1 The waste land and the dry places will be glad; the lowland will have joy and be full of flowers.2 It will be flowering like the rose; it will be full of delight and songs; the glory of Lebanon will be given to it; the pride of Carmel and Sharon: they will see the glory of the Lord, the power of our God.3 Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.4 Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.5 Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.6 Then will the feeble-footed be jumping like a roe, and the voice which was stopped will be loud in song: for in the waste land streams will be bursting out, and waters in the dry places.7 And the burning sand will become a pool, and the dry earth springs of waters: the fields where the sheep take their food will become wet land, and water-plants will take the place of grass.8 And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.9 No lion will be there, or any cruel beast; they will not be seen there; but those for whom the Lord has given a price,10 Even those whom he has made free, will come back again; they will come with songs to Zion; on their heads will be eternal joy; delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.

1 旷野和干旱之地必欢喜； 沙漠要快乐， 又像番红花一般开花， 2 必茂盛地开花， 大大快乐， 并且欢呼。黎巴嫩的荣耀、迦密和沙仑的华美也赐给它； 人们必看见耶和华的荣耀、我们 神的华美。 3 你们要坚固无力的手， 稳固摇动的膝。 4 又对那些忧心的人说： "你们要刚强， 不要惧怕。看哪！ 你们的 神， 他要来报仇， 来施行报应， 他必来拯救你们。" 5 那时， 瞎子的眼必打开， 聋子的耳必畅通。 6 那时， 瘸子必像鹿一般跳跃， 哑巴的舌头必大声欢呼； 旷野必涌出大水， 沙漠必流出江河。 7 灼热的沙地必变为水池， 干旱之地必变成泉源； 在野狗的住处， 就是它们躺卧之处， 必成为青草、芦苇和蒲草生长的地方。 8 那里必有一条大路， 要称为"圣路"； 不洁净的人不能经过， 那是为那些行走正路的人预备的； 愚昧的人不会在路上留连。 9 那里必没有狮子， 猛兽也不会上去， 在那里必遇不见它们； 10 只有蒙救赎的人必归回， 必欢呼地来到锡安； 永远的喜乐必临到他们的头上； 他们必得着欢喜和快乐， 忧愁和叹息都必逃跑了。