Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 41:8-14

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.

11Behold, all they that were incensedהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against thee shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954and confoundedוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637:they shall be as nothing; and theyאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582that striveרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379with thee shall perishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12Thou shalt seekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245them, and shalt not findתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them, eventhemH582that contendedמַצֻּתֶ֑ךָma.tzu.Te.khaH4695with thee: they that warמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of noughtוּכְאֶ֖פֶסu.khe.'E.fesH657.

13For I Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thy right handיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225,sayingהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559unto thee, Fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not; I will helpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee.

14Fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372not, thou wormתּוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andye menמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will helpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826thee, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and thy redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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