The Lord's Coming Salvation

52 (A)Awake, awake,
    put on your strength, O Zion;
(B)put on your beautiful garments,
    O Jerusalem, (C)the holy city;
(D)for there shall no more come into you
    the uncircumcised and the unclean.
(E)Shake yourself from the dust and arise;
    be seated, O Jerusalem;
(F)loose the bonds from your neck,
    O captive daughter of Zion.

For thus says the Lord: (G)“You were sold for nothing, and (H)you shall be redeemed without money.” For thus says the Lord God: (I)“My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing.[a] Now therefore what have I here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Their rulers wail,” declares the Lord, “and (J)continually all the day my name is despised. Therefore my people shall know my name. (K)Therefore in that day they shall know that it is I who speak; here I am.”

(L)How beautiful upon the mountains
    are the feet of him who brings good news,
who publishes peace, (M)who brings good news of happiness,
    who publishes salvation,
    who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
The voice of (N)your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
    together they sing for joy;
(O)for eye to eye they see
    the return of the Lord to Zion.
(P)Break forth together into singing,
    (Q)you waste places of Jerusalem,
for (R)the Lord has comforted his people;
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 (S)The Lord has bared his holy arm
    before the eyes of all the nations,
(T)and all the ends of the earth shall see
    the salvation of our God.

11 (U)Depart, depart, go out from there;
    touch no unclean thing;
go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves,
    (V)you who bear the vessels of the Lord.
12 For you shall not (W)go out in haste,
    and you shall not go in flight,
(X)for the Lord will go before you,
    (Y)and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions

13 Behold, (Z)my servant shall act wisely;[b]
    he shall be high and lifted up,
    and shall be exalted.
14 As many were astonished at you—
    (AA)his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,
    and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—
15 so (AB)shall he sprinkle[c] many nations.
    (AC)Kings shall shut their mouths because of him,
(AD)for that which has not been told them they see,
    and that which they have not heard they understand.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:4 Or the Assyrian has oppressed them of late
  2. Isaiah 52:13 Or shall prosper
  3. Isaiah 52:15 Or startle

God Redeems Jerusalem

52 Awake, awake!
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city!
For the uncircumcised (A)and the unclean
Shall no longer come to you.
(B)Shake yourself from the dust, arise;
Sit down, O Jerusalem!
(C)Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion!

For thus says the Lord:

(D)“You have sold yourselves for nothing,
And you shall be redeemed (E)without money.”

For thus says the Lord God:

“My people went down at first
Into (F)Egypt to [a]dwell there;
Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord,
“That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
[b]Make them wail,” says the Lord,
“And My name is (G)blasphemed continually every day.
Therefore My people shall know My name;
Therefore they shall know in that day
That I am He who speaks:
‘Behold, it is I.’ ”

(H)How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,
(I)“Your God reigns!”
Your watchmen shall lift up their voices,
With their voices they shall sing together;
For they shall see eye to eye
When the Lord brings back Zion.
Break forth into joy, sing together,
You waste places of Jerusalem!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 (J)The Lord has [c]made bare His holy arm
In the eyes of (K)all the nations;
And all the ends of the earth shall see
The salvation of our God.

11 (L)Depart! Depart! Go out from there,
Touch no unclean thing;
Go out from the midst of her,
(M)Be clean,
You who bear the vessels of the Lord.
12 For (N)you shall not go out with haste,
Nor go by flight;
(O)For the Lord will go before you,
(P)And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

The Sin-Bearing Servant

13 Behold, (Q)My Servant shall [d]deal prudently;
(R)He shall be exalted and [e]extolled and be very high.
14 Just as many were astonished at you,
So His (S)visage[f] was marred more than any man,
And His form more than the sons of men;
15 (T)So shall He [g]sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For (U)what had not been told them they shall see,
And what they had not heard they shall consider.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:4 As resident aliens
  2. Isaiah 52:5 DSS Mock; LXX Marvel and wail; Tg. Boast themselves; Vg. Treat them unjustly
  3. Isaiah 52:10 Revealed His power
  4. Isaiah 52:13 prosper
  5. Isaiah 52:13 Lit. be lifted up
  6. Isaiah 52:14 appearance
  7. Isaiah 52:15 Or startle

Herrens folk skal vende hjem

52 Vågn op, Jerusalem! Vågn op og iklæd dig Herrens kraft! Zion, du hellige by, tag festtøjet på! For de gudløse skal ikke længere have lov at slippe ind gennem dine porte. Rejs dig fra dine ydmygelser, Jerusalem! Ryst støvet af dig, Zions fangne datter, og befri dig for lænken om din hals! For Herren siger: „I blev solgt til fangenskab uden betaling, og uden penge skal I købes tilbage. For længe siden rejste I frivilligt ned til Egypten for at bo der som fremmede. Men senere førte assyrerne jer bort som slaver uden betaling. Og hvad ser jeg nu? Et andet folk har taget mit folk som slaver uden betaling. Folkets ledere praler af deres overlegenhed, og jeg bliver vanæret dagen lang. Men mit folk skal få at se, hvem jeg virkelig er, og erfare min magt. Til den tid vil de forstå, at det er mig, Herren, som har talt til dem.”

Hvor bliver det skønt at høre sendebudet komme løbende hen over bjergene med det glædelige budskab om fred og frelse. Til Jerusalems indbyggere råber han: „Din Gud har vist sin kongemagt!” Vægterne råber og synger af glæde, for med egne øjne ser de Herrens folk vende hjem til Zion. Bryd ud i jubelsang, Jerusalems ruiner! For Herren har hjulpet sit folk og sat Jerusalems indbyggere i frihed. 10 Herren har vist sin vældige magt for øjnene af alle folkeslagene. Hele jorden vil få at vide, hvordan Gud har frelst sit folk.

11 Læg Babylon bag jer, drag bort fra den urene by! Rør ikke ved noget urent, men rens jer, så I kan bære Herrens tempelkar tilbage til Jerusalem. 12 Forlad byen i ro og orden, ikke som nogle, der flygter for livet. Nej, Herren selv, Israels Gud, vil gå foran jer, og han vil slutte op bag jer med sin beskyttelse.

Herrens lidende tjener

13 Herren siger: „Se, det skal lykkes for min tjener. Han bliver ophøjet, får ære og pris. 14-15 Mange var målløse ved synet af ham, så umenneskelig ussel og mishandlet så han ud. Men de skal forundres over ham i hans herlighed. Selv konger vil tabe både næse og mund ved synet af ham. For de skal få noget at se, som ingen havde fortalt dem. De skal erfare, hvad de aldrig havde drømt om.”