Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 25:1-8

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.

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