1. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,because the Lord has anointed me;He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted,to bind up the brokenhearted,To proclaim liberty to the captives,release to the prisoners,
2. To announce a year of favor from the Lordand a day of vindication by our God;To comfort all who mourn;
3. to place on those who mourn in Ziona diadem instead of ashes,To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning,a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit.They will be called oaks of justice,the planting of the Lord to show his glory.
4. They shall rebuild the ancient ruins,the former wastes they shall raise upAnd restore the desolate cities,devastations of generation upon generation.
5. Strangers shall stand ready to pasture your flocks,foreigners shall be your farmers and vinedressers.
6. You yourselves shall be called “Priests of the Lord,”“Ministers of our God” you shall be called.You shall eat the wealth of the nationsand in their riches you will boast.
7. Because their shame was twofoldand disgrace was proclaimed their portion,They will possess twofold in their own land;everlasting joy shall be theirs.
8. For I, the Lord, love justice,I hate robbery and wrongdoing;I will faithfully give them their recompense,an everlasting covenant I will make with them.