For this is what the Lord says:

“You were sold for nothing,(A)
    and without money(B) you will be redeemed.(C)

For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“At first my people went down to Egypt(D) to live;
    lately, Assyria(E) has oppressed them.

“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.

“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
    and those who rule them mock,[a]
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
    my name is constantly blasphemed.(F)
Therefore my people will know(G) my name;(H)
    therefore in that day(I) they will know
that it is I who foretold(J) it.
    Yes, it is I.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail

For this is what the Lord says: “You were sold for nothing, and you’ll be redeemed without money.”

For this is what the Lord[a] says: “My people went down long ago into Egypt to live[b] there; the Assyrian, too, has oppressed them without cause.

“Now therefore, what[c] am I doing here,” asks[d] the Lord, “seeing that my people are taken away without cause? Those who rule over them are deluded,”[e] says the Lord, “and continuously, all the day long, my name is blasphemed. Therefore my people will know my name; in that day[f] they’ll know that it is I who speaks, ‘Here I am!’

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 52:4 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads the Lord God
  2. Isaiah 52:4 Or sojourn
  3. Isaiah 52:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads who
  4. Isaiah 52:5 Lit. declares
  5. Isaiah 52:5 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read them wail; or them taunt
  6. Isaiah 52:6 So 1QIsaa LXX. MT reads therefore in that day