52:7 How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains 1
the feet of a messenger who announces peace,
a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” 2
52:8 Listen, 3 your watchmen shout;
in unison they shout for joy,
for they see with their very own eyes 4
the Lord’s return to Zion.
52:9 In unison give a joyful shout,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the Lord consoles his people;
he protects 5 Jerusalem.
52:10 The Lord reveals 6 his royal power 7
in the sight of all the nations;
the entire 8 earth sees
our God deliver. 9
52:11 Leave! Leave! Get out of there!
Don’t touch anything unclean!
Get out of it!
Stay pure, you who carry the Lord’s holy items! 10
52:12 Yet do not depart quickly
or leave in a panic. 11
For the Lord goes before you;
the God of Israel is your rear guard.
52:13 “Look, my servant will succeed! 12
He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted 13 –
52:14 (just as many were horrified by the sight of you) 14
he was so disfigured 15 he no longer looked like a man; 16
52:15 his form was so marred he no longer looked human 17 –
so now 18 he will startle 19 many nations.
Kings will be shocked by his exaltation, 20
for they will witness something unannounced to them,
and they will understand something they had not heard about.