New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 45:1-13

1Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068toCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566His anointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899,Whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have takenהֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388by the rightבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225handH3225, Tosubdueלְרַד־le.rad-H7286nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him And tolooseאֲפַתֵּ֑חַ'a.fa.Te.achH6605the loinsוּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.NeiH4975of kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428;To openלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605doorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him so that gatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179will not be shutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462:

2“I will goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you andmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474theroughH1921placesH1921smoothH3474; I willshatterאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665the doorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817of bronzeנְחוּשָׁה֙ne.chu.ShahH5154and cutאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438throughH1438their ironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270barsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280.

3I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you thetreasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214of darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822And hiddenH4301wealthH4301of secretמִסְתָּרִ֑יםmis.ta.RimH4565placesH4565,So that you may knowתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045that it is I,The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whocallsהַקּוֹרֵ֥אha.ko.Re'H7121you by your nameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034.

4For the sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650,And Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478My chosenבְּחִירִ֑יbe.chi.RiH972one, I have alsocalledוָאֶקְרָ֤אva.'ek.Ra'H7121you by your nameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034;I have givenH3655you a titleH3655of honorH3655Though you havenot knownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045Me.

5I am the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andthereH369is noH369otherע֔וֹדodH5750;Besidesזוּלָתִ֖יzu.la.TiH2108Me thereH369is noH369Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430. I willgirdאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247you, though you have not knownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045Me;

6Thatmen may knowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045from the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217to the settingוּמִמַּ֣עֲרָבָ֔הu.mi.Ma.'a.ra.VahH4628of the sunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121That there isnoH657oneH657besidesבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107Me.I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and thereH369is noH369otherעֽוֹד׃odH5750,

7The Oneformingיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335lightאוֹר֙'OrH216andcreatingוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Causingעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213well-beingשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965andcreatingוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254calamityרָ֑עRa'H7451;I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213allכָל־khol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH428.

8“Dripהַרְעִ֤יפוּhar.'I.fuH7491downH7491,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,from aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,And let the cloudsוּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.KimH7834pourH5140downH5140righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664; Let theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605up and salvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468bearוְיִפְרוּ־ve.yif.ru-H6509fruitH6509,And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666springתַצְמִ֙יחַ֙tatz.Mi.achH6779up with it.I, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have createdבְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סbe.ra.TivH1254it.

9“Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the one whoquarrelsרָ֚בravH7378with hisMakerיֹ֣צְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335--An earthenwareH2789vesselH2789amongH854the vesselsH2789of earthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127! Will theclayחֹ֤מֶרCho.merH2563sayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559to thepotterלְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙le.yo.tze.RoH3335, ‘Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are you doingתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213?’Or the thingH6467you are makingH6467say, ‘He hasH369noH369handsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027’?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him who saysאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559to a fatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you begettingתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205?’Or to a womanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802, ‘To whatמַה־mah-H4100are yougivingH2342birthH2342?’”

11Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559theLordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisMakerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335: “Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592Me aboutעַל־'al-H5921the thingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857to comeH857concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Mysonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121,And you shall commitתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680to Methe workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of My handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027.

12It is I whomadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and createdבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon it. Istretchedנָט֣וּna.TuH5186out the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064with My handsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027And Iordainedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635.

13I have arousedהַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּha.'i.ro.Ti.huH5782him inrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664And I willmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870smoothH3474; He willbuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129My cityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892and will letH7971My exilesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546goיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971freeH7971,WithoutH3808any paymentבִמְחִיר֙vim.ChirH4242or rewardבְשֹׁ֔חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

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