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Jesaja 42
Icelandic Bible
Jesaja 42
Icelandic Bible
42 Sjá þjón minn, sem ég leiði mér við hönd, minn útvalda, sem ég hefi þóknun á. Ég legg anda minn yfir hann, hann mun boða þjóðunum rétt.
2 Hann kallar ekki og hefir ekki háreysti og lætur ekki heyra raust sína á strætunum.
3 Brákaðan reyrinn brýtur hann ekki sundur, og dapran hörkveik slökkur hann ekki. Hann boðar réttinn með trúfesti.
4 Hann daprast eigi og gefst eigi upp, uns hann fær komið inn rétti á jörðu, og fjarlægar landsálfur bíða eftir boðskap hans.
5 Svo segir Drottinn Guð, sá er skóp himininn og þandi hann út, sá er breiddi út jörðina með öllu því, sem á henni vex, sá er andardrátt gaf mannfólkinu á jörðinni og lífsanda þeim, er á henni ganga:
6 Ég, Drottinn, hefi kallað þig til réttlætis og held í hönd þína. Ég mun varðveita þig og gjöra þig að sáttmála fyrir lýðinn og að ljósi fyrir þjóðirnar
7 til að opna hin blindu augun, til að leiða út úr varðhaldinu þá, er bundnir eru, og úr dýflissunni þá, er í myrkri sitja.
8 Ég er Drottinn, það er nafn mitt, og dýrð mína gef ég eigi öðrum né lof mitt úthöggnum líkneskjum.
9 Sjá, hinir fyrri hlutir eru fram komnir, en nú boða ég nýja hluti og læt yður heyra þá áður en fyrir þeim vottar.
10 Syngið Drottni nýjan söng, syngið lof hans til endimarka jarðarinnar, þér sjófarendur og allt sem í hafinu er, þér fjarlægar landsálfur og þeir sem þær byggja!
11 Eyðimörkin og borgir hennar og þorpin, þar sem Kedar býr, skulu hefja upp raustina. Fjallabúarnir skulu fagna, æpa af gleði ofan af fjallatindunum!
12 Þeir skulu gefa Drottni dýrðina og kunngjöra lof hans í fjarlægum landsálfum!
13 Drottinn leggur af stað sem hetja, elur á hugmóð sínum eins og bardagamaður. Hann kallar, hann lýstur upp herópi, sýnir hetjuskap á óvinum sínum:
14 Ég hefi þagað langan tíma, verið hljóður og stillt mig. Nú mun ég hljóða sem jóðsjúk kona, stynja og standa á öndinni í sama bili.
15 Ég mun svíða fjöllin og hálsana og skrælna láta allar jurtir, er þar vaxa. Ég mun gjöra ár að eyjum og þurrka upp tjarnirnar.
16 Ég mun leiða blinda menn um veg, er þeir ekki rata, færa þá um stigu, sem þeir ekki þekkja. Ég vil gjöra myrkrið fram undan þeim að ljósi og hólótt landið að jafnsléttu. Þessa hluti mun ég gjöra, og ég hætti eigi við þá.
17 Þeir sem treysta skurðgoðunum, hörfa aftur á bak og verða sér til skammar, þeir sem segja við steypt líkneski: "Þér eruð guðir vorir."
18 Heyrið, þér hinir daufu! Lítið upp, þér hinir blindu, að þér megið sjá!
19 Hver er svo blindur sem þjónn minn og svo daufur sem sendiboði minn, er ég hefi sent? Hver er svo blindur sem trúnaðarmaðurinn og svo blindur sem þjónn Drottins?
20 Þú hefir séð margt, en athugar það ekki, eyrun eru opin, en þú heyrir þó ekki.
21 Fyrir sakir réttlætis síns hefir Drottni þóknast að gjöra kenninguna háleita og vegsamlega.
22 Og þó er þetta rændur og ruplaður lýður, þeir eru allir fjötraðir í gryfjum og byrgðir í myrkvastofum. Þeir eru orðnir að herfangi, og enginn frelsar þá, orðnir að ránsfeng, og enginn segir: "Skilið þeim aftur!"
23 Hver af yður vill hlýða á þetta, gefa því gaum og veita því athygli framvegis?
24 Hver hefir framselt Jakob til ráns og fengið Ísrael ræningjum í hendur? Er það ekki Drottinn, hann, sem vér höfum syndgað á móti? Á hans vegum vildu þeir ekki ganga, og hans lögmáli hlýddu þeir ekki.
25 Fyrir því jós hann yfir þá brennandi reiði sinni og styrjaldarofsa. Hún bálaðist umhverfis þá, en þeir skildu það eigi, hún brenndi þá, en þeir hugfestu það eigi.
Isaiah 42
New International Version
Isaiah 42
New International Version
The Servant of the Lord
42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)
2 He will not shout or cry out,(G)
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed(H) he will not break,(I)
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(J)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(K)
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(L) on earth.
In his teaching(M) the islands(N) will put their hope.”(O)
5 This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,(P) who stretches them out,
who spreads out the earth(Q) with all that springs from it,(R)
who gives breath(S) to its people,
and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, the Lord, have called(T) you in righteousness;(U)
I will take hold of your hand.(V)
I will keep(W) you and will make you
to be a covenant(X) for the people
and a light(Y) for the Gentiles,(Z)
7 to open eyes that are blind,(AA)
to free(AB) captives from prison(AC)
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(AD)
8 “I am the Lord;(AE) that is my name!(AF)
I will not yield my glory to another(AG)
or my praise to idols.(AH)
9 See, the former things(AI) have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce(AJ) them to you.”
Song of Praise to the Lord
10 Sing(AK) to the Lord a new song,(AL)
his praise(AM) from the ends of the earth,(AN)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(AO)
you islands,(AP) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(AQ) and its towns raise their voices;
let the settlements where Kedar(AR) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(AS) sing for joy;
let them shout from the mountaintops.(AT)
12 Let them give glory(AU) to the Lord
and proclaim his praise(AV) in the islands.(AW)
13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(AX)
like a warrior(AY) he will stir up his zeal;(AZ)
with a shout(BA) he will raise the battle cry
and will triumph over his enemies.(BB)
14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(BC)
I have been quiet and held myself back.(BD)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant.(BE)
15 I will lay waste(BF) the mountains(BG) and hills
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up(BH) the pools.
16 I will lead(BI) the blind(BJ) by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(BK) before them
and make the rough places smooth.(BL)
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake(BM) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(BN)
will be turned back in utter shame.(BO)
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(BP)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(BQ) but my servant,(BR)
and deaf like the messenger(BS) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(BT) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(BU)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(BV) of his righteousness
to make his law(BW) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(BX) and looted,
all of them trapped in pits(BY)
or hidden away in prisons.(BZ)
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;(CA)
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
23 Which of you will listen to this
or pay close attention(CB) in time to come?
24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
and Israel to the plunderers?(CC)
Was it not the Lord,(CD)
against whom we have sinned?
For they would not follow(CE) his ways;
they did not obey his law.(CF)
25 So he poured out on them his burning anger,(CG)
the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames,(CH) yet they did not understand;(CI)
it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.(CJ)
Isaiah 42
King James Version
Isaiah 42
King James Version
42 Behold 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.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 Thus 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:
6 I 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;
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
8 I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
10 Sing 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.
11 Let 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.
12 Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.
13 The 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.
14 I 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.
15 I 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.
16 And 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.
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Who 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?
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
22 But 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.
23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
24 Who 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.
25 Therefore 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.
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