The Ransomed Shall Return

35 (A)The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;
    (B)the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;
it shall blossom abundantly
    and rejoice with joy and singing.
(C)The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
    the majesty of (D)Carmel and (E)Sharon.
(F)They shall see the glory of the Lord,
    the majesty of our God.

(G)Strengthen the weak hands,
    and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who have an anxious heart,
    “Be strong; fear not!
(H)Behold, your God
    will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
    He will come and save you.”

(I)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
(J)then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
(K)For waters break forth in the wilderness,
    and streams in the desert;
(L)the burning sand shall become a pool,
    and the thirsty ground springs of water;
in the haunt of (M)jackals, where they lie down,
    the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

(N)And a highway shall be there,
    and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
(O)the unclean shall not pass over it.
    It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
    even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.[a]
No lion shall be there,
    nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
    but the redeemed shall walk there.
10 (P)And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
    and come to Zion with singing;
(Q)everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
    they shall obtain gladness and joy,
    and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it
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聖潔之路

35 沙漠和乾旱之地必歡喜;

曠野必快樂,開滿鮮花,
姹紫嫣紅,
喜樂漫溢,發出歡呼,
散發著黎巴嫩的榮耀、
迦密和沙崙的榮美。
人們必看見耶和華的榮耀,
我們上帝的光輝。

你們要使軟弱的人強壯,
使雙腿無力的人站穩。
要對膽怯的人說:
「你們要剛強,不要懼怕。
看啊,你們的上帝必來拯救你們,為你們復仇,
施行報應。」

那時,瞎子的眼必看見,
聾子的耳必聽見,
瘸子必跳躍如鹿,
啞巴必歡呼歌唱;
曠野上泉水湧流,
沙漠裡河川奔騰;
炙熱的沙漠變成池塘,
旱地湧出甘泉;
豺狼的巢穴長出青草、
蘆葦和蒲草。

那裡必有一條大路,
被稱為「聖潔之路」,
專供蒙救贖的人行走。
污穢的人都不能走這條路,
愚昧的人也不能踏在上面。
那裡必沒有獅子,
也沒有惡獸,
沒有牠們的蹤影,
只有蒙救贖的人行走。
10 耶和華救贖的子民必歡唱著回到錫安,
洋溢著永遠的快樂。
他們必歡喜快樂,
憂愁和歎息都消失無蹤。

Joy of the Redeemed

35 The desert(A) and the parched land will be glad;
    the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(B)
Like the crocus,(C) it will burst into bloom;
    it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(D)
The glory of Lebanon(E) will be given to it,
    the splendor of Carmel(F) and Sharon;(G)
they will see the glory(H) of the Lord,
    the splendor of our God.(I)

Strengthen the feeble hands,
    steady the knees(J) that give way;
say(K) to those with fearful hearts,(L)
    “Be strong, do not fear;(M)
your God will come,(N)
    he will come with vengeance;(O)
with divine retribution
    he will come to save(P) you.”

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(Q)
    and the ears of the deaf(R) unstopped.
Then will the lame(S) leap like a deer,(T)
    and the mute tongue(U) shout for joy.(V)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(W) in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
    the thirsty ground(X) bubbling springs.(Y)
In the haunts where jackals(Z) once lay,
    grass and reeds(AA) and papyrus will grow.

And a highway(AB) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(AC)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(AD) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.
No lion(AE) will be there,
    nor any ravenous beast;(AF)
    they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed(AG) will walk there,
10     and those the Lord has rescued(AH) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(AI)
    everlasting joy(AJ) will crown their heads.
Gladness(AK) and joy will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(AL)