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Isaiah 32
New International Version
Isaiah 32
New International Version
The Kingdom of Righteousness
32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness
and rulers will rule with justice.(B)
2 Each one will be like a shelter(C) from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,(D)
like streams of water(E) in the desert(F)
and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,(G)
and the ears(H) of those who hear will listen.
4 The fearful heart will know and understand,(I)
and the stammering tongue(J) will be fluent and clear.
5 No longer will the fool(K) be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6 For fools speak folly,(L)
their hearts are bent on evil:(M)
They practice ungodliness(N)
and spread error(O) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(P)
and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7 Scoundrels use wicked methods,(Q)
they make up evil schemes(R)
to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy(S) is just.(T)
8 But the noble make noble plans,
and by noble deeds(U) they stand.(V)
The Women of Jerusalem
9 You women(W) who are so complacent,
rise up and listen(X) to me;
you daughters who feel secure,(Y)
hear what I have to say!
10 In little more than a year(Z)
you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,(AA)
and the harvest of fruit will not come.
11 Tremble,(AB) you complacent women;
shudder, you daughters who feel secure!(AC)
Strip off your fine clothes(AD)
and wrap yourselves in rags.(AE)
12 Beat your breasts(AF) for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vines(AG)
13 and for the land of my people,
a land overgrown with thorns and briers(AH)—
yes, mourn(AI) for all houses of merriment
and for this city of revelry.(AJ)
14 The fortress(AK) will be abandoned,
the noisy city deserted;(AL)
citadel and watchtower(AM) will become a wasteland forever,
the delight of donkeys,(AN) a pasture for flocks,(AO)
15 till the Spirit(AP) is poured on us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,(AQ)
and the fertile field seems like a forest.(AR)
16 The Lord’s justice(AS) will dwell in the desert,(AT)
his righteousness(AU) live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness(AV) will be peace;(AW)
its effect will be quietness and confidence(AX) forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful(AY) dwelling places,
in secure homes,(AZ)
in undisturbed places of rest.(BA)
19 Though hail(BB) flattens the forest(BC)
and the city is leveled(BD) completely,
20 how blessed you will be,
sowing(BE) your seed by every stream,(BF)
and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.(BG)
Isaiah 32
New King James Version
Isaiah 32
New King James Version
A Reign of Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice.
2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (B)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 (C)The eyes of those who see will not be dim,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 Also the heart of the [b]rash will (D)understand knowledge,
And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
5 The foolish person will no longer be called [c]generous,
Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work (E)iniquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil;
He devises wicked plans
To destroy the poor with (F)lying words,
Even when the needy speaks justice.
8 But a [d]generous man devises generous things,
And by generosity he shall stand.
Consequences of Complacency
9 Rise up, you women (G)who are at ease,
Hear my voice;
You complacent daughters,
Give ear to my speech.
10 In a year and some days
You will be troubled, you complacent women;
For the vintage will fail,
The gathering will not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
Be troubled, you complacent ones;
Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare,
And gird sackcloth on your waists.
12 People shall mourn upon their breasts
For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
13 (H)On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers,
Yes, on all the happy homes in (I)the joyous city;
14 (J)Because the palaces will be forsaken,
The bustling city will be deserted.
The forts and towers will become lairs forever,
A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks—
15 Until (K)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (L)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God’s Reign
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 (M)The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet (N)resting places,
19 (O)Though hail comes down (P)on the forest,
And the city is brought low in humiliation.
20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters,
Who send out freely the feet of (Q)the ox and the donkey.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:2 shelter
- Isaiah 32:4 hasty
- Isaiah 32:5 noble
- Isaiah 32:8 noble
Yesaya 32
Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero
Yesaya 32
Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero
Ufumu Wachilungamo
32 Taonani, kudzakhala mfumu ina imene idzalamulira mwachilungamo,
ndipo akalonga ake adzaweruza molungama.
2 Munthu aliyense adzakhala ngati pothawirapo mphepo
ndi malo obisalirapo namondwe,
adzakhala ngati mitsinje ya mʼchipululu,
ngati mthunzi wa thanthwe lalikulu la mʼdziko lowuma.
3 Ndipo maso a anthu openya sadzakhalanso otseka,
ndipo makutu a anthu akumva adzamvetsetsa.
4 Anthu a mtima wopupuluma adzadziwa ndi kuchita zinthu mofatsa,
ndipo anthu ovutika kuyankhula adzayankhula mosadodoma ndi momveka.
5 Chitsiru sichidzatchedwanso munthu waulemu wake
ndipo munthu woyipa sadzalemekezedwa.
6 Pakuti munthu opusa amayankhula zauchitsiru,
amaganiza kuchita zoyipa:
Iye amachita zoyipira Mulungu,
ndipo amafalitsa zolakwika zokhudza Yehova;
anjala sawapatsa chakudya
ndipo aludzu sawapatsa madzi.
7 Munthu woyipa njira zake ndi zoyipanso,
iye kwake nʼkulingalira zinthu zoyipa.
Amalingalira zakuti awononge anthu aumphawi ndi mabodza ake
ngakhale kuti waumphawiyo akuyankhula zoona.
8 Koma munthu wolemekezeka amalingaliranso kuchita zinthu zabwino,
Iye amakhazikika pa zinthu zabwinozo.
Akazi a ku Yerusalemu
9 Khalani maso, inu akazi
amene mukungokhala wopanda kulingalira kuti kunja kulinji
ndipo imvani mawu anga.
Inu akazi odzitama, imvani zimene ndikunena!
10 Pakapita chaka ndi masiku pangʼono
inu akazi amatama mudzanjenjemera;
chifukwa mitengo ya mphesa idzakanika
ndipo zipatso sizidzaoneka.
11 Nthunthumirani inu okhala mosatekesekanu;
ndipo njenjemerani, inu akazi omadzikhulupirira nokhanu.
Vulani zovala zanu,
ndipo valani ziguduli mʼchiwuno mwanu.
12 Dzigugudeni pachifuwa mwachisoni chifukwa minda yachonde,
ndi mphesa yawonongeka.
13 Mʼdziko la anthu anga
mwamera minga ndi mkandankhuku.
Zoona, mulilire nyumba zonse zachikondwerero
ndi mzinda uno umene unali wachisangalalo.
14 Nyumba yaufumu idzasiyidwa,
mzinda waphokoso udzakhala wopanda anthu;
malinga ndi nsanja zidzasanduka chipululu mpaka muyaya.
Abulu adzasangalalamo ndipo ziweto zidzapezamo msipu.
15 Yehova adzatipatsa mzimu wake,
ndipo dziko lachipululu lidzasanduka munda wachonde,
ndipo munda wachonde udzakhala ngati nkhalango.
16 Tsono mʼchipululu mudzakhala chiweruzo cholungama
ndipo mʼminda yachonde mudzakhala chilungamo.
17 Mtendere udzakhala chipatso chachilungamo;
zotsatira za chilungamo zidzakhala bata ndi kudzidalira mpaka muyaya.
18 Anthu anga adzakhala mʼmidzi yamtendere,
mʼnyumba zodalirika,
ndi malo osatekeseka a mpumulo.
19 Ngakhale nkhalango idzawonongedwa ndi matalala
ndipo mzinda udzagwetsedwa mpaka pansi,
20 inutu mudzakhala odalitsika ndithu.
Mudzadzala mbewu zanu mʼmbali mwa mtsinje uliwonse,
ndipo ngʼombe zanu ndi abulu anu zidzadya paliponse.
Isaiah 32
English Standard Version
Isaiah 32
English Standard Version
A King Will Reign in Righteousness
32 Behold, (A)a king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 (B)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
(C)like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
3 (D)Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
4 The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
(E)and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
5 (F)The fool will no more be called noble,
nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
6 For (G)the fool speaks folly,
and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
to utter error concerning the Lord,
(H)to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
7 As for the scoundrel—(I)his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
8 But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.
Complacent Women Warned of Disaster
9 (J)Rise up, you women (K)who are at ease, hear my voice;
you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.
10 In little more than a year
you will shudder, you complacent women;
for the grape harvest fails,
the fruit harvest will not come.
11 Tremble, you women (L)who are at ease,
shudder, you complacent ones;
(M)strip, and make yourselves bare,
(N)and tie sackcloth around your waist.
12 (O)Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vine,
13 (P)for the soil of my people
growing up in thorns and briers,
(Q)yes, for all the joyous houses
in the exultant city.
14 For the palace is forsaken,
the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watchtower
will become dens forever,
(R)a joy of wild donkeys,
a pasture of flocks;
15 until (S)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and (T)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
17 (U)And the effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust[a] forever.
18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
19 (V)And it will hail when the forest falls down,
(W)and the city will be utterly laid low.
20 (X)Happy are you who sow beside all waters,
who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:17 Or security
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