Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 14

1For Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will have mercyיְרַחֵ֨םye.ra.ChemH7355on Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,and will yet chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and setH3240them in their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127:and the strangersהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616shall be joinedוְנִלְוָ֤הve.nil.VahH3867with them, and they shall cleaveוְנִסְפְּח֖וּve.nis.pe.ChuH5596to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

2And the peopleעַמִּים֮'a.MimH5971shall takeוּלְקָח֣וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947them, and bringוֶהֱבִיא֣וּםve.he.vi.'UmH935them to their placeמְקוֹמָם֒me.ko.MamH4725:and the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall possessוְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּםve.hit.na.cha.LumH5157them in the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and handmaidsוְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198:and they shall take them captivesשֹׁבִ֣יםsho.VimH7617,whose captivesלְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔םle.shoei.HemH7617they were; and they shall ruleוְרָד֖וּve.ra.DuH7287over their oppressorsבְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ סbe.no.ge.sei.HemH5065.

3And it shall come to pass in the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall give thee restהָנִ֤יחַha.Ni.achH5117from thy sorrowמֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖me.'a.tze.be.KhaH6090,and from thy fearוּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָu.me.ra.ge.Ze.khaH7267,and from the hardהַקָּשָׁ֖הha.ka.ShahH7186bondageהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656wherein thou wast made to serveעֻבַּד־'u.bad-H5647,

4That thou shalt take upוְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375this proverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912against the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and sayוְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559,How hath the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673!the golden cityמַדְהֵבָֽה׃mad.he.VahH4062ceasedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!

5Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath brokenשָׁבַ֥רsha.VarH7665the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563, andthe sceptreשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the rulersמֹשְׁלִֽים׃mo.she.LimH4910.

6He who smoteמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in wrathבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with a continualבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH5627 H1115strokeמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347,he that ruledרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639,is persecutedמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783, andnoneבְּלִ֥יbe.LiH1097hinderethחָשָֽׂךְ׃cha.SakhH2820.

7The whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117, andis quietשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252:they break forthפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476into singingרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.

8Yea, the fir treesבְּרוֹשִׁ֛יםbe.ro.ShimH1265rejoiceשָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.ChuH8055at thee, andthe cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844, saying,Since thou art laid downשָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.taH7901,no fellerהַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.RetH3772is come upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927against us.

9Hellשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585from beneath is movedרָגְזָ֥הra.ge.ZahH7264for thee to meetH7125theeat thy comingבּוֹאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935:it stirreth upעוֹרֵ֨רo.RerH5782the deadרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7496for thee, evenall the chief onesעַתּ֣וּדֵי'a.Tu.deiH6260of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;it hath raised upהֵקִים֙he.KimH6965from their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔םmi.kis.'o.TamH3678all the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

10All they shall speakיַֽעֲנ֔וּya.'a.NuH6030and sayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559unto thee, Art thou also become weakחֻלֵּ֥יתָchu.Lei.taH2470as we? art thou become likeנִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃nim.Shal.taH4911unto us?

11Thy pompגְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָge.'o.Ne.khaH1347is brought downהוּרַ֥דhu.RadH3381to the graveשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585, andthe noiseהֶמְיַ֣תhem.YatH1998of thy violsנְבָלֶ֑יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035:the wormרִמָּ֔הri.MahH7415is spreadיֻצַּ֣עyu.Tza'H3331under thee, and the wormsתּוֹלֵעָֽה׃to.le.'AhH8438coverוּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָu.me.kha.Sei.khaH4374thee.

12How art thou fallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֖יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,O Luciferהֵילֵ֣לhei.LelH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the morningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH3213 H7837! howart thou cut downנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438to the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,which didst weakenחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471!

13For thou hast saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in thine heartבִֽלְבָבְךָ֙vil.va.ve.KhaH3824,I will ascendאֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927into heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,I will exaltאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678aboveמִמַּ֥עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the starsלְכֽוֹכְבֵי־le.khokh.vei-H3556of Godאֵ֖ל'elH410:I will sitוְאֵשֵׁ֥בve.'e.ShevH3427also upon the mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,in the sidesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828:

14I will ascendאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927above the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645;I will be likeאֶדַּמֶּ֖ה'ed.da.MehH1819the most Highלְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃le.'el.YonH5945.

15Yet thou shalt be brought downתּוּרָ֖דtu.RadH3381to hellשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,to the sidesיַרְכְּתֵי־yar.ke.tei-H3411of the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

16They that seeרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7200thee shall narrowly lookיַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּyash.Gi.chuH7688upon thee, andconsiderיִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּyit.bo.Na.nuH995thee, saying, Isthis the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that made the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to trembleמַרְגִּ֣יזmar.GizH7264,that did shakeמַרְעִ֖ישׁmar.'IshH7493kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467;

17Thatmadeשָׂ֥םsamH7760the worldתֵּבֵ֛לte.VelH8398as a wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּ֖רka.mid.BarH4057,and destroyedהָרָ֑סha.RasH2040the citiesוְעָרָ֣יוve.'a.RavH5892thereof; thatopenedפָ֥תַחFa.tachH6605not the houseבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004of his prisonersאֲסִירָ֖יו'a.si.RavH615?

18All the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471, evenall of them, lieשָׁכְב֥וּsha.khe.VuH7901in gloryבְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his own houseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

19But thou art cast outהָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּha.she.Lakh.taH7993of thy graveמִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙mi.kiv.re.ChaH6913like an abominableנִתְעָ֔בnit.'AvH8581branchכְּנֵ֣צֶרke.Ne.tzerH5342, and asthe raimentלְב֥וּשׁle.VushH3830of those that are slainהֲרֻגִ֖יםha.ru.GimH2026,thrust throughמְטֹ֣עֲנֵיme.To.'a.neiH2944with a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,that go downיוֹרְדֵ֥יyor.DeiH3381to the stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of the pitב֖וֹרVorH953;as a carcaseכְּפֶ֥גֶרke.Fe.gerH6297trodden under feetמוּבָֽס׃mu.VasH947.

20Thou shalt not be joinedתֵחַ֤דte.ChadH3161with them in burialבִּקְבוּרָ֔הbik.vu.RahH6900,because thou hast destroyedשִׁחַ֖תָּshi.Cha.taH7843thy landאַרְצְךָ֥'ar.tze.KhaH776, andslainהָרָ֑גְתָּha.Ra.ge.taH2026thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971:the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489shall neverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769be renownedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

21Prepareהָכִ֧ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559slaughterמַטְבֵּ֖חַmat.Be.achH4293for his childrenלְבָנָ֛יוle.va.NavH1121for the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1;that they do notבַּל־bal-H1077riseיָקֻ֙מוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965,nor possessוְיָ֣רְשׁוּve.Ya.re.shuH3423the landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,nor fillוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390the faceפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440of the worldתֵבֵ֖לte.VelH8398with citiesעָרִֽים׃'a.RimH5892 H6145.

22For I will rise upוְקַמְתִּ֣יve.kam.TiH6965against them, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Babylonלְבָבֶ֜לle.va.VelH894the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034,and remnantוּשְׁאָ֛רu.she.'ArH7605,and sonוְנִ֥יןve.NinH5209,and nephewוָנֶ֖כֶדva.Ne.khedH5220,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23I will also makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760it a possessionלְמוֹרַ֥שׁle.mo.RashH4180for the bitternקִפֹּ֖דki.PodH7090,and poolsוְאַגְמֵי־ve.'ag.mei-H98of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325:and I will sweepוְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֙יהָ֙ve.te.te.Ti.haH2894it with the besomבְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣אbe.mat.'a.Te'H4292of destructionהַשְׁמֵ֔דhash.MedH8045,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

24Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath swornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Surely as I have thoughtדִּמִּ֙יתִי֙di.Mi.tiH1819,so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposedיָעַ֖צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289, soshall it standתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965:

25That I will breakלִשְׁבֹּ֤רlish.BorH7665the Assyrianאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804in my landבְּאַרְצִ֔יbe.'ar.TziH776,and upon my mountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022tread him under footאֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ'a.vu.Se.nuH947:then shall his yokeעֻלּ֔וֹu.LoH5923departוְסָ֤רve.SarH5493from off them, and his burdenוְסֻ֨בֳּל֔וֹve.Su.bo.LoH5448departיָסֽוּר׃ya.SurH5493from off their shouldersשִׁכְמ֖וֹshikh.MoH7926.

26This isthe purposeהָעֵצָ֥הha.'e.TzahH6098that is purposedהַיְּעוּצָ֖הhai.ye.'u.TzahH3289upon the whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and this isthe handהַיָּ֥דhai.YadH3027that is stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֖הha.ne.tu.YahH5186upon all the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

27For Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath purposedיָעָ֖ץya.'AtzH3289,and who shall disannulיָפֵ֑רya.FerH6565it?and his handוְיָד֥וֹve.ya.DoH3027isstretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֖הha.ne.tu.YahH5186,and who shall turn it backיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ פye.shi.Ve.nahH7725?

28In the yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141that kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271diedמ֖וֹתMotH4194was this burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֥אha.ma.Sa'H4853.

29Rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055not thou, whole Palestinaפְלֶ֙שֶׁת֙fe.Le.shetH6429,because the rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of him that smoteמַכֵּ֑ךְma.KekhH5221thee is brokenנִשְׁבַּ֖רnish.BarH7665:for out of the serpent’sנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5175rootמִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328shall come forthיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318a cockatriceצֶ֔פַעTze.fa'H6848,and his fruitוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529shall bea fieryH8314flyingמְעוֹפֵֽף׃me.'o.FefH5774serpentשָׂרָ֥ףsa.RafH8314.

30And the firstbornבְּכוֹרֵ֣יbe.kho.ReiH1060of the poorדַלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800shall feedוְרָעוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7462,and the needyוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34shall lie downיִרְבָּ֑צוּyir.Ba.tzuH7257in safetyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983:and I will killוְהֵמַתִּ֤יve.he.ma.TiH4191thy rootשָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְsha.re.ShekhH8328with famineבָֽרָעָב֙va.ra.'AvH7458,and he shall slayיַהֲרֹֽג׃ya.ha.RogH2026thy remnantוּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְu.she.'e.ri.TekhH7611.

31Howlהֵילִ֤ילִֽיhei.Li.liH3213,O gateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179;cryזַֽעֲקִי־za.'a.ki-H2199,O cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892;thou, whole Palestinaפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429, artdissolvedנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127:for there shall comeבָּ֔אBa'H935from the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828a smokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227, and none shall bealoneבּוֹדֵ֖דbo.DedH909in his appointed timesבְּמוֹעָדָֽיו׃be.mo.'a.DavH4151.

32What shall onethen answerיַּעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030the messengersמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397of the nationג֑וֹיGoyH1471?that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath foundedיִסַּ֣דyi.SadH3245Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and the poorעֲנִיֵּ֥י'a.ni.YeiH6041of his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ סa.MoH5971shall trustיֶחֱס֖וּye.che.SuH2620in it.

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