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Hope for Captive Zion

52 (A)Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion;
Clothe yourself in your (B)glorious garments,
O Jerusalem, the (C)holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the (D)unclean
Will no longer come into you.
Shake yourself (E)from the dust, (F)rise up,
O captive Jerusalem;
(G)Loose yourself from the chains around your neck,
O captive daughter of Zion.

For thus says Yahweh, “You were (H)sold for nothing, and you will be (I)redeemed (J)without money.” For thus says Lord Yahweh, “My people (K)went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. So now, what do I have here,” declares Yahweh, “since My people have been taken away for nothing?” Yahweh declares, “Those who rule over them howl, and My (L)name is continually blasphemed all day long. Therefore My people shall (M)know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”

How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who proclaims (N)good news,
Who [a]announces [b]peace
And proclaims good news of good things,
Who [c]announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your (O)God [d]reigns!”
The voice of Your watchmen! They lift up their (P)voices;
They shout joyfully together;
For they will see [e]with their own eyes
When Yahweh returns to Zion.
(Q)Break forth, shout joyfully together,
You (R)waste places of Jerusalem;
For Yahweh has comforted His people;
He has (S)redeemed Jerusalem.
10 Yahweh has bared His holy (T)arm
In the sight of all the nations,
[f]That (U)all the ends of the earth may see
The salvation of our God.

11 (V)Depart, depart, go out from there,
(W)Touch nothing unclean;
Go out of the midst of her, (X)purify yourselves,
You who carry the vessels of Yahweh.
12 But you will not go out in (Y)haste,
Nor will you go as those who flee;
For (Z)Yahweh will go before you,
And (AA)the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

The Exalted Servant

13 Behold, My (AB)Servant will prosper;
He will be high and lifted up and [g]greatly (AC)exalted.
14 Just as many were appalled at you, My people,
So His (AD)appearance was marred more than any man
And His form more than the sons of men.
15 Thus He will (AE)sprinkle many nations,
Kings will (AF)shut their mouths on account of Him;
For (AG)what had not been told them they will see,
And what they had not heard they will understand.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:7 Or causes peace to be heard
  2. Isaiah 52:7 Or well-being
  3. Isaiah 52:7 Or causes peace to be heard
  4. Isaiah 52:7 Or is King
  5. Isaiah 52:8 Lit eye to eye
  6. Isaiah 52:10 Lit And...earth will see
  7. Isaiah 52:13 Or very high, exceedingly lofty; cf. 5:16; 7:11

Dios librará A Sión del cautiverio

52 ¡Despierta, Sión, despierta! ¡Revístete de poder, Jerusalén! ¡Ponte tu mejor ropa, ciudad santa!(A) ¡Nunca más vendrá a ti gente impura e incircuncisa! ¡Sacúdete el polvo, Jerusalén, y levántate para reinar! ¡Quítate del cuello esas ataduras, cautiva hija de Sión! Porque así dice el Señor:

«Ustedes fueron vendidos, pero no a cambio de dinero, así que sin dinero serán rescatados.»

Así también dice Dios, el Señor:

«En el pasado mi pueblo bajó a Egipto para vivir allá, y los asirios lo cautivaron sin motivo. Y ahora ¿a quién tengo aquí? Mi pueblo es llevado injustamente; los que lo dominan lo hacen aullar de dolor, y mi nombre es blasfemado(B) todo el día y sin cesar.

—Palabra del Señor.

»Por lo tanto, cuando llegue el momento mi pueblo conocerá mi nombre. Yo mismo lo he dicho, y yo estaré allí presente.»

¡Cuán hermosos son, sobre los montes, los pies del que trae buenas nuevas! Los pies del que anuncia la paz,(C) del que trae buenas noticias, del que anuncia salvación, del que le dice a Sión: «¡Tu Dios reina!»

¡Tus atalayas dejan oír su voz! ¡Al unísono lanzan voces de júbilo! ¡Con sus propios ojos ven que el Señor vuelve a Sión! Páramos de Jerusalén, ¡canten alabanzas y alégrense a una voz! ¡El Señor ha consolado a su pueblo, ha redimido a Jerusalén! 10 El Señor ha desnudado su santo brazo a la vista de todas las naciones, y todos los confines de la tierra verán la salvación de nuestro Dios.

11 ¡Apártense, apártense! ¡Salgan de ahí, y no toquen nada inmundo!(D) ¡Salgan de esa ciudad y purifíquense, pues son ustedes portadores de los utensilios del Señor! 12 Ciertamente no saldrán ustedes de prisa ni huyendo de nadie: ¡El Señor irá a la vanguardia! ¡El Dios de Israel irá a la retaguardia!

Sufrimientos del Siervo del Señor

13 ¡Aquí está mi siervo! Será prosperado, engrandecido y exaltado; será puesto muy en alto. 14 Muchos se asombrarán al verlo. Su semblante fue de tal manera desfigurado, que no parecía un ser humano; su hermosura no era la del resto de los hombres. 15 Muchas naciones se asombrarán de él. Los reyes callarán al verlo, porque verán algo que nunca les fue contado, y entenderán algo que jamás habían oído.(E)

52 Awake, awake,(A) Zion,
    clothe yourself with strength!(B)
Put on your garments of splendor,(C)
    Jerusalem, the holy city.(D)
The uncircumcised(E) and defiled(F)
    will not enter you again.(G)
Shake off your dust;(H)
    rise up,(I) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,(J)
    Daughter Zion,(K) now a captive.

For this is what the Lord says:

“You were sold for nothing,(L)
    and without money(M) you will be redeemed.(N)

For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“At first my people went down to Egypt(O) to live;
    lately, Assyria(P) has oppressed them.

“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,[a]
declares the Lord.
“And all day long
    my name is constantly blasphemed.(Q)
Therefore my people will know(R) my name;(S)
    therefore in that day(T) they will know
that it is I who foretold(U) it.
    Yes, it is I.”

How beautiful on the mountains(V)
    are the feet of those who bring good news,(W)
who proclaim peace,(X)
    who bring good tidings,
    who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
    “Your God reigns!”(Y)
Listen! Your watchmen(Z) lift up their voices;(AA)
    together they shout for joy.(AB)
When the Lord returns(AC) to Zion,(AD)
    they will see it with their own eyes.
Burst into songs of joy(AE) together,
    you ruins(AF) of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted(AG) his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.(AH)
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm(AI)
    in the sight of all the nations,(AJ)
and all the ends of the earth(AK) will see
    the salvation(AL) of our God.

11 Depart,(AM) depart, go out from there!
    Touch no unclean thing!(AN)
Come out from it and be pure,(AO)
    you who carry the articles(AP) of the Lord’s house.
12 But you will not leave in haste(AQ)
    or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,(AR)
    the God of Israel will be your rear guard.(AS)

The Suffering and Glory of the Servant

13 See, my servant(AT) will act wisely[b];
    he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.(AU)
14 Just as there were many who were appalled(AV) at him[c]
    his appearance was so disfigured(AW) beyond that of any human being
    and his form marred beyond human likeness(AX)
15 so he will sprinkle(AY) many nations,[d]
    and kings(AZ) will shut their mouths(BA) because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
    and what they have not heard, they will understand.(BB)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Vulgate; Masoretic Text wail
  2. Isaiah 52:13 Or will prosper
  3. Isaiah 52:14 Hebrew you
  4. Isaiah 52:15 Or so will many nations be amazed at him (see also Septuagint)