Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 51:1-5

1Hearkenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to me, ye that follow afterרֹ֥דְפֵיRo.de.feiH7291righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,ye that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027unto the rockצ֣וּרtzurH6697whenceye are hewnחֻצַּבְתֶּ֔םchu.tzav.TemH2672,and to the holeמַקֶּ֥בֶתma.Ke.vetH4718of the pitבּ֖וֹרBorH953whenceye are diggedנֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃nu.kar.TemH5365.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֔ם'a.vi.KhemH1,and unto Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283thatbareתְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑םte.cho.lel.KhemH2342you: for I calledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121him aloneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259,and blessedוַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּva.'a.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, and increasedוְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ סve.'ar.Be.huH7235him.

3For Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall comfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726:he will comfortנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162all her waste placesחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723;and he will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760her wildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057like Edenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,and her desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like the gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057shall be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672therein, thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of melodyזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172.

4Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181unto me, my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;and give earהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238unto me, O my nationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816:for a lawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shall proceedתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318from me, and I will make my judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941to restאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280for a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.

5My righteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138;my salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468is gone forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,and mine armsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shall judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199the peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971;the islesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960upon me, and on mine armזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shall they trustיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ye.ya.che.LunH3176.

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