New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 42:1-17

1“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, MyServantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; Mychosenבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972one in whom Mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightsרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521.I have putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414MySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon Him;He will bringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He will not cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817out or raiseיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375His voice,NorH3808makeיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963heardH8085in the streetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070He will not breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665And a dimlyכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544burning wickוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594He will not extinguishיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518;He will faithfullyלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571bringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

4He will not bedisheartenedיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543or crushedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533Untilעַד־'ad-H5704He has establishedיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776; And thecoastlandsאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339will waitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176expectantlyH3176for Hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.”

5Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Whocreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andstretchedוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186them out,Who spreadרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554out theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and itsoffspringוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631, Whogivesנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971on itAnd spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to those who walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it,

6“I am the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, I havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121You in righteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, I will alsoholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388You by the handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027andwatchוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341over You,And I will appointוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414You as acovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285to the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, As alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471,

7Toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, Tobringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318out prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525And those who dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822from the prisonמִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶאmi.Beit Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

8I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that isMy nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034;I will not giveאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414Mygloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519to anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808My praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416togravenH6456imagesH6456.

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223have comeבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935to passH935,Now I declareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046newוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319thingsH2319;Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962they springתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779forthH6779I proclaimאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085them to you.”

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892, SingHis praiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from theendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776!You who goיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381downH3381to the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, andallוּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393that is in it. Youislandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,and those who dwellוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427on them.

11Let thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and its citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892liftיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375up their voices,The settlementsחֲצֵרִ֖יםcha.tze.RimH2691whereKedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938inhabitsתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427.Let the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofSelaH5553singH7442aloudH7442,Let them shoutH6681for joyH6681from the topsמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218of themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.

12Let themgiveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068And declareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046His praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in thecoastlandsבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

13The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will goיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318like a warriorכַּגִּבּ֣וֹרka.gi.BorH1368,He will arouseיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782Hiszealקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068like a manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376of warמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.He will utterH7321a shoutH7321,yesאַף־'af-H637,He will raiseH6873a warH6873cryH6873. He willprevailיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סyit.ga.BarH1396againstעַל־'al-H5921His enemiesH340.

14“I have keptH2814silentהֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙he.che.Shei.tiH2814for a longמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769timeH5769,I have keptH2814stillאַחֲרִ֖ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790and restrainedאֶתְאַפָּ֑ק'et.'a.PakH662Myself. Nowlike a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣הkai.yo.le.DahH3205I will groanאֶפְעֶ֔ה'ef.'EhH6463,I will bothיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162gaspאֶשֹּׁ֥ם'e.ShomH5395and pantוְאֶשְׁאַ֖ףve.'esh.'AfH7602.

15I willlayH2717wasteאַחֲרִ֤יב'a.cha.RivH2717the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and hillsוּגְבָע֔וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389And witherאוֹבִ֑ישׁ'o.VishH3001allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their vegetationעֶשְׂבָּ֖ם'es.BamH6212; I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760the riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104into coastlandsלָֽאִיִּ֔יםla.'i.YimH339And dryאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001up the pondsוַאֲגַמִּ֖יםva.'a.ga.MimH98.

16I willleadוְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣יve.ho.lakh.TiH1980the blindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by a wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870they do not knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045,In pathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410they do not knowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045I will guideאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869them. I willmakeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285into lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them AndruggedH4625placesH4625into plainsלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697I will doעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213, And I willnot leaveH5800them undoneH5800.”

17They will be turnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268and beutterlyH954putH954to shameH954,Who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982inidolsבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459,Who sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to moltenלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541imagesH4541, “You are our godsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

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