New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 42:1-7

1“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, MyServantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; Mychosenבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972one in whom Mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightsרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521.I have putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414MySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon Him;He will bringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He will not cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817outH6817norH3808raiseיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375His voice,NorH3808makeיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963heardH8085in the streetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bentרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070He will not breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665offAnd a dimlyH3544burningH3544wickוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594He will not extinguishיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518;He will faithfullyלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571bringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

4He will not bedisheartenedיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543or crushedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533Untilעַד־'ad-H5704He has establishedיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941on the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776; And thecoastlandsאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339will waitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176expectantlyH3176for Hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.”

5ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559, Whocreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andstretchedוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186them outH5186,Who spreadרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554outH7554theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and itsoffspringוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631, Whogivesנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971on itAnd spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to those who walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it:

6“I am the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, I havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121You in righteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, I will alsoholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388You by the handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027andwatchוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341over You,And I will appointוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414You as acovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285to the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, As alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471,

7Toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, Tobringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525And those who dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822from the prisonמִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶאmi.Beit Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

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