1 The Spirit of Yahweh our Lord is on me;

he has appointed [MTY] me to bring good news to those who are oppressed,

to comfort those who are discouraged,

to free all those who are as though they are chained/tied [DOU] by the wrong things that they continually do.

2 He has sent me to tell those who mourn about the members of their families who died (OR, who are still in Babylonia)

that now is the time when Yahweh will act kindly toward his people;

now is the time when our God will ◄get revenge on/punish► their enemies.

3 To all those in Jerusalem who mourn,

he will give flower necklaces to wear;

instead of ashes that they put on their heads to show that they are sad;

he will cause them to rejoice [MTY] instead of being sad;

he will enable them to be [MET] happy instead of being discouraged.

They will be called "people who continually do what is right,

people who are like tall/strong oak trees that Yahweh has planted"

to show others that he is very great.