Chapter 61
1 The Lord Yahweh ’s Spirit is on me , because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble . He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted , to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound ,
2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh ’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God , to comfort all who mourn,
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion , to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness , that they may be called trees of righteousness , the planting of Yahweh , that he may be glorified .
4 They will rebuild the old ruins . They will raise up the former devastated places . They will repair the ruined cities that have been devastated for many generations .
5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks . Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards.
6 But you will be called Yahweh ’s priests . Men will call you the servants of our God . You will eat the wealth of the nations . You will boast in their glory .
7 Instead of your shame you will have double . Instead of dishonor , they will rejoice in their portion . Therefore in their land they will possess double . Everlasting joy will be to them .
8 " For I , Yahweh , love justice . I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them .
9 Their offspring will be known among the nations , and their offspring among the peoples . All who see them will acknowledge them , that they are the offspring which Yahweh has blessed ."
10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh ! My soul will be joyful in my God , for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation . He has covered me with the robe of righteousness , as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels .
11 For as the earth produces its bud , and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up , so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations .