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[1] “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights:
I have put my Spirit on him.
He will bring justice to the nations.
[2] He will not shout,
nor raise his voice,
nor cause it to be heard in the street.
[3] He won’t break a bruised reed.
He won’t quench a dimly burning wick.
He will faithfully bring justice.
[4] He will not fail nor be discouraged,
until he has set justice on the earth,
and the islands wait for his law.” [5] God Yahweh,
he who created the heavens and stretched them out,
he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it,
he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:
[6] “I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness.
I will hold your hand.
I will keep you,
and make you a covenant for the people,
as a light for the nations,
[7] to open the blind eyes,
to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon,
and those who sit in darkness out of the prison. [8] “I am Yahweh.
That is my name.
I will not give my glory to another,
nor my praise to engraved images.
[9] Behold, the former things have happened
and I declare new things.
I tell you about them before they come up.” [10] Sing to Yahweh a new song,
and his praise from the end of the earth,
you who go down to the sea,
and all that is therein,
the islands and their inhabitants.
[11] Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices,
with the villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing.
Let them shout from the top of the mountains!
[12] Let them give glory to Yahweh,
and declare his praise in the islands.
[13] Yahweh will go out like a mighty man.
He will stir up zeal like a man of war.
He will raise a war cry.
Yes, he will shout aloud.
He will triumph over his enemies. [14] “I have been silent a long time.
I have been quiet and restrained myself.
Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.
[15] I will destroy mountains and hills,
and dry up all their herbs.
I will make the rivers islands,
and will dry up the pools.
[16] I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know.
I will lead them in paths that they don’t know.
I will make darkness light before them,
and crooked places straight.
I will do these things,
and I will not forsake them. [17] “Those who trust in engraved images,
who tell molten images,
‘You are our gods,’
will be turned back.
They will be utterly disappointed. [18] “Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind,
that you may see.
[19] Who is blind, but my servant?
Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is as blind as he who is at peace,
and as blind as Yahweh’s servant?
[20] You see many things, but don’t observe.
His ears are open, but he doesn’t listen.
[21] It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law
and make it honorable.
[22] But this is a robbed and plundered people.
All of them are snared in holes,
and they are hidden in prisons.
They have become captives, and no one delivers,
and a plunder, and no one says, ‘Restore them!’ [23] Who is there among you who will give ear to this?
Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
[24] Who gave Jacob as plunder,
and Israel to the robbers?
Didn’t Yahweh, he against whom we have sinned?
For they would not walk in his ways,
and they disobeyed his law.
[25] Therefore he poured the fierceness of his anger on him,
and the strength of battle.
It set him on fire all around, but he didn’t know.
It burned him, but he didn’t take it to heart.”
King James Version

Behold my Servant

[1] Behold H2005 my servant, H5650 whom I uphold; H8551 mine elect, H972 in whom my soul H5315 delighteth; H7521 I have put H5414 my spirit H7307 upon H5921 him: he shall bring forth H3318 judgment H4941 to the Gentiles. H1471 [2] He shall H6817 not H3808 cry, H6817 nor lift up, H5375 nor cause his voice H6963 to be heard H8085 in the street. H2351 [3] A bruised H7533 reed H7070 shall he not break, H7665 and the smoking H3544§ flax H6594 shall he not quench: H3518§ he shall bring forth H3318 judgment H4941 unto truth. H571 [4] He shall H3543 not H3808 fail H3543 nor be discouraged, H7533§ till H5704 he have set H7760 judgment H4941 in the earth: H776 and the isles H339 shall wait H3176 for his law. H8451 [5] Thus H3541 saith H559 God H410 the Lord, H3068 he that created H1254 the heavens, H8064 and stretched them out; H5186 he that spread forth H7554 the earth, H776 and that which cometh out H6631 of it; he that giveth H5414 breath H5397 unto the people H5971 upon H5921 it, and spirit H7307 to them that walk H1980 therein: [6] I the Lord H3068 have called H7121 thee in righteousness, H6664 and will hold H2388 thine hand, H3027 and will keep H5341 thee, and give H5414 thee for a covenant H1285 of the people, H5971 for a light H216 of the Gentiles; H1471 [7] to open H6491 the blind H5787 eyes, H5869 to bring out H3318 the prisoners H616 from the prison, H4525 and them that sit H3427 in darkness H2822 out of the prison H3608 house. H1004 [8] I am the Lord: H3068 that is my name: H8034 and my glory H3519 will I not give H5414 to another, H312 neither my praise H8416 to graven images. H6456 [9] Behold, the former things H7223 are come to pass, H935 and new things H2319 do I declare: H5046 before they spring forth H6779 I tell H8085 you of them. [10] Sing H7891 unto the Lord H3068 a new H2319 song, H7892 and his praise H8416 from the end H7097 of the earth, H776 ye that go down H3381 to the sea, H3220 and all that is therein; H4393§ the isles, H339 and the inhabitants H3427 thereof. [11] Let the wilderness H4057 and the cities H5892 thereof lift up H5375 their voice, the villages H2691 that Kedar H6938 doth inhabit: H3427 let the inhabitants H3427 of the rock H5553 sing, H7442 let them shout H6681 from the top H7218 of the mountains. H2022 [12] Let them give H7760 glory H3519 unto the Lord, H3068 and declare H5046 his praise H8416 in the islands. H339 [13] The Lord H3068 shall go forth H3318 as a mighty man, H1368 he shall stir up H5782 jealousy H7068 like a man H376 of war: H4421 he shall cry, H7321 yea, roar; H6873 he shall prevail H1396§ against H5921 his enemies. H341 [14] I have long time H5769 holden my peace; H2814 I have been still, H2790 and refrained H662 myself: now will I cry H6463 like a travailing woman; H3205 I will destroy H5395 H8074 and devour H7602§ at once. H3162 [15] I will make waste H2717 mountains H2022 and hills, H1389 and dry up H3001 all H3605 their herbs; H6212 and I will make H7760 the rivers H5104 islands, H339 and I will dry up H3001 the pools. H98 [16] And I will bring H3212 the blind H5787 by a way H1870 that they knew H3045 not; I will lead H1869 them in paths H5410 that they have not known: H3045 I will make H7760 darkness H4285 light H216 before H6440 them, and crooked things H4625 straight. H4334§ These H428 things H1697 will I do H6213 unto them, and not forsake H5800 them. [17] They shall be turned H5472 back, H268 they shall be greatly H1322 ashamed, H954 that trust H982 in graven images, H6459 that say H559 to the molten images, H4541 Ye are our gods. H430 [18] Hear, H8085 ye deaf; H2795 and look, H5027 ye blind, H5787 that ye may see. H7200 [19] Who is blind, H5787 but my servant? H5650 or deaf, H2795 as my messenger H4397 that I sent? H7971 who is blind H5787 as he that is perfect, H7999 and blind H5787 as the Lord’s H3068 servant? H5650 [20] Seeing H7200 H7200 many things, H7227 but thou observest H8104 not; opening H6491 the ears, H241 but he heareth H8085 not. [21] The Lord H3068 is well pleased H2654 for his righteousness’ H6664 sake; he will magnify H1431 the law, H8451 and make it§ honourable. H142 [22] But this is a people H5971 robbed H962 and spoiled; H8154 they are all of them snared H6351§ in holes, H2352 H970 and they are hid H2244 in prison H3608 houses: H1004 they are for a prey, H957 and none delivereth; H5337 for a spoil, H4933§ and none saith, H559 Restore. H7725 [23] Who among you will give ear H238 to this? who will hearken H7181 and hear H8085 for the time to come? H268§ [24] Who gave H5414 Jacob H3290 for a spoil, H4933 H4882 and Israel H3478 to the robbers? H962 did not H3808 the Lord, H3068 he against whom H2098 we have sinned? H2398 for they would H14 not H3808 walk H1980 in his ways, H1870 neither were they obedient H8085 unto his law. H8451 [25] Therefore he hath poured H8210 upon H5921 him the fury H2534 of his anger, H639 and the strength H5807 of battle: H4421 and it hath set him on fire H3857 round about, H5439 yet he knew H3045 not; and it burned H1197 him, yet he laid H7760 it not to heart. H3820

Footnotes

  1. § 42:3a Or, dimly burning
  2. § 42:3b Heb. quench it
  3. § 42:4 Heb. broken
  4. § 42:10 Heb. the fullness thereof
  5. § 42:13 Or, behave himself mightily
  6. § 42:14 Heb. swallow or sup up
  7. § 42:16 Heb. into straightness
  8. § 42:21 Or, him
  9. § 42:22a Or, in snaring all the young men of them
  10. § 42:22b Heb. a treading
  11. § 42:23 Heb. for the after time
Septuaginta
[1] Ιακωβ G2384 ὁ G3588 παῖς G3816 μου, G3450 ἀντιλήμψομαι G482 αὐτοῦ· G846 Ισραηλ G2474 ὁ G3588 ἐκλεκτός G1588 μου, G3450 προσεδέξατο G4327 αὐτὸν G846 ἡ G3588 ψυχή G5590 μου· G3450 ἔδωκα G1325 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμά G4151 μου G3450 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτόν, G846 κρίσιν G2920 τοῖς G3588 ἔθνεσιν G1484 ἐξοίσει. G1627 [2] Οὐ G3756 κεκράξεται G2896 οὐδὲ G3761 ἀνήσει, G447 οὐδὲ G3761 ἀκουσθήσεται G191 ἔξω G1854 ἡ G3588 φωνὴ G5456 αὐτοῦ. G846 [3] Κάλαμον G2563 τεθλασμένον οὐ G3756 συντρίψει G4937 καὶ G2532 λίνον G3043 καπνιζόμενον οὐ G3756 σβέσει, G4570 ἀλλὰ G235 εἰς G1519 ἀλήθειαν G225 ἐξοίσει G1627 κρίσιν. G2920 [4] Ἀναλάμψει καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 θραυσθήσεται, G2352 ἕως G2193 ἂν G302 θῇ G5087 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 κρίσιν· G2920 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔθνη G1484 ἐλπιοῦσιν. G1679 [5] Οὕτως G3779 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὁ G3588 ποιήσας G4160 τὸν G3588 οὐρανὸν G3772 καὶ G2532 πήξας G4078 αὐτόν, G846 ὁ G3588 στερεώσας G4732 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 καὶ G2532 διδοὺς G1325 πνοὴν G4157 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 τῷ G3588 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 πνεῦμα G4151 τοῖς G3588 πατοῦσιν G3961 αὐτήν· G846 [6] ἐγὼ G1473 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐκάλεσά G2564 σε G4571 ἐν G1722 δικαιοσύνῃ G1343 καὶ G2532 κρατήσω G2902 τῆς G3588 χειρός G5495 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐνισχύσω G1765 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκά G1325 σε G4571 εἰς G1519 διαθήκην G1242 γένους, G1085 εἰς G1519 φῶς G5457 ἐθνῶν G1484 [7] ἀνοῖξαι G455 ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 τυφλῶν, G5185 ἐξαγαγεῖν G1806 ἐκ G1537 δεσμῶν G1199 δεδεμένους G1210 καὶ G2532 ἐξ G1537 οἴκου G3624 φυλακῆς G5438 καθημένους G2521 ἐν G1722 σκότει. G4655 — [8] ἐγὼ G1473 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 τοῦτό G5124 μού G3450 ἐστιν G2076 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα· G3686 τὴν G3588 δόξαν G1391 μου G3450 ἑτέρῳ G2087 οὐ G3756 δώσω G1325 οὐδὲ G3761 τὰς G3588 ἀρετάς G703 μου G3450 τοῖς G3588 γλυπτοῖς. [9] Τὰ G3588 ἀπ’ G575 ἀρχῆς G746 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἥκασιν, G2240 καὶ G2532 καινὰ G2537 ἃ G3739 ἐγὼ G1473 ἀναγγελῶ, G312 καὶ G2532 πρὸ G4253 τοῦ G3588 ἀνατεῖλαι G393 ἐδηλώθη G1213 ὑμῖν. G5213 [10] Ὑμνήσατε G5214 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ὕμνον G5215 καινόν, G2537 ἡ G3588 ἀρχὴ G746 αὐτοῦ· G846 δοξάζετε G1392 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπ’ G575 ἄκρου G206 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 οἱ G3588 καταβαίνοντες G2597 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν G2281 καὶ G2532 πλέοντες G4126 αὐτήν, G846 αἱ G3588 νῆσοι G3520 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 κατοικοῦντες G2730 αὐτάς. G846 [11] Εὐφράνθητι, G2165 ἔρημος G2048 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 κῶμαι G2968 αὐτῆς, G846 ἐπαύλεις G1886 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 κατοικοῦντες G2730 Κηδαρ· εὐφρανθήσονται G2165 οἱ G3588 κατοικοῦντες G2730 Πέτραν, G4073 ἀπ’ G575 ἄκρων G206 τῶν G3588 ὀρέων G3735 βοήσουσιν· G994 [12] δώσουσιν G1325 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 δόξαν, G1391 τὰς G3588 ἀρετὰς G703 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 νήσοις G3520 ἀναγγελοῦσιν. G312 [13] Κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τῶν G3588 δυνάμεων G1411 ἐξελεύσεται G1831 καὶ G2532 συντρίψει G4937 πόλεμον, G4171 ἐπεγερεῖ G1892 ζῆλον G2205 καὶ G2532 βοήσεται G994 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ἐχθροὺς G2190 αὐτοῦ G846 μετὰ G3326 ἰσχύος. G2479 [14] Ἐσιώπησα, G4623 μὴ G3361 καὶ G2532 ἀεὶ G104 σιωπήσομαι G4623 καὶ G2532 ἀνέξομαι; G430 Ἐκαρτέρησα G2594 ὡς G5613 ἡ G3588 τίκτουσα, G5088 ἐκστήσω G1839 καὶ G2532 ξηρανῶ G3583 ἅμα. G260 [15] Καὶ G2532 θήσω G5087 ποταμοὺς G4215 εἰς G1519 νήσους G3520 καὶ G2532 ἕλη ξηρανῶ. G3583 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἄξω G71 τυφλοὺς G5185 ἐν G1722 ὁδῷ, G3598 ᾗ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνωσαν, G1097 καὶ G2532 τρίβους, G5147 οὓς G3739 οὐκ G3756 ᾔδεισαν, G1492 πατῆσαι G3961 ποιήσω G4160 αὐτούς· G846 ποιήσω G4160 αὐτοῖς G846 τὸ G3588 σκότος G4655 εἰς G1519 φῶς G5457 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 σκολιὰ G4646 εἰς G1519 εὐθεῖαν· G2117 ταῦτα G5023 τὰ G3588 ῥήματα G4487 ποιήσω G4160 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐγκαταλείψω G1459 αὐτούς. G846 [17] Αὐτοὶ G846 δὲ G1161 ἀπεστράφησαν G654 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὀπίσω· G3694 αἰσχύνθητε G153 αἰσχύνην, G152 οἱ G3588 πεποιθότες G3982 ἐπὶ G1909 τοῖς G3588 γλυπτοῖς οἱ G3588 λέγοντες G3004 τοῖς G3588 χωνευτοῖς Ὑμεῖς G5210 ἐστε G2075 θεοὶ G2316 ἡμῶν. G2257 [18] Οἱ G3588 κωφοί, G2974 ἀκούσατε, G191 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 τυφλοί, G5185 ἀναβλέψατε G308 ἰδεῖν. G1492 [19] Καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 τυφλὸς G5185 ἀλλ’ G235 ἢ G2228 οἱ G3588 παῖδές G3816 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 κωφοὶ G2974 ἀλλ’ G235 ἢ G2228 οἱ G3588 κυριεύοντες G2961 αὐτῶν; G846 Καὶ G2532 ἐτυφλώθησαν G5186 οἱ G3588 δοῦλοι G1401 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [20] Εἴδετε G1492 πλεονάκις, καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐφυλάξασθε· G5442 ἠνοιγμένα G455 τὰ G3588 ὦτα, G3775 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠκούσατε. G191 [21] Κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐβούλετο G1014 ἵνα G2443 δικαιωθῇ G1344 καὶ G2532 μεγαλύνῃ G3170 αἴνεσιν. G133 Καὶ G2532 εἶδον, G1492 [22] καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 πεπρονομευμένος καὶ G2532 διηρπασμένος· G1283 ἡ G3588 γὰρ G1063 παγὶς G3803 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ταμιείοις G5009 πανταχοῦ, G3837 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 οἴκοις G3624 ἅμα, G260 ὅπου G3699 ἔκρυψαν G2928 αὐτούς, G846 ἐγένοντο G1096 εἰς G1519 προνομήν, καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 ἐξαιρούμενος G1807 ἅρπαγμα, καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 λέγων G3004 Ἀπόδος. G591 [23] Τίς G5101 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν, G5213 ὃς G3739 ἐνωτιεῖται G1801 ταῦτα, G5023 εἰσακούσεται G1522 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ἐπερχόμενα; G1904 [24] Τίς G5101 ἔδωκεν G1325 εἰς G1519 διαρπαγὴν Ιακωβ G2384 καὶ G2532 Ισραηλ G2474 τοῖς G3588 προνομεύουσιν αὐτόν; G846 Οὐχὶ G3780 ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 ᾧ G3739 ἡμάρτοσαν G264 αὐτῷ G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐβούλοντο G1014 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ὁδοῖς G3598 αὐτοῦ G846 πορεύεσθαι G4198 οὐδὲ G3761 ἀκούειν G191 τοῦ G3588 νόμου G3551 αὐτοῦ; G846 [25] Καὶ G2532 ἐπήγαγεν G1863 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοὺς G846 ὀργὴν G3709 θυμοῦ G2372 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 κατίσχυσεν G2729 αὐτοὺς G846 πόλεμος G4171 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 συμφλέγοντες αὐτοὺς G846 κύκλῳ, G2945 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνωσαν G1097 ἕκαστος G1538 αὐτῶν G846 οὐδὲ G3761 ἔθεντο G5087 ἐπὶ G1909 ψυχήν. G5590
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament