42:1 ¶
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. |
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42:1 ¶
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. |
42:2
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. |
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42:2
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. |
42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. |
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42:3
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. |
42:4
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. |
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42:4
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. |
42:5 ¶
Thus saith El Yahweh, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: |
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42:5 ¶
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: |
42:6
I Yahweh have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; |
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42:6
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; |
42:7
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. |
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42:7
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. |
42:8
I [am] Yahweh: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. |
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42:8
I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. |
42:9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. |
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42:9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. |
42:10
Sing unto Yahweh a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. |
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42:10
Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. |
42:11
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. |
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42:11
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. |
42:12
Let them give glory unto Yahweh, and declare his praise in the islands. |
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42:12
Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. |
42:13
Yahweh shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. |
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42:13
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. |
42:14
I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. |
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42:14
I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. |
42:15
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. |
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42:15
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. |
42:16
And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. |
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42:16
And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. |
42:17 ¶
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye [are] our elohim. |
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42:17 ¶
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye [are] our gods. |
42:18
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. |
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42:18
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. |
42:19
Who [is] blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger [that] I sent? who [is] blind as [he that is] perfect, and blind as Yahweh's servant? |
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42:19
Who [is] blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger [that] I sent? who [is] blind as [he that is] perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant? |
42:20
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. |
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42:20
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. |
42:21
Yahweh is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable. |
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42:21
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable. |
42:22
But this [is] a people robbed and spoiled; [they are] all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. |
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42:22
But this [is] a people robbed and spoiled; [they are] all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. |
42:23
Who among you will give ear to this? [who] will hearken and hear for the time to come? |
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42:23
Who among you will give ear to this? [who] will hearken and hear for the time to come? |
42:24
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not Yahweh, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. |
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42:24
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. |
42:25
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid [it] not to heart. |
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42:25
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid [it] not to heart. |