Isaiah 1
New International Version
1 The vision(A) concerning Judah and Jerusalem(B) that Isaiah son of Amoz saw(C) during the reigns of Uzziah,(D) Jotham,(E) Ahaz(F) and Hezekiah,(G) kings of Judah.
A Rebellious Nation
2 Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!(H)
For the Lord has spoken:(I)
“I reared children(J) and brought them up,
but they have rebelled(K) against me.
3 The ox knows(L) its master,
the donkey its owner’s manger,(M)
but Israel does not know,(N)
my people do not understand.(O)”
4 Woe to the sinful nation,
a people whose guilt is great,(P)
a brood of evildoers,(Q)
children given to corruption!(R)
They have forsaken(S) the Lord;
they have spurned the Holy One(T) of Israel
and turned their backs(U) on him.
5 Why should you be beaten(V) anymore?
Why do you persist(W) in rebellion?(X)
Your whole head is injured,
your whole heart(Y) afflicted.(Z)
6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head(AA)
there is no soundness(AB)—
only wounds and welts(AC)
and open sores,
not cleansed or bandaged(AD)
or soothed with olive oil.(AE)
7 Your country is desolate,(AF)
your cities burned with fire;(AG)
your fields are being stripped by foreigners(AH)
right before you,
laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.(AI)
8 Daughter Zion(AJ) is left(AK)
like a shelter in a vineyard,
like a hut(AL) in a cucumber field,
like a city under siege.
9 Unless the Lord Almighty
had left us some survivors,(AM)
we would have become like Sodom,
we would have been like Gomorrah.(AN)
10 Hear the word of the Lord,(AO)
you rulers of Sodom;(AP)
listen to the instruction(AQ) of our God,
you people of Gomorrah!(AR)
11 “The multitude of your sacrifices—
what are they to me?” says the Lord.
“I have more than enough of burnt offerings,
of rams and the fat of fattened animals;(AS)
I have no pleasure(AT)
in the blood of bulls(AU) and lambs and goats.(AV)
12 When you come to appear before me,
who has asked this of you,(AW)
this trampling of my courts?
13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings!(AX)
Your incense(AY) is detestable(AZ) to me.
New Moons,(BA) Sabbaths and convocations(BB)—
I cannot bear your worthless assemblies.
14 Your New Moon(BC) feasts and your appointed festivals(BD)
I hate with all my being.(BE)
They have become a burden to me;(BF)
I am weary(BG) of bearing them.
15 When you spread out your hands(BH) in prayer,
I hide(BI) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
I am not listening.(BJ)
16 Wash(BM) and make yourselves clean.
Take your evil deeds out of my sight;(BN)
stop doing wrong.(BO)
17 Learn to do right;(BP) seek justice.(BQ)
Defend the oppressed.[a](BR)
Take up the cause of the fatherless;(BS)
plead the case of the widow.(BT)
18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”(BU)
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;(BV)
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.(BW)
19 If you are willing and obedient,(BX)
you will eat the good things of the land;(BY)
20 but if you resist and rebel,(BZ)
you will be devoured by the sword.”(CA)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(CB)
21 See how the faithful city
has become a prostitute!(CC)
She once was full of justice;
righteousness(CD) used to dwell in her—
but now murderers!(CE)
22 Your silver has become dross,(CF)
your choice wine is diluted with water.
23 Your rulers are rebels,(CG)
partners with thieves;(CH)
they all love bribes(CI)
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.(CJ)
24 Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
the Mighty One(CK) of Israel, declares:
“Ah! I will vent my wrath on my foes
and avenge(CL) myself on my enemies.(CM)
25 I will turn my hand against you;[b](CN)
I will thoroughly purge(CO) away your dross(CP)
and remove all your impurities.(CQ)
26 I will restore your leaders as in days of old,(CR)
your rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward you will be called(CS)
the City of Righteousness,(CT)
the Faithful City.(CU)”
27 Zion will be delivered with justice,
her penitent(CV) ones with righteousness.(CW)
28 But rebels and sinners(CX) will both be broken,
and those who forsake(CY) the Lord will perish.(CZ)
29 “You will be ashamed(DA) because of the sacred oaks(DB)
in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(DC)
that you have chosen.
30 You will be like an oak with fading leaves,(DD)
like a garden without water.
31 The mighty man will become tinder
and his work a spark;
both will burn together,
with no one to quench the fire.(DE)”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:17 Or justice. / Correct the oppressor
- Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem
Isaia 1
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Necredinţa şi pedeapsa lui Israel
1 Prorocia(A) lui Isaia, fiul lui Amoţ, despre Iuda şi Ierusalim, pe vremea lui Ozia, Iotam, Ahaz şi Ezechia, împăraţii lui Iuda. 2 Ascultaţi(B), ceruri, şi ia aminte, Pământule, căci Domnul vorbeşte: „Am hrănit şi am crescut nişte copii(C), dar ei s-au răsculat împotriva Mea. 3 Boul(D) îşi cunoaşte stăpânul şi măgarul cunoaşte ieslea stăpânului său, dar Israel nu(E) Mă cunoaşte, poporul Meu nu(F) ia aminte la Mine.” 4 Vai, neam păcătos, popor încărcat de fărădelegi, sămânţă(G) de nelegiuiţi, copii stricaţi! Au părăsit pe Domnul, au dispreţuit pe Sfântul lui Israel. I-au întors spatele… 5 Ce(H) pedepse noi să vă mai dea, când voi vă răzvrătiţi din ce în ce mai rău? Tot capul este bolnav şi toată inima suferă de moarte! 6 Din tălpi până-n creştet, nimic nu-i sănătos, ci numai răni, vânătăi şi carne vie, nestoarse(I), nelegate şi nealinate cu untdelemn: 7 ţara(J) vă este pustiită, cetăţile vă sunt arse de foc, străinii vă mănâncă ogoarele sub ochii voştri, pustiesc şi nimicesc, ca nişte sălbatici. 8 Şi fiica Sionului a rămas ca(K) o colibă în vie, ca o covercă într-un câmp de castraveţi, ca(L) o cetate împresurată. 9 De(M) nu ne-ar fi lăsat Domnul oştirilor o mică rămăşiţă, am fi ajuns ca Sodoma(N) şi ne-am fi asemănat cu Gomora.
Nu jertfe şi sărbători
10 Ascultaţi Cuvântul Domnului, căpetenii(O) ale Sodomei! Ia aminte la Legea Dumnezeului nostru, popor al Gomorei! 11 „Ce-Mi trebuie Mie mulţimea jertfelor(P) voastre, zice Domnul. Sunt sătul de arderile-de-tot ale berbecilor şi de grăsimea viţeilor; nu-Mi place sângele taurilor, oilor şi ţapilor. 12 Când veniţi să(Q) vă înfăţişaţi înaintea Mea, cine vă cere astfel de lucruri, ca să-Mi spurcaţi curţile? 13 Nu mai aduceţi daruri(R) de mâncare nefolositoare, căci Mi-e scârbă de tămâie! Nu vreau luni noi, Sabate şi adunări de sărbătoare(S), nu pot să văd nelegiuirea unită cu sărbătoarea! 14 Urăsc lunile(T) voastre cele noi şi praznicele(U) voastre; Mi-au ajuns o povară, nu(V) le mai pot suferi. 15 Când(W) vă întindeţi mâinile, Îmi întorc ochii de la voi şi, oricât(X) de mult v-aţi ruga, n-ascult, căci mâinile vă sunt pline de sânge(Y)!”
Îndemn la pocăinţă
16 „Spălaţi-vă(Z) deci şi curăţiţi-vă! Luaţi dinaintea ochilor Mei faptele rele pe care le-aţi făcut! Încetaţi(AA) să mai faceţi răul! 17 Învăţaţi-vă să faceţi binele, căutaţi(AB) dreptatea, ocrotiţi pe cel asuprit, faceţi dreptate orfanului, apăraţi pe văduvă! – 18 Veniţi totuşi să(AC) ne judecăm, zice Domnul. De vor fi păcatele voastre cum e cârmâzul, se vor face(AD) albe ca zăpada; de vor fi roşii ca purpura, se vor face ca lâna. 19 De veţi voi şi veţi asculta, veţi mânca cele mai bune roade ale ţării, 20 dar de nu veţi voi şi nu veţi asculta, de sabie veţi fi înghiţiţi, căci(AE) gura Domnului a vorbit.” 21 Vai, cetatea(AF) aceea credincioasă cum a ajuns o curvă! Era plină de judecată, dreptatea locuia în ea, şi acum e plină de ucigaşi! 22 Argintul(AG) tău s-a prefăcut în zgură şi vinul tău cel ales a fost amestecat cu apă. 23 Mai-marii(AH) tăi sunt răzvrătiţi şi părtaşi(AI) cu hoţii, toţi(AJ) iubesc mita şi aleargă după plată; orfanului(AK) nu-i fac dreptate şi pricina văduvei n-ajunge până la ei. 24 De aceea, iată ce zice Domnul, Dumnezeul oştirilor, Puternicul lui Israel: „Ah! Voi cere socoteală(AL) potrivnicilor Mei şi Mă voi răzbuna pe vrăjmaşii Mei. 25 Îmi voi întinde mâna împotriva ta, îţi(AM) voi topi zgura cum o topeşte leşia, toate părticelele de plumb le voi depărta din tine. 26 Voi face iarăşi pe judecătorii tăi ca(AN) odinioară şi pe sfetnicii tăi ca la început. După aceea, vei fi numită(AO) cetatea neprihănită, cetatea credincioasă.” 27 Sionul va fi mântuit prin judecată şi cei ce se vor întoarce la Dumnezeu în el vor fi mântuiţi prin dreptate. 28 Dar pieirea(AP) va atinge pe toţi cei răzvrătiţi şi păcătoşi, şi cei ce părăsesc pe Domnul vor pieri. 29 Vă va fi ruşine de terebinţii(AQ) în care găseaţi plăcere şi(AR) veţi roşi din pricina grădinilor în care vă desfătaţi, 30 căci veţi fi ca un terebint cu frunzele ofilite, ca o grădină care n-are apă. 31 Omul(AS) tare va fi ca(AT) un câlţ şi lucrarea lui ca o scânteie; amândoi vor arde împreună şi nimeni nu-i va stinge.
Isaiah 1
English Standard Version
1 The (A)vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem (B)in the days of (C)Uzziah, (D)Jotham, (E)Ahaz, and (F)Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
The Wickedness of Judah
2 (G)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O (H)earth;
for the Lord has spoken:
“Children[a] (I)have I reared and brought up,
but they have rebelled against me.
3 The ox (J)knows its owner,
and the donkey its master's crib,
but Israel does (K)not know,
my people do not understand.”
4 Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
(L)offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
they have (M)despised (N)the Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly (O)estranged.
5 Why will you still be (P)struck down?
Why will you (Q)continue to rebel?
The whole head is sick,
and the whole heart faint.
6 (R)From the sole of the foot even to the head,
there is no soundness in it,
but bruises and sores
and raw wounds;
they are (S)not pressed out or bound up
or softened with oil.
7 (T)Your country lies desolate;
your cities are burned with fire;
in your very presence
foreigners devour your land;
it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.
8 And (U)the daughter of Zion is left
like a (V)booth in a vineyard,
like a lodge in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.
9 (W)If the Lord of hosts
had not left us (X)a few survivors,
we should have been like (Y)Sodom,
and become like (Z)Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the Lord,
you rulers of (AA)(AB)Sodom!
Give ear to the teaching[b] of our God,
you people of (AC)Gomorrah!
11 (AD)“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats.
12 “When you come to (AE)appear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
(AF)New moon and Sabbath and the (AG)calling of convocations—
I cannot endure (AH)iniquity and (AI)solemn assembly.
14 Your (AJ)new moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you (AK)spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
(AL)even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
(AM)your hands are full of blood.
16 (AN)Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
(AO)cease to do evil,
17 learn to do good;
(AP)seek justice,
correct oppression;
(AQ)bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
18 “Come now, (AR)let us reason[c] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as (AS)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 (AT)If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be eaten by the sword;
(AU)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
The Unfaithful City
21 How the faithful city
(AV)has become a whore,[d]
(AW)she who was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
22 (AX)Your silver has become dross,
your best wine mixed with water.
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone (AY)loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
(AZ)They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow's cause does not come to them.
24 Therefore the (BA)Lord declares,
the Lord of hosts,
the (BB)Mighty One of Israel:
“Ah, I will get relief from my enemies
(BC)and avenge myself on my foes.
25 (BD)I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your (BE)dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26 And I will restore your judges (BF)as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (BG)you shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”
27 (BH)Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
28 (BI)But rebels and sinners shall be broken together,
and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
29 (BJ)For they[e] shall be ashamed of (BK)the oaks
that you desired;
and you shall blush for (BL)the gardens
that you have chosen.
30 For you shall be (BM)like an oak
whose leaf withers,
and like a garden without water.
31 And the strong shall become (BN)tinder,
and his work a spark,
and both of them shall burn together,
with (BO)none to quench them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:2 Or Sons; also verse 4
- Isaiah 1:10 Or law
- Isaiah 1:18 Or dispute
- Isaiah 1:21 Or become unchaste
- Isaiah 1:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts you
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