1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

2 To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad;

3 To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.

4 And they will be building again the old broken walls, and will make new the old waste places, and will put up again the towns which have been waste for long generations.

5 And men from strange countries will be your herdsmen, and those who are not Israelites will be your ploughmen and vine-keepers.

6 But you will be named the priests of the Lord, the servants of our God: you will have the wealth of the nations for your food, and you will be clothed with their glory.

7 As they had twice as much grief, and marks of shame were their heritage, so in their land they will be rewarded twice over, and will have eternal joy.

8 For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.

9 And their seed will be noted among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: it will be clear to all who see them that they are the seed to which the Lord has given his blessing.

10 I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.

11 For as the earth puts out buds, and as the garden gives growth to the seeds which are planted in it, so the Lord will make righteousness and praise to be flowering before all the nations.

1 主耶和华的灵在我身上， 因为耶和华膏了我， 叫我传福音给困苦的人； 差遣我去医治伤心的人， 向被掳的宣告自由， 向被囚的宣告释放；

2 宣告耶和华悦纳人的禧年， 和我们的 神报仇的日子； 安慰悲哀的人，

3 为锡安悲哀的人穿上装饰， 赐给他们华冠代替灰尘， 喜乐油代替悲哀， 赞美衣代替沮丧的灵， 他们必称为公义的橡树， 是耶和华栽种的， 好使他自己得着荣耀。

4 他们必重建久已废弃的荒场， 建立先前荒凉之地； 重修荒废了的城镇， 就是历代荒凉之处。

5 那时， 外人要服事你们， 牧放你们的羊群， 外族人要作你们的农夫和葡萄园丁。

6 至于你们， 却要称为耶和华的祭司， 人必称你们为我们 神的仆人； 你们要享用列国的财富， 因得着他们的荣耀而夸耀。

7 你们必得加倍的分， 代替你们所受的羞愧， 他们因自己所得的分而欢呼， 代替羞辱， 所以在他们的境内， 他们必拥有加倍的产业， 他们必有永远的喜乐。

8 因为我耶和华喜爱公平， 恨恶不义的抢夺； 我要凭真理赏赐他们， 与他们立永远的约。

9 他们的后裔必在列国中被人认识， 他们的子孙在万民中也必这样； 看见他们的， 都必承认他们是耶和华赐福的后裔。

10 我因耶和华大大欢喜， 我的心靠着我的 神快乐， 因为他给我穿上救恩的衣服， 给我披上公义的外袍， 好像新郎戴上华冠， 又像新娘佩戴装饰。

11 地怎样发生苗芽， 园子怎样使所种的生长起来， 主耶和华也必怎样使公义和赞美， 在万国之前生长出来。