New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 45:1-8

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.

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