1. But here is my servant, the one I uphold;my chosen, who brings me delight.I’ve put my spirit upon him;he will bring justice to the nations.
2. He won’t cry out or shout aloudor make his voice heard in public.
3. He won’t break a bruised reed;he won’t extinguish a faint wick,but he will surely bring justice.
4. He won’t be extinguished or brokenuntil he has established justice in the land.The coastlands await his teaching.
5. God the Lord says—the one who created the heavens,the one who stretched them out,the one who spread out the earth and its offspring,the one who gave breath to its peopleand life to those who walk on it—