| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. | 1"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 will not cry out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street. | 2He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. |
| 3"A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. | 3A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; |
| 4"He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." | 4he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope." |
| 5Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it, | 5This 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 am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I will also hold you by the hand and watch over you, And I will appoint you as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations, | 6"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, |
| 7To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison. | 7to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. |
| 8"I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images. | 8"I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. |
| 9"Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you." | 9See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you." |
| 10Sing to the LORD a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it. You islands, and those who dwell on them. | 10Sing 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. |
| 11Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains. | 11Let 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. |
| 12Let them give glory to the LORD And declare His praise in the coastlands. | 12Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands. |
| 13The LORD will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies. | 13The 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 for a long time, I have kept still and restrained Myself. Now like a woman in labor I will groan, I will both gasp and pant. | 14"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 will lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will make the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds. | 15I 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"I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone." | 16I 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. |
| 17They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame, Who trust in idols, Who say to molten images, "You are our gods." | 17But those who trust in idols, who say to images, 'You are our gods,' will be turned back in utter shame. |
| 18Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see. | 18"Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see! |
| 19Who is blind but My servant, Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is so blind as he that is at peace with Me, Or so blind as the servant of the LORD? | 19Who 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? |
| 20You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but none hears. | 20You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen." |
| 21The LORD was pleased for His righteousness' sake To make the law great and glorious. | 21It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious. |
| 22But this is a people plundered and despoiled; All of them are trapped in caves, Or are hidden away in prisons; They have become a prey with none to deliver them, And a spoil, with none to say, "Give them back!" | 22But 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." |
| 23Who among you will give ear to this? Who will give heed and listen hereafter? | 23Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time to come? |
| 24Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned, And in whose ways they were not willing to walk, And whose law they did not obey? | 24Who 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. |
| 25So He poured out on him the heat of His anger And the fierceness of battle; And it set him aflame all around, Yet he did not recognize it; And it burned him, but he paid no attention. | 25So 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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