New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 49:6-12

6He saysוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is tooH4480smallH7043a thingH7043that You should be My Servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650To raiseלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965up the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725thepreservedH5336ones of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will also makeוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414You alightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471So that My salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444mayreachH1961to theendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

7Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theRedeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478andits Holyקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918Oneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918, To thedespisedH960One,To the One abhorredלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlim.Ta.'evH8581by the nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471,To the Servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650of rulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910, “Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428will seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and ariseוָקָ֔מוּva.Ka.muH6965,Princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269will alsobowוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812,Becauseלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539,the HolyH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478who has chosenוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.kaH977You.”

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “In afavorableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256I have answeredעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030You,And in a dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444I have helpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826You; And I willkeepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341You andgiveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414You for a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971, Torestoreלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, to make theminheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157the desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;

9Sayingלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to those who areboundלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631, ‘GoH3318forthH3318,’To those whoלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834are in darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, ‘Showהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540yourselves.’Alongעַל־'al-H5921the roadsדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870they will feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462,And their pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830will beon allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605bareשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205.

10They willnot hungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456or thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770,NorH3808will the scorchingH8273heatH8273or sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121strikeיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221them downH5221; ForHe who hasH7355compassionמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355on them willleadיְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.GemH5090themAnd will guideיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them tospringsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

11I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760allכָל־khol-H3605My mountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022a roadלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870, And Myhighwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546will be raisedיְרֻמֽוּן׃ye.ru.MunH7311up.

12Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428will comeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935from afarמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;And loוְהִֽנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428will come from thenorthמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and from the westוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220,And theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Sinimסִינִֽים׃si.NimH5515.”

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