Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 42:1-17

1Behold my servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,whom I upholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551;mine electבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972, in whommy soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightethרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521;I have putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon him: he shall bring forthיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to the Gentilesלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He shall not cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817,nor lift upיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375,nor cause his voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963to be heardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in the streetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070shall he not breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665,and the smokingכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544flaxוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594shall he not quenchיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518:he shall bring forthיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941unto truthלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571.

4He shall not failיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543nor be discouragedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533,till he have setיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776:and the islesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176for his lawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.

5Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,he that createdבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and stretched them outוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186;he that spread forthרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and that which cometh outוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631of it; he that givethנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397unto the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971upon it, and spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to them that walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980therein:

6I Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068have calledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee in righteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and will holdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and will keepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, and giveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for a covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971,for a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the Gentilesגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471;

7To openלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491the blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,to bring outלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318the prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from the prisonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525, andthem that sitיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822out of the prisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

8I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: that ismy nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034:and my gloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519will I not giveאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414to anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,neither my praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416to graven imagesלַפְּסִילִֽים׃la.pe.si.LimH6456.

9Behold, the former thingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223are come to passבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935,and new thingsוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319do I declareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046:before they spring forthתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779I tellאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085you of them.

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892, andhis praiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ye that go downיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381to the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and all that is thereinוּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393;the islesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427thereof.

11Let the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and the citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892thereof lift upיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375their voice,the villagesחֲצֵרִ֖יםcha.tze.RimH2691thatKedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938doth inhabitתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427:let the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the rockH5553singיָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ya.Ro.nuH7442,let them shoutיִצְוָֽחוּ׃yitz.Va.chuH6681from the topמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218of the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.

12Let them giveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and declareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046his praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in the islandsבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

13Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall go forthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318as a mighty manכַּגִּבּ֣וֹרka.gi.BorH1368,he shall stir upיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068like a manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376of warמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421:he shall cryיָרִ֙יעַ֙ya.Ri.a'H7321,yea, roarיַצְרִ֔יחַyatz.Ri.achH6873;he shall prevailיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סyit.ga.BarH1396against his enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341.

14I have long timeמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769holden my peaceהֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙he.che.Shei.tiH2814;I have been stillאַחֲרִ֖ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790, andrefrainedאֶתְאַפָּ֑ק'et.'a.PakH662myself: nowwill I cryאֶפְעֶ֔ה'ef.'EhH6463like a travailing womanכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣הkai.yo.le.DahH3205;I will destroyאֶשֹּׁ֥ם'e.ShomH8074 H5395and devourוְאֶשְׁאַ֖ףve.'esh.'AfH7602at onceיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

15I will make wasteאַחֲרִ֤יב'a.cha.RivH2717mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and hillsוּגְבָע֔וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389,and dry upאוֹבִ֑ישׁ'o.VishH3001all their herbsעֶשְׂבָּ֖ם'es.BamH6212;and I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760the riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104islandsלָֽאִיִּ֔יםla.'i.YimH339,and I will dry upאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001the poolsוַאֲגַמִּ֖יםva.'a.ga.MimH98.

16And I will bringH3212the blindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by a wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870thatthey knewיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045not; I will leadאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869them in pathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410thatthey have not knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045:I will makeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and crooked thingsוּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙u.ma.'a.ka.ShimH4625straightלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334.These thingsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697will I doעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213unto them, and not forsakeעֲזַבְתִּֽים׃'a.zav.TimH5800them.

17They shall be turnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268,they shall be greatlyבֹ֔שֶׁתVo.shetH1322ashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954,that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in graven imagesבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459,that sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to the molten imagesלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541, Ye areour godsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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