Glädjebudet om Sions återlösning

52 Vakna upp, vakna upp, kläd dig i din styrka, du Sion,
kläd dig i din högtidsskrud, du Jerusalem, du heliga stad,
ty ingen oomskuren eller oren skall härefter komma in i dig.
Skaka stoftet av dig,
    stå upp och intag din plats, Jerusalem.
Lös banden från din hals, du fångna dotter Sion.
Ty så säger Herren:
    Ni har blivit sålda för intet,
därför skall ni också utan pengar bli återlösta.

Så säger Herren Herren:
    Mitt folk drog i forna dagar ner till Egypten
och vistades där som främlingar.
    Och Assur har förtryckt dem utan orsak.
Vad har jag nu här, säger Herren,
    då man har fört bort mitt folk utan skäl?
Dess tyranner skränar, säger Herren,
och mitt namn blir ständigt hånat, varje dag.
Därför skall mitt folk lära känna mitt namn,
därför skall det på den dagen förstå
    att jag är den som säger: Se, här är jag!

Hur ljuvliga är inte glädjebudbärarens fotsteg
när han kommer över bergen
    och förkunnar frid,
bär fram goda nyheter
    och förkunnar frälsning
och säger till Sion:
    "Din Gud är konung!"
Hör, dina väktare ropar med hög röst,
de jublar alla,
    ty de skall med egna ögon få se
Herren vända tillbaka till Sion.
Brist ut i jubel tillsammans,
    ni Jerusalems ruiner,
ty Herren tröstar sitt folk,
    han återlöser Jerusalem.
10 Herren uppenbarar sin heliga arm inför alla hednafolkens ögon,
alla jordens ändar skall se vår Guds frälsning.

11 Drag bort! Drag bort! Gå ut därifrån!
Rör inte vid något orent!
    Gå ut från henne, rena er,
ni som bär Herrens kärl.
12 Ni skall inte gå ut med hast
    och inte vandra bort som flyktingar,
ty Herren går framför er,
    och Israels Gud avslutar ert tåg.

Herrens tjänares lidande och härlighet

13 [a] Se, min tjänare skall handla[b] vist.
    Han skall bli hög och upphöjd, ja, mycket hög.
14 Liksom många häpnade över dig,
    så skall hans framträdande förvrängas mer än andra mäns
och hans gestalt mer än andra människors.
15 Han skall bestänka[c] många folk.
    Inför honom kommer kungar att förstummas,
ty de får se sådant som aldrig har berättats för dem
och lära känna vad de aldrig har hört.

Footnotes

  1. Jesaja 52:13 Angående ställning och uppbyggnad av 52:13-53:12 (ofta kallat Jes 53), se not till 57:21.
  2. Jesaja 52:13 handla vist Annan översättning: "ha framgång".
  3. Jesaja 52:15 bestänka Liktydigt med "rena", se t ex 3 Mos 14:7, 4 Mos 8:7.

52 Awake, awake,(A) Zion,
    clothe yourself with strength!(B)
Put on your garments of splendor,(C)
    Jerusalem, the holy city.(D)
The uncircumcised(E) and defiled(F)
    will not enter you again.(G)
Shake off your dust;(H)
    rise up,(I) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,(J)
    Daughter Zion,(K) now a captive.

For this is what the Lord says:

“You were sold for nothing,(L)
    and without money(M) you will be redeemed.(N)

For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“At first my people went down to Egypt(O) to live;
    lately, Assyria(P) 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.(Q)
Therefore my people will know(R) my name;(S)
    therefore in that day(T) they will know
that it is I who foretold(U) it.
    Yes, it is I.”

How beautiful on the mountains(V)
    are the feet of those who bring good news,(W)
who proclaim peace,(X)
    who bring good tidings,
    who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
    “Your God reigns!”(Y)
Listen! Your watchmen(Z) lift up their voices;(AA)
    together they shout for joy.(AB)
When the Lord returns(AC) to Zion,(AD)
    they will see it with their own eyes.
Burst into songs of joy(AE) together,
    you ruins(AF) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(AG) his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.(AH)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(AI)
    in the sight of all the nations,(AJ)
and all the ends of the earth(AK) will see
    the salvation(AL) of our God.

11 Depart,(AM) depart, go out from there!
    Touch no unclean thing!(AN)
Come out from it and be pure,(AO)
    you who carry the articles(AP) of the Lord’s house.
12 But you will not leave in haste(AQ)
    or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,(AR)
    the God of Israel will be your rear guard.(AS)

The Suffering and Glory of the Servant

13 See, my servant(AT) will act wisely[b];
    he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.(AU)
14 Just as there were many who were appalled(AV) at him[c]
    his appearance was so disfigured(AW) beyond that of any human being
    and his form marred beyond human likeness(AX)
15 so he will sprinkle(AY) many nations,[d]
    and kings(AZ) will shut their mouths(BA) because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
    and what they have not heard, they will understand.(BB)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
  2. Isaiah 52:13 Or will prosper
  3. Isaiah 52:14 Hebrew you
  4. Isaiah 52:15 Or so will many nations be amazed at him (see also Septuagint)

Cheer for Prostrate Zion

52 (A)Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion;
Clothe yourself in your (B)beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the (C)holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the (D)unclean
Will no longer come into you.
Shake yourself (E)from the dust, (F)rise up,
O captive Jerusalem;
(G)Loose yourself from the chains around your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.

For thus says the Lord, “You were (H)sold for nothing and you will be (I)redeemed (J)without money.” For thus says the Lord [a]God, “My people (K)went down at the first into Egypt to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Now therefore, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without cause?” Again the Lord declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My (L)name is continually blasphemed all day long. Therefore My people shall (M)know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”

How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings (N)good news,
Who announces [b]peace
And brings good news of [c]happiness,
Who announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your (O)God [d]reigns!”
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their (P)voices,
They shout joyfully together;
For they will see [e]with their own eyes
When the Lord restores Zion.
(Q)Break forth, shout joyfully together,
You (R)waste places of Jerusalem;
For the Lord has comforted His people,
He has (S)redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord has bared His holy (T)arm
In the sight of all the nations,
[f]That (U)all the ends of the earth may see
The salvation of our God.

11 (V)Depart, depart, go out from there,
(W)Touch nothing unclean;
Go out of the midst of her, (X)purify yourselves,
You who carry the vessels of the Lord.
12 But you will not go out in (Y)haste,
Nor will you go [g]as fugitives;
For the (Z)Lord will go before you,
And (AA)the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

The Exalted Servant

13 Behold, My (AB)servant will prosper,
He will be high and lifted up and [h]greatly (AC)exalted.
14 Just as many were astonished at you, My people,
So His (AD)appearance was marred more than any man
And His form more than the sons of men.
15 Thus He will (AE)sprinkle many nations,
Kings will (AF)shut their mouths on account of Him;
For (AG)what had not been told them they will see,
And what they had not heard they will understand.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:4 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 52:7 Or well-being
  3. Isaiah 52:7 Lit good
  4. Isaiah 52:7 Or is King
  5. Isaiah 52:8 Lit eye to eye
  6. Isaiah 52:10 Lit And...earth will see
  7. Isaiah 52:12 Lit in flight
  8. Isaiah 52:13 Or very high

52 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.

Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your reward.

13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.