1 Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:
2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;
3 And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;
4 And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
5 And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.
6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
7 The Lord who takes up Israel's cause, even his Holy One, says to him whom men make sport of, who is hated by the nations, a servant of rulers: Kings will see and get up from their places, and chiefs will give worship: because of the Lord who keeps faith; even the Holy One of Israel who has taken you for himself.
8 This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
9 Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.
10 They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways will be lifted up.
12 See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 Let your voice be loud in song, O heavens; and be glad, O earth; make sounds of joy, O mountains, for the Lord has given comfort to his people, and will have mercy on his crushed ones.
14 But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.
15 Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.
16 See, your name is marked on my hands; your walls are ever before me.
17 Your builders are coming quickly; your haters and those who made you waste will go out of you.
18 Let your eyes be lifted up round about, and see: they are all coming together to you. By my life, says the Lord, truly you will put them all on you as an ornament, and be clothed with them like a bride.
19 For though the waste places of your land have been given to destruction, now you will not be wide enough for your people, and those who made you waste will be far away.
20 The children to whom you gave birth in other lands will say in your ears, The place is not wide enough for me: make room for me to have a resting-place.
21 Then you will say in your heart, Who has given me all these children? when my children had been taken from me, and I was no longer able to have others, who took care of these? when I was by myself, where then were these?
22 This is the word of the Lord God: See, I will make a sign with my hand to the nations, and put up my flag for the peoples; and they will take up your sons on their beasts, and your daughters on their backs.
23 And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.
24 Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?
25 But the Lord says, Even the prisoners of the strong will be taken from him, and the cruel made to let go his goods: for I will take up your cause against your haters, and I will keep your children safe.
26 And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.
1 众海岛啊！ 你们要听我的话。远方的万族啊！ 你们要留心听。我在母胎的时候， 耶和华就呼召了我； 我出母腹的时候， 他就提了我的名。
2 他使我的口如快刀， 把我藏在他手的阴影之下； 他又使我成为磨亮的箭， 把我藏在他的箭袋里。
3 他对我说： "你是我的仆人以色列， 我要借着你得荣耀。"
4 但我说： "我劳碌是徒然的； 我用尽气力， 是虚无虚空的； 然而我当得的公理是在耶和华那里， 我的赏赐是在我的 神那里。"
5 现在， 耶和华说： （他自我还在母胎的时候， 就造了我作他的仆人， 好使雅各回转归向他， 使以色列可以聚集到他那里； 我在耶和华眼中被看为尊贵， 我的 神是我的力量。）
6 "你作我的仆人， 使雅各众支派复兴， 使以色列中得保全的归回， 只是小事， 我还要使你作列国的光， 使我的救恩传到地极。"
7 以色列的救赎主， 以色列的圣者耶和华， 对那被人藐视的、被本国憎恶的、被统治者奴役的， 这样说： "君王看见了， 就必起立， 领袖看见了， 也要下拜， 都因信实的耶和华， 就是拣选了你的、以色列的圣者的缘故。"
8 耶和华这样说： "在悦纳的时候， 我应允了你， 在拯救的日子， 我帮助了你； 我要保护你， 使你作人民的中保， 复兴那地， 使人承受荒凉之地作产业，
9 对那些被囚的说： ‘你们出来吧！ ’对那些在黑暗中的人说： ‘你们现身吧！ ’他们沿途必得喂养， 一切光秃的高处必成为他们的草场。
10 他们必不饥饿， 也不口渴， 炎热和太阳必不伤害他们， 因为那怜悯他们的， 要引领他们， 带领他们到水泉的旁边。
11 我必使我的众山成为道路， 我的大道都必被修高。
12 看哪！ 有些人从远方而来； 看哪！ 有些从北方， 从西方而来， 还有些从色尼姆地而来。"
13 诸天哪！ 你们要欢呼。大地啊！ 你当快乐。众山啊！ 你们要发声欢呼。因为耶和华已经安慰了他的子民， 也必怜悯他受困苦的人。
14 但锡安说： "耶和华离弃了我， 我的主忘记了我。"
15 妇人怎能忘记她吃奶的婴孩， 不怜悯她亲生的儿子呢？即使她们可能忘记， 我也不会忘记你。
16 看哪！ 我已经把你刻在我的掌上； 你的城墙常常在我面前。
17 重建你的要急速归回， 那些毁坏你的和那些使你荒废的， 都必离你而去。
18 你举目向四周观看吧！ 他们都集合到你那里来。耶和华说： "我指着我的永生起誓， 你要披戴他们， 如同披戴装饰品； 你要以他们作华带束腰， 像新妇一样。
19 至于你那些被毁坏荒废之处和你那些被拆毁之地， 现在给众人居住必显为太狭窄了， 那些吞灭你的都必远离你。
20 你丧子以后所生的儿女还要说给你听， 说： ‘这地方给我居住太狭窄了； 求你给我预备地方居住吧！ ’
21 那时你心里必说： ‘我既丧子， 又不能生育； 我是被掳的， 又是被放逐在外的， 谁给我生了这些孩子呢？谁把这些孩子养大呢？看哪！ 我独自一人被撇下， 这些孩子是从哪里来的呢？’"
22 主耶和华这样说： "看哪！ 我必向列国举手， 我要向万民竖立我的旗帜； 他们要把你的儿子都抱在怀中带来， 把你的女儿都放在肩上背来。
23 列国的君王要作你的养父， 他们的王后必作你的保姆； 他们必脸伏于地向你下拜， 舐你脚上的尘土。那么， 你就知道我是耶和华， 那些仰望我的决不会羞愧。"
24 被抢去的怎能从勇士手中夺回呢？被俘掳的怎能从强暴者的手里救出来呢？
25 但耶和华这样说： "就是勇士所俘掳的， 也可以夺回， 强暴者所抢去的， 也可以救出来； 与你相争的， 我必与他们相争； 你的儿女， 我却要拯救。
26 我要使那些欺压你的人， 吃自己的肉； 他们必喝自己的血醉倒， 好像喝了甜酒一样； 那么所有的人都必知道， 我耶和华是你的拯救者， 是你的救赎主， 是雅各的大能者。"