Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 41:2-10

2Who raised upהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782the righteousצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664manfrom the eastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217,calledיִקְרָאֵ֣הוּyik.ra.'E.huH7121him to his footלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272,gaveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and made himruleיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287over kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428?he gaveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414themas the dustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083to his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, andas drivenנִדָּ֖ףni.DafH5086stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179to his bowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3He pursuedיִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.FemH7291them, andpassedיַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.VorH5674safelyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965; evenby the wayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734thathe had not goneיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Who hath wroughtפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466and doneוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213it,callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121the generationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from the beginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218?I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223,and with the lastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314; I am he.

5The islesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339sawרָא֤וּra.'UH7200it,and fearedוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372;the endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776were afraidיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729,drew nearקָרְב֖וּka.re.VuH7126,and cameוַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃vai.ye.'e.ta.YunH857.

6They helpedיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his neighbourרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453; and every onesaidיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to his brotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251,Be of good courageחֲזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.

7So the carpenterחָרָשׁ֙cha.RashH2796encouragedוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388the goldsmithצֹרֵ֔ףtzo.RefH6884, andhe that smoothethמַחֲלִ֥יקma.cha.LikH2505withthe hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360him that smoteה֣וֹלֶםHo.lemH1986the anvilפָּ֑עַםPa.'amH6471,sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559, It isreadyט֣וֹבTovH2896for the soderingלַדֶּ֙בֶק֙la.De.vekH1694:and he fastenedוַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּvay.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388it with nailsבְמַסְמְרִ֖יםve.mas.me.RimH4548, thatit should not be movedיִמּֽוֹט׃ סyi.MotH4131.

8But thou, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, artmy servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whom I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977,the seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85my friendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157.

9Thouwhom I have takenהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388from the endsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and calledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee from the chief menוּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָu.me.'a.tzi.Lei.haH678thereof, and saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559unto thee, Thou artmy servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650;I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977thee, and not cast thee awayמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988.

10Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372thou not; for I amwith thee: be not dismayedתִּשְׁתָּ֖עtish.Ta'H8159; for I amthy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:I will strengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553thee; yea, I will helpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee; yea, I will upholdתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551thee with the right handבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225of my righteousnessצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664.

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