1. Awake, awake,put on your strength, Zion!Put on your splendid clothing,Jerusalem, you holy city;for the uncircumcised and uncleanwill no longer come into you.
2. Shake the dust off yourself;rise up; sit enthroned, Jerusalem.Loose the bonds from your neck,captive Daughter Zion!
3. The Lord proclaims:You were sold for nothing,and you will be redeemed without money.
4. The Lord God proclaims:Long ago my people went downto reside in Egypt.Moreover, Assyria has oppressed them without cause.
5. And now what have I here? says the Lord.My people are taken away for nothing.Their rulers wail, says the Lord, and continually all day long my name is despised.
6. Therefore, my people will know my name on that day;I’m the one who promises it; I’m here.
7. How beautiful upon the mountainsare the feet of a messengerwho proclaims peace,who brings good news,who proclaims salvation,who says to Zion, "Your God rules!"
8. Listen! Your lookouts lift their voice;they sing out together!Right before their eyes they see the Lord returning to Zion.
9. Break into song together, you ruins of Jerusalem!The Lord has comforted his people and has redeemed Jerusalem.
10. The Lord has bared his holy arm in view of all the nations;all the ends of the earth have seen our God’s victory.