Isaiah

耶和华恩待以色列

1这从以东的波斯拉来， 穿红衣服， 装扮华美， 能力广大， 大步行走的是谁呢？ 就是我， 是凭公义说话， 以大能施行拯救。

2你的装扮为何有红色？ 你的衣服为何像踹酒榨的呢？

3我独自踹酒榨； 众民中无一人与我同在。 我发怒将他们踹下， 发烈怒将他们践踏。 他们的血溅在我衣服上， 并且污染了我一切的衣裳。

4因为，报仇之日在我心中； 救赎我民之年已经来到。

5我仰望，见无人帮助； 我诧异，没有人扶持。 所以，我自己的膀臂为我施行拯救； 我的烈怒将我扶持。

6我发怒，踹下众民； 发烈怒，使他们沉醉， 又将他们的血倒在地上。

耶和华对以色列的良善

7我要照耶和华一切所赐给我们的， 提起他的慈爱和美德， 并他向以色列家所施的大恩； 这恩是照他的怜恤 和丰盛的慈爱赐给他们的。

8他说：他们诚然是我的百姓， 不行虚假的子民； 这样，他就作了他们的救主。

9他们在一切苦难中， 他也同受苦难； 并且他面前的使者拯救他们； 他以慈爱和怜悯救赎他们； 在古时的日子常保抱他们，怀搋他们。

10他们竟悖逆，使主的圣灵担忧。 他就转作他们的仇敌， 亲自攻击他们。

11那时，他们想起古时的日子— 摩西和他百姓，说： 将百姓和牧养他全群的人 从海里领上来的在哪里呢？ 将他的圣灵降在他们中间的在哪里呢？

12使他荣耀的膀臂在摩西的右手边行动， 在他们前面将水分开， 要建立自己永远的名，

13带领他们经过深处， 如马行走旷野， 使他们不致绊跌的在哪里呢？

14耶和华的灵使他们得安息， 仿佛牲畜下到山谷； 照样，你也引导你的百姓， 要建立自己荣耀的名。

求主怜悯帮助

15求你从天上垂顾， 从你圣洁荣耀的居所观看。 你的热心和你大能的作为在哪里呢？ 你爱慕的心肠和怜悯向我们止住了。

16亚伯拉罕虽然不认识我们， 以色列也不承认我们， 你却是我们的父。 耶和华啊，你是我们的父； 从万古以来，你名称为「我们的救赎主」。

17耶和华啊，你为何使我们走差离开你的道， 使我们心里刚硬、不敬畏你呢？ 求你为你仆人， 为你产业支派的缘故，转回来。

18你的圣民不过暂时得这产业； 我们的敌人已经践踏你的圣所。

19我们好像你未曾治理的人， 又像未曾得称你名下的人。

1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra, this beautiful one in his robe, walking in the greatness of his strength. I, that speak justice, and am a defender to save.

2Why then is thy apparel red, and thy garments like theirs that tread in the winepress?

3I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the Gentiles there is not a man with me: I have trampled on them in my indignation, and have trodden them down in my wrath, and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my apparel.

4For the day of vengeance is in my heart, the year of my redemption is come.

5I looked about, and there was none to help: I sought, and there was none to give aid: and my own arm hath saved for me, and my indignation itself hath helped me.

6And I have trodden down the people in my wrath, and have made them drunk in my indignation, and have brought down their strength to the earth.

7I will remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and for the multitude of his good things to the house of Israel, which he hath given them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his mercies.

8And he said: Surely they are my people, children that will not deny: so he became their saviour.

9In all their affliction he was not troubled, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love, and in his mercy he redeemed them, and he carried them and lifted them up all the days of old.

10But they provoked to wrath, and afflicted the spirit of his Holy One: and he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

11And he remembered the days of old of Moses, and of his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea, with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put in the midst of them the spirit of his Holy One?

12He that brought out Moses by the right hand, by the arm of his majesty: that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name.

13He that led them out through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness that stumbleth not.

14As a beast that goeth down in the field, the spirit of the Lord was their leader: so didst thou lead thy people to make thyself a glorious name.

15Look down from heaven, and behold from thy holy habitation and the place of thy glory: where is thy zeal, and thy strength, the multitude of thy bowels, and of thy mercies? they have held back themselves from me.

16For thou art our father, and Abraham hath not known us, and Israel hath been ignorant of us: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer, from everlasting is thy name.

17Why hast thou made us to err, O Lord, from thy ways: why hast thou hardened our heart, that we should not fear thee? return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy inheritance.

18They have possessed thy holy people as nothing: our enemies have trodden down thy sanctuary.

19We are become as in the beginning, when thou didst not rule over us, and when we were not called by thy name.