And now,וְעַתָּהthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהwho created you,בֹּרַאֲךָJacob,יַעֲקֹבand who formed you,וְיֹצֶרְךָIsrael:יִשְׂרָאֵל“Do notאַלfear,תִּירָאforכִּיI have redeemed you;גְאַלְתִּיךָI have called youקָרָאתִיby your name;בְשִׁמְךָyouאָתָּהare mine.לִי
Whenכִּיyou passתַעֲבֹרthrough the waters,בַּמַּיִםI will beאָנִיwith you;אִתְּךָand through the rivers,וּבַנְּהָרוֹתthey will notלֹאsweep you away;יִשְׁטְפוּךָwhenכִּיyou walkתֵלֵךְthroughבְּמוֹfire,אֵשׁyou will notלֹאbe burned,תִכָּוֶהand the flameוְלֶהָבָהwill notלֹאburnתִבְעַרagainst you.בָּךְ
ForכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָthe Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyour Savior;מוֹשִׁיעֶךָI have givenנָתַתִּיas your ransomכָפְרְךָEgypt,מִצְרַיִםCushכּוּשׁand Sebaוּסְבָאin your place.תַּחְתֶּיךָ
Becauseמֵאֲשֶׁרyou are preciousיָקַרְתָּin my eyes,בְעֵינַיyou are honored,נִכְבַּדְתָּand Iוַאֲנִיhave loved you;אֲהַבְתִּיךָand I will giveוְאֶתֵּןhuman beingsאָדָםin your place,תַּחְתֶּיךָand peoplesוּלְאֻמִּיםin exchange forתַּחַתyour soul.נַפְשֶׁךָ
Do notאַלfear,תִּירָאforכִּיI amאָנִיwith you;אִתְּךָfrom the eastמִמִּזְרָחI will bringאָבִיאyour offspring,זַרְעֶךָand from the westוּמִמַּעֲרָבI will gather you.אֲקַבְּצֶךָּ
I will sayאֹמַרto the north,לַצָּפוֹן‘Give them up,’תֵּנִיand to the south,וּלְתֵימָן‘Do notאַלhold them back;תִּכְלָאִיbringהָבִיאִיmy sonsבָנַיfrom afar,מֵרָחוֹקand my daughtersוּבְנוֹתַיfrom the endמִקְצֵהof the earth,הָאָרֶץ
everyoneכֹּלwho is calledהַנִּקְרָאby my name,בִשְׁמִיand for my gloryוְלִכְבוֹדִיI have created him,בְּרָאתִיוI have formed him,יְצַרְתִּיוalsoאַףI have made him.’”עֲשִׂיתִיו
Bring outהוֹצִיאthe peopleעַםwho are blindעִוֵּרyet haveוְ יֵשׁeyes,עֵינַיִםand the deafוְחֵרְשִׁיםwho haveוְears.אָזְנַיִם לָמוֹ
Let allכָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםgatherנִקְבְּצוּtogether,יַחְדָּוand let the peoplesוְ לְאֻמִּיםassemble.יֵאָסְפוּWhoמִיamong themבָהֶםcan declareיַגִּידthis,זֹאתand make us hearיַשְׁמִיעֻנוּthe former things?וְרִאשֹׁנוֹתLet them giveיִתְּנוּtheir witnessesעֵדֵיהֶםand be declared righteous;וְיִצְדָּקוּand let them hearוְיִשְׁמְעוּand say,וְיֹאמְרוּ“It is truth.”אֱמֶת
“Youאַתֶּםare my witnesses,עֵדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand my servantוְעַבְדִּיwhomאֲשֶׁרI have chosen,בָּחָרְתִּיso thatלְמַעַןyou may knowתֵּדְעוּand believeוְתַאֲמִינוּmeלִיand understandוְתָבִינוּthatכִּיIאֲנִיam the same;הוּאbefore meלְפָנַיnoלֹאgodאֵלwas formed,נוֹצַרand after meוְאַחֲרַיthere will notלֹאbe one.יִהְיֶה
I,אָנֹכִיIאָנֹכִיam YHWH,יְהוָהand besides meוְ מִבַּלְעָדַיthere is noאֵיןsavior.מוֹשִׁיעַ
Iאָנֹכִיdeclared,הִגַּדְתִּיand saved,וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּיand made it heard,וְהִשְׁמַעְתִּיand there was noוְאֵיןstrange godזָרamong you;בָּכֶםand youוְאַתֶּםare my witnesses,עֵדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand Iוַאֲנִיam El.אֵל
Also,גַּםsince there was day,מִיּוֹםIאֲנִיam the same,הוּאand there is noוְאֵיןone who deliversמַצִּילfrom my hand;מִיָּדִיI work,אֶפְעַלand whoוּמִיcan turn it back?”יְשִׁיבֶנָּה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהyour Redeemer,גֹּאַלְכֶםthe Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל“For your sakeלְמַעַנְכֶםI have sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיto Babylon,בָבֶלָהand I have brought downוְהוֹרַדְתִּיas fugitivesבָרִיחִיםall of them,כֻּלָּםand the Chaldeans,וְכַשְׂדִּיםin the shipsבָּאֳנִיּוֹתof their shout of joy.רִנָּתָם
I amאֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהyour Holy One,קְדוֹשְׁכֶםthe Creatorבּוֹרֵאof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyour King.”מַלְכְּכֶם
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהwho makesהַנּוֹתֵןin the seaבַּיָּםa way,דָּרֶךְand in mighty watersוּבְמַיִם עַזִּיםa path;נְתִיבָה
who brings outהַמּוֹצִיאchariotרֶכֶבand horse,וָסוּסarmyחַיִלand the strongוְעִזּוּז—togetherיַחְדָּוthey lie down,יִשְׁכְּבוּthey will notבַּלrise;יָקוּמוּthey are extinguished,דָּעֲכוּlike a wickכַּפִּשְׁתָּהthey are quenched—:כָבוּ
“Do notאַלrememberתִּזְכְּרוּthe former things,רִאשֹׁנוֹתand the ancient thingsוְקַדְמֹנִיּוֹתdo notאַלconsider.תִּתְבֹּנָנוּ
Look, Iהִנְנִיam doingעֹשֶׂהa new thing;חֲדָשָׁהnowעַתָּהit springs up;תִצְמָחwill you notהֲלוֹאknow it?תֵדָעוּהָIndeed,אַףI will makeאָשִׂיםin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרa way,דֶּרֶךְin the wastelandבִּישִׁמוֹןrivers.נְהָרוֹת
The animalsחַיַּתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהwill honor me,תְּכַבְּדֵנִיjackalsתַּנִּיםand ostriches,וּבְנוֹת יַעֲנָהbecauseכִּיI have givenנָתַתִּיin the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּרwater,מַיִםriversנְהָרוֹתin the wasteland,בִּישִׁימֹןto give drinkלְהַשְׁקוֹתto my people,עַמִּיmy chosen one.בְחִירִי
The peopleעַםwhomזוּI formedיָצַרְתִּיfor myselfלִיwill recountיְסַפֵּרוּmy praise.תְּהִלָּתִי
But you have notוְלֹאcalled onקָרָאתָme,אֹתִיJacob,יַעֲקֹבforכִּיyou have grown wearyיָגַעְתָּof me,בִּיIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
You have notלֹאbroughtהֵבֵיאתָmeלִּיthe sheepשֵׂהof your burnt offerings,עֹלֹתֶיךָand with your sacrificesוּזְבָחֶיךָyou have notלֹאhonored me;כִבַּדְתָּנִיI have notלֹאmade you serveהֶעֱבַדְתִּיךָwith grain offerings,בְּמִנְחָהnorוְלֹאwearied youהוֹגַעְתִּיךָwith frankincense.בִּלְבוֹנָה
You have notלֹאboughtקָנִיתָmeלִּיwith silverבַכֶּסֶףaromatic cane,קָנֶהand with the fatוְחֵלֶבof your sacrificesזְבָחֶיךָyou have notלֹאsatisfied me;הִרְוִיתָנִיbutאַךְyou have made me serveהֶעֱבַדְתַּנִיwith your sins,בְּחַטֹּאותֶיךָyou have wearied meהוֹגַעְתַּנִיwith your iniquities.בַּעֲוֺנֹתֶיךָ
I,אָנֹכִיIאָנֹכִיam heהוּאwho blots outמֹחֶהyour transgressionsפְשָׁעֶיךָfor my own sake,לְמַעֲנִיand your sinsוְחַטֹּאתֶיךָI will notלֹאremember.אֶזְכֹּר
Remind me;הַזְכִּירֵנִיlet us enter into judgmentנִשָּׁפְטָהtogether;יָחַדrecount itסַפֵּרyourself,אַתָּהso thatלְמַעַןyou may be declared righteous.תִּצְדָּק
Your firstהָרִאשׁוֹןfatherאָבִיךָsinned,חָטָאand your interpretersוּמְלִיצֶיךָtransgressedפָּשְׁעוּagainst me.בִי
So I profanedוַאֲחַלֵּלthe princesשָׂרֵיof the sanctuary,קֹדֶשׁand I gaveוְאֶתְּנָהJacobיַעֲקֹבto devotion to destruction,לַחֵרֶםand Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵלto revilings.”לְגִדּוּפִים