Isaiah 43

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וְעַתָּ֞הand now כֹּֽה־thus אָמַ֤רhe says יְהוָה֙Yahweh בֹּרַאֲךָ֣who created you יַעֲקֹ֔בO Jacob וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖and who formed you יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לO Israel אַל־may not תִּירָא֙you be afraid כִּ֣יfor גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָI have redeemed you קָרָ֥אתִיI have called you בְשִׁמְךָ֖by name yourלִי־belong to the meאָֽתָּה׃you

כִּֽי־if תַעֲבֹ֤רyou will pass בַּמַּ֙יִם֙in the waters אִתְּךָ־will be with you אָ֔נִיI וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתand in the rivers לֹ֣אnot יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָthey will overflow you כִּֽי־if תֵלֵ֤ךְyou will walk בְּמוֹ־in אֵשׁ֙fire לֹ֣אnot תִכָּוֶ֔הyou will be burned וְלֶהָבָ֖הand flame לֹ֥אnot תִבְעַר־it will burnבָּֽךְ׃in you

כִּ֗יfor אֲנִי֙I יְהוָ֣הam Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your קְד֥וֹשׁthe holy one of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael מוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָdeliverer your נָתַ֤תִּיI have given כָפְרְךָ֙ransom your מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt כּ֥וּשׁCush וּסְבָ֖אand Seba תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃in place of you

מֵאֲשֶׁ֨רfrom because יָקַ֧רְתָּyou are precious בְעֵינַ֛יin view my נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּyou are honored וַאֲנִ֣יand I אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָI love you וְאֶתֵּ֤ןand I may give אָדָם֙humankind תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָin place of you וּלְאֻמִּ֖יםand peoples תַּ֥חַתin place of נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃life your

אַל־may not תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid כִּ֣יfor אִתְּךָ־am with you אָ֑נִיI מִמִּזְרָח֙from the east אָבִ֣יאI will bring זַרְעֶ֔ךָoffspring your וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בand from the west אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃I will gather you

אֹמַ֤רI will say לַצָּפוֹן֙to the north תֵּ֔נִיdeliver up וּלְתֵימָ֖ןand to the south אַל־may not תִּכְלָ֑אִיyou withhold הָבִ֤יאִיbring בָנַי֙sons my מֵרָח֔וֹקfrom a distance וּבְנוֹתַ֖יand daughters my מִקְצֵ֥הfrom the end of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

כֹּ֚לevery הַנִּקְרָ֣אthe one who is called בִשְׁמִ֔יby name my וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יand whom for glory my בְּרָאתִ֑יוI created him יְצַרְתִּ֖יוwhom I formed him אַף־also עֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃I made him

הוֹצִ֥יאbring out עַם־a people עִוֵּ֖רblind וְעֵינַ֣יִםand are eyes יֵ֑שׁthere וְחֵרְשִׁ֖יםand deaf people וְאָזְנַ֥יִםand earsלָֽמוֹ׃belong to them

כָּֽל־all הַגּוֹיִ֞םthe nations נִקְבְּצ֣וּthey have assembled יַחְדָּ֗וtogether וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙so they may gather לְאֻמִּ֔יםpeoples מִ֤יwho?בָהֶם֙among themיַגִּ֣ידwill he declare זֹ֔אתthis וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתand former things יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּwill they proclaim to? us יִתְּנ֤וּlet them appoint עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙witnesses their וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּso they may be justified וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּand they may hear וְיֹאמְר֥וּand they may say אֱמֶֽת׃truth

אָנֹכִ֥יI אָנֹכִ֖יI יְהוָ֑הam Yahweh וְאֵ֥יןand there not מִבַּלְעָדַ֖יfrom except me מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃is a deliverer

אָנֹכִ֞יI הִגַּ֤דְתִּיI have declared וְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙and I have saved וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּיand I have proclaimed וְאֵ֥יןand there notבָּכֶ֖םamong youזָ֑רwas a strange god וְאַתֶּ֥םand you עֵדַ֛יare witnesses my נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֖הYahweh וַֽאֲנִי־and I אֵֽל׃am God

גַּם־also מִיּוֹם֙from a day אֲנִ֣יI ה֔וּאam he וְאֵ֥יןand there not מִיָּדִ֖יfrom hand my מַצִּ֑ילis a deliverer אֶפְעַ֖לI act וּמִ֥יand who?יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ סwill he revoke it

כֹּֽה־thus אָמַ֧רhe says יְהוָ֛הYahweh גֹּאַלְכֶ֖םredeemer your קְד֣וֹשׁthe holy one of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael לְמַעַנְכֶ֞םfor sake your שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיI have sent בָבֶ֗לָהBabylon towards וְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יand I will bring down בָֽרִיחִים֙as fugitives כֻּלָּ֔םall of them וְכַשְׂדִּ֖יםand the Chaldeans בָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתin ships רִנָּתָֽם׃shout of joy their

אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָ֖הam Yahweh קְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑םholy one your בּוֹרֵ֥אthe creator of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ סking your

כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֔הYahweh הַנּוֹתֵ֥ןwho made בַּיָּ֖םin the sea דָּ֑רֶךְa way וּבְמַ֥יִםand in waters עַזִּ֖יםmighty נְתִיבָֽה׃a path

הַמּוֹצִ֥יאwho sent out רֶֽכֶב־chariotry וָס֖וּסand horses חַ֣יִלan army וְעִזּ֑וּזand a strong one יַחְדָּ֤וtogether יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙they lay down בַּל־not יָק֔וּמוּthey rose דָּעֲכ֖וּthey were extinguished כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הlike the wick כָבֽוּ׃they were quenched

אַֽל־may not תִּזְכְּר֖וּyou remember רִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתformer things וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתand ancient things אַל־may not תִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃you consider

הִנְנִ֨יhere I עֹשֶׂ֤הam about to do חֲדָשָׁה֙a new thing עַתָּ֣הnow תִצְמָ֔חit is springing up הֲל֖וֹא¿ not תֵֽדָע֑וּהָdo you know it אַ֣ףalso אָשִׂ֤יםI will make בַּמִּדְבָּר֙in the wilderness דֶּ֔רֶךְa way בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןin a desolate place נְהָרֽוֹת׃rivers

תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙it honors me חַיַּ֣תthe animals of הַשָּׂדֶ֔הthe field תַּנִּ֖יםjackals וּבְנ֣וֹתand daughters of יַֽעֲנָ֑הan ostrich כִּֽי־for נָתַ֨תִּיI have put בַמִּדְבָּ֜רin the wilderness מַ֗יִםwater נְהָרוֹת֙rivers בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןin a desolate place לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתto give drink to עַמִּ֥יpeople my בְחִירִֽי׃chosen one my

עַם־a people זוּ֙which יָצַ֣רְתִּיI formedלִ֔יfor myselfתְּהִלָּתִ֖יpraise my יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סthey will recount

וְלֹא־and not אֹתִ֥יobj. me קָרָ֖אתָyou have called on יַֽעֲקֹ֑בO Jacob כִּֽי־for יָגַ֥עְתָּyou have grown wearyבִּ֖יwith meיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃O Israel

לֹֽא־not הֵבֵ֤יאתָyou have broughtלִּי֙to meשֵׂ֣הthe sheep of עֹלֹתֶ֔יךָburnt offerings your וּזְבָחֶ֖יךָand sacrifices your לֹ֣אnot כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיyou have honored me לֹ֤אnot הֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙I have burdened you בְּמִנְחָ֔הwith offerings וְלֹ֥אand not הוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָI have made weary you בִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃with frankincense

לֹא־not קָנִ֨יתָyou have boughtלִּ֤יfor meבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙for the money קָנֶ֔הcalamus וְחֵ֥לֶבand the fat of זְבָחֶ֖יךָsacrifices your לֹ֣אnot הִרְוִיתָ֑נִיyou have satisfied me אַ֗ךְnevertheless הֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙you have burdened me בְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָwith sins your הוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיyou have made weary me בַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סwith iniquities your

אָנֹכִ֨יI אָנֹכִ֥יI ה֛וּאam he מֹחֶ֥הwho is wiping out פְשָׁעֶ֖יךָtransgressions your לְמַעֲנִ֑יfor own sake my וְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָand sins your לֹ֥אnot אֶזְכֹּֽר׃I will remember

הַזְכִּירֵ֕נִיcause to remember me נִשָּׁפְטָ֖הlet us enter into judgment יָ֑חַדtogether סַפֵּ֥רrecount אַתָּ֖הO you לְמַ֥עַןso that תִּצְדָּֽק׃you may be justified

אָבִ֥יךָancestor your הָרִאשׁ֖וֹןthe first חָטָ֑אhe sinned וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָand spokesmen your פָּ֥שְׁעוּthey transgressedבִֽי׃against me

וַאֲחַלֵּ֖לso I may profane שָׂ֣רֵיthe officials of קֹ֑דֶשׁholiness וְאֶתְּנָ֤הand I will give לַחֵ֙רֶם֙to the total destruction יַעֲקֹ֔בJacob וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לand Israel לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ סto reviling words

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