Isaiah 1 | New International Reader’s Version

New International Reader’s Version

1 Here is the vision about Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah saw. It came to him when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were ruling. They were kings of Judah. Isaiah was the son of Amoz.

The nation refuses to obey the Lord

2 Listen to me, you heavens! Pay attention to me, earth! The LORD has said, ‘I raised children. I brought them up. But they have refused to obey me. 3 The ox knows its master. The donkey knows where its owner feeds it. But Israel does not know me. My people do not understand me.’ 4 How terrible it will be for this sinful nation! They are loaded down with guilt. They are people who do nothing but evil. They are children who are always sinning. They have deserted the LORD. They have turned against the Holy One of Israel. They have turned their backs on him. 5 Israel, why do you want to be beaten all the time? Why do you always refuse to obey the LORD? Your head is covered with wounds. Your whole heart is weak. 6 There isn’t a healthy spot on your body. You are not healthy from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. You have nothing but wounds, cuts and open sores. They haven’t been cleaned up or bandaged or treated with olive oil. 7 Your country has been deserted. Your cities have been burned down. The food from your fields is being eaten up by outsiders. They are doing it right in front of you. Your land has been completely destroyed. It looks as if strangers have taken it over. 8 The city of Zion is left like a shed where someone stands guard in a vineyard. It is left like a hut in a cucumber field. It’s like a city being attacked. 9 The LORD who rules over all has let some people live through that time of trouble. If he hadn’t, we would have become like Sodom. We would have been like Gomorrah. 10 Rulers of Sodom, hear the LORD’s message. People of Gomorrah, listen to the instruction of our God. 11 ‘Do you think I need any more of your sacrifices?’ asks the LORD. ‘I have more than enough of your burnt offerings. I have more than enough of rams and the fat of your fattest animals. I do not find any pleasure in the blood of your bulls, lambs and goats. 12 Who asked you to bring all these animals when you come to worship me? Who asked you and your animals to walk all over my courtyards? 13 Stop bringing offerings that do not mean anything to me! I hate your incense. I can’t stand your worthless gatherings. I can’t stand the way you celebrate your New Moon feasts, Sabbath days and special services. 14 Your New Moon feasts and your other appointed feasts I hate with my whole being. They have become a heavy load to me. I am tired of carrying it. 15 You might spread out your hands towards me when you pray. But I do not look at you. You might even offer many prayers. But I am not listening to them. Your hands are covered with the blood of the people you have murdered. 16 So wash and make yourselves clean. Get your evil actions out of my sight! Stop doing what is wrong! 17 Learn to do what is right! Treat people fairly. Help those who are treated badly. Stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. And do the same thing for widows. 18 ‘Come. Let us settle this matter,’ says the LORD. ‘Even though your sins are bright red, they will be as white as snow. Even though they are deep red, they will be white like wool. 19 But you have to be willing to change and obey me. If you are, you will eat the good things that grow on the land. 20 But if you are not willing to obey me, you will be killed by swords.’ The LORD has spoken. 21 See how the faithful city of Jerusalem has become like a prostitute! Once it was full of people who treated others fairly. Those who did what was right used to live in it. But now murderers live there! 22 Jerusalem, your silver isn’t pure anymore. Your best wine has been made weak with water. 23 Your rulers refuse to obey the LORD. They join forces with robbers. All of them love to accept money from those who want special favours. They are always looking for gifts from other people. They don’t stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. They don’t do it for widows either. 24 The Lord is the Mighty One of Israel. The LORD who rules over all announces, ‘Israel, you have become my enemies. I will act against you in my anger. I will pay you back for what you have done. 25 I will turn my power against you. I will make you completely “clean”. I will remove everything that is not pure. 26 I will give you leaders like the ones you had long ago. I will give you rulers like those you had at the beginning. Then you will be called the City That Does What Is Right. You will also be called the Faithful City.’ 27 Zion will be saved when justice is done. Those who are sorry for their sins will be saved when what is right is done. 28 But sinners and those who refuse to obey the LORD will be destroyed. And those who desert the LORD will die. 29 ‘Israel, you take delight in worshipping among the sacred oak trees. You will be full of shame for doing that. You have chosen to worship in the sacred gardens. You will be dishonoured for doing that. 30 You will be like an oak tree whose leaves are dying. You will be like a garden that doesn’t have any water. 31 Your strongest men will become like dry pieces of wood. Their worship of other gods will be the spark that lights the fire. Everything will be burned. No one will be there to put the fire out.’

Библия, ревизирано издание

from Bulgarian Bible Society

Божието обвинение срещу Израилевия народ

1 Видението на Амосовия син Исайя, което видя за Юдея и Йерусалим в дните на Юдейските царе Озия, Йотам, Ахаз и Езекия: (Nu 12:6) 2 Чуйте, небеса, и дай ухо, земльо. Защото ГОСПОД е говорил, като е казал: Деца отхраних и възпитах; но те се разбунтуваха против Мене. (De 32:1; Isa 5:1; Isa 5:2; Jer 2:12; Jer 6:19; Jer 22:29; Eze 36:4; Mic 1:2; Mic 6:1; Mic 6:2)

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3 Волът познава стопанина си и оселът – яслите на господаря си; но Израил не знае, народът Ми не разсъждава. (Isa 5:12; Jer 8:7; Jer 9:3; Jer 9:6)

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4 Уви, грешни народе, народ, натоварен с беззаконие, роде на злодеи, деца, които постъпвате разтленно! Изоставиха ГОСПОДА, презряха Святия Израилев, отделиха се и се върнаха назад. (Isa 57:3; Isa 57:4; Mt 3:7)

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5 Защо да бъдете още бити, че се бунтувате повече и повече? Вече всяка глава е болна и всяко сърце – изнемощяло; (Isa 9:13; Jer 2:30; Jer 5:3)

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6 от стъпалото на крака дори до главата няма в някое тяло здраво място, а струпеи и синини, и гноясали рани, които не са почистени, нито превързани, нито омекчени с масло. (Jer 8:22) 7 Страната ви е пуста, градовете ви – изгорени с огън; земята ви – чужденци я пояждат пред очите ви, и тя е пуста като разорена от чужденци. (De 28:51; De 28:52)

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8 И сионовата дъщеря е оставена като колиба в лозе, като навес в градина с краставици, като обсаден град. (Job 27:18; Jer 4:17; La 2:6)

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9 Ако ГОСПОД на Силите не беше ни оставил малък остатък, като Содом бихме станали, на Гомор бихме заприличали. (Ge 19:24; La 3:22; Ro 9:29)

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10 Чуйте словото ГОСПОДНЕ, князе содомски; слушайте поуката на нашия Бог, народе гоморски. (De 32:32; Eze 16:46)

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11 Защо Ми е големият брой на жертвите ви? ГОСПОД казва: Сит съм от всеизгаряне на овни и от тлъстина на угоени; и не Ми е угодна кръв от телета или от агнета, или от едри козли. (1Sa 15:22; Ps 50:8; Ps 50:9; Ps 51:16; Pr 15:8; Pr 21:27; Isa 66:3; Jer 6:20; Jer 7:21; Am 5:21; Am 5:22; Mic 6:7)

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12 Когато идвате да се явявате пред Мене, кой е поискал от вас^[1] това, да тъпчете дворовете Ми? (Ex 23:17; Ex 34:23) 13 Не принасяйте вече суетни приноси; тамянът е мерзост за Мене, също и новолунията, и съботите, и свикването на събранията; не мога да търпя беззаконието заедно с^[2] тържественото събрание. (Joe 1:14; Joe 2:15; Mt 15:9)

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14 Душата Ми мрази новолунията ви и празниците ви; досада са за Мене; дотегна Ми да ги търпя. (Le 23:2; Nu 28:11; Isa 43:24; La 2:6)

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15 И когато простирате ръцете си, ще крия очите Си от вас; даже когато принасяте много молитви, не искам да слушам; ръцете ви са пълни с кръв. (Job 27:9; Ps 66:18; Ps 134:2; Pr 1:28; Isa 59:2; Isa 59:3; Jer 14:12; Mic 3:4; 1Ti 2:8)

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16 Измийте се, очистете се, отстранете от очите Ми злото на делата си, престанете да вършите зло. (Ps 34:14; Ps 37:27; Jer 4:14; Am 5:15; Ro 12:9; 1Pe 3:11)

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17 Научете се да правите добро, настоявайте за правосъдие, поправяйте угнетителя, отсъждайте право на сирачето, застъпвайте се за вдовицата. (Jer 22:3; Jer 22:16; Zec 7:9; Zec 8:16; Mt 6:8)

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18 Елате сега, за да разискваме, казва ГОСПОД; ако греховете ви са като мораво, ще станат бели като сняг; ако са румени като червено, ще станат като бяла вълна. (Ps 51:7; Isa 43:26; Mic 6:2; Re 7:14)

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19 Ако слушате на драго сърце, ще ядете благото на земята; 20 но ако откажете и се разбунтувате, ще бъдете изпосечени с меч, защото устата ГОСПОДНИ изговориха това. (Nu 23:19; Tit 1:2) 21 Как стана блудница верният град, който беше пълен с правосъдие! Правда обитаваше в него, а сега – убийци. (Jer 2:20; Jer 2:21) 22 Среброто ти стана шлак; виното ти се смеси с вода. (Jer 6:28; Jer 6:30; Eze 22:18; Eze 22:19)

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23 Твоите князе са бунтовници и съучастници на крадци; всеки от тях обича подкупи и тича след възнаграждения; те не осъждат право сирачето, нито идва при тях делото на вдовицата. (Pr 29:24; Jer 5:28; Jer 22:17; Eze 22:12; Ho 4:18; Ho 9:15; Mic 3:11; Mic 7:3; Zec 7:10)

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24 Затова, казва Господ, ЙЕХОВА на Силите, Всемогъщият Израилев: Ах! Ще се облекча от противниците Си и ще отдам възмездие на враговете Си; (De 28:63; Eze 5:17)

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25 и пак ще сложа ръката Си върху теб и ще очистя шлака ти като с луга, и ще отделя от тебе всеки примес; (Jer 6:29; Jer 9:7; Mal 3:3)

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26 и ще възстановя съдиите ти, както по-рано, и съветниците ти, както отначало; след което ще се наречеш Град на правда, Верен град; (Jer 33:7; Zec 8:3) 27 Сион ще се изкупи чрез правосъдие и тези, които се върнат в него, чрез правда. 28 А беззаконниците и грешниците ще бъдат съкрушени заедно и тези, които са изоставили ГОСПОДА, ще загинат. (Job 31:3; Ps 1:6; Ps 5:6; Ps 73:27; Ps 92:9; Ps 104:35)

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29 Защото ще се посрамят поради дъбовете, които пожелахте; и ще се смутите поради градините, които избрахте; (Isa 57:5; Isa 65:3; Isa 66:17)

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30 понеже ще стана като дъб, чиито листа вехнат, и като градина, която няма вода. 31 И силният ще бъде като кълчища, а делото му – като искра; и то ще изгори заедно с него, без да има кой да ги гаси. (Isa 43:17; Eze 32:21)