61:1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the
poor, to heal the broken in heart, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and
recovery of sight to the blind;
61:2 to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence;
to comfort all that mourn;
61:3 that there should be given to them that mourn in Sion glory instead of
ashes, the oil of joy to the mourners, the garment of glory for the spirit
of heaviness: and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the
planting of the Lord for glory.
61:4 And they shall build the old waste places, they shall raise up those
that were before made desolate, and shall renew the desert cities, [even]
those that had been desolate for [many] generations.
61:5 And strangers shall come and feed thy flocks, and aliens [shall be thy]
ploughmen and vine-dressers.
61:6 But ye shall be called priests of the Lord, the ministers of God: ye
shall eat the strength of nations, and shall be admired because of their
wealth.
61:7 Thus shall they inherit the land a second time, and everlasting joy
shall be upon their head.
61:8 For I am the Lord who love righteousness, and hate robberies of
injustice; and I will give their labour to the just, and will make an
everlasting covenant with them.
61:9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring
in the midst of peoples: every one that sees them shall take notice of them,
that they are a seed blessed of God;
61:10 and they shall greatly rejoice in the Lord. Let my soul rejoice in the
Lord; for he has clothed me with the robe of salvation, and the garment of
joy: he has put a mitre on me as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with
ornaments as a bride.
61:11 And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed;
so shall the Lord, [even] the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and
exultation before all nations. |
61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he
hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance
of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for
ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of
the LORD, that he might be glorified.
61:4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former
desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many
generations.
61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the
alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
61:6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the
Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their
glory shall ye boast yourselves.
61:7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall
rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the
double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
61:8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I
will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant
with them.
61:9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring
among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are
the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God;
for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me
with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with
ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the
things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause
righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. |