Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 9:7-13

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.

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971a wordדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697into Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,and it hath lightedוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9And all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shall knowוְיָדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045, evenEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and the inhabitantוְיוֹשֵׁ֣בve.yo.ShevH3427of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,that sayלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559in the prideבְּגַאֲוָ֛הbe.ga.'a.VahH1346and stoutnessוּבְגֹ֥דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433of heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824,

10The bricksלְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.NimH3843are fallen downנָפָ֖לוּna.Fa.luH5307,but we will buildנִבְנֶ֑הniv.NehH1129with hewn stonesוְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.ZitH1496:the sycomoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.MimH8256are cut downגֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'uH1438,but we will changeנַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.LifH2498them intocedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.ZimH730.

11Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall set upוַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvay.sa.GevH7682the adversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526against him, and joinH5526his enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341togetherH5526;

12The Syriansאֲרָ֣ם'a.RamH758beforeמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430behindמֵֽאָח֔וֹרme.'a.ChorH268;and they shall devourוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with open mouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310.For all this his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turned awayH7725,but his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretched out stillנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

13For the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971turnethשָׁ֖בshavH7725not unto him that smitethהַמַּכֵּ֑הוּha.ma.Ke.huH5221them, neither do they seekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃ סda.Ra.shuH1875YhwhH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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