42:16 I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; 1
I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. 2
I will turn the darkness in front of them into light,
and level out the rough ground. 3
This is what I will do for them.
I will not abandon them.
50:10 Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys 4 his servant?
Whoever walks in deep darkness, 5
without light,
should trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God.
1 tn Heb “a way they do not know” (so NASB); NRSV “a road they do not know.”
2 tn Heb “in paths they do not know I will make them walk.”
3 tn Heb “and the rough ground into a level place.”
4 tn Heb “[who] listens to the voice of his servant?” The interrogative is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
5 tn The plural indicates degree. Darkness may refer to exile and/or moral evil.