Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 61

1The Spiritר֛וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069isupon me; because Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068hath anointedמָשַׁח֩ma.ShachH4886me to preach good tidingsלְבַשֵּׂ֣רle.va.SerH1319unto the meekעֲנָוִ֗ים'a.na.VimH6035;he hath sentשְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙she.la.Cha.niH7971me to bind upלַחֲבֹ֣שׁla.cha.VoshH2280the brokenheartedלְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־ לֵ֔בle.nish.be.rei- LevH3820 H7665,to proclaimלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּר֔וֹרde.RorH1865to the captivesלִשְׁבוּיִם֙lish.vu.YimH7617,and the opening of the prisonH6495to them that areboundוְלַאֲסוּרִ֖יםve.la.'a.su.RimH631;

2To proclaimלִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'H7121the acceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and the dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117of vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359of our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430;to comfortלְנַחֵ֖םle.na.ChemH5162all that mournאֲבֵלִֽים׃'a.ve.LimH57;

3To appointלָשׂ֣וּם׀la.SumH7760unto them that mournלַאֲבֵלֵ֣יla.'a.ve.LeiH57in Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,to giveלָתֵת֩la.TetH5414unto them beautyפְּאֵ֜רpe.'ErH6287for ashesאֵ֗פֶר'E.ferH665,the oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081of joyשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342for mourningאֵ֔בֶל'E.velH60,the garmentמַעֲטֵ֣הma.'a.TehH4594of praiseתְהִלָּ֔הte.hi.LahH8416for the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of heavinessכֵּהָ֑הke.HahH3544;that they might be calledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121treesאֵילֵ֣י'ei.LeiH352of righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,the plantingמַטַּ֥עma.Ta'H4302of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,that he might be glorifiedלְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃le.hit.pa.'ErH6286.

4And they shall buildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129the oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769wastesחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723,they shall raise upיְקוֹמֵ֑מוּye.ko.Me.muH6965the formerרִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםri.sho.NimH7223desolationsשֹׁמְמ֥וֹתsho.me.MotH8074,and they shall repairוְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ve.chi.de.ShuH2318the wasteחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721citiesעָ֣רֵי'A.reiH5892,the desolationsשֹׁמְמ֖וֹתsho.me.MotH8074of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

5And strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114shall standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975and feedוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7462your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֑םtzon.KhemH6629,and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of the alienנֵכָ֔רne.KharH5236shall beyour plowmenאִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם'i.ka.rei.KhemH406and your vinedressersוְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ve.kho.re.mei.KhemH3755.

6But ye shall be namedתִּקָּרֵ֔אוּti.ka.Re.'uH7121the Priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068: menshall callיֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559you the Ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:ye shall eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398the richesחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of the Gentilesגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,and in their gloryוּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םu.vikh.vo.DamH3519shall ye boastתִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃tit.ya.Ma.ruH3235yourselves.

7For your shameבָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ba.she.te.KhemH1322ye shall havedoubleמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932; and forconfusionוּכְלִמָּ֖הu.khe.li.MahH3639they shall rejoiceיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442in their portionחֶלְקָ֑םchel.KamH2506:therefore in their landבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776they shall possessיִירָ֔שׁוּyi.Ra.shuH3423the doubleמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932:everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057shall be unto them.

8For I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068loveאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941,I hateשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130robberyגָזֵ֖לga.ZelH1498for burnt offeringH5930;and I will directוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414their workפְעֻלָּתָם֙fe.'u.la.TamH6468in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571,and I will makeאֶכְר֥וֹת'ekh.RotH3772an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantוּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.RitH1285with them.

9And their seedזַרְעָ֔םzar.'AmH2233shall be knownוְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'H3045among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471,and their offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971:all that seeרֹֽאֵיהֶם֙ro.'ei.HemH7200them shall acknowledgeיַכִּיר֔וּםya.ki.RumH5234them, that they arethe seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233whichYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hath blessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288.

10I will greatlyשׂ֧וֹשׂSosH7797rejoiceאָשִׂ֣ישׂ'a.SisH7797in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068,my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315shall be joyfulתָּגֵ֤לta.GelH1523in my Godבֵּֽאלֹהַ֔יbe.lo.HaiH430;for he hath clothedהִלְבִּישַׁ֙נִי֙hil.bi.Sha.niH3847me with the garmentsבִּגְדֵי־big.dei-H899of salvationיֶ֔שַׁעYe.sha'H3468,he hath coveredיְעָטָ֑נִיye.'a.Ta.niH3271me with the robeמְעִ֥ילme.'IlH4598of righteousnessצְדָקָ֖הtze.da.KahH6666,as a bridegroomכֶּֽחָתָן֙ke.cha.TanH2860deckethיְכַהֵ֣ןye.kha.HenH3547himselfwith ornamentsפְּאֵ֔רpe.'ErH6287,and as a brideוְכַכַּלָּ֖הve.khak.ka.LahH3618adornethתַּעְדֶּ֥הta'.DehH5710herselfwith her jewelsכֵלֶֽיהָ׃khe.Lei.haH3627.

11For as the earthכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776bringeth forthתּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'H3318her budצִמְחָ֔הּtzim.ChahH6780,and as the gardenוּכְגַנָּ֖הu.khe.ga.NahH1593causeth the things that are sownזֵרוּעֶ֣יהָze.ru.'Ei.haH2221in it to spring forthתַצְמִ֑יחַtatz.Mi.achH6779;so the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069will cause righteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666and praiseוּתְהִלָּ֔הu.te.hi.LahH8416to spring forthיַצְמִ֤יחַyatz.Mi.achH6779before all the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

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