Isaiah 62
1 because Zion not be silent and because Jerusalem not to quiet till to come out: come like/as brightness righteousness her and salvation her like/as torch to burn: burn
Because I am very concerned about [the people of] Jerusalem [DOU], I will do something to help them. I will not stop praying for them until they are rescued/freed [from their oppressors], until that becomes as apparent to everyone as the dawn [every morning], until people can see it as clearly as [SIM] they see a torch shining brightly [at night].
2 and to see: see nation righteousness your and all king glory your and to call: call by to/for you name new which lip LORD to pierce him
[Some day] the [people of many] nations will know that Yahweh has rescued you, [his people]. Their kings will see that your city is [very] great/glorious. And Yahweh [MTY] will give your [city] a new name.
3 and to be crown beauty in/on/with hand LORD (and turban *Q(K)*) kingship in/on/with palm God your
[It will be as though] Yahweh will hold you up in his hands in order that everyone can see you. Under his authority [MTY], you will be [like] a glorious headband/turban worn by a king.
4 not to say to/for you still Forsaken and to/for land: country/planet your not to say still Desolate for to/for you to call: call by My Delight Is in Her My Delight Is in Her and to/for land: country/planet your Married for to delight in LORD in/on/with you and land: country/planet your rule: to marry
Your [city] will never again be called “the deserted/abandoned city” and your country will never again be called “the desolate land”; it will be called “the land that Yahweh delights in”, and [it will also be called] “married to Yahweh”. It will be called that because Yahweh will be delighted with you, [and it will be as though] you are his bride [MET].
5 for rule: to marry youth virgin rule: to marry you son: child your and rejoicing son-in-law upon daughter-in-law: bride to rejoice upon you God your
You people will live in all the country of Judah like [SIM] a young man lives with his bride. And our God will be happy that you [belong to] him like [SIM] a bridegroom is happy that his bride [belongs to him].
6 upon wall your Jerusalem to reckon: overseer to keep: guard all [the] day and all [the] night continually not be silent [the] to remember [obj] LORD not quiet to/for you
[You people of] Jerusalem, I have placed watchmen on your walls; they will [LIT] earnestly pray to Yahweh day and night. You watchmen, you must not stop [praying] [and] reminding Yahweh [about what he has promised to do]!
7 and not to give: give quiet to/for him till to establish: establish and till to set: make [obj] Jerusalem praise in/on/with land: country/planet
And tell Yahweh that he should not rest until he causes Jerusalem to be [a city that is] famous throughout the world.
8 to swear LORD in/on/with right his and in/on/with arm strength his if: surely yes to give: give [obj] grain your still food to/for enemy your and if: surely no to drink son: type of foreign new wine your which be weary/toil in/on/with him
Yahweh has raised his right hand to solemnly promise [to the people of Jerusalem], “I will use my power [MTY] and never again allow your enemies to defeat you; [soldiers from other nations will never come again] to take away your grain and the wine that you worked hard [to produce].
9 for to gather him to eat him and to boast: praise [obj] LORD and to gather him to drink him in/on/with court holiness my
You yourselves grew the grain, and you will be the ones who will praise [me], Yahweh, while you eat [the bread made from] that grain. Inside the courtyards of my temple you yourselves will drink the wine made from the grapes [that you harvested].”
10 to pass to pass in/on/with gate to turn way: road [the] people to build to build [the] highway to stone from stone to exalt ensign upon [the] people
Go out through the [city] gates! Prepare the highway on which people [will return from other countries]! Cause the road to become smooth; clear off [all] the stones; set up signal flags to help the people-groups to see [where the road to Jerusalem is].
11 behold LORD to hear: proclaim to(wards) end [the] land: country/planet to say to/for daughter Zion behold salvation your to come (in): come behold wages his with him and wages his to/for face: before his
This is the message that Yahweh has sent to [the people of] every nation: “Tell the people of Israel, ‘The one who will rescue/save you is coming! Look! He will be bringing to you (your reward/what you deserve [for the good things that you have done]); those whom he is setting free will be going ahead of him.’”
12 and to call: call by to/for them people [the] holiness to redeem: redeem LORD and to/for you to call: call by to seek city not to leave: forsake
They will be called “Yahweh’s own people, the ones whom he rescued”. And Jerusalem will be known as the city that [Yahweh] loves, the city that is no [longer] abandoned.
