Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 45:10-25

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto him that saithאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559unto hisfatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1,What begettestתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205thou? or to the womanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802,What hast thou brought forthתְּחִילִֽין׃ סte.chi.LinH2342?

11Thus saithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and his Makerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335,Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592me of things to comeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857concerning my sonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121,and concerning the workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027commandתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680ye me.

12I have madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and createdבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon it: I, evenmy handsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027,have stretched outנָט֣וּna.TuH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and all their hostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635have I commandedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680.

13I have raised him upהַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּha.'i.ro.Ti.huH5782in righteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and I will directאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474all his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870:he shall buildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129my cityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892,and he shall let goיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971my captivesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546,not for priceבִמְחִיר֙vim.ChirH4242nor rewardבְשֹׁ֔חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

14Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,The labourיְגִ֨יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and merchandiseH5505of Ethiopiaכּוּשׁ֮kushH3568and of the Sabeansוּסְבָאִים֮u.se.va.'ImH5436,menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of statureמִדָּה֒mi.DahH4060,shall come overיַעֲבֹ֙רוּ֙ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall comeH3212afterאַחֲרַ֣יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee; in chainsבַּזִּקִּ֖יםba.zi.KimH2131they shall come overיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674,and they shall fall downיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙yish.ta.cha.VuH7812unto thee, they shall make supplicationיִתְפַּלָּ֔לוּyit.pa.La.luH6419unto thee, saying,Surely Godאֵ֛ל'elH410is in thee; and there is none else, there isnoאֶ֥פֶס'E.fesH657Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

15Verilyאָכֵ֕ן'a.KhenH403thou arta Godאֵ֣ל'elH410that hidestמִסְתַּתֵּ֑רmis.ta.TerH5641thyself, O Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the Saviourמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467.

16They shall be ashamedבּ֥וֹשׁוּBo.o.shuH954,and also confoundedנִכְלְמ֖וּnikh.le.MuH3637,all of them: they shall goהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980to confusionבַכְּלִמָּ֔הva.ke.li.MahH3639togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162that aremakersחָרָשֵׁ֖יcha.ra.SheiH2796of idolsצִירִֽים׃tzi.RimH6736.

17ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be savedנוֹשַׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068with an everlastingעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668:ye shall not be ashamedתֵבֹ֥שׁוּte.Vo.shuH954nor confoundedתִכָּלְמ֖וּti.kal.MuH3637worldע֥וֹלְמֵיol.meiH5769without endעַֽד׃ פ'AdH5703.

18For thus saithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068that createdבּוֹרֵ֨אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430himself that formedיֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335the earthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776and madeוְעֹשָׂהּ֙ve.'o.SahH6213it; he hath establishedכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּkho.NahH3559it, he createdבְרָאָ֖הּve.ra.'AhH1254it not in vainתֹ֥הוּTo.huH8414,he formedיְצָרָ֑הּye.tza.RahH3335it to be inhabitedלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427: I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and there is none else.

19I have not spokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in secretבַסֵּ֣תֶרva.Se.terH5643,in a darkחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822placeבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725of the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776:I saidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559not unto the seedלְזֶ֥רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,Seekבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִיva.ke.Shu.niH1245ye me in vainתֹּ֣הוּTo.huH8414:I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068speakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,I declareמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046things that are rightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.

20Assembleהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves and comeוָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uH935;draw nearהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּhit.na.ge.ShuH5066togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, ye that areescapedפְּלִיטֵ֣יpe.li.TeiH6412of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:they have no knowledgeיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045that set upהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'ImH5375the woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of their graven imageפִּסְלָ֔םpis.LamH6459,and prayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.LimH6419unto a godאֵ֖ל'elH410thatcannot saveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467.

21Tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye, and bring themnearוְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּve.ha.Gi.shuH5066;yea, let them take counselיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.TzuH3289togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:who hath declaredהִשְׁמִיעַ֩hish.mi.a'H8085this from ancient timeמִקֶּ֜דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924? whohath toldהִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.DahH5046it from that time? havenot I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068? and there isno Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430else besideמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me; a justצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662Godאֵֽל־'el-H410and a Saviourוּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467; there isnoneH369besideזוּלָתִֽי׃zu.la.TiH2108me.

22Lookפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437unto me, and be ye savedוְהִוָּשְׁע֖וּve.hi.va.she.'UH3467,all the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: for I amGodאֵ֖ל'elH410, and there is none else.

23I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by myself, the wordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697is gone outיָצָ֨אya.Tza'H3318of my mouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310inrighteousnessצְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahH6666,and shall not returnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,That unto me every kneeבֶּ֔רֶךְBe.rekhH1290shall bowתִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'H3766,every tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956shall swearתִּשָּׁבַ֖עti.sha.Va'H7650.

24Surely, shall onesayאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559,in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068have I righteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666and strengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797: even to him shall mencomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935;and all that are incensedהַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against him shall be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954.

25In Yhwhבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068shall all the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478be justifiedיִצְדְּק֥וּyitz.de.KuH6663,and shall gloryוְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּve.yit.ha.LuH1984.

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