1. “Listen, O coastlands, to Me,And take heed, you peoples from afar!The Lord has called Me from the womb;From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.
2. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword;In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,And made Me a polished shaft;In His quiver He has hidden Me.”
3. “And He said to me,‘You are My servant, O Israel,In whom I will be glorified.’
4. Then I said, ‘I have labored in vain,I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;Yet surely my just reward is with the Lord,And my work with my God.’ ”
5. “And now the Lord says,Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,To bring Jacob back to Him,So that Israel is gathered to Him(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,And My God shall be My strength),
6. Indeed He says,‘It is too small a thing that You should be My ServantTo raise up the tribes of Jacob,And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles,That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
7. Thus says the Lord,The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One,To Him whom man despises,To Him whom the nation abhors,To the Servant of rulers:“Kings shall see and arise,Princes also shall worship,Because of the Lord who is faithful,The Holy One of Israel;And He has chosen You.”
8. Thus says the Lord:“In an acceptable time I have heard You,And in the day of salvation I have helped You;I will preserve You and give YouAs a covenant to the people,To restore the earth,To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages;
9. That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth,’To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’“They shall feed along the roads,And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.