Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 66:5-14

5Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,ye that trembleהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםha.cha.re.DimH2730at his wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697;Your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251that hatedשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you, that cast you outמְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.KhemH5077for my name’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sake, saidאָמְרוּ֩'a.me.RuH559,Let Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be glorifiedיִכְבַּ֣דyikh.BadH3513:but he shall appearוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'EhH7200to your joyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057,and they shall be ashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

6A voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of noiseשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588from the cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892,a voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963from the templeמֵֽהֵיכָ֑לme.hei.KhalH1964,a voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that renderethמְשַׁלֵּ֥םme.sha.LemH7999recompenceגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to his enemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341.

7Before she travailedתָּחִ֖ילta.ChilH2342,she brought forthיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205;before her painחֵ֛בֶלChe.velH2256cameיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935,she was deliveredוְהִמְלִ֥יטָהve.him.Li.tahH4422of a man childזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8Who hath heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085such a thing? who hath seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200such things? Shall the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776be made to bring forthהֲי֤וּחַלha.Yu.chalH2342in oneH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117? orshall a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471be bornיִוָּ֥לֵֽדyi.Va.ledH3205at onceפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471?for as soon asגַּם־gam-H1571Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726travailedחָ֛לָהCha.lahH2342,she brought forthיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205her childrenבָּנֶֽיהָ׃ba.Nei.haH1121.

9Shall I bring to the birthאַשְׁבִּ֛יר'ash.BirH7665,and not cause to bring forthאוֹלִ֖יד'o.LidH3205?saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:shall IH589cause to bring forthהַמּוֹלִ֛ידha.mo.LidH3205,and shutוְעָצַ֖רְתִּיve.'a.Tzar.tiH6113the womb?saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559thy Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10Rejoiceשִׂמְח֧וּsim.ChuH8055ye with Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and be gladוְגִ֥ילוּve.Gi.luH1523with her, all ye that loveאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157her: rejoiceשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797for joyמָשׂ֔וֹשׂma.SosH4885with her, all ye that mournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56for her:

11That ye may suckתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243,and be satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֔םu.se.va'.TemH7646with the breastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699of her consolationsתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָtan.chu.Mei.haH8575;that ye may milk outתָּמֹ֛צּוּta.Mo.tzuH4711,and be delightedוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026with the abundanceמִזִּ֥יזmi.ZizH2123of her gloryכְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סke.vo.DahH3519.

12For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will extendנֹטֶֽה־no.teh-H5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to her like a riverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104,and the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471like a flowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857streamוּכְנַ֧חַלu.khe.Na.chalH5158:then shall ye suckוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243,ye shall be borneתִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּti.na.Se.'uH5375upon hersidesצַד֙tzadH6654,and be dandledתְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃te.sho.'o.Sha.'uH8173upon herkneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.

13As oneכְּאִ֕ישׁke.'IshH376whom his motherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comfortethתְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּte.na.cha.Me.nuH5162,so will I comfortאֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם'a.Na.chem.KhemH5162you; and ye shall be comfortedתְּנֻחָֽמוּ׃te.nu.Cha.muH5162in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14And when ye seeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200this,your heartלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820shall rejoiceוְשָׂ֣שׂve.SasH7797,and your bonesוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'atz.mo.tei.KhemH6106shall flourishתִפְרַ֑חְנָהtif.Rach.nahH6524like an herbכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877:and the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall be knownוְנוֹדְעָ֤הve.nod.'AhH3045toward his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, and hisindignationוְזָעַ֖םve.za.'AmH2194toward his enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

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