Исая 63
Библия, ревизирано издание
Божията победа над народите
63 Кой е Този, Който идва от Едом
с боядисани в червено дрехи от Восора,
Този, славен в облеклото Си,
Който ходи във величието на силата Си?
Аз съм, Който говоря с правда,
мощен да спасявам.
2 (A)Защо е червено облеклото Ти
и дрехите Ти са подобни на онези на човек, който тъпче в лин?
3 (B)Аз сам изтъпках лина
и от племената не беше с Мене нито един човек.
Да! Стъпках ги в гнева Си
и ги смазах в яростта Си,
така че кръвта им изпръска дрехите Ми
и изцапах цялото Си облекло.
4 (C)Защото денят за въздаянието беше в сърцето Ми
и годината Ми за изкупване настана.
5 (D)Аз разгледах, но нямаше кой да помага,
и се зачудих, че нямаше кой да подкрепя;
затова Моята мишца Ми изработи спасение
и Моята ярост – тя Ме подкрепи.
6 (E)Аз стъпках племената в гнева Си,
опих ги с яростта Си
и излях кръвта им в земята.
7 Ще спомена милосърдията Господни,
причините за хвалене на Господа
за всичко, което ни е подарил Господ,
и за голямата благост към Израилевия дом,
която им показа според щедростите Си
и според премногото Си милости.
8 Защото каза: Наистина те са Мой народ,
деца, които няма да постъпят невярно;
така им стана Спасител.
9 (F)Във всичките им скърби Той скърбеше
и ангелът на присъствието Му ги избави;
поради любовта Си и милосърдието Си Той сам ги изкупи,
вдигна ги и ги носи през всички древни дни.
10 (G)Но те се разбунтуваха и оскърбиха Святия Негов Дух;
затова Той се обърна и им стана неприятел,
и сам воюва против тях.
11 (H)Тогава народът Му си спомни за старите Моисееви времена и казваха:
Къде е Онзи, Който ги изведе от морето
чрез пастирите на стадото Си?
Къде е онзи, който положи Святия Си Дух сред тях?
12 (I)Който направи славната Си мишца
да върви до Моисеевата десница?
Който раздели водата пред тях,
за да си придобие вечно име?
13 (J)Който ги водѝ през бездната,
като кон през пасбище, без да се препънат?
14 (K)Духът Господен ги успокои
като добитъка, който слиза в долината;
така си водил народа Си,
за да си придобиеш славно име.
Молитва за милост и помощ
15 (L)Погледни от небесата
и виж от святото Си и славно обиталище,
къде са ревността Ти и могъщите Ти дела?
Твоите милосърдие и щедрости не достигат до мене.
16 (M)Защото Ти си наш Отец,
ако и да не ни знае Авраам
и да не ни признае Израил;
Ти, Господи, си наш Отец;
Твоето име е наш вечен Изкупител.
17 (N)Защо си допуснал, Господи, да се отклоняваме от пътищата Ти,
да ожесточаваме сърцата си, за да не се боим от Тебе?
Върни се заради слугите Си –
племената на Твоето наследство.
18 (O)Малко време го владя Твоят свят народ;
противниците ни потъпкаха светилището Ти.
19 Ние сме станали като онези, над които Ти никога не си владял,
като онези, които не са били наричани с името Ти.
Isaiah 63
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 63
The Divine Warrior[a]
1 Who is this that comes from Edom,
in crimsoned garments, from Bozrah?
Who is this, glorious in his apparel,
striding in the greatness of his strength?
“It is I, I who announce vindication,
mighty to save.”(A)
2 Why is your apparel red,
and your garments like one who treads the wine press?(B)
3 “The wine press I have trodden alone,
and from the peoples no one was with me.
I trod them in my anger,
and trampled them down in my wrath;
Their blood spurted on my garments,
all my apparel I stained.
4 For a day of vindication was in my heart,
my year for redeeming had come.(C)
5 I looked about, but there was no one to help,
I was appalled that there was no one to lend support;
So my own arm brought me victory
and my own wrath lent me support.(D)
6 I trampled down the peoples in my anger,
I made them drunk in my wrath,
and I poured out their blood upon the ground.”
Prayer for the Return of God’s Favor
7 [b]The loving deeds of the Lord I will recall,
the glorious acts of the Lord,
Because of all the Lord has done for us,
the immense goodness to the house of Israel,
Which he has granted according to his mercy
and his many loving deeds.(E)
8 He said: “They are indeed my people,
children who are not disloyal.”
So he became their savior
9 in their every affliction.
It was not an envoy or a messenger,
but his presence that saved them.
Because of his love and pity
the Lord redeemed them,
Lifting them up and carrying them
all the days of old.(F)
10 But they rebelled
and grieved his holy spirit;
So he turned to become their enemy,
and warred against them.(G)
11 Then they remembered the days of old, of Moses, his servant:
Where is the one who brought up out of the sea
the shepherd of his flock?
Where is the one who placed in their midst
his holy spirit,(H)
12 Who guided Moses by the hand,
with his glorious arm?
Where is the one who divided the waters before them—
winning for himself an everlasting renown—
13 Who guided them through the depths,
like horses in open country?
14 As cattle going down into the valley,
they did not stumble.
The spirit of the Lord guided them.
Thus you led your people,
to make for yourself a glorious name.
15 Look down from heaven and regard us
from your holy and glorious palace!
Where is your zealous care and your might,
your surge of pity?(I)
Your mercy hold not back!
16 For you are our father.
Were Abraham not to know us,
nor Israel to acknowledge us,
You, Lord, are our father,
our redeemer you are named from of old.
17 Why do you make us wander, Lord, from your ways,
and harden our hearts so that we do not fear you?[c]
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.
18 Why have the wicked invaded your holy place,
why have our enemies trampled your sanctuary?
19 [d]Too long have we been like those you do not rule,
on whom your name is not invoked.
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down,
with the mountains quaking before you,(J)
Footnotes
- 63:1–6 Two questions are raised at the approach of a majestic figure coming from Edom. It is the Lord, his garments red with the blood from the judgment battle. Edom (its capital Bozrah) plundered Judah after the fall of Jerusalem; cf. 34:5–17. Wine press: here a symbol of a bloody judgment; cf. Lam 1:15; Jl 4:13.
- 63:7–64:11 This lament of the exilic community recalls God’s protection, and especially the memories of the exodus (vv. 7–14), before begging the Lord to come once more to their aid (63:15–64:3), as they confess their sins (64:4–11). The prayer is marked by God’s “holy spirit” (63:10–11, 14) and fatherhood (63:8, 9, 16; 64:7).
- 63:17 The hardening of the heart (Ex 4:21; 7:3) serves to explain Israel’s sins—a motif to induce the Lord to relent.
- 63:19–64:3 A new theophany, like Sinai of old, is invoked so that Israel’s enemies will be humbled by God’s intervention.
Isaiah 63
New King James Version
The Lord in Judgment and Salvation
63 Who is this who comes from Edom,
With dyed garments from Bozrah,
This One who is [a]glorious in His apparel,
Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—
“I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
2 Why (A)is Your apparel red,
And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress?
3 “I have (B)trodden the winepress alone,
And from the peoples no one was with Me.
For I have trodden them in My anger,
And trampled them in My fury;
Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments,
And I have stained all My robes.
4 For the (C)day of vengeance is in My heart,
And the year of My redeemed has come.
5 (D)I looked, but (E)there was no one to help,
And I wondered
That there was no one to uphold;
Therefore My own (F)arm brought salvation for Me;
And My own fury, it sustained Me.
6 I have trodden down the peoples in My anger,
Made them drunk in My fury,
And brought down their strength to the earth.”
God’s Mercy Remembered
7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord
And the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
8 For He said, “Surely they are My people,
Children who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
9 (G)In all their affliction He was [b]afflicted,
(H)And the Angel of His Presence saved them;
(I)In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;
And (J)He bore them and carried them
All the days of old.
10 But they (K)rebelled and (L)grieved His Holy Spirit;
(M)So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.
11 Then he (N)remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who (O)brought them up out of the sea
With the [c]shepherd of His flock?
(P)Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
(Q)With His glorious arm,
(R)Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 (S)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”
14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
(T)To make Yourself a glorious name.
A Prayer of Penitence
15 (U)Look down from heaven,
And see (V)from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning (W)of Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?
16 (X)Doubtless You are our Father,
Though Abraham (Y)was ignorant of us,
And Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, O Lord, are our Father;
Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
17 O Lord, why have You (Z)made us stray from Your ways,
And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
The tribes of Your inheritance.
18 (AA)Your holy people have possessed it but a little while;
(AB)Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary.
19 We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled,
Those who were never called by Your name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:1 Or adorned
- Isaiah 63:9 Kt., LXX, Syr. not afflicted
- Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds
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