1 There must go forth a twig out of the stump of Jesse. A branch sproutshootdescendant from his roots will bear fruit.

2 The Spirit of Jehovah will rest on him. The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and respect for Jehovah will be his.

3 He will delight in the reverence of Jehovah. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor make a decision by what his ears hear.

4 But with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth power of his words, and with the spirit breath of his lips he will destroy the wicked.

5 Righteousness will be the belt around his loins. Faithfulness will be the belt around His waist.