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以赛亚书 1-5
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
以赛亚书 1-5
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
1 犹大王乌西雅、约坦、亚哈斯和希西迦执政期间，亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚看到了以下有关犹大和耶路撒冷的异象。
上帝责备叛逆的子民
2 诸天啊，请听！
大地啊，要侧耳听！
耶和华说：
“我把孩子抚育成人，
他们竟然背叛我。
3 牛认识主人，
驴也认得主人的槽，
以色列却不认识，
我的子民却不明白。”
4 唉！你们这罪恶的民族，
恶贯满盈的百姓，
作恶的子孙，
败坏的儿女！
你们背弃耶和华，
藐视以色列的圣者，
与祂疏远。
5 你们为什么一再叛逆？
你们还要受责打吗？
你们已经头破血流，
身心疲惫。
6 你们已经体无完肤，
从头到脚伤痕累累，
伤口没有清洗，
没有包扎，也没有敷药。
7 你们的土地荒凉，
城邑化为灰烬。
你们亲眼目睹自己的田园被外族人侵吞、毁坏、变成不毛之地。
8 仅存的锡安[a]城也像葡萄园里的草棚、
瓜田中的茅舍、
被困无援的孤城。
9 若不是万军之耶和华让我们一些人存活，
我们早就像所多玛和蛾摩拉一样灭亡了。
10 你们这些“所多玛”的首领啊，
要聆听耶和华的话！
你们这些“蛾摩拉”的百姓啊，
要侧耳听我们上帝的训诲！
11 耶和华说：
“你们献上许多祭物，对我有什么用呢？
我厌烦公绵羊的燔祭和肥畜的脂肪，
我不喜欢公牛、羊羔和公山羊的血。
12 “你们来敬拜我的时候，
谁要求你们带着这些来践踏我的院宇呢？
13 不要再带毫无意义的祭物了。
我憎恶你们烧的香，
厌恶你们的朔日[b]、安息日和大会。
你们又作恶又举行庄严的聚会，
令我无法容忍。
14 我憎恶你们的朔日及其他节期，
它们成了我的重担，
令我厌倦。
15 你们举手祷告，我必掩面不理。
即使你们祷告再多，
我也不会听，
因为你们双手沾满鲜血。
16 你们要洗净自己，
停止作恶，
不要让我再看见你们的恶行。
17 你们要学习行善，
追求正义，
帮助受欺压的，
替孤儿辩护，
为寡妇申冤。”
18 耶和华说：
“来吧，我们彼此理论！
你们的罪虽如猩红，
也必洁白如雪；
你们的罪虽如绯红，
也必白如羊毛。
19 如果你们愿意听从，
就必享用这地方的美好出产。
20 如果你们执意叛逆，
就必丧身刀下。”
这是耶和华亲口说的。
21 耶路撒冷啊，
你这忠贞的妻子竟变成了妓女！
你从前充满公平，
是公义之家，
现在却住着凶手。
22 你曾经像银子，现在却像渣滓；
曾经像美酒，现在却像搀了水的酒。
23 你的首领是叛逆之徒，
与盗贼为伍，
个个收受贿赂，
贪图好处，
不为孤儿辩护，
不替寡妇申冤。
24 所以，主——万军之耶和华，
以色列的大能者说：
“我要向我的敌人报仇雪恨。
25 我必攻击你，
用碱炼净你的渣滓，
除尽你的杂质。
26 我必像从前一样赐你审判官和谋士。
之后，你必被称为公义之城、
忠信之邑。”
27 耶和华必因祂的公正救赎锡安，
必因祂的公义拯救城中悔改的人。
28 但叛逆之辈和犯罪之徒必遭毁灭，
背弃耶和华的人必灭亡。
29 你们必因在橡树下，
在你们选择的园子里祭拜偶像而蒙羞。
30 你们必像枯萎的橡树，
又如无水的园子。
31 你们中间有权势的人必因他们的恶行而遭毁灭，
好像火花点燃枯木，无人能救。
主必统治万邦
2 亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚看到以下有关犹大和耶路撒冷的异象。
2 在末后的日子，耶和华殿所在的山必耸立，
高过群山，超过万岭，
万族都要涌向它。
3 众民都必来，说：
“来吧！让我们登耶和华的山，
去雅各之上帝的殿。
祂必将祂的路指示给我们，
使我们走祂的道。”
因为训诲必出于锡安，
耶和华的话语必来自耶路撒冷。
4 祂必在各国施行审判，
为列邦平息纷争。
他们必将刀剑打成犁头，
把矛枪制成镰刀。
国与国不再刀兵相见，
人们不用再学习战事。
5 雅各家啊，来吧！
让我们走在耶和华的光中。
耶和华审判的日子
6 耶和华啊，你离弃了你的子民——雅各的后裔，
因为他们当中充满了东方的恶俗，
像非利士人一样占卜，
跟外族人同流合污。
7 他们境内金银遍地，
财宝无穷；
他们境内马匹充裕，
战车无数。
8 他们境内偶像林立，
他们跪拜自己用手所造的物品，
跪拜自己用指头所造之物。
9 他们必遭羞辱和贬抑。
耶和华啊，
求你不要赦免他们。
10 要躲进岩穴，藏入地洞，
逃避耶和华的愤怒和威荣！
11 到那日，狂妄的人将被挫败，
骄傲的人将遭贬抑；
唯独耶和华将受尊崇。
12 因为万军之耶和华已定了日子，
要惩罚一切骄傲狂妄和自高自大的人，
使他们沦为卑贱；
13 祂必毁灭黎巴嫩高大的香柏树和巴珊的橡树，
14 毁灭一切崇山峻岭，
15 毁灭高耸的城楼和坚固的城墙，
16 毁灭他施的商船和一切华美的船只。
17 到那日，狂妄的人必被挫败，
骄傲的人必遭贬抑，
唯独耶和华受尊崇。
18 偶像必被彻底铲除。
19 耶和华使大地震动的时候，
众人躲进岩穴，藏入地洞，
逃避祂的愤怒和威荣。
20 到那日，众人必把造来敬拜的金银偶像丢给田鼠和蝙蝠。
21 耶和华使大地震动的时候，
众人必躲进山洞和岩缝，
逃避祂的愤怒和威荣。
22 不要再倚靠世人，
他们的生命不过是一口气，
他们有什么值得称道的呢？
对耶路撒冷和犹大的审判
3 主——万军之耶和华要从耶路撒冷和犹大拿去众人倚靠的一切：粮食、水、
2 英雄、战士、审判官、先知、
占卜者、长老、
3 五十夫长、显贵、谋士、巧匠和巫师。
4 主必使少儿做他们的首领，
让孩童治理他们。
5 百姓将彼此欺凌，
邻居互相争斗，
少年目无尊长，
卑贱者欺尊犯上。
6 那时，人会拉住一位同族的弟兄说：
“你至少还有件像样的衣服，
你就做我们的首领吧，
这废墟之地就交给你了！”
7 但那人必高声说：
“我救不了你们。
我家中无衣无食，
不要让我做首领。”
8 耶路撒冷必崩溃，
犹大必败落，
因为他们的言行冒犯耶和华，
蔑视荣耀的主。
9 他们的表情显出他们心术不正，
他们跟所多玛人一样对自己的罪恶津津乐道，
毫不隐瞒。
他们必大祸临头，自招毁灭。
10 要告诉义人：他们有福了，
必得善报。
11 恶人有祸了！他们必大祸临头，
受到报应。
12 耶和华说：“我的子民啊！
孩童欺压你们，
妇女管辖你们。
你们的首领领你们入迷途，
带你们走歧路。”
13 耶和华准备就绪，
要审判祂的子民。
14 祂必审问祂子民中的长老和首领，对他们说：
“你们毁坏了我的葡萄园——我的子民，
家里堆满了从穷人那里掠夺的东西。
15 你们为何压榨我的子民，
虐待贫穷人？”
这是主——万军之耶和华说的。
16 耶和华又说：
“锡安的女子狂傲，
昂首走路，卖弄媚眼，
俏步徐行，脚镯叮当。
17 所以，我要使她们头上长疮，
露出头皮。”
18 到那日，主必拿去她们美丽的脚镯、发饰、项链、 19 耳环、手镯、面纱、 20 头饰、脚链、彩带、香盒、护身符、 21 戒指、鼻环、 22 礼服、外袍、披肩、钱包、 23 镜子、内衣、头巾和围巾。
24 她们的香气将变成臭味，
腰带将变成绳子，
美发将变成秃头，
华服将变成麻衣，
美丽的容颜将布满羞辱的烙印。
25 城中的男子将丧身刀下，
勇士将战死沙场。
26 锡安的城门必悲伤、哀哭，
锡安必空空地坐在地上。
4 那时，七个女人将拉着一个男人，说：“我们会负责自己的吃穿，只求你娶我们，让我们归在你名下，好除掉我们嫁不出去的羞辱。”
耶路撒冷的复兴
2 到那日，耶和华的苗必长得茂盛华美，这地方的出产必成为以色列幸存者的骄傲和光荣。 3-4 主必以公义的灵和焚烧的灵洗净锡安的污秽，清除耶路撒冷的血迹。所有锡安剩余的人，即留在耶路撒冷、名字记录在生命册上的人都将被称为圣洁之民。 5 耶和华必在日间用烟云遮蔽整个锡安山和那里的会众，在夜间用火光照亮他们。祂的荣耀必遮盖一切， 6 是白日避暑的亭子，是躲避狂风暴雨的避难所和藏身处。
葡萄园之歌
5 我要为我所爱的歌唱，唱一首有关他葡萄园的歌：
我所爱的在肥美的山冈上有一个葡萄园。
2 他松土，清除石头，
栽种了上好的葡萄，
在园中建了一座瞭望塔，
凿了榨酒池。
他期望收获好葡萄，
得到的却是坏葡萄。
3 他说，“耶路撒冷和犹大的居民啊，
请你们在我和葡萄园之间评评理。
4 我不遗余力地料理葡萄园，
希望得到好葡萄，
为什么得到的只是坏葡萄呢？
5 “现在，我告诉你们我会怎样处理这葡萄园，
我要除去篱笆，任它被毁坏；
我要拆毁围墙，任它被践踏。
6 我不再修剪，不再锄地，
也不再降雨，
任由它荒废，长满荆棘和蒺藜。”
7 万军之耶和华的葡萄园就是以色列，
祂所喜爱的葡萄树就是犹大人。
祂希望看到公平，
却只看见杀戮；
指望看到公义，
却只听见冤声。
以色列的罪恶
8 那些不断建房置田、占光土地、
独居其中的人有祸了！
9 我亲耳听到万军之耶和华说：
“许多富丽堂皇的房屋必荒废，无人居住。
10 三十亩葡萄园只产二十升酒，
二百公斤种子只产二十公斤粮食。”
11 那些从清早到深夜贪杯好酒，
喝到酩酊大醉的人有祸了！
12 席上，他们在琴、瑟、鼓、笛声中饮酒作乐，
却毫不理会耶和华的作为。
13 所以，我的子民必因无知而被掳。
他们的贵族无饼充饥，
民众无水解渴。
14 阴间必食欲膨胀，
张开大口吞噬耶路撒冷的首领、群众和宴乐之人。
15 世人遭贬，降为卑下，
狂妄者眼目低垂。
16 唯有万军之耶和华因祂的公正而受尊崇，
圣洁的上帝借公义彰显自己的圣洁。
17 那时，羊群在那里吃草，
如在自己的草场，
寄居者在富人的荒场上进食。
18 那些用虚假作绳子扯来罪恶，
用套绳拉来邪恶的人有祸了！
19 他们说：“让上帝快点完成祂的工作，
好让我们看看；
让以色列的圣者早点实现祂的计划，
好让我们知道。”
20 那些善恶不分、黑白颠倒、
甜苦不辨的人有祸了！
21 那些自以为聪明、睿智的人有祸了！
22 那些以豪饮称霸、善于调酒的人有祸了！
23 他们贪赃枉法，坑害无辜。
24 他们的根必朽烂，
花朵如飞尘飘落，
就像火焰吞灭禾秸，烧尽干草，
因为他们厌弃以色列之圣者的训诲，
藐视万军之耶和华的言语。
25 耶和华向祂的子民发怒，
伸手击打他们。
山岭震动，
他们横尸街头，犹如粪土。
然而，祂的怒气还没有止息，
祂降罚的手没有收回。
26 祂必竖起旗帜召集远方的国家，
吹哨叫来地极的人。
看啊，他们必飞速而来！
27 他们无人疲倦，无人踉跄，
无人打盹，无人睡觉，
都腰带紧束，鞋带未断。
28 他们的利箭上弦，引弓待发；
他们的马蹄坚如岩石，
车轮快如旋风。
29 他们吼叫如狮子，
像猛狮般咆哮着捕食，
将猎物叼走，无人能救。
30 那日，他们必向以色列咆哮，
如怒海澎湃。
人若观看大地，
只见黑暗和艰难，
光明被密云遮盖。
Isaiah 1-5
New International Version
Isaiah 1-5
New International Version
1 The vision(A) concerning Judah and Jerusalem(B) that Isaiah son of Amoz saw(C) during the reigns of Uzziah,(D) Jotham,(E) Ahaz(F) and Hezekiah,(G) kings of Judah.
A Rebellious Nation
2 Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(H)
For the Lord has spoken:(I)
“I reared children(J) and brought them up,
but they have rebelled(K) against me.
3 The ox knows(L) its master,
the donkey its owner’s manger,(M)
but Israel does not know,(N)
my people do not understand.(O)”
4 Woe to the sinful nation,
a people whose guilt is great,(P)
a brood of evildoers,(Q)
children given to corruption!(R)
They have forsaken(S) the Lord;
they have spurned the Holy One(T) of Israel
and turned their backs(U) on him.
5 Why should you be beaten(V) anymore?
Why do you persist(W) in rebellion?(X)
Your whole head is injured,
your whole heart(Y) afflicted.(Z)
6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head(AA)
there is no soundness(AB)—
only wounds and welts(AC)
and open sores,
not cleansed or bandaged(AD)
or soothed with olive oil.(AE)
7 Your country is desolate,(AF)
your cities burned with fire;(AG)
your fields are being stripped by foreigners(AH)
right before you,
laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.(AI)
8 Daughter Zion(AJ) is left(AK)
like a shelter in a vineyard,
like a hut(AL) in a cucumber field,
like a city under siege.
9 Unless the Lord Almighty
had left us some survivors,(AM)
we would have become like Sodom,
we would have been like Gomorrah.(AN)
10 Hear the word of the Lord,(AO)
you rulers of Sodom;(AP)
listen to the instruction(AQ) of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!(AR)
11 “The multitude of your sacrifices—
what are they to me?” says the Lord.
“I have more than enough of burnt offerings,
of rams and the fat of fattened animals;(AS)
I have no pleasure(AT)
in the blood of bulls(AU) and lambs and goats.(AV)
12 When you come to appear before me,
who has asked this of you,(AW)
this trampling of my courts?
13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings!(AX)
Your incense(AY) is detestable(AZ) to me.
New Moons,(BA) Sabbaths and convocations(BB)—
I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
14 Your New Moon(BC) feasts and your appointed festivals(BD)
I hate with all my being.(BE)
They have become a burden to me;(BF)
I am weary(BG) of bearing them.
15 When you spread out your hands(BH) in prayer,
I hide(BI) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
I am not listening.(BJ)
16 Wash(BM) and make yourselves clean.
Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(BN)
stop doing wrong.(BO)
17 Learn to do right;(BP) seek justice.(BQ)
Defend the oppressed.[a](BR)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(BS)
plead the case of the widow.(BT)
18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(BU)
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;(BV)
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.(BW)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(BX)
you will eat the good things of the land;(BY)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(BZ)
you will be devoured by the sword.”(CA)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(CB)
21 See how the faithful city
has become a prostitute!(CC)
She once was full of justice;
righteousness(CD) used to dwell in her—
but now murderers!(CE)
22 Your silver has become dross,(CF)
your choice wine is diluted with water.
23 Your rulers are rebels,(CG)
partners with thieves;(CH)
they all love bribes(CI)
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.(CJ)
24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
the Mighty One(CK) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
and avenge(CL) myself on my enemies.(CM)
25 I will turn my hand against you;[b](CN)
I will thoroughly purge(CO) away your dross(CP)
and remove all your impurities.(CQ)
26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,(CR)
your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called(CS)
the City of Righteousness,(CT)
the Faithful City.(CU)”
27 Zion will be delivered with justice,
her penitent(CV) ones with righteousness.(CW)
28 But rebels and sinners(CX) will both be broken,
and those who forsake(CY) the Lord will perish.(CZ)
29 “You will be ashamed(DA) because of the sacred oaks(DB)
in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(DC)
that you have chosen.
30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,(DD)
like a garden without water.
31 The mighty man will become tinder
and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
with no one to quench the fire.(DE)”
The Mountain of the Lord(DF)
2 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:(DG)
2 In the last days(DH)
the mountain(DI) of the Lord’s temple will be established
as the highest of the mountains;(DJ)
it will be exalted(DK) above the hills,
and all nations will stream to it.(DL)
3 Many peoples(DM) will come and say,
“Come, let us go(DN) up to the mountain(DO) of the Lord,
to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(DP) will go out from Zion,
the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(DQ)
4 He will judge(DR) between the nations
and will settle disputes(DS) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.(DT)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(DU)
nor will they train for war anymore.
The Day of the Lord
6 You, Lord, have abandoned(DX) your people,
the descendants of Jacob.(DY)
They are full of superstitions from the East;
they practice divination(DZ) like the Philistines(EA)
and embrace(EB) pagan customs.(EC)
7 Their land is full of silver and gold;(ED)
there is no end to their treasures.(EE)
Their land is full of horses;(EF)
there is no end to their chariots.(EG)
8 Their land is full of idols;(EH)
they bow down(EI) to the work of their hands,(EJ)
to what their fingers(EK) have made.
9 So people will be brought low(EL)
and everyone humbled(EM)—
do not forgive them.[c](EN)
10 Go into the rocks, hide(EO) in the ground
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty!(EP)
11 The eyes of the arrogant(EQ) will be humbled(ER)
and human pride(ES) brought low;(ET)
the Lord alone will be exalted(EU) in that day.(EV)
12 The Lord Almighty has a day(EW) in store
for all the proud(EX) and lofty,(EY)
for all that is exalted(EZ)
(and they will be humbled),(FA)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(FB) tall and lofty,(FC)
and all the oaks of Bashan,(FD)
14 for all the towering mountains
and all the high hills,(FE)
15 for every lofty tower(FF)
and every fortified wall,(FG)
16 for every trading ship[d](FH)
and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(FI)
and human pride humbled;(FJ)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(FK)
18 and the idols(FL) will totally disappear.(FM)
19 People will flee to caves(FN) in the rocks
and to holes in the ground(FO)
from the fearful presence(FP) of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(FQ)
when he rises to shake the earth.(FR)
20 In that day(FS) people will throw away
to the moles and bats(FT)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,(FU)
which they made to worship.(FV)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks(FW)
and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(FX)
when he rises(FY) to shake the earth.(FZ)
22 Stop trusting in mere humans,(GA)
who have but a breath(GB) in their nostrils.
Why hold them in esteem?(GC)
Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah
3 See now, the Lord,
the Lord Almighty,
is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support:(GD)
all supplies of food(GE) and all supplies of water,(GF)
2 the hero and the warrior,(GG)
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner(GH) and the elder,(GI)
3 the captain of fifty(GJ) and the man of rank,(GK)
the counselor, skilled craftsman(GL) and clever enchanter.(GM)
4 “I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”(GN)
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man, neighbor against neighbor.(GO)
The young will rise up against the old,
the nobody against the honored.
6 A man will seize one of his brothers
in his father’s house, and say,
“You have a cloak, you be our leader;
take charge of this heap of ruins!”
7 But in that day(GP) he will cry out,
“I have no remedy.(GQ)
I have no food(GR) or clothing in my house;
do not make me the leader of the people.”(GS)
8 Jerusalem staggers,
Judah is falling;(GT)
their words(GU) and deeds(GV) are against the Lord,
defying(GW) his glorious presence.
9 The look on their faces testifies(GX) against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom;(GY)
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster(GZ) upon themselves.
10 Tell the righteous it will be well(HA) with them,
for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.(HB)
11 Woe to the wicked!(HC)
Disaster(HD) is upon them!
They will be paid back(HE)
for what their hands have done.(HF)
12 Youths(HG) oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;(HH)
they turn you from the path.
13 The Lord takes his place in court;(HI)
he rises to judge(HJ) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(HK)
against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder(HL) from the poor(HM) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(HN)
and grinding(HO) the faces of the poor?”(HP)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(HQ)
16 The Lord says,
“The women of Zion(HR) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(HS)
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.(HT)”
18 In that day(HU) the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,(HV) 19 the earrings and bracelets(HW) and veils,(HX) 20 the headdresses(HY) and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings,(HZ) 22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks,(IA) the purses 23 and mirrors, and the linen garments(IB) and tiaras(IC) and shawls.
24 Instead of fragrance(ID) there will be a stench;(IE)
instead of a sash,(IF) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;(IG)
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;(IH)
instead of beauty,(II) branding.(IJ)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,(IK)
your warriors in battle.(IL)
26 The gates(IM) of Zion will lament and mourn;(IN)
destitute,(IO) she will sit on the ground.(IP)
4 1 In that day(IQ) seven women
will take hold of one man(IR)
and say, “We will eat our own food(IS)
and provide our own clothes;
only let us be called by your name.
Take away our disgrace!”(IT)
The Branch of the Lord
2 In that day(IU) the Branch of the Lord(IV) will be beautiful(IW) and glorious, and the fruit(IX) of the land will be the pride and glory(IY) of the survivors(IZ) in Israel. 3 Those who are left in Zion,(JA) who remain(JB) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,(JC) all who are recorded(JD) among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will wash away the filth(JE) of the women of Zion;(JF) he will cleanse(JG) the bloodstains(JH) from Jerusalem by a spirit[e] of judgment(JI) and a spirit[f] of fire.(JJ) 5 Then the Lord will create(JK) over all of Mount Zion(JL) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(JM) over everything the glory[g](JN) will be a canopy.(JO) 6 It will be a shelter(JP) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(JQ) and hiding place from the storm(JR) and rain.
The Song of the Vineyard
5 I will sing for the one I love
a song about his vineyard:(JS)
My loved one had a vineyard
on a fertile hillside.
2 He dug it up and cleared it of stones
and planted it with the choicest vines.(JT)
He built a watchtower(JU) in it
and cut out a winepress(JV) as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
but it yielded only bad fruit.(JW)
3 “Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.(JX)
4 What more could have been done for my vineyard
than I have done for it?(JY)
When I looked for good grapes,
why did it yield only bad?(JZ)
5 Now I will tell you
what I am going to do to my vineyard:
I will take away its hedge,
and it will be destroyed;(KA)
I will break down its wall,(KB)
and it will be trampled.(KC)
6 I will make it a wasteland,(KD)
neither pruned nor cultivated,
and briers and thorns(KE) will grow there.
I will command the clouds
not to rain(KF) on it.”
7 The vineyard(KG) of the Lord Almighty
is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice,(KH) but saw bloodshed;
for righteousness,(KI) but heard cries of distress.(KJ)
Woes and Judgments
8 Woe(KK) to you who add house to house
and join field to field(KL)
till no space is left
and you live alone in the land.
9 The Lord Almighty(KM) has declared in my hearing:(KN)
“Surely the great houses will become desolate,(KO)
the fine mansions left without occupants.
10 A ten-acre vineyard will produce only a bath[h] of wine;
a homer[i] of seed will yield only an ephah[j] of grain.”(KP)
11 Woe(KQ) to those who rise early in the morning
to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
till they are inflamed with wine.(KR)
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
pipes(KS) and timbrels(KT) and wine,
but they have no regard(KU) for the deeds of the Lord,
no respect for the work of his hands.(KV)
13 Therefore my people will go into exile(KW)
for lack of understanding;(KX)
those of high rank(KY) will die of hunger
and the common people will be parched with thirst.(KZ)
14 Therefore Death(LA) expands its jaws,
opening wide its mouth;(LB)
into it will descend their nobles and masses
with all their brawlers and revelers.(LC)
15 So people will be brought low(LD)
and everyone humbled,(LE)
the eyes of the arrogant(LF) humbled.
16 But the Lord Almighty will be exalted(LG) by his justice,(LH)
and the holy God will be proved holy(LI) by his righteous acts.
17 Then sheep will graze as in their own pasture;(LJ)
lambs will feed[k] among the ruins of the rich.
18 Woe(LK) to those who draw sin along with cords(LL) of deceit,
and wickedness(LM) as with cart ropes,
19 to those who say, “Let God hurry;
let him hasten(LN) his work
so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One(LO) of Israel—
let it approach, let it come into view,
so we may know it.”(LP)
20 Woe(LQ) to those who call evil good(LR)
and good evil,(LS)
who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,(LT)
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter.(LU)
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes(LV)
and clever in their own sight.
22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine(LW)
and champions at mixing drinks,(LX)
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe,(LY)
but deny justice(LZ) to the innocent.(MA)
24 Therefore, as tongues of fire(MB) lick up straw(MC)
and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay(MD)
and their flowers blow away like dust;(ME)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
and spurned the word(MF) of the Holy One(MG) of Israel.
25 Therefore the Lord’s anger(MH) burns against his people;
his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,(MI)
and the dead bodies(MJ) are like refuse(MK) in the streets.(ML)
26 He lifts up a banner(MO) for the distant nations,
he whistles(MP) for those at the ends of the earth.(MQ)
Here they come,
swiftly and speedily!
27 Not one of them grows tired(MR) or stumbles,
not one slumbers or sleeps;
not a belt(MS) is loosened at the waist,(MT)
not a sandal strap is broken.(MU)
28 Their arrows are sharp,(MV)
all their bows(MW) are strung;
their horses’ hooves(MX) seem like flint,
their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.(MY)
29 Their roar is like that of the lion,(MZ)
they roar like young lions;
they growl as they seize(NA) their prey
and carry it off with no one to rescue.(NB)
30 In that day(NC) they will roar over it
like the roaring of the sea.(ND)
And if one looks at the land,
there is only darkness(NE) and distress;(NF)
even the sun will be darkened(NG) by clouds.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor
- Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem
- Isaiah 2:9 Or not raise them up
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:4 Or the Spirit
- Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, about 6 gallons or about 22 liters
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 360 pounds or about 160 kilograms
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
- Isaiah 5:17 Septuagint; Hebrew / strangers will eat
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