Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 11

1And there shall come forthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318a rodחֹ֖טֶרCho.terH2415out of the stemמִגֵּ֣זַעmi.Ge.za'H1503of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,and a Branchוְנֵ֖צֶרve.Ne.tzerH5342shall growיִפְרֶֽה׃yif.RehH6509out of his rootsמִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יוmi.sha.ra.ShavH8328:

2And the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall restוְנָחָ֥הve.na.ChahH5117upon him, the spiritר֧וּחַRu.achH7307of wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and understandingוּבִינָ֗הu.vi.NahH998,the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098and mightוּגְבוּרָ֔הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of knowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH1847and of the fearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

3And shall make him of quick understandingוַהֲרִיח֖וֹva.ha.ri.ChoH7306in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and he shall not judgeיִשְׁפּ֔וֹטyish.PotH8199after the sightלְמַרְאֵ֤הle.mar.'EhH4758of his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,neither reproveיוֹכִֽיחַ׃yo.Khi.achH3198after the hearingלְמִשְׁמַ֥עle.mish.Ma'H4926of his earsאָזְנָ֖יו'a.ze.NavH241:

4But with righteousnessבְּצֶ֙דֶק֙be.Tze.dekH6664shall he judgeוְשָׁפַ֤טve.sha.FatH8199the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800,and reproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198with equityבְּמִישׁ֖וֹרbe.mi.ShorH4334for the meekלְעַנְוֵי־le.'an.vei-H6035of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:and he shall smiteוְהִֽכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with the rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,and with the breathוּבְר֥וּחַu.ve.Ru.achH7307of his lipsשְׂפָתָ֖יוse.fa.TavH8193shall he slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

5And righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664shall be the girdleאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232of his loinsמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975,and faithfulnessוְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הve.ha.'e.mu.NahH530the girdleאֵז֥וֹר'e.ZorH232of his reinsחֲלָצָֽיו׃cha.la.TzavH2504.

6The wolfזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2061also shall dwellוְגָ֤רve.GarH1481with the lambכֶּ֔בֶשׂKe.vesH3532,and the leopardוְנָמֵ֖רve.na.MerH5246shall lie downיִרְבָּ֑ץyir.BatzH7257with the kidגְּדִ֣יge.DiH1423;and the calfוְעֵ֨גֶלve.'E.gelH5695and the young lionוּכְפִ֤ירu.khe.FirH3715and the fatlingוּמְרִיא֙u.me.Ri'H4806togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162;and a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996childוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288shall leadנֹהֵ֥גno.HegH5090them.

7And the cowוּפָרָ֤הu.fa.RahH6510and the bearוָדֹב֙va.DoH1677shall feedתִּרְעֶ֔ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7462;their young onesיַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyal.dei.HenH3206shall lie downיִרְבְּצ֣וּyir.be.TzuH7257togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162:and the lionוְאַרְיֵ֖הve.'ar.YehH738shall eatיֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-H398strawתֶּֽבֶן׃Te.venH8401like the oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.

8And the sucking childיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243shall playוְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥עve.shi.'a.Sha'H8173on the holeחֻ֣רchurH2352of the aspפָּ֑תֶןPa.tenH6620,and the weaned childגָּמ֖וּלga.MulH1580shall putהָדָֽה׃ha.DahH1911his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027on the cockatrice’צִפְעוֹנִ֔יtzif.'o.NiH6848denמְאוּרַ֣תme.'u.RatH3975.

9They shall not hurtיָרֵ֥עוּya.Re.'uH7489nor destroyיַשְׁחִ֖יתוּyash.Chi.tuH7843in all my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022:for the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be fullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of the knowledgeדֵּעָה֙de.'AhH1844of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as the watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325coverמְכַסִּֽים׃ פme.kha.SimH3680the seaלַיָּ֥םlai.YamH3220.

10And in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall be a rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448,which shall standעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975for an ensignלְנֵ֣סle.NesH5251of the peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971;to it shall the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471seekיִדְרֹ֑שׁוּyid.Ro.shuH1875:and his restמְנֻחָת֖וֹme.nu.cha.ToH4496shall be gloriousכָּבֽוֹד׃ פka.VodH3519.

11And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י׀'a.do.NaiH136shall setH3254his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027againH3254the second timeשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145to recoverלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069the remnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605of his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,which shall be leftיִשָּׁאֵר֩yi.sha.'ErH7604,from Assyriaמֵאַשּׁ֨וּרme.'a.ShurH804,and from Egyptוּמִמִּצְרַ֜יִםu.mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and from Pathrosוּמִפַּתְר֣וֹסu.mi.pat.RosH6624,and from Cushוּמִכּ֗וּשׁu.mi.KushH3568,and from Elamוּמֵעֵילָ֤םu.me.'ei.LamH5867,and from Shinarוּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙u.mi.shin.'ArH8152,and from Hamathוּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔תu.Me.cha.MatH2574,and from the islandsוּמֵאִיֵּ֖יu.me.'i.YeiH339of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

12And he shall set upוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375an ensignנֵס֙nesH5251for the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471,and shall assembleוְאָסַ֖ףve.'a.SafH622the outcastsH1760of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and gather togetherיְקַבֵּ֔ץye.ka.BetzH6908the dispersedוּנְפֻצ֤וֹתu.ne.fu.TzotH5310of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063from the fourמֵאַרְבַּ֖עme.'ar.Ba'H702cornersכַּנְפ֥וֹתkan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13The envyקִנְאַ֣תkin.'AtH7068also of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shall departוְסָ֙רָה֙ve.Sa.rahH5493,and the adversariesוְצֹרְרֵ֥יve.tzo.re.ReiH6887of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall be cut offיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772:Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shall not envyיְקַנֵּ֣אye.ka.Ne'H7065Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063shall not vexיָצֹ֥רya.TzorH6887Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

14But they shall flyוְעָפ֨וּve.'a.FuH5774upon the shouldersבְכָתֵ֤ףve.kha.TefH3802of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430toward the westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220;they shall spoilיָבֹ֣זּוּya.Vo.zuH962themבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162:they shall layמִשְׁל֣וֹחmish.LochH4916their handיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027upon Edomאֱד֤וֹם'e.DomH123and Moabוּמוֹאָב֙u.mo.'AvH4124;and the childrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983shall obeyמִשְׁמַעְתָּֽם׃mish.ma'.TamH4928them.

15And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall utterly destroyוְהֶחֱרִ֣יםve.he.che.RimH2763the tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the Egyptianמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714seaיָם־yom-H3220;and with his mightyבַּעְיָ֣םba'.YamH5868windרוּח֑וֹru.ChoH7307shall he shakeוְהֵנִ֥יףve.he.NifH5130his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027over the riverהַנָּהָ֖רha.na.HarH5104,and shall smiteוְהִכָּ֙הוּ֙ve.hi.Ka.huH5221it in the sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֣הle.shiv.'AhH7651streamsנְחָלִ֔יםne.cha.LimH5158, and make mengo overוְהִדְרִ֖יךְve.hid.RikhH1869dryshodבַּנְּעָלִֽים׃ba.ne.'a.LimH5275.

16And there shall be an highwayמְסִלָּ֔הme.si.LahH4546for the remnantלִשְׁאָ֣רlish.'ArH7605of his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,whichH834shall be leftיִשָּׁאֵ֖רyi.sha.'ErH7604,from Assyriaמֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּרme.'a.ShurH804;like as it was to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that he came upעֲלֹת֖וֹa.lo.ToH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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