Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
English: John Barach
Chapter 61
The Commission of the Anointed One
| 1 πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐπ' ἐμέ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἔχρισέν με· εὐαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοῖς ἀπέσταλκέν με, ἰάσασθαι τοὺς συντετριμμένους τῇ καρδίᾳ, κηρύξαι αἰχμαλώτοις ἄφεσιν καὶ τυφλοῖς ἀνάβλεψιν, 2 καλέσαι ἐνιαυτὸν κυρίου δεκτὸν καὶ ἡμέραν ἀνταποδόσεως, παρακαλέσαι πάντας τοὺς πενθοῦντας, 3 δοθῆναι τοῖς πενθοῦσιν Σιὼν δόξαν ἀντὶ σποδοῦ, ἄλειμμα εὐφροσύνης τοῖς πενθοῦσιν, καταστολὴν δόξης ἀντὶ πνεύματος ἀκηδίας· καὶ κληθήσονται γενεαὶ δικαιοσύνης, φύτευμα κυρίου εἰς δόξαν. | 1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, 2 to call [forth] the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of recompense, to comfort all who mourn, 3 that there be given to those who mourn in Zion glory instead of ashes, the oil of gladness to those who mourn, a garment of glory instead of a spirit of weariness; and they shall be called generations of righteousness, the planting of the Lord unto glory. |
Restoration and the Priestly Nation
| 4 καὶ οἰκοδομήσουσιν ἐρήμους αἰωνίας, ἐξηρημωμένας πρότερον ἐξαναστήσουσιν· καὶ καινιοῦσιν πόλεις ἐρήμους ἐξηρημωμένας εἰς γενεάς. 5 καὶ ἥξουσιν ἀλλογενεῖς ποιμαίνοντες τὰ πρόβατά σου, καὶ ἀλλόφυλοι ἀροτῆρες καὶ ἀμπελουργοί· 6 ὑμεῖς δὲ ἱερεῖς κυρίου κληθήσεσθε, λειτουργοὶ θεοῦ· ἰσχὺν ἐθνῶν κατέδεσθε καὶ ἐν τῷ πλούτῳ αὐτῶν θαυμασθήσεσθε. 7 οὕτως ἐκ δευτέρας κληρονομήσουσιν τὴν γῆν, καὶ εὐφροσύνη αἰώνιος ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς αὐτῶν. 8 ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι κύριος ὁ ἀγαπῶν δικαιοσύνην καὶ μισῶν ἁρπάγματα ἐξ ἀδικίας· καὶ δώσω τὸν μόχθον αὐτῶν δικαίοις καὶ διαθήκην αἰώνιον διαθήσομαι αὐτοῖς. 9 καὶ γνωσθήσεται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἔκγονα αὐτῶν· πᾶς ὁ ὁρῶν αὐτούς, ἐπιγνώσεται αὐτούς ὅτι οὗτοί εἰσιν σπέρμα ηὐλογημένον ὑπὸ θεοῦ | 4 And they shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up those formerly desolated, and they shall renew the ruined cities that had been desolated for generations. 5 And foreigners shall come shepherding your sheep, and aliens [shall be your] plowmen and vinedressers. 6 But you shall be called priests of the Lord, ministers of God; you shall eat the strength of the nations, and in their wealth you shall be admired. 7 Thus for a second time they shall inherit the land, and eternal gladness [shall be] upon their head. 8 For I am the Lord who loves righteousness and hates spoils of injustice; and I will give their labor to the righteous, and I will make an eternal covenant with them. 9 And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring [among the peoples]; everyone who sees them will recognize them, that these are a seed blessed by God. |
The Wedding Garments of Salvation
| 10 καὶ εὐφροσύνῃ εὐφρανθήσονται ἐπὶ κύριον. ἀγαλλιάσθω ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ· ἐνέδυσεν γάρ με ἱμάτιον σωτηρίου καὶ χιτῶνα εὐφροσύνης ὡς νυμφίῳ περιέθηκέν μοι μίτραν καὶ ὡς νύμφην κατεκόσμησέν με κόσμῳ. | 10 And with gladness they shall be glad in the Lord. Let my soul exult in the Lord; for he has clothed me with a garment of salvation and a tunic of gladness; as for a bridegroom he has placed a miter upon me, and as a bride he has adorned me with ornaments. |
| 11 καὶ ὡς γῆν αὔξουσαν τὸ ἄνθος αὐτῆς καὶ ὡς κῆπος τὰ σπέρματα αὐτοῦ, οὕτως ἀνατελεῖ κύριος δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἀγαλλίαμα ἐναντίον πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν. | 11 And as the earth making its flower grow, and as a garden [making] its seeds [sprout], so the Lord shall make righteousness spring up and exultation before all the nations. |