Isaiah 1
English Standard Version
1 The (A)vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem (B)in the days of (C)Uzziah, (D)Jotham, (E)Ahaz, and (F)Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
The Wickedness of Judah
2 (G)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O (H)earth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children[a] (I)have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox (J)knows its owner,
and the donkey its master's crib,
but Israel does (K)not know,
my people do not understand.”
4 Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
(L)offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
they have (M)despised (N)the Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly (O)estranged.
5 Why will you still be (P)struck down?
Why will you (Q)continue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.
6 (R)From the sole of the foot even to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
but bruises and sores
and raw wounds;
they are (S)not pressed out or bound up
or softened with oil.
7 (T)Your country lies desolate;
your cities are burned with fire;
in your very presence
foreigners devour your land;
it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.
8 And (U)the daughter of Zion is left
like a (V)booth in a vineyard,
like a lodge in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.
9 (W)If the Lord of hosts
had not left us (X)a few survivors,
we should have been like (Y)Sodom,
and become like (Z)Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the Lord,
you rulers of (AA)(AB)Sodom!
Give ear to the teaching[b] of our God,
you people of (AC)Gomorrah!
11 (AD)“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats.
12 “When you come to (AE)appear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
(AF)New moon and Sabbath and the (AG)calling of convocations—
I cannot endure (AH)iniquity and (AI)solemn assembly.
14 Your (AJ)new moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you (AK)spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
(AL)even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
(AM)your hands are full of blood.
16 (AN)Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
(AO)cease to do evil,
17 learn to do good;
(AP)seek justice,
correct oppression;
(AQ)bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
18 “Come now, (AR)let us reason[c] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as (AS)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 (AT)If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be eaten by the sword;
(AU)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
The Unfaithful City
21 How the faithful city
(AV)has become a whore,[d]
(AW)she who was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
22 (AX)Your silver has become dross,
your best wine mixed with water.
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone (AY)loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
(AZ)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
24 Therefore the (BA)Lord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
the (BB)Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
(BC)and avenge myself on my foes.
25 (BD)I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your (BE)dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26 And I will restore your judges (BF)as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (BG)you shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”
27 (BH)Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
28 (BI)But rebels and sinners shall be broken together,
and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
29 (BJ)For they[e] shall be ashamed of (BK)the oaks
that you desired;
and you shall blush for (BL)the gardens
that you have chosen.
30 For you shall be (BM)like an oak
whose leaf withers,
and like a garden without water.
31 And the strong shall become (BN)tinder,
and his work a spark,
and both of them shall burn together,
with (BO)none to quench them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:2 Or Sons; also verse 4
- Isaiah 1:10 Or law
- Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute
- Isaiah 1:21 Or become unchaste
- Isaiah 1:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts you
以赛亚书 1
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。
Isaiah 1
International Standard Version
The Vision of Isaiah
1 This[a] is the vision that Amoz’s son Isaiah[b] had about Judah and Jerusalem during the reigns[c] of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Rebellious Judah
2 Listen, you heavens,
and let the[d] earth pay attention,
because the Lord has spoken:
“I reared children
and brought them to adulthood,
but then they rebelled against me.
3 The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
but[e] Israel doesn’t know,
and[f] my people don’t understand.
4 “Oh, you sinful nation!
You people burdened down by iniquity!
You offspring of those who keep practicing what is evil!
You corrupt children!
“They’ve abandoned the Lord;
they’ve despised the Holy One of Israel;
in their estrangement, they’ve walked away from me.[g]
5 “Why will you still be struck down?
Why will you continue to rebel?
Your whole head is sick,
and your whole heart is faint.
6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head,
there’s no soundness evident[h]—
only bruises, sores,
and festering wounds
that haven’t been cleaned out,
bandaged, or treated[i] with oil.”
God’s Diagnosis
7 “Your country lies desolate;
your cities have been incinerated.
Before your very eyes,
foreigners are devouring your land—
they’ve brought devastation on it,[j]
while the land is[k] overthrown by foreigners.
8 “The daughter of Zion is left abandoned,
like a booth in a vineyard,
like a hut in a cucumber field,
or like a city under siege.
9 If the Lord of the Heavenly Armies
hadn’t left us a few survivors,
we would be like Sodom;
we would be like Gomorrah.
10 “Listen to what the Lord says,
you rulers of Sodom,
and[l] pay attention to the teaching of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!
11 “How do your voluminous sacrifices benefit me?”
the Lord is asking.
“I’ve had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts.
I don’t enjoy the blood of bulls,
lambs, or goats.
12 “When you come to present yourselves in my presence,[m]
who has required you
to trample on my courts?
13 Stop bringing useless offerings!
Incense is detestable to me,
as are your New Moons, Sabbaths, and calling of convocations.
I cannot stand iniquity within[n] a solemn assembly.
14 As for your New Moons and your appointed festivals,
I abhor[o] them.
They’ve become a burden to me;
I’ve grown weary of carrying that burden.[p]
15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,[q]
I’ll hide my eyes from you.
Even though you pray repeatedly,
I won’t listen.
Your hands are full of blood,
your fingers drenched[r] with iniquity.”[s]
An Invitation to Reconciliation
16 “Wash yourselves,
and[t] make yourselves clean;
remove your evil behavior
from my presence;
stop practicing what is evil.
17 Learn to practice what is good;
seek justice,
alleviate oppression,[u]
defend orphans[v] in court,
and[w] plead the widow’s case.
18 “Please come,
and let’s reason together,” implores the Lord.
“Even though your[x] sins are like scarlet,
they’ll be white like snow.
Though they’re like crimson,[y]
they’ll become like wool.
19 If you’re willing and obedient,
you’ll eat the best that the land produces;
20 but[z] if you refuse and rebel,
you’ll be devoured by the sword,[aa]
because the Lord[ab] has spoken.”
Diagnosis and Judgment
21 “How the faithful city
has become a whore,
she who used to be filled with justice!
Righteousness used to reside within her,
but now only murderers live there.
22 Your silver has[ac] become dross,
your best wine is diluted with water.
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
All of them are lovers of[ad] bribes
and are runners[ae] after gifts.
They don’t bring justice to orphans,[af]
and the widow’s case never comes up for review in their court.”[ag]
Restoration and Redemption
24 Therefore this is what the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies,
the one who is Israel’s Mighty One, declares:
“Now I’ll get relief from his[ah] enemies
and avenge myself on his[ai] foes.
25 When I turn[aj] my attention to you,[ak]
I’ll refine your dross as in a furnace.[al]
I’ll remove[am] all your alloy.
26 Let me restore[an] your judges as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you’ll be called ‘The Righteous City’
and ‘The Faithful City of Zion’.[ao]
27 “Zion[ap] will be redeemed by justice,
and her repentant ones[aq] by righteousness.
28 Rebels and sinners will be broken together,
and those who forsake the Lord will be consumed.
29 They’ll be ashamed of the oak trees
that you desired;
and you’ll blush because of the gardens
that you have chosen.
30 You’ll be like an oak
whose leaf is withering,
like an unwatered garden.
31 Your[ar] strong one[as] will be like tinder,
and your work[at] a spark;
both of them will burn together,
with no one to quench the flames that burn[au] them.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:1 This book has been translated from the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) of the DSS. The MT, LXX, Syr, Targ, and other ancient texts are compared in footnotes where they may vary from 1QIsaa and other DSS mss. Some of these ancient readings were incorporated instead of the DSS Isaiah text.
- Isaiah 1:1 The Heb. name Isaiah means The Lord has saved
- Isaiah 1:1 Lit. days
- Isaiah 1:2 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks the
- Isaiah 1:3 So 4QIsaj; 1QIsaa MT lack but
- Isaiah 1:3 So 4QIsaj; 1QIsaa MT lack and
- Isaiah 1:4 Lit. they’ve gone back
- Isaiah 1:6 Lit. soundness in it
- Isaiah 1:6 Or softened
- Isaiah 1:7 So 1QIsaa; MurIsa MT LXX read Devastated
- Isaiah 1:7 DSS MT lack the land is
- Isaiah 1:10 So 1:10 1QIsaa Syr; MT LXX Targ Vulgate lack and
- Isaiah 1:12 Lit. come for my face to appear
- Isaiah 1:13 Lit. and
- Isaiah 1:14 Lit. festivals, my soul abhors
- Isaiah 1:14 Lit. carrying them
- Isaiah 1:15 DSS MT lack in prayer
- Isaiah 1:15 DSS lack drenched
- Isaiah 1:15 MT 4QIsaf lack this line
- Isaiah 1:16 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsaf MT lack and
- Isaiah 1:17 Or rescue the oppressed
- Isaiah 1:17 Or defend the fatherless
- Isaiah 1:17 DSS MT lack and
- Isaiah 1:18 Lit. your (pl.)
- Isaiah 1:18 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsaf MT read they’re red like crimson
- Isaiah 1:20 So 1QIsaa LXX Targ Syr; 4QIsaf lacks but
- Isaiah 1:20 So 1QIsaa Targ Syr; LXX reads the sword will devour you
- Isaiah 1:20 Lit. Lord’s mouth
- Isaiah 1:22 So MT; 1QIsaa reads have
- Isaiah 1:23 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads Everyone loves
- Isaiah 1:23 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads and run
- Isaiah 1:23 Or to the fatherless
- Isaiah 1:23 Lit. comes before them
- Isaiah 1:24 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsaf MT LXX Vulgate read my
- Isaiah 1:24 So 1QIsaa; LXX MT read my
- Isaiah 1:25 So 1QIsaa; LXX MT read And let me turn
- Isaiah 1:25 Lit. my hand against you
- Isaiah 1:25 1QIsaa lacks as in a furnace; MT reads as lye
- Isaiah 1:25 So 1QIsaa 4QIsaf; MT reads Let me remove
- Isaiah 1:26 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsaf reads I will restore
- Isaiah 1:26 So LXX; the Heb. lacks Zion
- Isaiah 1:27 So MT; 1QIsaa reading unclear
- Isaiah 1:27 So 1QIsaa MT 4QIsaf; LXX reads her captivity
- Isaiah 1:31 Lit. Your (pl.); so 1QIsaa Vulgate. The
- Isaiah 1:31 LXX MT read Their strength
- Isaiah 1:31 So 1QIsaa; MT reads their work; LXX reads their deeds
- Isaiah 1:31 DSS MT lack the flames that burn
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