New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 51

Israel Exhorted

1“Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to me, you whopursueרֹ֥דְפֵיRo.de.feiH7291righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,Who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027to therockצ֣וּרtzurH6697from which you were hewnחֻצַּבְתֶּ֔םchu.tzav.TemH2672And to thequarryמַקֶּ֥בֶת בּ֖וֹרma.Ke.vet BorH953 H4718from which you were dugנֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃nu.kar.TemH5365.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֔ם'a.vi.KhemH1And to Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283who gaveH2342birthתְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑םte.cho.lel.KhemH2342to you in painH2342;Whenכִּי־ki-H3588he was butoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259I calledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121him,Then I blessedוַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּva.'a.va.re.Khe.huH1288him and multipliedוְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ סve.'ar.Be.huH7235him.”

3Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will comfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;He will comfortנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162allכָּל־kol-H3605herwasteחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723placesH2723. And herwildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057He will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,And her desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057will be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672in her,Thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426and soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of a melodyזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172.

4“Payהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181attentionH7181to Me, O My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,And giveהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238to Me, O Mynationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816; For alawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451will goתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318from Me, And I willsetאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280Myjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.

5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664is nearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138,My salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468has goneH3318forthH3318, And Myarmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220will judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199the peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971; Thecoastlandsאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339will waitיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960for Me, And for Myarmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220they will waitH3176expectantlyH3176.

6Liftשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375up your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to the skyלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Then lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027to the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתַּ֗חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478; For theskyשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064will vanishנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414like smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227, And theearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will wearתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086out like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899And its inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427will dieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191in likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644mannerכֵ֣ןkhenH3654; But Mysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444will be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,And My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will notwaneתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.

7Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to Me, you who knowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,A peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971in whoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820is My lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;Do not fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of manאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,NorH408be dismayedתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865at their revilingsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8For themothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899, And thegrubסָ֑סSasH5580will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785. But Myrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,And My salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444to allלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.”

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,putלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847on strengthעֹז֙'ozH5797,O armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Awakeע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782as in thedaysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924,the generationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755of longH5769agoH5769.Was it not You who cutהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672RahabH7293in piecesH2672,Who piercedמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490thedragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Was it not You whodriedהַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶתha.ma.cha.Re.vetH2717up the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,The watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of the greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415;Who madeהַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ha.Sa.mahH7760the depthsמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220a pathwayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870For theredeemedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350to crossH5674overH5674?

11So theransomedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will returnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725And comeוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935with joyfulH7440shoutingבְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.NahH7440to Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726, Andeverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyוְשִׂמְחַ֥תve.sim.ChatH8057will beon their headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218.They will obtainיַשִּׂיג֔וּןya.si.GunH5381gladnessשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and joyוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057, Andsorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015and sighingוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585will fleeנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127away.

12“I, even I, am He whocomfortsמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םme.na.chem.KhemH5162you.Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310are you that you are afraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372ofmanמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582who diesיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191And of the sonוּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120who is madeיִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.TenH5414like grassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682,

13That you haveforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Makerעֹשֶׂ֗ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213, Whostretchedנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186out the heavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064And laidH3245the foundationsH3245of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776, That youfearוַתְּפַחֵ֨דva.te.fa.ChedH6342continuallyתָּמִ֜ידta.MidH8548allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the furyחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693,As he makesH3559readyH3559to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843?But whereוְאַיֵּ֖הve.'ai.YehH346is the furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of theoppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14Theexileצֹעֶ֖הtzo.'EhH6808will soonמִהַ֥רmi.HarH4116be setH6605freeH6605,and will not dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191in the dungeonלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,norH3808will his breadלַחְמֽוֹ׃lach.MoH3899be lackingיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

15For I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, whostirsרֹגַ֣עro.Ga'H7280up the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220and its wavesגַּלָּ֑יוga.LavH1530roarוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993(the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034).

16I haveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310and havecoveredכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680you with the shadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738of My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027, toestablishלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,to foundוְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.SodH3245the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and to sayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559to Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, ‘You are My peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.’”

17Rouseהִתְעוֹרְרִ֣יhit.'o.RiH5782yourselfH5782!Rouseהִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗יhit.'o.RiH5782yourselfH5782!Ariseק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,You whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834havedrunkH8354from the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of His angerחֲמָת֑וֹcha.ma.ToH2534; Thechaliceכּ֧וֹסKosH3563 H6907of reelingהַתַּרְעֵלָ֛הha.tar.'e.LahH8653you havedrainedמָצִֽית׃ma.TzitH4680to the dregsH6907.

18ThereH369isnoneH369to guideמְנַהֵ֣לme.na.HelH5095her amongH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121she has borneיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205,NorH369is thereH369oneH369to takeמַחֲזִיק֙ma.cha.ZikH2388her by the handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027amongH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121she has rearedגִּדֵּֽלָה׃gi.De.lahH1431.

19Theseהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2007twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147thingsH8147have befallenקֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְko.re.'o.Ta.yikhH7122you;Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will mournיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for you? Thedevastationהַשֹּׁ֧דha.ShodH7701and destructionוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרve.ha.She.verH7667,famineוְהָרָעָ֥בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458and swordוְהַחֶ֖רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;Howמִ֥יmiH4310shall I comfortאֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃'a.na.cha.MekhH5162you?

20Your sonsבָּנַ֜יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have faintedעֻלְּפ֥וּ'u.le.FuH5968, Theylieשָׁכְב֛וּsha.khe.VuH7901helplessat the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351, Like anantelopeכְּת֣וֹאke.To'H8377in a netמִכְמָ֑רmikh.MarH4364,Fullהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםham.le.'ImH4392of the wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Therebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085thisH2088, youafflictedעֲנִיָּ֑ה'a.ni.YahH6041, Who aredrunkוּשְׁכֻרַ֖תu.she.khu.RatH7937,but not with wineמִיָּֽיִן׃ סmi.Ya.yinH3196:

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559your LordH136,the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,even your Godוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ve.lo.Ha.yikhH430Whocontendsיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378for His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have takenלָקַ֛חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947out of your handמִיָּדֵ֖ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of reelingהַתַּרְעֵלָ֑הha.tar.'e.LahH8653, Thechaliceקֻבַּ֙עַת֙ כּ֣וֹסku.Ba.'at KosH3563 H6907of My angerחֲמָתִ֔יcha.ma.TiH2534;You will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּlish.to.TahH8354it againתוֹסִ֥יפִיto.Si.fiH3254.

23I willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760it into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of your tormentorsמוֹגַ֔יִךְmo.Ga.yikhH3013,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have saidאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559to you, ‘LieH7812downH7812that we may walkH5674overH5674you.’You have even madeוַתָּשִׂ֤ימִיva.ta.Si.miH7760your backגֵּוֵ֔ךְge.VekhH1460like the groundכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776And like the streetוְכַח֖וּץve.kha.ChutzH2351for those who walkH5674overH5674it.”

Israel Exhorted

Commentaries on Isaiah 51