People who live on the islands, listen to me. Pay attention, you nations far away. Before I was born the Lord chose me to serve him. Before I was born the Lord spoke my name.

众海岛啊，当听我言！远方的众民哪，留心而听！自我出胎，耶和华就选召我；自出母腹，他就提我的名。

众海岛啊，当听从我！远方的众民哪，要留心听！自出母胎，耶和华就选召我；自出母腹，他就称呼我的名。

众海岛啊，当听从我！远方的众民哪，要留心听！自出母胎，耶和华就选召我；自出母腹，他就称呼我的名。

众海岛啊，听我说！远方的众民啊，要留心听！我还没有出生，耶和华就呼召我；我还没有离开母腹，祂就点我的名。

众海岛啊！你们要听我的话。远方的万族啊！你们要留心听。我在母胎的时候，耶和华就呼召了我；我出母腹的时候，他就提了我的名。

众海岛啊，要听我的话！远方的众民哪，要留心听！我在母腹中，耶和华就召唤了我；我在母腹中，他就提了我的名。

眾海島啊，當聽我言！遠方的眾民哪，留心而聽！自我出胎，耶和華就選召我；自出母腹，他就提我的名。

眾海島啊，當聽從我！遠方的眾民哪，要留心聽！自出母胎，耶和華就選召我；自出母腹，他就稱呼我的名。

眾海島啊，當聽從我！遠方的眾民哪，要留心聽！自出母胎，耶和華就選召我；自出母腹，他就稱呼我的名。

眾海島啊，聽我說！遠方的眾民啊，要留心聽！我還沒有出生，耶和華就呼召我；我還沒有離開母腹，祂就點我的名。

眾海島啊！你們要聽我的話。遠方的萬族啊！你們要留心聽。我在母胎的時候，耶和華就呼召了我；我出母腹的時候，他就提了我的名。

沿海地帶啊，聽我吧！遠方萬國之民哪，留心聽哦！從我在母胎中，永恆主就呼召了我，從我母腹裏他就提起了我的名。

眾海島啊，要聽我的話！遠方的眾民哪，要留心聽！我在母腹中，耶和華就召喚了我；我在母腹中，他就提了我的名。

島嶼之眾、爾其聽哉、遠方之人、爾其傾耳、自我出胎、耶和華召我、自離母腹、以名呼我、

受膏者曰、洲島之民、遠方之人、宜聽我言。惟我初生、耶和華命我以名、召我為僕、

洲島洲島或作沿海居民、當聽我言、遠方列族、傾耳而聽、自我出胎、主選召我、自出母腹、主題我名、

Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.

Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name.

Listen to me, all you in distant lands! Pay attention, you who are far away! The Lord called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.

Coasts and islands, listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The LORD called me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.

Listen to Me, you islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me.

“ Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:

Coastlands, listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The Lord called me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people who live far away! The LORD summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world.

Listen, islands, to me. Listen, you peoples, from afar: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name.

“ Before I formed you in your mother’s body I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart to serve me. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”

But God set me apart from before the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleased

I made you. I formed you when you were born as a nation. I will help you. So listen to what I am saying. Family of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. People of Israel, I have chosen you.

You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must call him Jesus.

Listen and come to me. Pay attention to me. Then you will live. I will make a covenant with you that will last forever. I will give you my faithful love. I promised it to David.

“ Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.He will not shout or cry out. He will not raise his voice in the streets.He will not break a bent twig. He will not put out a dimly burning flame. He will be faithful and make everything right.He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.”

You are the King and the Lord. You have always been my hope. I have trusted in you ever since I was young.From the time I was born I have depended on you. You brought me out of my mother’s body. I will praise you forever.

The Lord formed me in my mother’s body to be his servant. He wanted me to bring the family of Jacob back to him. He wanted me to gather the people of Israel to himself. The Lord will honor me. My God will give me strength.

The Lord says,“ People of Israel, I set you free. I formed you when you were born as a nation.“ I am the Lord. I am the Maker of everything. I alone stretch out the heavens. I spread out the earth by myself.

A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.

But the angel said to them,“ Do not be afraid. I bring you good news. It will bring great joy for all the people.Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord.

The Lord who rules over all will terrify Moab and Ammon. He will destroy all the gods on earth. Then distant nations will bow down to him. All of them will serve him in their own lands.

He was chosen before God created the world. But he came into the world for your sake in these last days.

But as Joseph was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said,“ Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. The baby inside her is from the Holy Spirit.She is going to have a son. You must give him the name Jesus. That’s because he will save his people from their sins.”

The Lord says,“ People who live on the islands, come and stand quietly in front of me. Let the nations gain new strength in order to state their case. Let them come forward and speak. Let us go to court and find out who is right.

People from the islands are coming to me. The ships of Tarshish are out in front. They are bringing your children back from far away. Your children are bringing their silver and gold with them. They are coming to honor me. I am the Lord your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honored you.

The time for me to set you free is near. I will soon save you. My powerful arm will make everything right among the nations. The islands will put their hope in me. They will wait for my powerful arm to act.

Then they will praise me. I will give perfect peace to those who are far away and those who are near. And I will heal them,” says the Lord.

If that is true, what about the one the Father set apart as his very own? What about this one the Father sent into the world? Why do you charge me with saying a very evil thing? Is it because I said,‘ I am God’s Son’?

Let them give glory to the Lord. Let them praise him in the islands.

Be sure that you don’t say no to the one who speaks. People did not escape when they said no to the one who warned them on earth. And what if we turn away from the one who warns us from heaven? How much less will we escape!

The Lord says,“ Family of Jacob, listen to me. Pay attention, you people of Israel who are left alive. I have taken good care of you since your life began. I have carried you since you were born as a nation.

“ All you who live anywhere on earth, turn to me and be saved. I am God. There is no other God.

He came and preached peace to you who were far away. He also preached peace to those who were near.

“ I will give them a sign. I will send to the nations some of those who are left alive. I will send some of them to the people of Tarshish, Libya and Lydia, who are famous for using bows. I will send others to Tubal and Greece. And I will send still others to islands far away. The people who live there have not heard about my fame. They have not seen my glory. But when I act, those I send will tell the nations about my glory.

The Lord himself will give you a sign. The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.

He will be important in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or other such drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.