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Jerusalem Will Be Safe

33 You defeated my people.
    Now you're in for trouble!
You've never been destroyed,
    but you will be destroyed;
you've never been betrayed,
    but you will be betrayed.
When you have finished
    destroying and betraying,
you will be destroyed
    and betrayed in return.

Please, Lord, be kind to us!
    We depend on you.
Make us strong each morning,
and come to save us
    when we are in trouble.
Nations scatter when you roar
    and show your greatness.[a]
We attack our enemies
    like swarms of locusts;[b]
we take everything
    that belongs to them.[c]

You, Lord, are above all others,
    and you live in the heavens.
You have brought justice
    and fairness to Jerusalem;
you are the foundation
    on which we stand today.
You always save us and give
    true wisdom and knowledge.
Nothing means more to us[d]
    than obeying you.

The Lord Will Do Something

Listen! Our bravest soldiers
are running through the streets,
    screaming for help.[e]
Our messengers hoped for peace,
    but came home crying.
No one travels anymore;
    every road is empty.
Treaties are broken,
and no respect is shown
    to any who keep promises.[f]
Fields are dry and barren;
Mount Lebanon wilts
    with shame.
Sharon Valley is a desert;
the forests of Bashan and Carmel
    have lost their leaves.

10 But the Lord says,
“Now I will do something
    and be greatly praised.
11 Your deeds are straw
that will be set on fire
    by your very own breath.
12 You will be burned to ashes
    like thorns in a fire.
13 Everyone, both far and near,
come look at what I have done.
    See my mighty power!”

Punishment and Rewards

14 Those terrible sinners
on Mount Zion tremble
    as they ask in fear,
“How can we possibly live
where a raging fire
    never stops burning?”

15 But there will be rewards
for those who live right
    and tell the truth,
for those who refuse
    to take money by force
    or accept bribes,
for all who hate murder
    and violent crimes.
16 They will live in a fortress
    high on a rocky cliff,
where they will have food
    and plenty of water.

The Lord Is Our King

17 With your own eyes
you will see the glorious King;
    you will see his kingdom
    reaching far and wide.
18 Then you will ask yourself,
    “Where are those officials
who terrified us and forced us
    to pay such heavy taxes?”
19 You will never again have to see
    the proud people who spoke
a strange and foreign language
    you could not understand.

20 Look to Mount Zion
where we celebrate
    our religious festivals.
You will see Jerusalem,
    secure as a tent with pegs
that cannot be pulled up
and fastened with ropes
    that can never be broken.
21 Our wonderful Lord
    will be with us!
There will be deep rivers
and wide streams
    safe from enemy ships.[g]

The Lord Is Our Judge

22 The Lord is our judge
    and our ruler;
the Lord is our king
    and will keep us safe.
23 But your nation[h] is a ship
    with its rigging loose,
its mast shaky,
    and its sail not spread.

Someday even you that are lame
will take everything you want
    from your enemies.
24 The Lord will forgive your sins,
and none of you will say,
    “I feel sick.”

Footnotes

  1. 33.3 greatness: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 3.
  2. 33.4 locusts: Insects like grasshoppers that travel in swarms and cause great damage to crops.
  3. 33.4 them: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 4.
  4. 33.6 Nothing … us: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  5. 33.7 Listen … help: Or “The Lord heard our shouts and will come to help us.”
  6. 33.8 to any … promises: The Dead Sea Scrolls; the Standard Hebrew Text “to those in the cities.”
  7. 33.21 safe … ships: This probably means that Jerusalem will have a lot of water, without the danger of attacks from enemy ships.
  8. 33.23 your nation: Possibly Judah or Assyria.

33 „Vai de tine, pustiitorule(A), care totuşi n-ai fost pustiit; care jefuieşti, şi n-ai fost jefuit încă! După(B) ce vei sfârşi de pustiit, vei fi pustiit şi tu, după ce vei isprăvi de jefuit, vei fi jefuit şi tu.” „Doamne, ai milă de noi! Noi nădăjduim în Tine(C). Fii ajutorul nostru în fiecare dimineaţă şi izbăvirea noastră la vreme de nevoie! Când răsună glasul Tău, popoarele fug; când Te scoli Tu, neamurile se împrăştie.” „Şi prada voastră va fi strânsă cum strânge muşiţa: sar peste ea cum sar lăcustele.” Domnul(D) este înălţat, şi locuieşte în înălţime. El umple Sionul de nepărtinire şi dreptate. „Zilele tale sunt statornice, înţelepciunea şi priceperea sunt un izvor de mântuire”; frica de Domnul, iată comoara Sionului. Iată, vitejii strigă afară; solii(E) păcii plâng cu amar. Drumurile(F) sunt pustii; nimeni nu mai umblă pe drumuri. Asur(G) a rupt legământul, dispreţuieşte cetăţile, nu se uită la nimeni. Ţara(H) jeleşte şi este întristată; Libanul este plin de ruşine, tânjeşte; Saronul este ca o pustie; Basanul şi Carmelul îşi scutură frunza. 10 „Acum(I) Mă voi scula, zice Domnul, acum Mă voi înălţa, acum Mă voi ridica. 11 Aţi(J) zămislit fân şi naşteţi paie de mirişte; suflarea voastră de mânie împotriva Ierusalimului este un foc care pe voi înşivă vă va arde de tot. 12 Popoarele vor fi ca nişte cuptoare de var, ca(K) nişte spini tăiaţi care ard în foc.” 13 „Voi, cei(L) de departe, ascultaţi ce am făcut! Şi voi, cei de aproape, vedeţi puterea mea!” 14 Păcătoşii sunt îngroziţi în Sion, un tremur a apucat pe cei nelegiuiţi, care zic: „Cine dintre noi va putea să rămână lângă un foc mistuitor? Cine dintre noi va putea să rămână lângă nişte flăcări veşnice?” 15 Cel ce umblă(M) în neprihănire şi vorbeşte fără vicleşug, cel ce nesocoteşte un câştig scos prin stoarcere, cel ce îşi trage mâinile înapoi ca să nu primească mită, cel ce îşi astupă urechea să n-audă cuvinte setoase de sânge şi îşi(N) leagă ochii ca să nu vadă răul, 16 acela va locui în locurile înalte; stânci întărite vor fi locul lui de scăpare; i se va da pâine, şi apa nu-i va lipsi. 17 „Ochii tăi vor vedea pe Împărat în strălucirea Lui, vor privi ţara în toată întinderea ei. 18 Inima ta îşi va aduce aminte de groaza trecută şi va zice: ‘Unde(O) este logofătul? Unde este vistiernicul? Unde este cel ce veghea asupra turnurilor?’ 19 Atunci nu vei mai vedea pe poporul(P) acela îndrăzneţ, pe poporul(Q) cu vorbirea încâlcită, de n-o puteai înţelege, cu limba gângavă, de n-o puteai pricepe. 20 Priveşte(R) Sionul, cetatea sărbătorilor noastre! Ochii tăi vor vedea Ierusalimul(S) ca locuinţă liniştită, ca un cort care nu va mai fi mutat, ai cărui ţăruşi(T) nu(U) vor mai fi scoşi niciodată şi ale cărui funii nu vor mai fi dezlegate. 21 Da, acolo cu adevărat Domnul este minunat pentru noi: El ne ţine loc de râuri, de pârâuri late, unde totuşi nu pătrund corăbii cu lopeţi şi nu trece niciun vas puternic. 22 Căci Domnul este Judecătorul nostru, Domnul este Legiuitorul(V) nostru, Domnul(W) este Împăratul nostru: El ne mântuieşte! 23 Funiile tale s-au slăbit, aşa că nu mai pot strânge piciorul catargului şi nu mai pot întinde pânzele. Atunci se împarte prada, care-i aşa de mare, că până şi ologii iau parte la ea. 24 Niciun locuitor nu zice: ‘Sunt bolnav!’ Poporul(X) Ierusalimului capătă iertarea fărădelegilor lui.”

Distress and Help

33 Woe(A) to you, destroyer,
    you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
    you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
    you will be destroyed;(B)
when you stop betraying,
    you will be betrayed.(C)

Lord, be gracious(D) to us;
    we long for you.
Be our strength(E) every morning,
    our salvation(F) in time of distress.(G)
At the uproar of your army,(H) the peoples flee;(I)
    when you rise up,(J) the nations scatter.
Your plunder,(K) O nations, is harvested(L) as by young locusts;(M)
    like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.

The Lord is exalted,(N) for he dwells on high;(O)
    he will fill Zion with his justice(P) and righteousness.(Q)
He will be the sure foundation for your times,
    a rich store of salvation(R) and wisdom and knowledge;
    the fear(S) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.[a](T)

Look, their brave men(U) cry aloud in the streets;
    the envoys(V) of peace weep bitterly.
The highways are deserted,
    no travelers(W) are on the roads.(X)
The treaty is broken,(Y)
    its witnesses[b] are despised,
    no one is respected.
The land dries up(Z) and wastes away,
    Lebanon(AA) is ashamed and withers;(AB)
Sharon(AC) is like the Arabah,
    and Bashan(AD) and Carmel(AE) drop their leaves.

10 “Now will I arise,(AF)” says the Lord.
    “Now will I be exalted;(AG)
    now will I be lifted up.
11 You conceive(AH) chaff,
    you give birth(AI) to straw;
    your breath is a fire(AJ) that consumes you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;(AK)
    like cut thornbushes(AL) they will be set ablaze.(AM)

13 You who are far away,(AN) hear(AO) what I have done;
    you who are near, acknowledge my power!
14 The sinners(AP) in Zion are terrified;
    trembling(AQ) grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?(AR)
    Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
15 Those who walk righteously(AS)
    and speak what is right,(AT)
who reject gain from extortion(AU)
    and keep their hands from accepting bribes,(AV)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
    and shut their eyes(AW) against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(AX)
    whose refuge(AY) will be the mountain fortress.(AZ)
Their bread will be supplied,
    and water will not fail(BA) them.

17 Your eyes will see the king(BB) in his beauty(BC)
    and view a land that stretches afar.(BD)
18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(BE)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(BF)
19 You will see those arrogant people(BG) no more,
    people whose speech is obscure,
    whose language is strange and incomprehensible.(BH)

20 Look on Zion,(BI) the city of our festivals;
    your eyes will see Jerusalem,
    a peaceful abode,(BJ) a tent(BK) that will not be moved;(BL)
its stakes will never be pulled up,
    nor any of its ropes broken.
21 There the Lord will be our Mighty(BM) One.
    It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.(BN)
No galley with oars will ride them,
    no mighty ship(BO) will sail them.
22 For the Lord is our judge,(BP)
    the Lord is our lawgiver,(BQ)
the Lord is our king;(BR)
    it is he who will save(BS) us.

23 Your rigging hangs loose:
    The mast is not held secure,
    the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
    and even the lame(BT) will carry off plunder.(BU)
24 No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;(BV)
    and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.(BW)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 33:6 Or is a treasure from him
  2. Isaiah 33:8 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / the cities