| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations. | 1"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. |
| 2He will not shout or raise his voice in public. | 2"He will not cry out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street. |
| 3He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged. | 3"A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. |
| 4He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction. ” | 4"He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." |
| 5God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth. And it is he who says, | 5Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it, |
| 6“I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations. | 6"I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I will also hold you by the hand and watch over you, And I will appoint you as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations, |
| 7You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons. | 7To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison. |
| 8“I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols. | 8"I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images. |
| 9Everything I prophesied has come true, and now I will prophesy again. I will tell you the future before it happens.” A Song of Praise to the LORD | 9"Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you." |
| 10Sing a new song to the LORD! Sing his praises from the ends of the earth! Sing, all you who sail the seas, all you who live in distant coastlands. | 10Sing to the LORD a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it. You islands, and those who dwell on them. |
| 11Join in the chorus, you desert towns; let the villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for joy; shout praises from the mountaintops! | 11Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains. |
| 12Let the whole world glorify the LORD; let it sing his praise. | 12Let them give glory to the LORD And declare His praise in the coastlands. |
| 13The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry and crush all his enemies. | 13The LORD will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies. |
| 14He will say, “I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry and groan and pant. | 14"I have kept silent for a long time, I have kept still and restrained Myself. Now like a woman in labor I will groan, I will both gasp and pant. |
| 15I will level the mountains and hills and blight all their greenery. I will turn the rivers into dry land and will dry up all the pools. | 15"I will lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will make the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds. |
| 16I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them. | 16"I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone." |
| 17But those who trust in idols, who say, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned away in shame. Israel’s Failure to Listen and See | 17They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame, Who trust in idols, Who say to molten images, "You are our gods." |
| 18“Listen, you who are deaf! Look and see, you blind! | 18Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see. |
| 19Who is as blind as my own people, my servant? Who is as deaf as my messenger? Who is as blind as my chosen people, the servant of the LORD? | 19Who is blind but My servant, Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is so blind as he that is at peace with Me, Or so blind as the servant of the LORD? |
| 20You see and recognize what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear with your ears, but you don’t really listen.” | 20You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but none hears. |
| 21Because he is righteous, the LORD has exalted his glorious law. | 21The LORD was pleased for His righteousness' sake To make the law great and glorious. |
| 22But his own people have been robbed and plundered, enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped. They are fair game for anyone and have no one to protect them, no one to take them back home. | 22But this is a people plundered and despoiled; All of them are trapped in caves, Or are hidden away in prisons; They have become a prey with none to deliver them, And a spoil, with none to say, "Give them back!" |
| 23Who will hear these lessons from the past and see the ruin that awaits you in the future? | 23Who among you will give ear to this? Who will give heed and listen hereafter? |
| 24Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? It was the LORD, against whom we sinned, for the people would not walk in his path, nor would they obey his law. | 24Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned, And in whose ways they were not willing to walk, And whose law they did not obey? |
| 25Therefore, he poured out his fury on them and destroyed them in battle. They were enveloped in flames, but they still refused to understand. They were consumed by fire, but they did not learn their lesson. | 25So He poured out on him the heat of His anger And the fierceness of battle; And it set him aflame all around, Yet he did not recognize it; And it burned him, but he paid no attention. |
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