Isaiah, 63

1. Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

1. Who is this coming from Edom, majestically arrayed in crimson garments from Bozrah, marching in great strength? "It is I, proclaiming justice, I who am powerful to save."

2. Wherefore [art thou] red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

2. Why are your clothes red, and your garments like those of men who tread the winepress?

3. I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people [there was] none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

3. "Alone I have trod the grapes; not one of my people was with me. I trampled them in my anger, I trod them down in my wrath, their lifeblood spattering my garments, staining with crimson all my raiment.

4. For the day of vengeance [is] in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

4. For I had set a day of vengeance and my year of redemption had come.

5. And I looked, and [there was] none to help; and I wondered that [there was] none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

5. I looked about: there was no one to help. I was appalled: there was no one to give support. My own arm, then, brought about the victory, and I was supported by my own fury.

6. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

6. I crushed the peoples in my anger, I trampled them down in my wrath, and on the earth I poured their lifeblood."

7. I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

7. I will sing in praise of Yahweh and recall his kindness, according to all that he has done for us, his great goodness to the family of Israel. He has granted us mercy in the abundance of his blessings.

8. For he said, Surely they [are] my people, children [that] will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

8. For he said: "Surely they are my people, sons who will not be disloyal." So he proved himself their Savior

9. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

9. in all their trials. It was not a messenger or an angel but he himself who delivered them. Out of his love and mercy, he redeemed them, lifting them up and carrying them throughout the days of old.

10. But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] he fought against them.

10. Yet they rebelled, giving grief to his holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy, fighting against them.

11. Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where [is] he that put his holy Spirit within him?

11. His people then remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is he who brought them out of the sea, the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who in the midst of them poured out his holy Spirit,

12. That led [them] by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

12. who sent his own power to accompany Moses, who divided the waters before them, winning for himself eternal renown,

13. That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?

13. who made them go through the depths as easily as a horse in the wilderness?

14. As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.

14. Like cattle going down into the valley, they did not stumble. The spirit of Yahweh led them to their rest; you guided your people, winning for yourself glorious renown.

15. Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

15. Look down from heaven, look down from your holy and glorious throne. Where is your zeal and your strength, the yearning of your heart and your compassion? How long will you ignore our pain?

16. Doubtless thou [art] our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, [art] our father, our redeemer; thy name [is] from everlasting.

16. For you are our Father, whereas Abraham does not know us nor has Israel any knowledge of us. But you, O Yahweh, are our Father, from the beginning, you are our redeemer: this is your name.

17. O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, [and] hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

17. Why have you made us stray from your ways? Why have you let our heart become hard so that we do not fear you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance.

18. The people of thy holiness have possessed [it] but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

18. Why have irreligious people invaded your sanctuary? Why have our enemies trampled it down?

19. We are [thine]: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.

19. For too long we have become like those you do not rule, like those who do not bear your name. Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down! The mountains would quake at your presence.