Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 61:1-3

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.

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