主報應列國
1這位身披紅衣、
穿著華麗、充滿力量、
從以東的波斯拉闊步而來的是誰呢？
「是宣告公義、
有拯救大能的我。」
2你的衣服為何是紅色的，
好像榨酒池中踩踏葡萄者的衣服？
3「我獨自在榨酒池踩踏，
萬民中無人跟我在一起。
我在憤怒中踩踏他們，
在烈怒中踐踏他們；
他們的血濺到我的衣服上，
染紅了我的衣服。
4我心中定了報仇的日子，
我救贖我子民之年已經來臨。
5我環顧四周，驚訝地看見無人幫助，無人扶持。
於是，在烈怒的推動下，
我用臂膀獨自拯救。
6我在憤怒中踐踏萬民，
讓他們飽嚐我的烈怒，
把他們的血倒在地上。」
頌讚與禱告
7因耶和華為我們所做的一切，
我要述說祂的慈愛和祂可歌可頌的作為，
述說祂本著憐憫和大愛賜給以色列人的厚恩。
8祂說：「他們的確是我的子民，
不會背叛我。」
因此，祂做他們的救主。
9祂苦他們所苦，
親自63·9 「親自」希伯來文是「祂面前的天使」。拯救他們。
祂本著慈愛和憐憫救贖了他們，
自古以來一直扶持、照顧他們。
10他們卻叛逆，使祂的聖靈憂傷。
於是，祂與他們為敵，
親自攻擊他們。
11後來，他們想起古時候，
想起了摩西和他的百姓，便問，
帶領百姓及其牧者摩西從海裡出來的那位在哪裡？
將自己的聖靈降在他們中間的那位在哪裡？
12用榮耀的臂膀扶持摩西，
在他們面前把海水分開，
使自己威名永存的那位在哪裡？
13帶領他們經過大海，
猶如馬行平川不會失腳的那位在哪裡？
14耶和華的靈使他們得到安歇，
猶如牲畜下到山谷。
耶和華啊，你就是這樣引領你的子民，
以樹立自己榮耀的名。
15求你從天上垂顧，
從你聖潔、榮耀的居所垂看。
你的熱忱和大能在哪裡呢？
難道你不再眷愛、憐憫我們嗎？
16雖然亞伯拉罕不認識我們，
以色列不承認我們，
但你是我們的父親。
耶和華啊，你是我們的父親，
你自古以來就是我們的救贖主。
17耶和華啊！你為何使我們偏離你的路，
使我們硬著心不敬畏你呢？
求你為了你的僕人，
你的產業——以色列各支派而改變心意！
18你的聖民曾短暫地擁有你的聖所，
如今它已被我們的敵人踏平。
19我們如此淪落，
好像從未被你治理過，
從來不屬於你。
God Will Save His People and Punish Their Enemies
1Who is this man coming from the city of Bozrah in Edom?
His clothes are stained bright red.
Who is he? He is dressed up in all his glory.
He is marching toward us with great strength.
The Lord answers, “It is I.
I have won the battle.
I am mighty.
I have saved my people.”
2Why are your clothes red?
They look as if you have been stomping
on grapes in a winepress.
3The Lord answers, “I have been stomping on the nations
as if they were grapes.
No one was there to help me.
I walked all over the nations because I was angry.
That is why I stomped on them.
Their blood splashed all over my clothes.
So my clothes were stained bright red.
4I decided it was time to pay back Israel’s enemies.
The year for me to set my people free had come.
5I looked around, but no one was there to help me.
I was shocked that no one gave me any help.
So I used my own power to save my people.
I had the strength to do it because I was angry.
6I walked all over the nations because I was angry with them.
I made them drink from the cup of my great anger.
I poured out their blood on the ground.”
Isaiah Praises the Lord and Prays to Him
7I will talk about the kind things the Lord has done.
I’ll praise him for everything he’s done for us.
He has done many good things
for the nation of Israel.
That’s because he loves us and is very kind to us.
8In the past he said, “They are my people.
They are children who will be faithful to me.”
So he saved them.
9When they suffered, he suffered with them.
He sent his angel to save them.
He set them free because he is loving and kind.
He lifted them up and carried them.
He did it again and again in days long ago.
10But they refused to obey him.
They made his Holy Spirit sad.
So he turned against them and became their enemy.
He himself fought against them.
11Then his people remembered what he did long ago.
They recalled the days of Moses and his people.
They asked, “Where is the God who brought
Israel through the Red Sea?
Moses led them as the shepherd of his flock.
Where is the God who put
his Holy Spirit among them?
12He used his glorious and powerful arm
to help Moses.
He parted the waters of the sea in front of them.
That mighty act made him famous forever.
13He led them through that deep sea.
Like a horse in open country,
they didn’t trip and fall.
14They were like cattle that are taken down to the plains.
They were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord.”
That’s how he guided his people.
So he made a glorious name for himself.
15Lord, look down from heaven.
Look down from your holy and glorious throne.
Where is your great love for us?
Where is your power?
Why don’t you show us
your tender love and concern?
16You are our Father.
Abraham might not accept us as his children.
Jacob might not recognize us as his family.
But you are our Father, Lord.
Your name is One Who Always Sets Us Free.
17Lord, why do you let us wander away from you?
Why do you let us become so stubborn
that we don’t respect you?
Come back and help us.
We are the tribes that belong to you.
18For a little while your holy people possessed the land.
But now our enemies have torn your temple down.
19We are like people you never ruled over.
We are like those who don’t belong to you.
