Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 26:4-10

4Trustבִּטְח֥וּbit.ChuH982ye in Yhwhבַֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068for everעַ֑ד'AdH5703:for in Yahבְּיָ֣הּbe.YahH3050Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068iseverlastingעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769strengthצ֖וּרtzurH6697:

5For he bringeth downהֵשַׁח֙he.ShachH7817them that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427on highמָר֔וֹםma.RomH4791;the loftyנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151,he layeth it lowיַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּהyash.pi.Le.nahH8213;he layeth it lowיַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙yash.pi.LahH8213, evento the groundאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;he bringethיַגִּיעֶ֖נָּהya.gi.'E.nahH5060it evento the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

6The footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272shall tread it downתִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּהtir.me.Se.nahH7429, eventhe feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272of the poorעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041, andthe stepsפַּעֲמֵ֥יpa.'a.MeiH6471of the needyדַלִּֽים׃da.LimH1800.

7The wayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734of the justלַצַּדִּ֖יקla.tza.DikH6662isuprightnessמֵֽישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339:thou, most uprightיָשָׁ֕רya.SharH3477,dost weighתְּפַלֵּֽס׃te.fa.LesH6424the pathמַעְגַּ֥לma'.GalH4570of the justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662.

8Yea, in the wayאֹ֧רַח'O.rachH734of thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941,O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have we waitedקִוִּינ֑וּךָki.vi.Nu.chaH6960for thee; the desireתַּאֲוַת־ta.'a.vat-H8378of oursoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315isto thy nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034,and to the remembranceוּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖u.le.zikh.re.KhaH2143of thee.

9With my soulנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315have I desiredאִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙'i.vi.Ti.khaH183thee in the nightבַּלַּ֔יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915;yea, with my spiritרוּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307withinבְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130me will I seek thee earlyאֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.cha.Re.kaH7836:for when thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941arein the earthלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398will learnלָמְד֖וּla.me.DuH3925righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664.

10Let favour be shewedיֻחַ֤ןyu.ChanH2603to the wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563, yetwill he notבַּל־bal-H1077learnלָמַ֣דla.MadH3925righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664:in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of uprightnessנְכֹח֖וֹתne.kho.ChotH5229will he deal unjustlyיְעַוֵּ֑לye.'a.VelH5765,and will notוּבַל־u.val-H1077beholdיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200the majestyגֵּא֥וּתge.'UtH1348of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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