Isaiah

52 Awake, awake, Put on thy strength, O Zion,—Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem—thou holy city, For there shall not again come into thee any more the uncircumcised and unclean.

2 Shake thyself from the dust, arise—sit down, O Jerusalem,—Loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive! daughter of Zion!

3 For thus saith Yahweh, For nought ye sold yourselves,—And not with silver shall ye be redeemed.

4 For thus saith My Lord Yahweh, To Egypt went down my people at first to sojourn there,—But Assyria without cause hath oppressed him.

5 Now therefore what do I here? Demandeth Yahweh. That my people have been taken away for nought? They who rule them do howl, Declareth Yahweh, And continually—all the day is my Name brought into contempt.

6 Therefore shall my people acknowledge my Name: Therefore in that day shall they acknowledge that I am the same, even I who am speaking,—Here I am

7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet—Of him That bringeth good tidings, That publisheth peace, That bringeth good tidings of blessing, That publisheth salvation,—That saith unto Zion, Thy God hath become king.

8 The voice of thy watchmen! They have uplifted a voice, Together do they renew the shout of triumph,—For eye to eye shall they see, When Yahweh returneth to Zion.

9 Break forth, shout in triumph together, ye waste places of Jerusalem,—For Yahweh Hath comforted his people, Hath redeemed Jerusalem:

10 Yahweh hath bared his holy arm, in the eyes of all the nations, So shall all the ends of the earth see the salvation of our God.

11 Away! away! come forth from thence!—Nought unclean may ye touch,—Come forth out of her midst, Purify yourselves, ye who are to carry the vessels of Yahweh;

12 For not in haste shall ye come forth, Nor by flight shall ye journey,—For your van-guard is Yahweh, And your rear-guard the God of Israel.

13 Lo! my Servant prospereth,—He riseth and is lifted up and becometh very high:

14 The more that Many were amazed at thee So marred beyond any man’s was his appearance,—And his form beyond the sons of men

15 The more doth he startle Many nations, Before him have kings closed their mouth,—For that which had not been related to them have they seen, And that which they had not heard have they diligently considered.