Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 25

1O Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, thou artmy Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430;I will exaltאֲרֽוֹמִמְךָ֙'a.ro.mi.KhaH7311thee, I will praiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034thy nameשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034;for thou hast doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213wonderfulפֶּ֑לֶאPe.le'H6382things; thycounselsעֵצ֥וֹתe.TzotH6098of oldמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350arefaithfulnessאֱמ֥וּנָה'e.Mu.nahH530andtruthאֹֽמֶן׃'O.menH544.

2For thou hast madeשַׂ֤מְתָּSam.taH7760of a cityמֵעִיר֙me.'IrH5892an heapלַגָּ֔לla.GalH1530; ofa defencedבְצוּרָ֖הve.tzu.RahH1219cityקִרְיָ֥הkir.YahH7151a ruinלְמַפֵּלָ֑הle.ma.pe.LahH4654:a palaceאַרְמ֤וֹן'ar.MonH759of strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114to be no cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892;it shall neverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769be builtיִבָּנֶֽה׃yi.ba.NehH1129.

3Therefore shall the strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794peopleעַם־'am-H5971glorifyיְכַבְּד֣וּךָye.kha.be.Du.khaH3513thee, the cityקִרְיַ֛תkir.YatH7151of the terribleעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471shall fearיִירָאֽוּךָ׃yi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee.

4For thou hast been a strengthמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581to the poorלַדָּ֛לla.DalH1800,a strengthמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581to the needyלָאֶבְי֖וֹןla.'ev.YonH34in his distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862,a refugeמַחְסֶ֤הmach.SehH4268from the stormמִזֶּ֙רֶם֙mi.Ze.remH2230,a shadowצֵ֣לtzelH6738from the heatמֵחֹ֔רֶבme.Cho.revH2721,when the blastר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the terrible onesעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184isas a stormכְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.remH2230againstthe wallקִֽיר׃KirH7023.

5Thou shalt bring downתַּכְנִ֑יעַtakh.Ni.a'H3665the noiseשְׁא֥וֹןshe.'onH7588of strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114,as the heatכְּחֹ֣רֶבke.Cho.revH2721in a dry placeבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724; eventhe heatחֹ֚רֶבCho.revH2721with the shadowבְּצֵ֣לbe.TzelH6738of a cloudעָ֔ב'AvH5645:the branchH2159of the terrible onesעָֽרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184shall be brought lowH6030.

6And in this mountainבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022shall Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635makeוְעָשָׂה֩ve.'a.SahH6213unto all peopleהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971a feastמִשְׁתֵּ֥הmish.TehH4960of fat thingsשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081,a feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960of wines on the leesשְׁמָרִ֑יםshe.ma.RimH8105,of fat thingsשְׁמָנִים֙she.ma.NimH8081full of marrowמְמֻ֣חָיִ֔םme.Mu.cha.YimH4229,of wines on the leesשְׁמָרִ֖יםshe.ma.RimH8105well refinedמְזֻקָּקִֽים׃me.zu.ka.KimH2212.

7And he will destroyוּבִלַּע֙u.vi.La'H1104in this mountainבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022the faceפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of the coveringהַלּ֥וֹט׀ha.LotH3875cast overהַלּ֖וֹטha.LotH3874all peopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,and the vailוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541that is spreadהַנְּסוּכָ֖הha.ne.su.KhahH5259over all nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

8He will swallow upבִּלַּ֤עbi.La'H1104deathהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ha.Ma.vetH4194in victoryלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331;and the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069will wipe awayוּמָחָ֨הu.ma.ChahH4229tearsדִּמְעָ֖הdim.'AhH1832from off all facesפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440;and the rebukeוְחֶרְפַּ֣תve.cher.PatH2781of his peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971shall he take awayיָסִיר֙ya.SirH5493from off all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.BerH1696it.

9And it shall be saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Lo, this isour Godאֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;we have waitedקִוִּ֥ינוּki.Vi.nuH6960for him, and he will saveוְיֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us: this isYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;we have waitedקִוִּ֣ינוּki.Vi.nuH6960for him, we will be gladנָגִ֥ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523and rejoiceוְנִשְׂמְחָ֖הve.nis.me.ChahH8055in his salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.ToH3444.

10For in this mountainבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022shall the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068restתָנ֥וּחַta.Nu.achH5117,and Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124shall be trodden downוְנָ֤דוֹשׁve.Na.do.oshH1758under him, even as strawמַתְבֵּ֖ןmat.BenH4963is trodden downכְּהִדּ֥וּשׁke.hi.DushH1758for the dunghillבְּמ֥וֹ מַדְמֵנָֽה׃be.mei mad.me.NahH4325 H4087 H1119.

11And he shall spread forthוּפֵרַ֤שׂu.fe.RasH6566his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027in the midstבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130of them, as he that swimmethהַשֹּׂחֶ֖הha.so.ChehH7811spreadeth forthיְפָרֵ֥שׂye.fa.ResH6566his handsto swimלִשְׂח֑וֹתlis.ChotH7811:and he shall bring downוְהִשְׁפִּיל֙ve.hish.PilH8213their prideגַּֽאֲוָת֔וֹga.'a.va.ToH1346together with the spoilsאָרְבּ֥וֹת'a.re.BotH698of their handsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

12And the fortressוּמִבְצַ֞רu.miv.TzarH4013of the high fortמִשְׂגַּ֣בmis.GavH4869of thy wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֗יךָcho.mo.Tei.khaH2346shall he bring downהֵשַׁ֥חhe.ShachH7817,lay lowהִשְׁפִּ֛ילhish.PilH8213, andbringהִגִּ֥יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to the groundלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776, evento the dustעָפָֽר׃ ס'a.FarH6083.

Commentaries on Isaiah 25