‏ Isaiah 65

CHAPTER 65

Judgment and Deliverance

1[²apparent ¹I became] to the ones [³for me ¹not ²seeking]. I was found by the ones [³for me ¹not ²asking]. I said, Behold, I am -- to the nation, the ones who did not call of me by  name. 2I spread forth   my hands the entire   day to a people resisting persuasion and speaking contrary; the ones not having gone [²way ¹the good], but after   their sins. 3  This people, the one provoking me, [²before ³me ¹is always]. They sacrifice in the gardens, and they burn incense upon the bricks to the demons which are not. 4And in the tombs in the caves they sleep for the sake of dreams; the ones eating meat of a pig, and the broth of sacrifices. [³are tainted ¹All   ²their vessels]. 5The ones saying, Be at a distance from me, you should not approach me, for I am clean. This is the smoke   of my rage; a fire burns with it all the days. 6Behold, it is written in my presence, I shall not keep silent until whenever I recompense. And I will recompense unto   their bosom 7  their sins, and the ones of their fathers, says the lord, the ones that burnt incense upon the mountains, and [³upon ⁴the ⁵hills ¹berated ²me]. I will recompense   their works into   their bosom. 8Thus says the lord, In which manner [³shall be found ¹the ²grape-stone] in the cluster of grapes, and they shall say, You should not lay it waste, for there is a blessing in it; so I will do because of the ones serving me -- [²this one ¹because of] in no way shall I destroy all. 9And I shall lead out the one of [²of Jacob ¹the seed], and the one of Judah. And he shall inherit   [³mountain   ²holy ¹my], and [⁴shall inherit it   ¹my chosen ²and   ³my servants], and they shall dwell there. 10And there shall be in the grove folds of flocks; and the ravine of Achor shall be for a resting place  of herds for  my people, the ones who sought me. 11But you are  the ones having abandoned me, and having forgotten   [²mountain   ¹my holy], and are preparing [²to the ³demon ¹a table], and filling   [²to good luck ¹a mixture]. 12I will deliver you unto the sword. [²all ⁴by ⁵slaughter ¹You shall ³fall], for I called you and you hearkened not; I spoke, and you disregarded, and you did the wicked thing  before me, and what I did not want you chose. 13On account of this, Thus says the lord, Behold, the ones serving to me shall eat, but you shall hunger. Behold,   my servants shall drink, but you shall thirst. Behold, the ones serving me shall be glad, but you shall be ashamed. 14Behold, the ones serving me shall exult in gladness, but you shall cry out because of the misery   of your heart; and from the destruction of your spirit you shall shriek. 15For you shall leave behind   your name for a glut to  my chosen, [⁴you ¹and ³shall do away with ²the lord]. But to the ones that serve to me, they shall be called [²name ¹by a new], 16which shall be blessed upon the earth. For they shall bless the [²God   ¹true]. And the ones swearing by an oath upon the earth shall swear by an oath on the [²God   ¹true]. For they shall forget   [³affliction ¹their   ²first], and it shall not ascend unto   their heart.

A New Heaven and Earth

17For there will be the [²heaven ¹new], and the [²earth ¹new]. And in no way shall they remember the former things, nor in any way shall it come upon   their heart. 18But [⁴gladness ⁵and ⁶a leap for joy ¹they shall find ²in ³her]. For behold, I make Jerusalem a leap for joy, and over   my people for gladness. 19And I shall exult over Jerusalem, and shall be glad over   my people. And no longer shall there be heard in her a voice of weeping, nor a voice of crying; 20nor in any way shall there be yet an untimely miscarriage, nor  an old man who shall not fill up   his time. [⁴will be ¹For ²the ³young man] a hundred years old, and the [⁴dying ¹sinner ⁵at a hundred ⁶years old    ³accursed ²will be]. 21And they shall build residences, and they shall dwell in them. And they shall plant vineyards, and they shall eat   their produce, and [²the ³wine ¹shall drink]. 22In no way shall they build and another dwell therein. And in no way shall they plant and another eat of it. For according to the days of the [²of a tree   ¹life] will be the days   of my people, for the works   of their hands shall grow old. 23  And my chosen shall not tire in empty things, nor shall they produce children for a curse; for [²a seed ³being blessed ⁴by ⁵God ¹it is], and   their progeny with them. 24And it will be before   their crying out, I will hearken unto them; yet during their speaking I will say, What is it? 25Then wolves and lambs shall graze together; and the lion [³as ⁴an ox ¹shall eat ²straw]; and the serpent shall eat of the earth as bread; they shall not do wrong nor lay waste upon   [²mountain   ¹my holy], says the lord.