Jesaja 42 | Библия, синодално издание New International Reader’s Version

Jesaja 42 | Библия, синодално издание
1 Ето, Моят Отрок, Когото държа за ръка, Моят Избраник, към Когото благоволи душата Ми. Ще положа Духа Си върху Него, и Той ще възвести съд на народите; 2 няма да викне, нито да възвиси гласа Си, и няма да даде да Го чуят на улиците; 3 пречупена тръст няма да строши, и тлеещ лен няма да угаси; ще произвежда съд по истина; 4 няма да ослабне, нито ще изнемогне, докле на земята не утвърди съд, и островите* ще се уповават на Неговия закон. 5 Тъй говори Господ Бог, Който е сътворил небесата и тяхното пространство, Който е разпрострял земята с нейните произведения, Който дава дихание на народа, що е на нея, и дух на ходещите по нея. 6 Аз, Господ, Те призовах в правда, ще Те държа за ръка и ще Те пазя, ще Те поставя завет за народа, светлина за езичниците, 7 за да отвориш очите на слепи, да изведеш вързаните от затвор и седещите в тъмнина – от тъмница. 8 Аз съм Господ, това е Моето име, и не ще дам славата Си другиму, нито хвалата Си на истукани. 9 Ето, предсказаното по-напред се сбъдна, и ново ще възвестя; преди то да стане, Аз ще ви възвестя. 10 Пейте Господу нова песен, хвала Нему от земните краища, вие, които плавате по морето, и всичко, което го пълни, островите и живеещите по тях. 11 Нека възвисят глас пустинята и нейните градове, селищата, дето живее Кидар; нека тържествуват живеещите по скали, нека възклицават от върховете планински. 12 Нека въздадат Господу слава, и хвалата Му нека възвестят на островите. 13 Господ ще излезе като исполин, ревност ще възбуди като воин; ще извика и ще подигне воински вик, и ще се покаже силен против враговете Си. 14 Дълго мълчах Аз, търпях и се сдържах; сега ще викам като родилка, ще разрушавам и ще поглъщам всичко; 15 ще опустоша планини и хълмове, и всичката тяхна трева ще изсуша; и реките ще направя острови, и езерата ще изсуша; 16 и ще поведа слепите по път, който те не знаят, ще ги водя по незнайни пътеки, тъмата ще направя светлина пред тях, и кривите пътеки – прави: ето какво ще направя Аз за тях, и няма да ги оставя. 17 Тогава ще се обърнат назад и с голям срам ще се покрият ония, които се надяват на идоли, които казват на истукани: вие сте наши богове. 18 Слушайте, глухи, и гледайте, слепи, за да видите. 19 Кой е тъй сляп, както е Моят раб, и глух, както е Моят вестител, когото проводих, кой е тъй сляп, както е възлюбеният, тъй сляп, както е рабът Господен? 20 Ти си видял много, ала не си забелязвал; ушитети са били отворени, ала не си слушал. 21 Господу било угодно заради правдата Си да възвеличи и прослави закона. 22 Но това е народ разорен и разграбен; те всички са вързани в подземия и скрити в тъмници; станали са плячка, и няма избавител, ограбени са и никой не казва: върни го! 23 Кой от вас е приклонил ухо към това, кой е вникнал и го е изслушал за бъдещето? 24 Кой предаде Иакова на разорение и Израиля – на грабители? Не е ли Господ, против Когото грешихме? Те не искаха да ходят по пътищата Му, нито слушаха закона Му. 25 И Той изля върху им яростта на Своя гняв и жестокостта на войната: тя ги окръжи с пламък от вси страни, но те не забелязваха, и гореше в тях, но те не разбраха това със сърце.

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New International Reader’s Version

The Lord’s chosen servant

1 ‘Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations. 2 He will not shout or cry out. He will not raise his voice in the streets. 3 He will not break a bent twig. He will not put out a dimly burning flame. He will be faithful and make everything right. 4 He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.’ 5 God created the heavens and stretches them out. The LORD spreads out the earth with everything that grows on it. He gives breath to its people. He gives life to those who walk on it. He says to his servant, 6 ‘I, the LORD, have chosen you to do what is right. I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you safe. You will put into effect my covenant with the people of Israel. And you will be a light for the Gentiles. 7 You will open eyes that can’t see. You will set prisoners free. Those who sit in darkness will come out of their cells. 8 ‘I am the LORD. That is my name! I will not let any other god share my glory. I will not let statues of gods share my praise. 9 What I said would happen has taken place. Now I announce new things to you. Before they even begin to happen, I announce them to you.’

A song of praise to the Lord

10 Sing a new song to the LORD. Sing praise to him from one end of the earth to the other. Sing, you who sail out on the ocean. Sing, all you creatures in it. Sing, you islands. Sing, all you who live there. 11 Let the desert and its towns raise their voices. Let those who live in the settlements of Kedar be glad. Let the people of Sela sing for joy. Let them shout from the tops of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory to the LORD. Let them praise him in the islands. 13 The LORD will march out like a mighty warrior. He will stir up his anger like a soldier getting ready to fight. He will shout the battle cry. And he will win the battle over his enemies. 14 The LORD says, ‘For a long time I have kept silent. I have been calm and quiet. But now, like a woman having a baby, I cry out. I gasp and pant. 15 I will completely destroy the mountains and hills. I will dry up everything that grows there. I will turn rivers into dry land. I will dry up the pools. 16 Israel is blind. So I will lead them along paths they had not known before. I will guide them on roads they are not familiar with. I will turn the darkness into light as they travel. I will make the rough places smooth. Those are the things I will do. I will not desert my people. 17 Some people trust in statues of gods. They say to them, “You are our gods.” But they will be dishonoured. They will be put to shame.

Israel can’t see or hear

18 ‘Israel, listen to me! You can hear, but you do not understand. Look to me! You can see, but you do not know what you are seeing. 19 The people of Israel serve me. But who is more blind than they are? Who is more deaf than the messengers I send? Who is more blind than the one who has promised to be faithful to me? Who is more blind than the servant of the LORD? 20 Israel, you have seen many things. But you do not pay any attention to me. Your ears are open. But you do not listen to anything I say.’ 21 The LORD wanted his people to see how great and glorious his law is. He wanted to show them that he always does what is right. 22 Enemies have carried off everything they own. All my people are trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They themselves have become like stolen goods. No one can save them. They have been carried off. And there is no one who will say, ‘Send them back.’ 23 Family of Jacob, who among you will listen to what I’m saying? People of Israel, which one of you will pay close attention in days to come? 24 Who allowed you to be carried off like stolen goods? Who handed you over to robbers? The LORD did it! We have sinned against him. Israel, you wouldn’t follow his ways. You didn’t obey his law. 25 So he poured out his great anger on you. He had many of you killed in battle. You were surrounded by flames. But you didn’t realise what was happening. Many of you were destroyed. But you didn’t learn anything from it.