New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 64:1-5

1Ohלוּא־lu'-H3863,that You would rendקָרַ֤עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064andcomeH3381downH3381,That the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022mightquakeנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at Your presenceH6440--

2As fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784kindlesכִּקְדֹ֧חַkik.Do.achH6919the brushwoodהֲמָסִ֗יםha.ma.SimH2003, asfireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784causes waterמַ֚יִםMa.yimH4325to boilתִּבְעֶה־tiv.'eh-H1158--To makeלְהוֹדִ֥יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045Your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034knownH3045to Your adversariesלְצָרֶ֑יךָle.tza.Rei.khaH6862, That thenationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471may trembleיִרְגָּֽזוּ׃yir.Ga.zuH7264at Your presenceH6440!

3When You didH6213awesomeנוֹרָא֖וֹתno.ra.'otH3372thingsH3372which we did not expectנְקַוֶּ֑הne.ka.VehH6960,You cameH3381downיָרַ֕דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022quakedנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

4For from daysוּמֵעוֹלָ֥םu.me.'o.LamH5769of oldעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769they have not heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085orH3808perceivedH238by earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238,NorH408has the eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869seenרָאָ֗תָהra.'A.tahH7200a Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430besidesזוּלָ֣תְךָ֔zu.La.te.khaH2108You,Who actsH6213in behalf of the one whowaitsלִמְחַכֵּה־lim.cha.keh-H2442for Him.

5Youmeetפָּגַ֤עְתָּpa.Ga'.taH6293him who rejoicesשָׂשׂ֙sasH7797indoingוְעֹ֣שֵׂהve.'O.sehH6213righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, Whoremembersיִזְכְּר֑וּךָyiz.ke.Ru.khaH2142You in Your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870.Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,You were angryקָצַ֙פְתָּ֙ka.Tzaf.taH7107,for we sinnedוַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔אva.ne.che.Ta'H2398, We continuedin them a longעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769timeH5769;And shall we be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ve.ni.va.She.a'H3467?

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