Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit on thy throne, O Jerusalem: {Another reading is, the bonds of thy neck are loosed.}loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
For thus saith Jehovah, Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without cause.
Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, {Or, here I am}it is I.
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
The voice of thy watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, {Or, how}when Jehovah returneth to Zion.
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah.
For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward.
Behold, my servant shall {Or, prosper}deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred {Or, from that of man, and his form from that of the sons of men}more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),
so shall he {Or, startle}sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths {Or, because of}at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they {Or, consider}understand.
Querverweise zu Jesaja 52,14 Jes 52,14
I am as a wonder unto many;But thou art my strong refuge.
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; {Or, that we should look upon him, not beauty &c.}and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He was despised, and {Or, forsaken}rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with {Hebrew: sickness.}grief: and {Or, he hid as it were his face from us}as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our {Hebrew: sicknesses.}griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.
But I am a worm, and no man;A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
On that day there came to him Sadducees, {Many ancient authorities read saying.}they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,
All they that see me laugh me to scorn:They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd;And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws;And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.
I may count all my bones.They look and stare upon me;
And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves;
For my days consume away {Or, in smoke}like smoke,And my bones are burned {Or, as a hearth}as a firebrand.
My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;For I forget to eat my bread.
By reason of the voice of my groaningMy bones cleave to my flesh.
And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him {Or, with rods}with the palms of their hands,
And they were astonished exceedingly, saying {Many ancient authorities read among themselves.}unto him, Then who can be saved?
And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him,
And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?
And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is {Or, this word, that with authority…come out?}this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.