Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 53

1Who hath believedהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539our reportלִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּlish.mu.'a.Te.nuH8052?and to whom is the armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068revealedנִגְלָֽתָה׃nig.La.tahH1540?

2For he shall grow upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440him as a tender plantכַּיּוֹנֵ֜קkai.yo.NekH3126,and as a rootוְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ve.kha.Sho.reshH8328out of a dryצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723groundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776:he hath no formתֹ֥אַרTo.'arH8389nor comelinessהָדָ֑רha.DarH1926;and when we shall seeוְנִרְאֵ֥הוּve.nir.'E.huH7200him, there isno beautyמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758that we should desireוְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ve.nech.me.De.huH2530him.

3He is despisedנִבְזֶה֙niv.ZehH959and rejectedוַחֲדַ֣לva.cha.DalH2310of menאִישִׁ֔ים'i.ShimH376;a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of sorrowsמַכְאֹב֖וֹתmakh.'o.VotH4341,and acquaintedוִיד֣וּעַvi.Du.a'H3045with griefחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483:and we hid as it wereוּכְמַסְתֵּ֤רu.khe.mas.TerH4564ourfacesפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440from him; he was despisedנִבְזֶ֖הniv.ZehH959,and we esteemedחֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ׃cha.shav.Nu.huH2803him not.

4Surelyאָכֵ֤ן'a.KhenH403he hath borneנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375our griefsחֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙cho.la.Ye.nuH2483,and carriedסְבָלָ֑םse.va.LamH5445our sorrowsוּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּu.makh.'o.Vei.nuH4341:yet we did esteemחֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּcha.shav.Nu.huH2803him strickenנָג֛וּעַna.Gu.a'H5060,smittenמֻכֵּ֥הmu.KehH5221of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and afflictedוּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃u.me.'u.NehH6031.

5But he waswoundedמְחֹלָ֣לme.cho.LalH2490for our transgressionsמִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּmi.pe.sha.'E.nuH6588, he wasbruisedמְדֻכָּ֖אme.du.Ka'H1792for our iniquitiesמֵעֲוֹנֹתֵ֑ינוּme.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771:the chastisementמוּסַ֤רmu.SarH4148of our peaceשְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙she.lo.Me.nuH7965wasupon him; and with his stripesוּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹu.va.cha.vu.ra.ToH2250we are healedנִרְפָּא־nir.pa'-H7495.

6All we like sheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629have gone astrayתָּעִ֔ינוּta.'I.nuH8582;we have turnedפָּנִ֑ינוּpa.Ni.nuH6437every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his own wayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870;And Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath laidהִפְגִּ֣יעַhif.Gi.a'H6293on him the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of us all.

7He was oppressedנִגַּ֨שׂni.GasH5065,and he was afflictedנַעֲנֶה֮na.'a.NehH6031,yet he openedיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605not his mouthפִּיו֒pivH6310:he is broughtיוּבָ֔לyu.ValH2986as a lambכַּשֶּׂה֙ka.SehH7716to the slaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874,and as a sheepוּכְרָחֵ֕לu.khe.ra.ChelH7353beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440her shearersגֹזְזֶ֖יהָgo.ze.Zei.haH1494is dumbנֶאֱלָ֑מָהne.'e.La.mahH481,so he openethיִפְתַּ֖חyif.TachH6605not his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

8He was takenלֻקָּ֔חlu.KachH3947from prisonמֵעֹ֤צֶרme.'O.tzerH6115and from judgmentוּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙u.mi.mish.PatH4941:and who shall declareיְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַye.so.Che.achH7878his generationדּוֹר֖וֹdo.RoH1755?for he was cut offנִגְזַר֙nig.ZarH1504out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416:for the transgressionמִפֶּ֥שַׁעmi.Pe.sha'H6588of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971was he strickenנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061.

9And he madeוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his graveקִבְר֔וֹkiv.RoH6913with the wickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563,and with the richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223in his deathבְּמֹתָ֑יוbe.mo.TavH4194;because he had doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213no violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555, neither was anydeceitמִרְמָ֖הmir.MahH4820in his mouthבְּפִֽיו׃be.FivH6310.

10Yet it pleasedחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654Yhwhוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068to bruiseדַּכְּאוֹ֙da.ke.'OH1792him; he hath put himto griefהֶֽחֱלִ֔יhe.che.LiH2470:when thou shalt makeתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760his soulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315an offering for sinאָשָׁם֙'a.ShamH817,he shall seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200hisseedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233,he shall prolongיַאֲרִ֣יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and the pleasureוְחֵ֥פֶץve.Che.fetzH2656of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall prosperיִצְלָֽח׃yitz.LachH6743in his handבְּיָד֥וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

11He shall seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200of the travailמֵעֲמַ֤לme.'a.MalH5999of his soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315, andshall be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֔עyis.Ba'H7646:by his knowledgeבְּדַעְתּ֗וֹbe.da'.ToH1847shall my righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662servantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650justifyיַצְדִּ֥יקyatz.DikH6663manyלָֽרַבִּ֑יםla.ra.BimH7227;for he shall bearיִסְבֹּֽל׃yis.BolH5445their iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתָ֖םva.'a.vo.no.TamH5771.

12Therefore will I divideאֲחַלֶּק־'a.cha.lek-H2505him a portionwith the greatבָרַבִּ֗יםva.ra.BimH7227,and he shall divideיְחַלֵּ֣קye.cha.LekH2505the spoilשָׁלָל֒sha.LalH7998with the strongעֲצוּמִים֮'a.tzu.MimH6099;because he hath poured outהֶעֱרָ֤הhe.'e.RahH6168his soulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194:and he was numberedנִמְנָ֑הnim.NahH4487with the transgressorsפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםpo.she.'ImH6586;and he bareנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375the sinחֵטְא־chet'-H2399of manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227,and made intercessionיַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ סyaf.Gi.a'H6293for the transgressorsוְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםve.la.po.she.'ImH6586.

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