主报应列国

63 这位身披红衣、

穿着华丽、充满力量、
从以东的波斯拉阔步而来的是谁呢?

“是宣告公义、
有拯救大能的我。”

你的衣服为何是红色的,
好像榨酒池中踩踏葡萄者的衣服?

“我独自在榨酒池踩踏,
万民中无人跟我在一起。
我在愤怒中踩踏他们,
在烈怒中践踏他们;
他们的血溅到我的衣服上,
染红了我的衣服。
我心中定了报仇的日子,
我救赎我子民之年已经来临。
我环顾四周,惊讶地看见无人帮助,无人扶持。
于是,在烈怒的推动下,
我用臂膀独自拯救。
我在愤怒中践踏万民,
让他们饱尝我的烈怒,
把他们的血倒在地上。”

颂赞与祷告

因耶和华为我们所做的一切,
我要述说祂的慈爱和祂可歌可颂的作为,
述说祂本着怜悯和大爱赐给以色列人的厚恩。
祂说:“他们的确是我的子民,
不会背叛我。”
因此,祂做他们的救主。
祂苦他们所苦,
亲自[a]拯救他们。
祂本着慈爱和怜悯救赎了他们,
自古以来一直扶持、照顾他们。

10 他们却叛逆,使祂的圣灵忧伤。
于是,祂与他们为敌,
亲自攻击他们。
11 后来,他们想起古时候,
想起了摩西和他的百姓,便问,
带领百姓及其牧者摩西从海里出来的那位在哪里?
将自己的圣灵降在他们中间的那位在哪里?
12 用荣耀的臂膀扶持摩西,
在他们面前把海水分开,
使自己威名永存的那位在哪里?
13 带领他们经过大海,
犹如马行平川不会失脚的那位在哪里?
14 耶和华的灵使他们得到安歇,
犹如牲畜下到山谷。
耶和华啊,你就是这样引领你的子民,
以树立自己荣耀的名。
15 求你从天上垂顾,
从你圣洁、荣耀的居所垂看。
你的热忱和大能在哪里呢?
难道你不再眷爱、怜悯我们吗?
16 虽然亚伯拉罕不认识我们,
以色列不承认我们,
但你是我们的父亲。
耶和华啊,你是我们的父亲,
你自古以来就是我们的救赎主。
17 耶和华啊!你为何使我们偏离你的路,
使我们硬着心不敬畏你呢?
求你为了你的仆人,
你的产业——以色列各支派而改变心意!
18 你的圣民曾短暂地拥有你的圣所,
如今它已被我们的敌人踏平。
19 我们如此沦落,
好像从未被你治理过,
从来不属于你。

Footnotes

  1. 63:9 亲自”希伯来文是“祂面前的天使”。

主報應列國

63 這位身披紅衣、

穿著華麗、充滿力量、
從以東的波斯拉闊步而來的是誰呢?

「是宣告公義、
有拯救大能的我。」

你的衣服為何是紅色的,
好像榨酒池中踩踏葡萄者的衣服?

「我獨自在榨酒池踩踏,
萬民中無人跟我在一起。
我在憤怒中踩踏他們,
在烈怒中踐踏他們;
他們的血濺到我的衣服上,
染紅了我的衣服。
我心中定了報仇的日子,
我救贖我子民之年已經來臨。
我環顧四周,驚訝地看見無人幫助,無人扶持。
於是,在烈怒的推動下,
我用臂膀獨自拯救。
我在憤怒中踐踏萬民,
讓他們飽嚐我的烈怒,
把他們的血倒在地上。」

頌讚與禱告

因耶和華為我們所做的一切,
我要述說祂的慈愛和祂可歌可頌的作為,
述說祂本著憐憫和大愛賜給以色列人的厚恩。
祂說:「他們的確是我的子民,
不會背叛我。」
因此,祂做他們的救主。
祂苦他們所苦,
親自[a]拯救他們。
祂本著慈愛和憐憫救贖了他們,
自古以來一直扶持、照顧他們。

10 他們卻叛逆,使祂的聖靈憂傷。
於是,祂與他們為敵,
親自攻擊他們。
11 後來,他們想起古時候,
想起了摩西和他的百姓,便問,
帶領百姓及其牧者摩西從海裡出來的那位在哪裡?
將自己的聖靈降在他們中間的那位在哪裡?
12 用榮耀的臂膀扶持摩西,
在他們面前把海水分開,
使自己威名永存的那位在哪裡?
13 帶領他們經過大海,
猶如馬行平川不會失腳的那位在哪裡?
14 耶和華的靈使他們得到安歇,
猶如牲畜下到山谷。
耶和華啊,你就是這樣引領你的子民,
以樹立自己榮耀的名。
15 求你從天上垂顧,
從你聖潔、榮耀的居所垂看。
你的熱忱和大能在哪裡呢?
難道你不再眷愛、憐憫我們嗎?
16 雖然亞伯拉罕不認識我們,
以色列不承認我們,
但你是我們的父親。
耶和華啊,你是我們的父親,
你自古以來就是我們的救贖主。
17 耶和華啊!你為何使我們偏離你的路,
使我們硬著心不敬畏你呢?
求你為了你的僕人,
你的產業——以色列各支派而改變心意!
18 你的聖民曾短暫地擁有你的聖所,
如今它已被我們的敵人踏平。
19 我們如此淪落,
好像從未被你治理過,
從來不屬於你。

Footnotes

  1. 63·9 親自」希伯來文是「祂面前的天使」。

Vengeance of Yahweh

63 Who is this who comes from (A)Edom,
With (B)garments of [a]glowing colors from (C)Bozrah,
This One who is majestic in His clothing,
[b]Marching in the greatness of His power?
“It is I who speak in righteousness, (D)mighty to save.”
Why is Your clothing red,
And Your garments like the one who (E)treads in the wine press?
(F)I have trodden the wine trough alone,
And from the peoples there was no man with Me.
I also (G)trod them in My anger
And (H)trampled them in My wrath;
And (I)their [c]lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
And I [d]stained all My clothes.
For the (J)day of vengeance was in My heart,
And My year of redemption has come.
I looked, and there was (K)no one to help,
And I was astonished, and there was no one to uphold;
So My (L)own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath upheld Me.
I (M)trod down the peoples in My anger
And made them (N)drunk in My wrath,
And I brought down their lifeblood to the earth.”

Remember the Lovingkindness of Yahweh

I shall bring to remembrance the (O)lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh,
According to all the ways that Yahweh has dealt bountifully with us,
And the abundant (P)goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has dealt bountifully to them according to His (Q)compassion
And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
And He said, “Surely, they are (R)My people,
Sons who will not deal falsely.”
So He became their (S)Savior.
In all their distress [e](T)He was distressed,
And the (U)angel of His presence saved them;
In His (V)love and in His mercy He (W)redeemed them,
And He (X)lifted them and carried them all the ancient days.
10 But they (Y)rebelled
And grieved His (Z)Holy Spirit;
Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy;
He fought against them.
11 Then (AA)His people remembered the ancient days, of Moses.
Where is (AB)He who brought them up out of the sea with the [f]shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who (AC)put His Holy Spirit in the midst of [g]them,
12 Who caused His (AD)glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,
Who (AE)split the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 Who led them through the depths?
Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not (AF)stumble;
14 As the cattle which go down into the valley,
The Spirit of (AG)Yahweh gave [h]them rest.
So You (AH)led Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.

Prayer for Mercy and Help

15 (AI)Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious (AJ)habitation;
Where are Your (AK)zeal and Your mighty deeds?
The (AL)tumults within You and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
16 For You are our (AM)Father, though (AN)Abraham does not know us
And Israel does not recognize us.
You, O Yahweh, are our Father,
Our (AO)Redeemer from everlasting is Your name.
17 Why, O Yahweh, do You (AP)cause us to stray from Your ways
And (AQ)stiffen our heart from fearing You?
(AR)Return for the sake of Your slaves, the tribes of Your inheritance.
18 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while;
Our adversaries have (AS)trodden it down.
19 We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,
Like those who were not called by Your name.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:1 Or crimson
  2. Isaiah 63:1 Lit Inclining
  3. Isaiah 63:3 Lit juice
  4. Isaiah 63:3 Lit defiled
  5. Isaiah 63:9 Or He was not an adversary
  6. Isaiah 63:11 Some mss shepherd
  7. Isaiah 63:11 Lit him
  8. Isaiah 63:14 Lit him