| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. | 1"Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I delight. I've placed my Spirit upon him; and he'll deliver his justice throughout the world. |
| 2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. | 2He won't shout, or raise his voice, or make it heard in the street. |
| 3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. | 3A crushed reed he will not break, and a fading candle he won't snuff out. He'll bring forth justice for the truth. |
| 4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. | 4And he won't grow faint or be crushed until he establishes justice on the mainland, and the coastlands take ownership of his Law." |
| 5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: | 5This is what God says— the God who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its produce, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it: |
| 6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; | 6 "I've called you in righteousness. I'll take hold of your hand. I'll preserve you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, as a light for the nations, |
| 7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. | 7to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison. |
| 8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. | 8I, the LORD, am the one, and I won't give my name and glory to another, nor my praise to idols. |
| 9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. | 9See, the former things have taken place, and I'm announcing the new things— before they spring into being I'm telling you about them." |
| 10Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. | 10Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the ends of the earth, you who sail down the sea and by everything in it, you coastlands and their inhabitants. |
| 11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. | 11Let the desert cry out, its towns and the villages where Kedar lives; and let those who live in Sela sing for joy. Let them shout aloud from the mountaintops. |
| 12Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. | 12Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. |
| 13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. | 13The LORD marches out like a warrior; he stirs up his rage like a man of war; he makes his anger heard; he shouts aloud; he declares his mastery over his enemies: |
| 14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. | 14"I have certainly stayed silent for a long time; I've kept still and held myself back. Now, like a woman giving birth, I'll cry out. All of a sudden I'll gasp and pant. |
| 15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. | 15I'll devastate the mountains and hills, and dry up all their vegetation; I'll turn rivers into islands, and dry up the ponds. |
| 16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. | 16I'll help the blind walk, even on a road they do not know; I'll guide them in directions they do not know. I'll turn the dark places into light in front of them, and the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I won't abandon them. |
| 17They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. | 17Those who trust in carved idols will turn back and be completely disappointed, along with those who say to metal images, 'You are our gods.'" |
| 18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. | 18"Listen, you deaf people, and look up, you blind people, so you may see! |
| 19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant? | 19Who is blind except my servant, or deaf like my messenger I am sending? Who is blind like the one committed to me, or blind like the LORD's servant? |
| 20Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. | 20You've seen many things, but you pay no attention. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen. |
| 21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. | 21The LORD was pleased, for the sake of his vindication, that he should magnify his Law and make it glorious. |
| 22But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. | 22But this is a people who have been robbed and plundered, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become prey, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, 'Send them back!' |
| 23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? | 23"Who among you will listen, and pay attention, and listen for the time to come?" |
| 24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. | 24"Who handed Jacob over to looters, and Israel to robbers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? After all, they weren't willing to walk in his ways, and they wouldn't obey his instruction, |
| 25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. | 25so he drenched him with the heat that is his anger, the violence of war. It enveloped him in flames, but still he had no insight. It burned him up, but he didn't take it to heart." |
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