Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 49:4-7

4Then I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,I have labouredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615my strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for noughtלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414,and in vainוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892: yetsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941iswith Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my workוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468with my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

5And now, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that formedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335me from the wombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to behis servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,to bringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againH7725to him, Though Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478be not gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622,yet shall I be gloriousוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430shall be my strengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It is a light thingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be my servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650to raise upלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725the preservedוּנְצוּרֵ֥יu.ne.tzi.reiH5336 H5341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:I will also giveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216to the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,that thou mayest be my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444unto the endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7Thus saithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Redeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhis Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918,to him whom manנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315despisethH960,to him whom the nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorrethלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlim.Ta.'evH8581,to a servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650of rulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910,Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and ariseוָקָ֔מוּva.Ka.muH6965,princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269also shall worshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,because of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that is faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539, andthe Holy Oneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he shall chooseוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.kaH977thee.

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