Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 43:14-21

14Thus saithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,your redeemerגֹּאַלְכֶ֖םgo.'al.KhemH1350,the Holy Oneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;For your sake I have sentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971to Babylonבָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahH894,and have brought downוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יve.ho.rad.TiH3381all their noblesבָֽרִיחִים֙va.ri.ChimH1281,and the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֖יםve.khas.DimH3778,whose cryרִנָּתָֽם׃ri.na.TamH7440isin the shipsבָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתbo.'o.ni.YotH591.

15I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,your Holy Oneקְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑םke.do.she.KhemH6918,the creatorבּוֹרֵ֥אbo.Re'H1254of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,your Kingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ סmal.ke.KhemH4428.

16Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which makethהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414a wayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870in the seaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220,and a pathנְתִיבָֽה׃ne.ti.VahH5410in the mightyעַזִּ֖ים'a.ZimH5794watersוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325;

17Which bringeth forthהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318the chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393and horseוָס֖וּסva.SusH5483,the armyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428and the powerוְעִזּ֑וּזve.'i.ZuzH5808;they shall lie downיִשְׁכְּבוּ֙yish.ke.VuH7901togetherיַחְדָּ֤וyach.DavH3162,they shall not riseיָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965:they are extinctדָּעֲכ֖וּda.'a.KhuH1846,they are quenchedכָבֽוּ׃kha.VuH3518as towכַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הka.pish.TahH6594.

18Rememberתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142ye not the former thingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223,neither considerתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995the things of oldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתve.kad.mo.ni.YotH6931.

19Behold, I will doעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213a new thingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319;now it shall spring forthתִצְמָ֔חtitz.MachH6779;shall ye not knowתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045it? I will even makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20The beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shall honourתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513me, the dragonsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577and the owlsוּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑הu.ve.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323:because I giveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452,to give drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248to my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971,my chosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972.

21Thisזוּ֙zuH2098peopleעַם־'am-H5971have I formedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335for myself; they shall shew forthיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סye.sa.Pe.ruH5608my praiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

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