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.

Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.

2 “ He will not cry out or raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street.

He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street.

3 “ A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.

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.”

He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.

5 T hus 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,

Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in 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,

I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations.

7 T o open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting 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.

I Jehovah, this My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images.

9 “ Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.

10 S ing 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.

Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, Ye who are going down to the sea, and its fulness, Isles, and their inhabitants.

11 L et 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.

The wilderness and its cities do lift up, The villages Kedar doth inhabit, Sing do the inhabitants of Sela, From the top of mountains they cry.

12 L et them give glory to the Lord And declare His praise in the coastlands.

They ascribe to Jehovah honour, And His praise in the isles they declare.

13 T he 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. The Blindness of the People

Jehovah as a mighty one goeth forth. As a man of war He stirreth up zeal, He crieth, yea, He shrieketh, Against His enemies He showeth Himself mighty.

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.

I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.

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.

I make waste mountains and hills, And all their herbs I dry up, And I have made rivers become isles, And ponds I dry up.

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.”

And I have caused the blind to go, In a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I cause them to tread, I make a dark place before them become light, And unlevelled places become a plain, These the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken them.

17 T hey will be turned back and be utterly put to shame, Who trust in idols, Who say to molten images, “You are our gods.”

Removed backward -- utterly ashamed, Are those trusting in a graven image, Those saying to a molten image, `Ye our gods.'

18 H ear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see.

Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look to see.

19 W ho 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 ?

Who blind but My servant? And deaf as My messenger I send? Who blind as he who is at peace, Yea, blind, as the servant of Jehovah?

20 Y ou have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but none hears.

Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.

21 T he Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the law great and glorious.

Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.

22 B ut 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!”

And this a people seized and spoiled, Snared in holes -- all of them, And in houses of restraint they were hidden, They have been for a prey, And there is no deliverer, A spoil, and none is saying, `Restore.'

23 W ho among you will give ear to this? Who will give heed and listen hereafter?

Who among you giveth ear this? Attendeth, and heareth afterwards.

24 W ho 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?

Who hath given Jacob for a spoil, And Israel to the spoilers? Is it not Jehovah -- He against whom we sinned? Yea, they have not been willing in His ways to walk, Nor have they hearkened to His law.

25 S o 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.

And He poureth on him fury, His anger, and the strength of battle, And it setteth him on fire round about, And he hath not known, And it burneth against him, and he layeth it not to heart!