The Good News of Salvation

61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
(E)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And (F)the day of vengeance of our God;
(G)To comfort all who mourn,
To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
(H)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(I)The planting of the Lord, (J)that He may be glorified.”

And they shall (K)rebuild the old ruins,
They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.
(L)Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the foreigner
Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
(M)But you shall be named the priests of the Lord,
They shall call you the servants of our God.
(N)You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory you shall boast.
(O)Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

“For (P)I, the Lord, love justice;
(Q)I hate robbery [c]for burnt offering;
I will direct their work in truth,
(R)And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles,
And their offspring among the people.
All who see them shall acknowledge them,
(S)That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”

10 (T)I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For (U)He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
(V)As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause (W)righteousness and (X)praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
  2. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
  3. Isaiah 61:8 Or in

Buenas nuevas de salvación para Sión

61 »El espíritu de Jehová, el Señor, está sobre mí,
porque me ha ungido Jehová.
Me ha enviado a predicar buenas noticias a los pobres,
a vendar a los quebrantados de corazón,
a publicar libertad a los cautivos
y a los prisioneros apertura de la cárcel;
a proclamar el año de la buena voluntad de Jehová
y el día de la venganza del Dios nuestro;
a consolar a todos los que están de luto;
a ordenar que a los afligidos de Sión
se les dé esplendor en lugar de ceniza,
aceite de gozo en lugar de luto,
manto de alegría en lugar del espíritu angustiado.
Serán llamados “Árboles de justicia”,
“Plantío de Jehová”, para gloria suya.

»Reedificarán las ruinas antiguas,
levantarán lo que antes fue asolado
y restaurarán las ciudades arruinadas,
los escombros de muchas generaciones.
Extranjeros apacentarán vuestras ovejas
e hijos de extraños serán vuestros labradores y vuestros viñadores.
Vosotros seréis llamados sacerdotes de Jehová,
ministros de nuestro Dios seréis llamados.
Comeréis las riquezas de las naciones
y con su gloria seréis enaltecidos.
En lugar de vuestra doble vergüenza
y de vuestra deshonra,
os alabarán en sus heredades;
por lo cual en su tierra poseerán doble porción
y tendrán perpetuo gozo.

»Yo, Jehová, soy amante del derecho,
aborrecedor del latrocinio para holocausto.
Por eso, afirmaré en verdad su obra
y haré con ellos pacto eterno.
La descendencia de ellos será conocida entre las naciones
y sus renuevos en medio de los pueblos.
Todos los que los vean reconocerán
que son un linaje bendito de Jehová.

10 »En gran manera me gozaré en Jehová,
mi alma se alegrará en mi Dios,
porque me vistió con vestiduras de salvación,
me rodeó de manto de justicia,
como a novio me atavió
y como a novia adornada con sus joyas.
11 Porque como la tierra produce su renuevo
y como el huerto hace brotar su semilla,
así Jehová, el Señor, hará brotar justicia y alabanza
delante de todas las naciones.»

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(I)
    and the day of vengeance(J) of our God,
to comfort(K) all who mourn,(L)
    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(N)
the oil(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(R)

They will rebuild the ancient ruins(S)
    and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for generations.
Strangers(T) will shepherd your flocks;
    foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
And you will be called priests(U) of the Lord,
    you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth(V) of nations,
    and in their riches you will boast.

Instead of your shame(W)
    you will receive a double(X) portion,
and instead of disgrace
    you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit(Y) a double portion in your land,
    and everlasting joy(Z) will be yours.

“For I, the Lord, love justice;(AA)
    I hate robbery and wrongdoing.
In my faithfulness I will reward my people
    and make an everlasting covenant(AB) with them.
Their descendants(AC) will be known among the nations
    and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
    that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”(AD)

10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices(AE) in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,(AF)
as a bridegroom adorns his head(AG) like a priest,
    and as a bride(AH) adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
    and a garden(AI) causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness(AJ)
    and praise spring up before all nations.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind