Belבֵּלbends,כָּרַעNeboנְבוֹstoops;קֹרֵסtheir idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶםareהָיוּfor the animalsלַחַיָּהand for the livestock;וְלַבְּהֵמָהthe things you carriedנְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶםare loaded,עֲמוּסוֹתa loadמַשָּׂאfor the weary beast.לַעֲיֵפָה
They stoop,קָרְסוּthey bendכָרְעוּtogether;יַחְדָּוthey could notלֹא יָכְלוּrescueמַלֵּטthe load,מַשָּׂאand they themselvesוְנַפְשָׁםhave goneהָלָכָהinto captivity.בַּשְּׁבִי
“Listen to me,שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַיhouseבֵּיתof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבand allוְכָלthe remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof the houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyou who have been loaded on meהַעֲמֻסִיםfrom the womb,מִנִּי בֶטֶןwho have been carriedהַנְּשֻׂאִיםfrom the mother’s womb:מִנִּי רָחַם
and untilוְעַדold ageזִקְנָהIאֲנִיam the same,הוּאand untilוְעַדgray hairשֵיבָהIאֲנִיwill bear you;אֶסְבֹּלIאֲנִיhave made you,עָשִׂיתִיand Iוַאֲנִיwill carry,אֶשָּׂאand Iוַאֲנִיwill bear,אֶסְבֹּלand rescue.וַאֲמַלֵּט
To whomלְמִיwill you liken meתְדַמְיוּנִיand make me equalוְתַשְׁווּand compare me,וְתַמְשִׁלוּנִיthat we may be alike?וְנִדְמֶה
Those who lavishהַזָּלִיםgoldזָהָבfrom the purse,מִכִּיסand weighיִשְׁקֹלוּsilverוְכֶסֶףon the rod of the scale,בַּקָּנֶהhireיִשְׂכְּרוּa goldsmith,צוֹרֵףand he makes itוְיַעֲשֵׂהוּa god;אֵלthey fall down,יִסְגְּדוּalsoאַףthey bow down.יִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ
They lift itיִשָּׂאֻהוּonעַלthe shoulder,כָּתֵףthey bear it,יִסְבְּלֻהוּand set itוְיַנִּיחֻהוּin its place,תַחְתָּיוand it stands;וְיַעֲמֹדfrom its spotמִמְּקוֹמוֹit does notלֹאmove;יָמִישׁalso,אַףif one criesיִצְעַקto it,אֵלָיוit does notוְלֹאanswer;יַעֲנֶהfrom his distressמִצָּרָתוֹit does notלֹאsave him.יוֹשִׁיעֶנּוּ
Rememberזִכְרוּthis,זֹאתand stand firm;וְהִתְאֹשָׁשׁוּbring it backהָשִׁיבוּto heart,עַל לֵבtransgressors.פוֹשְׁעִים
Rememberזִכְרוּthe former thingsרִאשֹׁנוֹתof ages past,מֵעוֹלָםforכִּיIאָנֹכִיam El,אֵלand there is noוְאֵיןother;עוֹדI am Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםand there is nothingוְאֶפֶסlike me;כָּמוֹנִי
declaringמַגִּידfrom the beginningמֵרֵאשִׁיתthe end,אַחֲרִיתand from of oldוּמִקֶּדֶםwhatאֲשֶׁרhas notלֹאbeen done;נַעֲשׂוּsaying,אֹמֵר‘My counselעֲצָתִיwill stand,תָקוּםand allוְכָלmy desireחֶפְצִיI will do’;אֶעֱשֶׂה
callingקֹרֵאfrom the eastמִמִּזְרָחa bird of prey,עַיִטfrom a distantמֶרְחָקlandמֵאֶרֶץthe manאִישׁof my counsel;עֲצָתִיalsoאַףI have spoken,דִּבַּרְתִּיalsoאַףI will bring it about;אֲבִיאֶנָּהI have formed it,יָצַרְתִּיalsoאַףI will do it.אֶעֱשֶׂנָּה
Listen to me,שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַיyou hardאַבִּירֵיof heart,לֵבwho are farהָרְחוֹקִיםfrom righteousness:מִצְּדָקָה
I have brought nearקֵרַבְתִּיmy righteousness;צִדְקָתִיit will notלֹאbe far off,תִרְחָקand my salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתִיwill notלֹאdelay;תְאַחֵרand I will putוְנָתַתִּיin Zionבְצִיּוֹןsalvation,תְּשׁוּעָהfor Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵלmy beauty.”תִּפְאַרְתִּי