Isaiah 42 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth. Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment. a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law. he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
5 Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in it. Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: This is what God the LORD says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
6 I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations. “I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
7 To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness. to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
8 I am Jehovah, this is My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images. I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols. “I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.
9 The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear. Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.” See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.”
10 Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, Ye who are going down to the sea, and its fulness, Isles, and their inhabitants. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
11 The wilderness and its cities do lift up the voice, The villages Kedar doth inhabit, Sing do the inhabitants of Sela, From the top of mountains they cry. Let the desert and its cities lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the habitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
12 They ascribe to Jehovah honour, And His praise in the isles they declare. Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare his praise in the coastlands. Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.
13 Jehovah as a mighty one goeth forth. As a man of war He stirreth up zeal, He crieth, yea, He shrieketh, Against His enemies He showeth Himself mighty. The LORD goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes. The LORD will march out like a champion, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.
14 I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together. For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant. “For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet and held myself back. But now, like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant.
15 I make waste mountains and hills, And all their herbs I dry up, And I have made rivers become isles, And ponds I dry up. I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools. I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
16 And I have caused the blind to go, In a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I cause them to tread, I make a dark place before them become light, And unlevelled places become a plain, These are the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken them. And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them. I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
17 Removed backward -- utterly ashamed, Are those trusting in a graven image, Those saying to a molten image, 'Ye are our gods.' They are turned back and utterly put to shame, who trust in carved idols, who say to metal images, “You are our gods.” But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back in utter shame.
18 Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look to see. Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see! “Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind but My servant? And deaf as My messenger I send? Who is blind as he who is at peace, Yea, blind, as the servant of Jehovah? Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one, or blind as the servant of the LORD? Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one in covenant with me, blind like the servant of the LORD?
20 Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not. He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear. You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.”
21 Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable. The LORD was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious. It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious.
22 And this is a people seized and spoiled, Snared in holes -- all of them, And in houses of restraint they were hidden, They have been for a prey, And there is no deliverer, A spoil, and none is saying, 'Restore.' But this is a people plundered and looted; they are all of them trapped in holes and hidden in prisons; they have become plunder with none to rescue, spoil with none to say, “Restore!” But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, “Send them back.”
23 Who among you giveth ear to this? Attendeth, and heareth afterwards. Who among you will give ear to this, will attend and listen for the time to come? Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time to come?
24 Who hath given Jacob for a spoil, And Israel to the spoilers? Is it not Jehovah -- He against whom we sinned? Yea, they have not been willing in His ways to walk, Nor have they hearkened to His law. Who gave up Jacob to the looter, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned, in whose ways they would not walk, and whose law they would not obey? Who handed Jacob over to become loot, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? For they would not follow his ways; they did not obey his law.
25 And He poureth on him fury, His anger, and the strength of battle, And it setteth him on fire round about, And he hath not known, And it burneth against him, and he layeth it not to heart! So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart. So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
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