New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 43:1-13

1But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, yourCreatorבֹּרַאֲךָ֣bo.ra.'a.KhaH1254,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, And He whoformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335you, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Do notfearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372, for I haveredeemedגְאַלְתִּ֔יךָge.'al.Ti.khaH1350you; I havecalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121you by nameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034; you are Mine!

2Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588youpassתַעֲבֹ֤רta.'a.VorH5674through the watersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325, I will be with you;And through the riversוּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104,they will not overflowיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.khaH7857you.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588youwalkתֵלֵ֤ךְte.LekhH1980throughבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,you will not be scorchedתִכָּוֶ֔הti.ka.VehH3554,NorH3808will the flameוְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.VahH3852burnתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197you.

3ForI am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,The Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, yourSaviorמוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmo.shi.'E.khaH3467;I have givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714as your ransomכָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.KhaH3724,Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Sebaוּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'H5434in your placeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478.

4Sinceמֵאֲשֶׁ֨רme.'a.SherH4480 H834you arepreciousיָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.taH3365in My sightבְעֵינַ֛יve.'ei.NaiH5869, Since you arehonoredנִכְבַּ֖דְתָּnikh.Bad.taH3513and Iloveאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.khaH157you,I will giveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.TenH5414othermenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in your placeתַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478and otherpeoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816in exchangeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478for your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

5Do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372, for I am with you;I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935your offspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233from the eastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217, Andgatherאֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃'a.ka.be.Tze.kaH6908you from the westוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בu.mi.ma.'a.RavH4628.

6I will sayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559to thenorthלַצָּפוֹן֙la.tza.fOnH6828, ‘Giveתֵּ֔נִיTe.niH5414them up!’And to the southוּלְתֵימָ֖ןu.le.tei.ManH8486, ‘Do not holdH3607thembackH3607.’Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935Mysonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121from afarמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350And My daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֖יu.ve.no.TaiH1323from theendsמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

7Everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who iscalledהַנִּקְרָ֣אha.nik.Ra'H7121by My nameבִשְׁמִ֔יvish.MiH8034, And whom I havecreatedבְּרָאתִ֑יוbe.ra.TivH1254for Mygloryוְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יve.likh.vo.DiH3519,Whom I have formedיְצַרְתִּ֖יוye.tzar.TivH3335,evenאַף־'af-H637whom I have madeעֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃'a.si.TivH6213.”

8Bringהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318out the peopleעַם־'am-H5971whoH5787areblindעִוֵּ֖ר'i.VerH5787,even though they haveיֵ֑שׁYeshH3426eyesוְעֵינַ֣יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869,And the deafוְחֵרְשִׁ֖יםve.che.re.ShimH2795,even though they have earsוְאָזְנַ֥יִםve.'a.ze.Na.yimH241.

9Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471havegatheredנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908togetherH3164So that the peoplesלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816may be assembledוְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ve.ye.'a.se.FuH622.Whoמִ֤יmiH4310among them candeclareיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046thisH2088And proclaimיַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּyash.mi.'U.nuH8085to us the formerוְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתve.ri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223?Let them presentיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414their witnessesעֵֽדֵיהֶם֙'e.dei.HemH5707that they may be justifiedוְיִצְדָּ֔קוּve.yitz.Da.kuH6663,Or let them hearוְיִשְׁמְע֖וּve.yish.me.'UH8085and sayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “It is trueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.”

10“You areMy witnessesעֵדַי֙'e.DaiH5707,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “AndMy servantוְעַבְדִּ֖יve.'av.DiH5650whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתִּיba.Cha.re.tiH977,So that you may knowתֵּ֠דְעוּTe.de.'uH3045and believeוְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּve.ta.'a.Mi.nuH539MeAnd understandוְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ve.ta.Vi.nuH995that I am He.Beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440Me there was noלֹא־lo'-H3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410formedנ֣וֹצַרNo.tzarH3335,And there will be noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808afterוְאַחֲרַ֖יve.'a.cha.RaiH310Me.

11I, even I, am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,And thereH369is noH369saviorמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467besidesמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יmi.bal.'a.DaiH4480 H1107Me.

12It is I who have declaredהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046and savedוְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙ve.ho.Sha'.tiH3467and proclaimedוְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּיve.hish.Ma'.tiH8085,And thereH369was noH369strangeזָ֑רZarH2114god among you;So you are My witnessesעֵדַ֛י'e.DaiH5707,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “And I am Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

13Evenגַּם־gam-H1571from eternityמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117I am He,And thereH369isnoneH369who can deliverמַצִּ֑ילma.TzilH5337out of My handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027;I actאֶפְעַ֖ל'ef.'AlH6466and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can reverseיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ סye.shi.Ve.nahH7725it?”

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