Isaiah 4040IsaiahComfort: the Servant of the LordRussian Literal Text

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1. 1GLT“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.BSBBSB: “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
2. 2GLT“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem; and proclaim to her that her term of service is fulfilled, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the hand of Yahweh double for all her sins.”BSBBSB: “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
3. 3GLTA voice cries out in the wilderness:“Prepare the way of Yahweh; make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God.BSBBSB: A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
4. 4GLTEvery valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill leveled; and the rugged land will be as a plateau, and the rough places a plain;BSBBSB: Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
5. 5GLTand the glory of Yahweh will be revealed, and all flesh will see{ it} together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken.”BSBBSB: And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
6. 6GLTA voice says,“Call out.” And{ I} said,“What should I call out?”“All flesh{ is} grass, and all their covenant faithfulness{ is} like the flower of the field.BSBBSB: A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
7. 7GLTThe grass withers, the flower wilts for the breath of Yahweh blows on it; surely mankind{ is} grass.BSBBSB: The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
8. 8GLTThe grass withers, the flower wilts, but the word of our God will stand forever.”BSBBSB: The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
9. 9GLTGo up yourself on a high mountain, herald of Zion. Lift high your voice mightily, herald of Jerusalem raise{ it}, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah,“Behold: your God!”BSBBSB: Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
10. 10GLTBehold, the Lord Yahweh comes powerfully, and his arm rules for him. Behold, his reward{ is} with him, and his wages{ are} before his face.BSBBSB: Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
11. 11GLTLike a shepherd he will tend his flock, in his arm he will gather the lambs, and in his bosom carry them; the nursing ewes he will lead.BSBBSB: He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
12. 12GLTWho has measured the waters in his palm, and has gauged the sky with a handspan, and comprehended the measure of the dust of the earth, and weighed the mountains in scales, or the hills in a balance?BSBBSB: Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
13. 13GLTWho has comprehended the spirit of Yahweh, or has a man instructed him{ as} his counselor?BSBBSB: Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
14. 14GLTWith whom did he counsel? And informed him? And taught him the way of justice? and taught him knowledge, or the path of understanding informed him?BSBBSB: Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
15. 15GLTBehold, the nations{ are} like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded like the dust on the scales; behold, he weighs the isles as a speck.BSBBSB: Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
16. 16GLTAnd Lebanon{ is} not enough to kindle, and its wild animals not enough{ for} a burnt offering.BSBBSB: Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
17. 17GLTAll the nations{ are} as naught before him; as nothing and void they are regarded by him.BSBBSB: All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
18. 18GLTAnd to whom will you liken God? And what likeness will you compare to him?BSBBSB: To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
19. 19GLTAn idol? A craftsman casts{ it}, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains.BSBBSB: To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
20. 20GLTHe who sets up a contribution chooses wood{ that} does not rot, he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to erect an idol{ that} will not fall over.BSBBSB: One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.
21. 21GLTHave you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood{ from} the foundations of the earth?BSBBSB: Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
22. 22GLTHe is sitting above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants{ are} like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to live in.BSBBSB: He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
23. 23GLTHe brings princes to nothingness; he makes the rulers of the earth as naught.BSBBSB: He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
24. 24GLTIndeed, they are hardly planted, yes, hardly sown. Indeed, their stem has hardly taken root in the earth, but he also blows upon them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.BSBBSB: No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
25. 25GLT“And to whom will you compare me, that I be equal{ with}?” says the Holy One.BSBBSB: “To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
26. 26GLTLift up your eyes on high and see! Who has created these? He musters their host by number, calls all of them by name, By the greatness of might and the strength of power, not one is missing.BSBBSB: Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
27. 27GLTWhy do you say, Jacob, and speak, Israel,“My way is hidden from Yahweh, and my God passes over my judgment”?BSBBSB: Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?
28. 28GLTHave you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not grow tired and does not become weary; there is no limit to his understanding.BSBBSB: Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
29. 29GLTHe gives energy to the weary; and to the frail of strength, increased might.BSBBSB: He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
30. 30GLTEven youths become tired and weary, and young lads stumble clumsily:BSBBSB: Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
31. 31GLTbut those who wait{ for} Yahweh will renew{ their} strength; they will ascend{ with} wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary; they will walk and not faint.BSBBSB: But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

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