Isaiah 42
1 Behold, my seruaunt: I will stay vpon him: mine elect, in whom my soule deliteth: I haue put my Spirit vpon him: he shall bring forth iudgement to the Gentiles.
看哪，我的僕人－ 我所扶持所揀選、心裏所喜悅的！ 我已將我的靈賜給他； 他必將公理傳給外邦。
2 He shall not crie, nor lift vp, nor cause his voice to be heard in the streete.
他不喧嚷，不揚聲， 也不使街上聽見他的聲音。
3 A bruised reede shall hee not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: he shall bring foorth iudgement in trueth.
壓傷的蘆葦，他不折斷； 將殘的燈火，他不吹滅。 他憑真實將公理傳開。
4 He shall not faile nor be discouraged till he haue set iudgement in the earth: and the yles shall waite for his lawe.
他不灰心，也不喪膽， 直到他在地上設立公理； 海島都等候他的訓誨。
5 Thus sayeth God the Lord (he that created the heauens and spred them abroad: he that stretched foorth the earth, and the buddes thereof: he that giueth breath vnto the people vpon it, and spirit to them that walke therein)
創造諸天，鋪張穹蒼， 將地和地所出的一併鋪開， 賜氣息給地上的眾人， 又賜靈性給行在其上之人的上帝耶和華， 他如此說：
6 I the Lord haue called thee in righteousnesse, and will hold thine hand, and I will keepe thee, and giue thee for a couenant of the people, and for a light of the Gentiles,
我－耶和華憑公義召你， 必攙扶你的手，保守你， 使你作眾民的中保， 作外邦人的光，
7 That thou maist open the eyes of the blind, and bring out the prisoners from the prison: and them that sitte in darkenesse, out of the prison house.
開瞎子的眼， 領被囚的出牢獄， 領坐黑暗的出監牢。
8 I am the Lord, this is my Name, and my glory wil I not giue to another, neither my praise to grauen images.
我是耶和華，這是我的名； 我必不將我的榮耀歸給假神， 也不將我的稱讚歸給雕刻的偶像。
9 Beholde, the former thinges are come to passe, and newe things doe I declare: before they come foorth, I tell you of them.
看哪，先前的事已經成就， 現在我將新事說明， 這事未發以先，我就說給你們聽。
10 Sing vnto the Lord a newe song, and his praise from the ende of the earth: yee that goe downe to the sea, and all that is therein: the yles and the inhabitants thereof.
航海的和海中所有的， 海島和其上的居民， 都當向耶和華唱新歌， 從地極讚美他。
11 Let the wildernesse and the cities thereof lift vp their voyce, the townes that Kedar doeth inhabite: let the inhabitants of the rocks sing: let them shoute from the toppe of the mountaines.
曠野和其中的城邑， 並基達人居住的村莊都當揚聲； 西拉的居民當歡呼， 在山頂上吶喊。
12 Let them giue glorie vnto the Lord, and declare his praise in the ylands.
他們當將榮耀歸給耶和華， 在海島中傳揚他的頌讚。
13 The Lord shall go forth as a gyant: he shall stirre vp his courage like a man of warre: he shall shout and crie, and shall preuaile against his enemies.
耶和華必像勇士出去， 必像戰士激動熱心， 要喊叫，大聲吶喊， 要用大力攻擊仇敵。
14 I haue a long time holden my peace: I haue beene still and refrained my selfe: nowe will I crie like a trauailing woman: I will destroy and deuoure at once.
我許久閉口不言，靜默不語； 現在我要喊叫，像產難的婦人； 我要急氣而喘哮。
15 I will make waste mountaines, and hilles, and drie vp all their herbes, and I will make the floods ylands, and I will drie vp the pooles.
我要使大山小岡變為荒場， 使其上的花草都枯乾； 我要使江河變為洲島， 使水池都乾涸。
16 And I will bring the blinde by a way, that they knewe not, and lead them by paths that they haue not knowen: I will make darkenesse light before them, and crooked thinges straight. These thinges will I doe vnto them, and not forsake them.
我要引瞎子行不認識的道， 領他們走不知道的路； 在他們面前使黑暗變為光明， 使彎曲變為平直。 這些事我都要行， 並不離棄他們。
17 They shall be turned backe: they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in grauen images, and say to the molten images, Yee are our gods.
倚靠雕刻的偶像， 對鑄造的偶像說： 你是我們的神； 這等人要退後，全然蒙羞。
18 Heare, ye deafe: and ye blinde, regarde, that ye may see.
你們這耳聾的，聽吧！ 你們這眼瞎的，看吧！ 使你們能看見。
19 Who is blinde but my seruaunt? or deafe as my messenger, that I sent? who is blind as the perfit, and blinde as the Lordes seruant?
誰比我的僕人眼瞎呢？ 誰比我差遣的使者耳聾呢？ 誰瞎眼像那與我和好的？ 誰瞎眼像耶和華的僕人呢？
20 Seeing many things, but thou keepest them not? opening the eares, but he heareth not?
你看見許多事卻不領會， 耳朵開通卻不聽見。
21 The Lord is willing for his righteousnesse sake that he may magnifie the Lawe, and exalt it.
耶和華因自己公義的緣故， 喜歡使律法為大，為尊。
22 But this people is robbed and spoiled, and shalbe all snared in dungeons, and they shalbe hid in prison houses: they shall be for a pray, and none shall deliuer: a spoile, and none shall say, Restore.
但這百姓是被搶被奪的， 都牢籠在坑中，隱藏在獄裏； 他們作掠物，無人拯救， 作擄物，無人說交還。
23 Who among you shall hearken to this, and take heede, and heare for afterwardes?
你們中間誰肯側耳聽此， 誰肯留心而聽，以防將來呢？
24 Who gaue Iaakob for a spoyle, and Israel to the robbers? Did not ye Lord, because we haue sinned against him? for they woulde not walke in his waies, neither be obedient vnto his Lawe.
誰將雅各交出當作擄物， 將以色列交給搶奪的呢？ 豈不是耶和華嗎？ 就是我們所得罪的那位。 他們不肯遵行他的道， 也不聽從他的訓誨。
25 Therefore hee hath powred vpon him his fierce wrath, and the strength of battell: and it set him on fire round about, and he knewe not, and it burned him vp, yet he considered not.
所以，他將猛烈的怒氣和爭戰的勇力 傾倒在以色列的身上。 在他四圍如火着起，他還不知道， 燒着他，他也不介意。
