Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 58:8-14

8Then shall thy lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216break forthיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234as the morningכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837,and thine healthוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖va.'a.ru.kha.te.KhaH724shall spring forthתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779speedilyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120:and thy righteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shall goוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be thy rerewardיַאַסְפֶֽךָ׃ya.'as.Fe.khaH622.

9Then shalt thou callתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068shall answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030;thou shalt cryתְּשַׁוַּ֖עte.sha.Va'H7768,and he shall sayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, Here I am.If thou take awayתָּסִ֤ירta.SirH5493from the midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of thee the yokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133,the putting forthשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971of the fingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676,and speakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696vanityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205;

10And ifthou draw outוְתָפֵ֤קve.ta.FekH6329thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,and satisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646the afflictedנַעֲנָ֖הna.'a.NahH6031soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315;then shall thy lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224in obscurityבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,and thy darknessוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖va.'a.fe.la.te.KhaH653beas the noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:

11And Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shall guideוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148thee continuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548,and satisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315in droughtבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙be.tzach.tza.chOtH6710,and make fatיַחֲלִ֑יץya.cha.LitzH2502thy bonesוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106:and thou shalt be like a wateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588,and like a springוּכְמוֹצָ֣אu.khe.mo.Tza'H4161of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325failיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576not.

12And they that shall beof thee shall buildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129the oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769waste placesחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723:thou shalt raise upתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965the foundationsH4146of manyדוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755;and thou shalt be calledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121,The repairerגֹּדֵ֣רgo.DerH1443of the breachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556,The restorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.VevH7725of pathsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410to dwell inלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

13If thou turn awayתָּשִׁ֤יבta.ShivH7725thy footרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272from the sabbathמִשַּׁבָּת֙mi.sha.BatH7676, fromdoingעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213thy pleasureחֲפָצֶ֖יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656on my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;and callוְקָרָ֨אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121the sabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תla.sha.BatH7676a delightעֹ֗נֶג'O.negH6027,the holyלִקְד֤וֹשׁlik.Do.oshH6918of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,honourableמְכֻבָּ֔דme.khu.BadH3513;and shalt honourוְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ve.khi.bad.ToH3513him, not doingמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thine own waysדְּרָכֶ֔יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870,nor findingמִמְּצ֥וֹאmi.me.Tzo'H4672thine own pleasureחֶפְצְךָ֖chef.tze.KhaH2656,nor speakingוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696thine ownwordsדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697:

14Then shalt thou delightתִּתְעַנַּג֙tit.'a.NagH6026thyself in Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and I will cause thee to rideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָve.hir.kav.Ti.khaH7392upon the high placesבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,and feedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָve.ha.'a.khal.Ti.khaH398thee with the heritageנַחֲלַת֙na.cha.LatH5159of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:for the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

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