Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 55

1Hoה֤וֹיHoH1945,every one that thirstethצָמֵא֙tza.Me'H6771,comeH3212ye to the watersלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,and he that hath no moneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;comeH3212ye, buyשִׁבְרוּ֙shiv.RuH7666,and eatוֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּve.'e.Kho.luH398;yea, comeH3212,buyשִׁבְר֗וּshiv.RuH7666wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196and milkוְחָלָֽב׃ve.cha.LavH2461without moneyכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701and without priceמְחִ֖ירme.ChirH4242.

2Wherefore do ye spendתִשְׁקְלוּ־tish.ke.lu-H8254moneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701for that which isnot breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899?and your labourוִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םvi.gi.'a.KhemH3018for that whichsatisfiethלְשָׂבְעָ֑הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654notH3808?hearkenשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085unto me, and eatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398ye that which isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and let your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026itself in fatnessבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186your earאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241,and comeH3212unto me: hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,and your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315shall liveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421;and I will makeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772an everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with you, eventhe sureהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ha.ne.'e.ma.NimH539merciesחַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.DeiH2617of Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Behold, I have givenנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414him fora witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707to the peopleלְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,a leaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057and commanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הu.me.tza.VehH6680to the peopleלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

5Behold, thou shalt callתִּקְרָ֔אtik.Ra'H7121a nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471thatthou knowestתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045not, and nationsוְג֥וֹיve.GoyH1471thatknewיְדָע֖וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045not thee shall runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323unto thee because of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and for the Holy Oneוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for he hath glorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ סfe.'a.RakhH6286thee.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875ye Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068while he may be foundבְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹbe.hi.ma.tze.'OH4672,callקְרָאֻ֖הוּke.ra.'U.huH7121ye upon him while he is nearקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138:

7Let the wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563forsakeיַעֲזֹ֤בya.'a.ZoH5800his wayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870,and the unrighteousאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284:and let him returnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and he will have mercyוִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּvi.ra.cha.Me.huH7355upon him; and to our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,for he will abundantlyיַרְבֶּ֥הyar.BehH7235pardonלִסְלֽוֹחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

8For my thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284arenot your thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284, neither areyour waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870my waysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For asthe heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064are higherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361than the earthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776,so are my waysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361than your waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870,and my thoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284than your thoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10For as the rainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653cometh downיֵרֵד֩ye.RedH3381,and the snowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and returnethיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725not thither, but waterethהִרְוָ֣הhir.VahH7301the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and maketh it bring forthוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205and budוְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּve.hitz.mi.ChahH6779,that it may giveוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233to the sowerלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232,and breadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to the eaterלָאֹכֵֽל׃la.'o.KhelH398:

11So shall my wordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697be that goeth forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318out of my mouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310:it shall not returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725unto me voidרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387,but it shall accomplishעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213that which I pleaseחָפַ֔צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654,and it shall prosperוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in the thingwhereto I sentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃she.lach.TivH7971it.

12For ye shall go outתֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318with joyבְשִׂמְחָ֣הve.sim.ChahH8057,and be led forthתּֽוּבָל֑וּןtu.va.LunH2986with peaceוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu.ve.sha.LomH7965:the mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022and the hillsוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389shall break forthיִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.ChuH6476beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440you into singingרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440,and all the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shall clapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-H4222theirhandsכָֽף׃KhafH3709.

13Instead of the thornהַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ha.na.'a.TzutzH5285shall come upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the fir treeבְר֔וֹשׁve.Ro.oshH1265,and instead of the brierהַסִּרְפַּ֖דha.sir.PadH5636shall come upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the myrtle treeהֲדַ֑סha.DasH1918:and it shall be to Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068for a nameלְשֵׁ֔םle.ShemH8034,for an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226thatshall not be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772.

Commentaries on Isaiah 55