ISA 51:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ σὲ νῦν παρακαλέσω, Σιὼν, καὶ παρεκάλεσα πάντα τὰ ἔρημα αὐτῆς, καὶ θήσω τὰ ἔρημα αὐτῆς ὡς παράδεισον, καὶ τὰ πρὸς δυσμὰς αὐτῆς ὡς παράδεισον Κυρίου· εὐφροσύνην καὶ ἀγαλλίαμα εὑρήσουσιν ἐν αὐτῇ, ἐξομολόγησιν καὶ φωνὴν αἰνέσεως.
(Kai se nun parakalesō, Siōn, kai parekalesa panta ta eraʸma autaʸs, kai thaʸsō ta eraʸma autaʸs hōs paradeison, kai ta pros dusmas autaʸs hōs paradeison Kuriou; eufrosunaʸn kai agalliama heuraʸsousin en autaʸ, exomologaʸsin kai fōnaʸn aineseōs.)

BrTr And now I will comfort thee, O Sion: and I have comforted all her desert places; and I will make her desert places as a garden, and her [fn]western places as the garden of the Lord; they shall find in her gladness and exultation, thanksgiving and the voice of praise.

ULT For Yahweh will comfort Zion;
⇔ he will comfort all of her desolations,
⇔ and he will make her wilderness like Eden
⇔ and her desert plain like the garden of Yahweh.
⇔ Joy and gladness will be found in her,
⇔ thanksgiving and the voice of song.

UST Yahweh will encourage the people of the city of Jerusalem on Mount Zion.
⇔ He will bring people back to the places in Judah where no one now lives.
⇔ He will make her dry land as fertile as the Garden of Eden,
⇔ which Yahweh himself planted.
⇔ The people of Judah will celebrate happily.
⇔ They will thank Yahweh and sing praises to him.

BSB / MSB For the LORD will comfort Zion
⇔ and will look with compassion on all her ruins;
⇔ He will make her wilderness like Eden
⇔ and her desert like the garden of the LORD.
⇔ Joy and gladness will be found in her,
⇔ thanksgiving and melodious song.

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE / WMBB For the LORD has comforted Zion.
⇔ He has comforted all her waste places,
⇔ and has made her wilderness like Eden,
⇔ and her desert like the garden of the LORD.
⇔ Joy and gladness will be found in them,
⇔ thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

NET Certainly the Lord will console Zion;
⇔ he will console all her ruins.
⇔ He will make her wilderness like Eden,
⇔ her desert like the Garden of the Lord.
⇔ Happiness and joy will be restored to her,
⇔ thanksgiving and the sound of music.

LSV For YHWH has comforted Zion,
He has comforted all her ruins,
And He sets her wilderness as Eden,
And her desert as a garden of YHWH,
Joy, indeed, gladness is found in her,
Confession, and the voice of song.

FBV The Lord will care for Zion and feel sorry about all her ruined places. He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert areas like the garden of the Lord. People there will have joy and happiness, giving thanks and singing sweet songs.

T4T Some day I, Yahweh, will encourage his descendants again,
⇔ and I will comfort all the people who live in the ruins of Jerusalem.
⇔ The desert in that area will become like Eden,
⇔ like the garden that I, Yahweh, made/planted.
⇔ All the people there will be joyful and happy;
⇔ they will thank me and sing.

LEB • For Yahweh will comfort Zion;
  • he will comfort all its sites of ruins.
• And he will make[fn] its wilderness like Eden,
  • and its desert like the garden of Yahweh.
• Joy and gladness will be found in it,
  • thanksgiving and the sound[fn] of song.

51:? Literally “put”

51:? Literally “voice”

BBE For the Lord has given comfort to Zion: he has made glad all her broken walls; making her waste places like Eden, and changing her dry land into the garden of the Lord; joy and delight will be there, praise and the sound of melody.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS For the LORD hath comforted Zion; He hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

ASV For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

DRA The Lord therefore will comfort Sion, and will comfort all the ruins thereof: and he will make her desert as a place of pleasure, and her wilderness as the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of praise.

YLT For Jehovah hath comforted Zion, He hath comforted all her wastes, And He setteth her wilderness as Eden, And her desert as a garden of Jehovah, Joy, yea, gladness is found in her, Confession, and the voice of song.

Drby For Jehovah shall comfort Zion, he shall comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah: gladness and joy shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of song.

RV For the LORD hath comforted Zion: he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
(For the LORD hath/has comforted Zion: he hath/has comforted all her waste places, and hath/has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.)

SLT For Jehovah comforted Zion: he comforted all her wastes, and he will set her desert as Eden, and her sterile region as the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found in her confession, and the voice of song.

Wbstr For the LORD will comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

KJB-1769 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

KJB-1611 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he wil comfort all her waste places, and he wil make her wildernes like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD: ioy and gladnesse shalbe found therein, thankesgiuing, and the voice of melody.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Therfore shall the Lorde comfort Sion, and repayre all her decay, makyng her desert as a paradise, and her wildernesse as the garden of the Lorde: Mirth and ioy shalbe founde there, thankesgeuyng and the voyce of prayse.
(Therefore shall the Lord comfort Zion, and repair all her decay, making her desert as a paradise, and her wilderness as the garden of the Lord: Mirth and joy shall be found there, thanksgiving and the voice of praise.)

Gnva Surely the Lord shall comfort Zion: he shall comfort all her desolations, and he shall make her desert like Eden, and her wildernes like the garden of the Lord: ioy and gladnesse shalbe founde therein: praise, and the voyce of singing.
(Surely the Lord shall comfort Zion: he shall comfort all her desolations, and he shall make her desert like Eden, and her wilderness like the garden of the Lord: joy and gladness shall be found therein: praise, and the voice of singing.)

Cvdl how the LORDE conforted Sio, and repayred all hir decaye: makinge hir deserte as a Paradise, and hir wildernesse as the garden of the LORDE. Myrth and ioye was there, thankesgeuynge and ye voyce of prayse.
(how the LORD comforted Sio, and repaired all her decay: making her desert as a Paradise, and her wilderness as the garden of the LORD. Myrth and joy was there, thanksgiving and ye/you_all voice of praise.)

Wycl Therfor the Lord schal coumforte Sion, and he schal coumforte alle the fallyngis therof; and he schal sette the desert therof as delices, and the wildirnesse therof as a gardyn of the Lord; ioie and gladnesse schal be foundun therynne, the doyng of thankyngis and the vois of heriyng.
(Therefore the Lord shall comfort Zion, and he shall comfort all the ruins thereof; and he shall set the desert thereof as delices, and the wilderness thereof as a garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, the doing of thankings and the voice of hearing.)

Luth Denn der HErr tröstet Zion; er tröstet alle ihre Wüsten und macht ihre Wüsten wie Lustgärten und ihre Gefilde wie einen Garten des HErr’s, daß man Wonne und Freude drinnen findet, Dank und Lobgesang.
(Because the/of_the LORD comforts(v) Zion; he comforts(v) all their/her deserts and power their/her deserts as/like pleasure_gardens and their/her fields as/like a garden the LORD’s, that man bliss and joy/pleasure/delight inside finds, thankfulness/gratitude and Lobgesang.)

ClVg Consolabitur ergo Dominus Sion, et consolabitur omnes ruinas ejus: et ponet desertum ejus quasi delicias, et solitudinem ejus quasi hortum Domini. Gaudium et lætitia invenietur in ea, gratiarum actio et vox laudis.[fn]
(Consolabitur therefore Master Sion, and will_be_comforted everyone ruins his: and will_put desert his as_if delights, and solitude his as_if garden Master. Gaudium and joy will_be_found in/into/on them, thanks action and voice of_praise.)

51.3 Gaudium et lætitia. Nota in Sion quæ comparatur paradiso Dei, tantum debet esse gaudium et lætitia et confessio et vox laudis, ut quod in cœlo facturi sunt cum angelis, in terra jugiter meditentur.

51.3 Gaudium and joy. Note in/into/on Sion which is_compared paradise of_God, only must to_be joy and joy and confession and voice of_praise, as that in/into/on sky about_to_do are when/with to/by/with_the_messengers/angels, in/into/on earth/land regularly meditentur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [This is because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נִחַ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה צִיּ֗וֹן נִחַם֙

comfort YHWH Tsiyyōn/(Zion) comfort

Here, Zion represents the people who live there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Yahweh will comfort the people of Zion; he will comfort]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נִחַם֙ כָּל חָרְבֹתֶ֔י⁠הָ

comfort all/each/any/every places_of,its_waste

Here, all of her desolations represents all the ruined places where no one lives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [he will restore people to all of ruined places]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וַ⁠יָּ֤שֶׂם מִדְבָּרָ⁠הּ֙ כְּ⁠עֵ֔דֶן וְ⁠עַרְבָתָ֖⁠הּ כְּ⁠גַן יְהוָ֑ה

and=he/it_assigned wilderness_of,its like,Eden and,its_desert_of,plain like,the_garden_of YHWH

The point of this comparison is that just as Eden was fertile and beautiful, so her wilderness will become. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and he will make her wilderness as fertile and beautiful as Eden and her desert plain as lush as the garden of Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

מִדְבָּרָ⁠הּ֙

wilderness_of,its

Isaiah is speaking of Zion as if it were a woman who could own a wilderness, which is why he calls it her wilderness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Zion’s wilderness]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְ⁠שִׂמְחָה֙ יִמָּ֣צֵא בָ֔⁠הּ

joy and,gladness found in,it

The expression will be found is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Joy and gladness will fill her]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְ⁠שִׂמְחָה֙

joy and,gladness

The terms Joy and gladness mean similar things. Isaiah is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Great joy]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְ⁠שִׂמְחָה֙

joy and,gladness

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of Joy and gladness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [People rejoicing and being glad]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

תּוֹדָ֖ה וְ⁠ק֥וֹל זִמְרָֽה

thanksgiving and_[the],sound_of song

Isaiah is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [thanksgiving and the voice of song will be found in her]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תּוֹדָ֖ה

thanksgiving

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of thanksgiving, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the sound of people giving thanks]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠ק֥וֹל זִמְרָֽה

and_[the],sound_of song

Here, the voice of song represents the sound of people singing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and the sound of singing]

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