Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 9:2-7

2The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that walkedהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822have seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419lightא֣וֹר'orH216:they that dwellיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757,upon them hath the lightא֖וֹר'orH216shinedנָגַ֥הּna.GahH5050.

3Thou hast multipliedהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235the nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471, andnot increasedהִגְדַּ֣לְתָּhig.Dal.taH1431the joyהַשִּׂמְחָ֑הha.sim.ChahH8057:they joyשָׂמְח֤וּsa.me.ChuH8055beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee according to the joyכְּשִׂמְחַ֣תke.sim.ChatH8057in harvestבַּקָּצִ֔ירba.ka.TzirH7105, and as menrejoiceיָגִ֖ילוּya.Gi.luH1523when they divideבְּחַלְּקָ֥םbe.cha.le.KamH2505the spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

4For thou hast brokenהַחִתֹּ֖תָha.chi.To.taH2865the yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923of his burdenסֻבֳּל֗וֹsu.bo.LoH5448,and the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of his shoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,the rodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of his oppressorהַנֹּגֵ֣שׂha.no.GesH5065,as in the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

5For every battleסְאוֹן֙se.'OnH5430of the warriorסֹאֵ֣ןso.'EnH5431iswith confused noiseבְּרַ֔עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494,and garmentsוְשִׂמְלָ֖הve.sim.LahH8071rolledמְגוֹלָלָ֣הme.go.la.LahH1556in bloodבְדָמִ֑יםve.da.MimH1818; but thisshall be with burningלִשְׂרֵפָ֖הlis.re.FahH8316andfuelמַאֲכֹ֥לֶתma.'a.Kho.letH3980of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

6For unto us a childיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206is bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205,unto us a sonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121is givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414:and the governmentH4951shall be upon his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926:and his nameשְׁמ֜וֹshe.MoH8034shall be calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Wonderfulפֶּ֠לֶאPe.le'H6382,Counsellorיוֹעֵץ֙yo.'EtzH3289,Mightyגִּבּ֔וֹרgi.BorH1368Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,Everlastingאֲבִיעַ֖ד'a.vi.'AdH5703Fatherאֲבִיעַ֖ד'a.vi.'AdH1,Princeשַׂר־sar-H8269of PeaceH7965.

7Of the increaseלְמַרְבֵּ֨הle.mar.behH4766of hisgovernmentהַמִּשְׂרָ֜הha.mis.RahH4951and peaceוּלְשָׁל֣וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965there shall beno endקֵ֗ץKetzH7093,upon the throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,and upon his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,to orderלְהָכִ֤יןle.ha.KhinH3559it, and to establishוּֽלְסַעֲדָ֔הּu.le.sa.'a.DahH5582it with judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941and with righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666from henceforth even forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769.The zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will performתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this.

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