Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 50:4-9

4The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069hath givenנָ֤תַןNa.tanH5414me the tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the learnedלִמּוּדִ֔יםli.mu.DimH3928,that I should knowלָדַ֛עַתla.Da.'atH3045how to speakלָע֥וּתla.'UtH5790a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697in season to him that iswearyיָעֵ֖ףya.'EfH3287:he wakenethיָעִ֣יר׀ya.'IrH5782morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,he wakenethיָעִ֥ירya.'IrH5782mine earאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241to hearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085as the learnedכַּלִּמּוּדִֽים׃ka.li.mu.DimH3928.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069hath openedפָּתַֽח־pa.tach-H6605mine earאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241,and I was not rebelliousמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784,neither turned awayנְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ne.su.Go.tiH5472backאָח֖וֹר'a.ChorH268.

6I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my backגֵּוִי֙ge.ViH1460to the smitersלְמַכִּ֔יםle.ma.KimH5221,and my cheeksוּלְחָיַ֖יu.le.cha.YaiH3895to them that plucked offלְמֹֽרְטִ֑יםle.mo.re.TimH4803the hair: I hidהִסְתַּ֔רְתִּיhis.Tar.tiH5641not my faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440from shameמִכְּלִמּ֖וֹתmi.ke.li.MotH3639and spittingוָרֹֽק׃va.RokH7536.

7For the Lordוַאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069will helpיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826me; therefore shall I not be confoundedנִכְלָ֑מְתִּיnikh.La.me.tiH3637:therefore have I setשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440like a flintכַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁka.cha.la.MishH2496,and I knowוָאֵדַ֖עva.'e.Da'H3045that I shall not be ashamedאֵבֽוֹשׁ׃'e.Vo.oshH954.

8He isnearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138that justifiethמַצְדִּיקִ֔יmatz.di.KiH6663me; who will contendיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378with me? let us standנַ֣עַמְדָהNa.'am.dahH5975togetherיָּ֑חַדYa.chadH3162: who ismine adversaryבַ֥עַל מִשְׁפָּטִ֖יVa.'al mish.pa.TiH4941 H1167?let him come nearיִגַּ֥שׁyi.GashH5066to me.

9Behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069will helpיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826me; who is he thatshall condemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me? lo, they all shall wax oldיִבְל֔וּyiv.LuH1086as a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;the mothעָ֖שׁ'ashH6211shall eat them upיֹאכְלֵֽם׃yo.khe.LemH398.

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