1Awake, awake, Zion,
clothe yourself with strength!
Put on your garments of splendor,
Jerusalem, the holy city.
The uncircumcised and defiled
will not enter you again.
2Shake off your dust;
rise up, sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,
Daughter Zion, now a captive.
3For this is what the Lord says:
“You were sold for nothing,
and without money you will be redeemed.”
4For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“At first my people went down to Egypt to live;
lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
5“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord.
“For my people have been taken away for nothing,
and those who rule them mock,52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail”
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
my name is constantly blasphemed.
6Therefore my people will know my name;
therefore in that day they will know
that it is I who foretold it.
Yes, it is I.”
7How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
8Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the Lord returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.
9Burst into songs of joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10The Lord will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
11Depart, depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing!
Come out from it and be pure,
you who carry the articles of the Lord’s house.
12But you will not leave in haste
or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
The Suffering and Glory of the Servant
13See, my servant will act wisely52:13 Or will prosper;
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
14Just as there were many who were appalled at him52:14 Hebrew you—
his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being
and his form marred beyond human likeness—
15so he will sprinkle many nations,52:15 Or so will many nations be amazed at him (see also Septuagint)
and kings will shut their mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
and what they have not heard, they will understand.
152:1 Isa 51:9; Es 6:8; Ufu 21:2; Yoe 3:17; Zek 3:4; Isa 49:18; Kut 28:2, 40; Neh 1:1Amka, amka, ee Sayuni,
jivike nguvu.
Vaa mavazi yako ya fahari,
ee Yerusalemu, mji mtakatifu.
Asiyetahiriwa na aliye najisi
hataingia kwako tena.
252:2 Zek 2:7; Isa 29:4; 10:27; Za 81:9; 9:14Jikungʼute mavumbi yako,
inuka, uketi kwenye kiti cha enzi, ee Yerusalemu.
Jifungue minyororo iliyo shingoni mwako,
ee Binti Sayuni uliye mateka.
352:3 Za 44:12; Isa 45:13; 1:27; 1Pet 1:18Kwa kuwa hili ndilo asemalo Bwana:
“Mliuzwa pasipo malipo,
nanyi mtakombolewa bila fedha.”
452:4 Mwa 46:6; Isa 10:24Kwa maana hili ndilo asemalo Bwana Mwenyezi:
“Hapo kwanza watu wangu walishuka Misri kuishi,
hatimaye, Ashuru wakawaonea.
552:5 Eze 36:20; Rum 2:24; Isa 37:23“Basi sasa nina nini hapa?” asema Bwana.
“Kwa kuwa watu wangu wamechukuliwa pasipo malipo,
nao wale wanaowatawala wanawadhihaki,”
asema Bwana.
“Mchana kutwa
jina langu limetukanwa bila kikomo.
652:6 Isa 49:23; Kut 6:3; Isa 41:26; 10:20Kwa hiyo watu wangu watalijua Jina langu;
kwa hiyo katika siku ile watajua
kwamba ndimi niliyetangulia kulisema.
Naam, ni mimi.”
752:7 2Sam 18:26; Rum 10:15; 1Kor 15:24-25; Lk 2:14; Isa 42:11; 40:9; Efe 6:15Tazama jinsi miguu ya wale waletao habari njema
ilivyo mizuri juu ya milima,
wale wanaotangaza amani,
wanaoleta habari njema,
wanaotangaza wokovu,
wauambiao Sayuni,
“Mungu wako anatawala!”
852:8 Sef 3:9; Eze 3:17; 1Sam 14:16; Isa 56:10; Yer 6:17; Hes 10:36; Zek 8:3Sikiliza! Walinzi wako wanapaza sauti zao,
pamoja wanapaza sauti zao kwa furaha.
Wakati Bwana atakaporejea Sayuni,
wataliona kwa macho yao wenyewe.
952:9 Za 98:4; Isa 35:2; Za 74:3; Isa 48:20; Ezr 9:9; Lk 2:25; Isa 51:3Pazeni sauti ya nyimbo za furaha pamoja,
enyi magofu ya Yerusalemu,
kwa maana Bwana amewafariji watu wake,
ameikomboa Yerusalemu.
1052:10 Lk 2:30; Za 67:2; Isa 66:18; 2Nya 32:8; Za 44:3; Isa 30:30; Yos 4:24Mkono mtakatifu wa Bwana umefunuliwa
machoni pa mataifa yote,
nayo miisho yote ya dunia itaona
wokovu wa Mungu wetu.
1152:11 Yer 50:8; 2Kor 6:17; Hes 8:6; 2Tim 2:9; Isa 1:16; 2Nya 36:10; Isa 48:20Ondokeni, ondokeni, tokeni huko!
Msiguse kitu chochote kilicho najisi!
Tokeni kati yake mwe safi,
ninyi mchukuao vyombo vya Bwana.
1252:12 Kut 14:19; 12:11; Mik 2:13; Yn 10:4Lakini hamtaondoka kwa haraka,
wala hamtakwenda kwa kukimbia;
kwa maana Bwana atatangulia mbele yenu,
Mungu wa Israeli atakuwa mlinzi nyuma yenu.
Mateso Na Utukufu Wa Mtumishi
1352:13 Isa 53:3; Mdo 3:13; Yos 1:8; Isa 20:3; 57:15; Flp 2:9Tazama, mtumishi wangu atatenda kwa hekima;
atatukuzwa, na kuinuliwa juu, na kukwezwa sana.
1452:14 Law 26:32; Ay 2:12; 16:16; 18:20; 2Sam 10:4Kama walivyokuwa wengi
walioshangazwa naye,
kwani uso wake ulikuwa umeharibiwa sana
zaidi ya mtu yeyote
na umbo lake kuharibiwa
zaidi ya mfano wa mwanadamu:
1552:15 Ebr 9:13; Rum 15:21; Efe 3:4-5; Za 107:42; Amu 18:19; Law 14:7; 16:14-15hivyo atayashangaza mataifa mengi,
nao wafalme watafunga vinywa vyao kwa sababu yake.
Kwa kuwa yale ambayo hawakuambiwa, watayaona,
nayo yale wasiyoyasikia, watayafahamu.
