Isaiah, 63

1. Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah in crimson garments, so magnificently dressed, marching so full of strength? - It is I, whose word is saving justice, whose power is to save.

1. Who is this that comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, announcing vindication, mighty to save."

2. -Why are your garments red, your clothes like someone treading the winepress?

2. Why is thy apparel red, and thy garments like his that treads in the wine press?

3. -I have trodden the winepress alone; of my people, not one was with me. So I trod them down in my anger, I trampled on them in my wrath. Their blood squirted over my garments and all my clothes are stained.

3. "I have trodden the wine press alone, and from the peoples no one was with me; I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath; their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.

4. For I have decided on a day of vengeance, my year of retribution has come.

4. For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and my year of redemption has come.

5. I looked: there was no one to help me; I was appalled but could find no supporter! Then my own arm came to my rescue and my own fury supported me.

5. I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold; so my own arm brought me victory, and my wrath upheld me.

6. I crushed the peoples in my anger, I shattered them in my fury and sent their blood streaming to the ground.

6. I trod down the peoples in my anger, I made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth."

7. I shall recount Yahweh's acts of faithful love, Yahweh's praises, in return for all that Yahweh has done for us, for his great kindness to the House of Israel, for all that he has done in his mercy, for the abundance of his acts of faithful love.

7. I will recount the steadfast love of the LORD, the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel which he has granted them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

8. For he said, 'Truly they are my people, children who will not betray me,' and he became their Saviour.

8. For he said, Surely they are my people, sons who will not deal falsely; and he became their Savior.

9. In all their troubles, it was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them. In his love and pity he himself redeemed them, lifted them up and carried them throughout the days of old.

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; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

10. But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit. Then he became their enemy and himself waged war on them.

10. But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit; therefore he turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them.

11. But he called the past to mind, Moses his servant. Where is he who saved them from the sea, the Shepherd of his flock? Where was he who put his holy Spirit among them,

11. Then he remembered the days of old, of Moses his servant. Where is he who brought up out of the sea the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put in the midst of them his holy Spirit,

12. whose glorious arm led the way by Moses' right hand? Who divided the waters before them to win himself everlasting renown,

12. who caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to make for himself an everlasting name,

13. who led them through the depths as easily as a horse through the desert? They stumbled as little

13. who led them through the depths? Like a horse in the desert, they did not stumble.

14. as cattle going down to the plain. Yahweh's Spirit led them to rest. This was how you guided your people to win yourself glorious renown.

14. Like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. So thou didst lead thy people, to make for thyself a glorious name.

15. Look down from heaven and see from your holy and glorious dwelling. Where is your zeal and your might? Are your deepest feelings, your mercy to me, to be restrained?

15. Look down from heaven and see, from thy holy and glorious habitation. Where are thy zeal and thy might? The yearning of thy heart and thy compassion are withheld from me.

16. After all, you are our Father. If Abraham will not own us, if Israel will not acknowledge us, you, Yahweh, are our Father, 'Our Redeemer' is your name from of old.

16. For thou art our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us; thou, O LORD, art our Father, our Redeemer from of old is thy name.

17. Why, Yahweh, do you let us wander from your ways and let our hearts grow too hard to fear you? Return, for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage.

17. O LORD, why dost thou make us err from thy ways and harden our heart, so that we fear thee not? Return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy heritage.

18. Your holy people have owned it for so short a time, our enemies have trampled on your sanctuary.

18. Thy holy people possessed thy sanctuary a little while; our adversaries have trodden it down.

19. We have long been like those you do not rule, people who do not bear your name. Oh, that you would tear the heavens open and come down -- in your presence the mountains would quake,

19. We have become like those over whom thou hast never ruled, like those who are not called by thy name.