以賽亞書 35

1 荒野和不毛之地必要歡樂，沙漠必要欣喜，如花盛開，

The wilderness and dry land will celebrate; the desert will blossom like the crocus.

2 盛開得有如百合，高興得歡樂歌唱；因為它們將獲得黎巴嫩的光華，加爾默耳和沙龍的美麗；它們將見到上主的榮耀，我們天主的光輝。

Bloom profusely, celebrate and sing! The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

3 你們應加強痿弱的手，堅固顫動的膝，

Make the weak hands strong, and make the trembling knees firm!

4 告訴心怯的人說：「鼓起勇氣來，不要畏懼！看，你們的天主，報復已到，天主的報酬已到，他要親自來拯救你們！」

Tell those who are frightened, “Be strong! Don't be afraid! Look, your God is coming to punish his enemies, with divine retribution he will come to save you.”

5 那時瞎子的眼睛要明朗，聾子的耳朵要開啟；

When that happens, the blind will see, and the deaf will hear.

6 那時瘸子必要跳躍如鹿，啞吧的舌頭必要歡呼，因為曠野裏將流出大水，沙漠中將湧出江河，

The lame will jump like a deer, and the dumb will sing for joy. Springs will gush in the wilderness; streams will flow in the desert.

7 白熱的沙地將變為池沼，炕旱的地帶將變為水源，豺狼棲息的洞穴將生出蘆葦和菖蒲。

The dried-up ground will become like a pool, the arid land like water springs. In the place where jackals used to live, there will be grass and reeds and rushes.

8 那裏將有一條大路，稱為「聖路，」不潔的人不得通行：這原是他百姓所走的路，愚蠢的人也不會迷路。

There will be a highway there, a road called “The Way of Holiness.” Nobody bad will travel on it, only those who follow the Way. Fools will not go there.

9 那裏沒有獅子，猛獸也不上來，路上遇不到一隻野獸，獨有被贖出的人們行走。

No lions or other dangerous animals will be found there on the road—only the redeemed will walk along it.

10 上主所解救的人必要歸來，快樂地來到熙雍，永久的歡樂臨於他們頭上，他們將享盡快樂和歡喜，憂愁和悲哀必將遠遁。

Those the Lord has set free will return, singing as they enter Jerusalem, wearing crowns of everlasting joy. They are overcome with thankfulness and happiness; sorrow and sadness simply disappear.