1 Exaltation of the Afflicted The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is upon meBecause Yahweh has anointed meTo bring good news to the 61:1Or humble afflicted;He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,To proclaim release to captivesAnd 61:1Lit opening to those who are bound freedom to prisoners,
2 To proclaim the favorable year of YahwehAnd the day of vengeance of our God,To comfort all who mourn,
3 To grant those who mourninZion,Giving them a headdress instead of ashes,The oil of rejoicing instead of mourning,The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.So they will be called 61:3Or terebinths oaks of righteousness,The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.
4 ¶Then they will rebuild the ancient waste places;They will raise up the former desolations;And they will make new the ruined cities,The desolations from generation to generation.
5 Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks,And 61:5Lit sons of the foreigner foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
6 But you will be called the priests of Yahweh;You will be spoken ofasministers of our God.You will eat the wealth of nations,And in their glories you will boast.
7 Instead of your shameyou will have adoubleportion,Andinstead ofdishonor they will shout for joy over their portion.Therefore they will possess a doubleportionin their land;Everlasting gladness will be theirs.
8 For I, Yahweh, love justice,I hate robbery 61:8Or with iniquity in the burnt offering;And in truth I will give them their recompenseAnd cut an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Then their seed will be known among the nations,And their offspring in the midst of the peoples.All who see them will recognize themBecause they are the seedwhomYahweh has blessed.
10 ¶I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh;My soul will rejoice in my God,For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,As a bridegroom decks himself with a headdress,And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its branches,And as a garden causes the things sown in it to branch out,So Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praiseTo branch out before all the nations.