Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 26:11-18

11Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, whenthy handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027is lifted upרָ֥מָהRa.mahH7311,they will not seeיֶחֱזָי֑וּןye.che.za.YunH2372: butthey shall seeיֶחֱז֤וּye.che.ZuH2372,and be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ve.ye.Vo.shuH954for theirenvyקִנְאַת־kin.'at-H7068at the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;yea, the fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784of thine enemiesצָרֶ֥יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862shall devourתֹאכְלֵֽם׃ סto.khe.LemH398them.

12Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,thou wilt ordainתִּשְׁפֹּ֥תtish.PotH8239peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965for us: for thou also hast wroughtפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466all our worksמַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּma.'a.Sei.nuH4639in us.

13O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, otherlordsאֲדֹנִ֖ים'a.do.NimH113besideזֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee have had dominionבְּעָל֥וּנוּbe.'a.Lu.nuH1166over us: butby thee only will we make mentionנַזְכִּ֥ירnaz.KirH2142of thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

14They aredeadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191,they shall not liveיִחְי֔וּyich.YuH2421; they aredeceasedרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7496,they shall not riseיָקֻ֑מוּya.Ku.muH6965:therefore hast thou visitedפָּקַ֙דְתָּ֙pa.Kad.taH6485and destroyedוַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔םva.tash.mi.DemH8045them, and made all their memoryזֵ֖כֶרZe.kherH2143to perishוַתְּאַבֵּ֥דva.te.'a.BedH6.

15Thou hast increasedיָסַ֤פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the nationלַגּוֹי֙la.goyH1471,O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thou hast increasedיָסַ֥פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the nationלַגּ֖וֹיla.GoyH1471:thou art glorifiedנִכְבָּ֑דְתָּnikh.Ba.de.taH3513: thou hadst removed itfarרִחַ֖קְתָּri.Chak.taH7368untoall the endsקַצְוֵי־katz.vei-H7099of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

16Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,in troubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862have they visitedפְּקָד֑וּךָpe.ka.Du.chaH6485thee, they poured outצָק֣וּןtza.KunH6694a prayerלַ֔חַשׁLa.chashH3908whenthy chasteningמוּסָרְךָ֖mu.sa.re.KhaH4148was upon them.

17Likeכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644as a woman with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030, thatdraweth nearתַּקְרִ֣יבtak.RivH7126the time of her deliveryלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205,is in painתָּחִ֥ילta.ChilH2342, andcrieth outתִּזְעַ֖קtiz.'AkH2199in her pangsבַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָba.cha.va.Lei.haH2256;so have we been in thy sightמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,O Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18We have been with childהָרִ֣ינוּha.Ri.nuH2029,we have been in painחַ֔לְנוּChal.nuH2342,we have as it wereכְּמ֖וֹke.MoH3644brought forthיָלַ֣דְנוּya.Lad.nuH3205windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;we have not wroughtנַ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213any deliveranceיְשׁוּעֹת֙ye.shu.'OtH3444in the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;neitherH1077have the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398fallenיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307.

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