Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 20

1In the yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141that Tartanתַרְתָּן֙tar.TanH8661cameבֹּ֤אbo'H935unto Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדָה'ash.Do.dahH795, (when Sargonסַֽרְג֖וֹןsar.GonH5623the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804sentבִּשְׁלֹ֣חbish.LochH7971him,) and foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,and tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it;

2At the same timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמוֹץ֮'a.mOtzH531,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,GoH3212and looseוּפִתַּחְתָּ֤u.fi.tach.TaH6605the sackclothהַשַּׂק֙ha.SakH8242from off thy loinsמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975,and put offתַחֲלֹ֖ץta.cha.LotzH2502thy shoeוְנַעַלְךָ֥ve.na.'al.KhaH5275from thy footרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.And he did soוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213,walkingH1980nakedעָר֥וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵֽף׃ סve.ya.ChefH3182.

3And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Like as my servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470hath walkedהָלַ֛ךְha.LakhH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףve.ya.ChefH3182threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141fora signא֣וֹת'otH226and wonderוּמוֹפֵ֔תu.mo.FetH4159upon Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and upon Ethiopiaכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568;

4So shall the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַ֠שּׁוּר'A.shurH804lead awayיִנְהַ֣גyin.HagH5090the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714prisonersשְׁבִ֨יshe.ViH7628,and the Ethiopiansכּ֛וּשׁkushH3568captivesגָּל֥וּתga.LutH1546,youngנְעָרִ֥יםne.'a.RimH5288and oldוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205,nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףve.ya.ChefH3182, even with theirbuttocksשֵׁ֖תshetH8357uncoveredוַחֲשׂוּפַ֥יva.cha.su.FaiH2834,to the shameעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5And they shall be afraidוְחַתּ֖וּve.cha.TuH2865and ashamedוָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuH954of Ethiopiaמִכּוּשׁ֙mi.KushH3568their expectationמַבָּטָ֔םma.ba.TamH4007,and of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714their gloryתִּפְאַרְתָּֽם׃tif.'ar.TamH8597.

6And the inhabitantיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427of this isleהָאִ֣יha.'IH339shall sayוְ֠אָמַרVe.'a.marH559in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Behold, suchכֹ֣הkhohH3541isour expectationמַבָּטֵ֗נוּma.ba.Te.nuH4007,whither we fleeנַ֤סְנוּNas.nuH5127for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833to be deliveredלְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔לle.Hi.na.TzelH5337fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804:and how shall we escapeנִמָּלֵ֥טni.ma.LetH4422?

Commentaries on Isaiah 20