New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 41:1-14

1“Coastlandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339, listen to Mein silenceהַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790,And let the peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816gainH2498newH2498strengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581;Let them comeH5066forwardH5066,thenאָ֣ז'azH227let them speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;Let us comeנִקְרָֽבָה׃nik.Ra.vahH7126togetherH3164for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has arousedהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782one from the eastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217Whom Hecallsיִקְרָאֵ֣הוּyik.ra.'E.huH7121in righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664to Hisfeetלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272? Hedeliversיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414up nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440himAnd subduesיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428.He makesיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414them likedustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083with his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, As the wind-drivenchaffכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179with his bowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3He pursuesיִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.FemH7291them, passingיַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.VorH5674on in safetyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,By a wayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734he had not beentraversingיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has performedפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466and accomplishedוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213it,Callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121forth the generationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from the beginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218? ‘I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,am the firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223,and with the lastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314. I am He.’”

5Thecoastlandsאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339have seenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200and are afraidוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372; Theendsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729;They have drawnH7126nearH7126and have comeוַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃vai.ye.'e.ta.YunH857.

6EachH376oneH376helpsיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453And saysיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to his brotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251, “Be strongחֲזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388!”

7So thecraftsmanחָרָשׁ֙cha.RashH2796encouragesוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388thesmelterצֹרֵ֔ףtzo.RefH6884, Andhe who smoothsמַחֲלִ֥יקma.cha.LikH2505metalwith the hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360encourageshim who beatsה֣וֹלֶםHo.lemH1986the anvilפָּ֑עַםPa.'amH6471,Sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559of the solderingלַדֶּ֙בֶק֙la.De.vekH1694, “It is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896”;And he fastensוַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּvay.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388it with nailsבְמַסְמְרִ֖יםve.mas.me.RimH4548, So thatit will not totterיִמּֽוֹט׃ סyi.MotH4131.

8“But you, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977,Descendantזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85Myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157,

9You whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I havetakenהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388from the endsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And calledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121from itsremotestH678partsH678And saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘You areMy servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650, I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977you and not rejectedמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988you.

10Do notfearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372, for I am with you;Do not anxiously lookתִּשְׁתָּ֖עtish.Ta'H8159about you, for I am your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.I will strengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553you, surelyאַף־'af-H637I will helpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826you,Surelyאַף־'af-H637I will upholdתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551you with My righteousצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664rightבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225handH3225.’

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605those who are angeredהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734at you will be shamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954and dishonoredוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637;ThoseH376whoH376contendרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379with you will be as nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and will perishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12You will seekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245thoseH376whoH376quarrelמַצֻּתֶ֑ךָma.tzu.Te.khaH4695with you, but will not findתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them,ThoseH376whoH376warמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421with you will be as nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and non-existentוּכְאֶ֖פֶסu.khe.'E.fesH657.

13For I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who upholdsמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388your rightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225,Who saysהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559to you, ‘Do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372,I will helpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826you.’

14Do not fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372, youwormH8439Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,you menמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will helpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “andyour Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350is the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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