Isaiah 50
English Standard Version
Israel's Sin and the Servant's Obedience
50 Thus says the Lord:
“Where is (A)your mother's certificate of divorce,
with which (B)I sent her away?
Or (C)which of my creditors is it
to whom I have sold you?
(D)Behold, for your iniquities you were sold,
and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
2 (E)Why, when I came, was there no man;
why, when I called, was there no one to answer?
(F)Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem?
Or have I no power to deliver?
(G)Behold, by my rebuke (H)I dry up the sea,
(I)I make the rivers a desert;
(J)their fish stink for lack of water
and die of thirst.
3 (K)I clothe the heavens with blackness
and make sackcloth their covering.”
4 The Lord God has given (L)me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that (M)I may know how to sustain with a word
(N)him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
5 (O)The Lord God has opened my ear,
(P)and I was not rebellious;
I turned not backward.
6 (Q)I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.
7 But the Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
(R)therefore I have set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
8 (S)He who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who is my adversary?
Let him come near to me.
9 (T)Behold, the Lord God helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.
10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys (U)the voice of his servant?
(V)Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God.
11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire,
who equip yourselves with burning torches!
Walk by the light of your fire,
and by the torches that you have kindled!
(W)This you have from my hand:
you shall lie down in torment.
Jesaja 50
Het Boek
De dienaar van God
50 De Here vraagt: ‘Heb Ik u soms verkocht aan schuldeisers? Bent u daarom niet hier? Is uw moeder weg omdat Ik van haar scheidde en haar wegstuurde? Nee, u hebt uzelf verkocht door uw zonden. En uw moeder werd genomen als betaling voor uw schulden. 2 Was Ik te zwak om u te redden? Is het huis daarom stil en leeg wanneer Ik thuiskom? Heb Ik niet langer de macht om te verlossen? Nee, dat is niet de reden! Want Ik kan de zee bestraffen en droogleggen! Ik kan rivieren in woestijnen veranderen, zodat overal stervende vissen liggen. 3 De hemel doe Ik in het zwart gaan als in een rouwgewaad.’
4 De Here God heeft mij zijn woorden van wijsheid gegeven zodat ik weet wat ik tegen al deze terneergeslagen mensen moet zeggen. Elke morgen maakt Hij mij wakker en opent Hij mijn verstand voor zijn woorden. 5 De Here God heeft tegen mij gesproken en ik heb geluisterd, ik was niet opstandig en keerde Hem niet de rug toe. 6 Ik ontblootte mijn rug voor de zweep en keerde mijn wangen toe aan wie mijn baard uittrokken. Ik verborg mij niet voor de schande, ook al spuwden zij mij in het gezicht. 7 Omdat de Here God mij helpt, word ik niet ontmoedigd. Omdat ik vast van plan ben zijn wil te doen, geef ik geen krimp en ik weet dat ik niet beschaamd zal staan. 8 Hij die mij recht doet, is dichtbij. Wie zal mij nu durven bestrijden? Waar zijn mijn vijanden gebleven? Laten zij eens tevoorschijn komen! 9 Kijk, de Here God staat voor mij! Wie zal mij schuldig verklaren? Al mijn vijanden zullen worden vernietigd als oude kleren die door de motten worden opgegeten! 10 Wie onder u vreest de Here en gehoorzaamt zijn dienaar? Als zulke mannen in de duisternis lopen, verstoken van enig licht, laten zij dan de Here vertrouwen en steunen op hun God. 11 Maar u die leeft in uw eigen licht, u die zich aan uw eigen vuren warmt in plaats van aan Gods vuur, mijn hand zal u treffen en op een bed van smarten zult u moeten liggen.
Isaiah 50
King James Version
50 Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
4 The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
5 The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.
11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
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