ensign over the peoples!
11 Look! Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth:
Say to daughter Zion, “Look, your salvation is coming!
Look, his reward is with him,
and his reward before him.
12 And they shall call them “⌊The Holy People⌋,k The Redeemed Of Yahweh,”
and ⌊you⌋l shall be called “Sought After, A City Not Forsaken.”