Listenשִׁמְעוּto me,אֵלַיcoastlands,אִיִּיםand pay attention,וְהַקְשִׁיבוּpeoplesלְאֻמִּיםfrom afar:מֵרָחוֹקYHWHיְהוָהcalled meקְרָאָנִיfrom the womb;מִבֶּטֶןfrom the inward partsמִמְּעֵיof my motherאִמִּיhe made mentionהִזְכִּירof my name.שְׁמִי
And he madeוַיָּשֶׂםmy mouthפִּיlike aכְּsharpחַדָּהsword;חֶרֶבin the shadowבְּצֵלof his handיָדוֹhe hid me;הֶחְבִּיאָנִיand he made meוַיְשִׂימֵנִיa polishedבָּרוּרarrow;לְחֵץin his quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּתוֹhe concealed me.הִסְתִּירָנִי
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,לִי“Youאָתָּהare my servant,עַבְדִּיIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלin whomאֲשֶׁר בְּךָI will glorify myself.”אֶתְפָּאָר
But Iוַאֲנִיsaid,אָמַרְתִּי“In vainלְרִיקI have worn myself out;יָגַעְתִּיfor emptinessלְתֹהוּand vaporוְהֶבֶלI have spentכִלֵּיתִיmy strength;כֹּחִיyet surelyאָכֵןmy rightמִשְׁפָּטִיis with YHWH,אֶת יְהוָהand my wagesוּפְעֻלָּתִיwith my Elohim.”אֶת אֱלֹהָי
And nowוְעַתָּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהwho formed meיֹצְרִיfrom the wombמִבֶּטֶןas his servant,לְעֶבֶד לוֹto bring backלְשׁוֹבֵבJacobיַעֲקֹבto him,אֵלָיוand Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵלto himלוֹwill be gatheredיֵאָסֵף—and I am honoredוְאֶכָּבֵדin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand my Elohimוֵאלֹהַיhas beenהָיָהmy strength—עֻזִּי
he said:וַיֹּאמֶר“It is too small a thingנָקֵלthat you should beמִהְיוֹתְךָmy servantלִי עֶבֶדto raise upלְהָקִים אֶתthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Jacobיַעֲקֹבand to bring backוּ לְהָשִׁיבthe preserved onesנְצוּרֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלI will make youנְתַתִּיךָalsoוּa lightלְאוֹרof the nations,גּוֹיִםto beלִהְיוֹתmy salvationיְשׁוּעָתִיtoעַדthe endקְצֵהof the earth.”הָאָרֶץ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Redeemerגֹּאֵלof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhis Holy One,קְדוֹשׁוֹto the one despisedלִבְזֹהin soul,נֶפֶשׁto the one abhorredלִמְתָעֵבby the nation,גּוֹיto the slaveלְעֶבֶדof rulers:מֹשְׁלִים“Kingsמְלָכִיםwill seeיִרְאוּand rise up,וָקָמוּprinces,שָׂרִיםand they will bow down,וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּbecause ofלְמַעַןYHWH,יְהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרis faithful,נֶאֱמָןthe Holy Oneקְדֹשׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwho has chosen you.”וַיִּבְחָרֶךָּ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“In a timeבְּעֵתof favorרָצוֹןI answered you,עֲנִיתִיךָand in a dayוּבְיוֹםof salvationיְשׁוּעָהI helped you;עֲזַרְתִּיךָand I will keep youוְאֶצָּרְךָand make youוְאֶתֶּנְךָa covenantלִבְרִיתof the people,עָםto raise upלְהָקִיםthe land,אֶרֶץto make them inheritלְהַנְחִילthe desolateשֹׁמֵמוֹתinheritances;נְחָלוֹת
to sayלֵאמֹרto the prisoners,לַאֲסוּרִים‘Go out,’צֵאוּto those whoלַאֲשֶׁרare in darkness,בַּחֹשֶׁךְ‘Show yourselves.’הִגָּלוּAlongעַלthe roadsדְּרָכִיםthey will graze,יִרְעוּand on allוּבְכָלthe bare heightsשְׁפָיִיםwill be their pasture.מַרְעִיתָם
They will notלֹאhungerיִרְעָבוּnorוְלֹאthirst,יִצְמָאוּandוְneitherלֹאthe scorching groundשָׁרָבnor the sunוָשָׁמֶשׁwill strike them;יַכֵּםforכִּיhe who has compassion on themמְרַחֲמָםwill lead them,יְנַהֲגֵםand byוְעַלspringsמַבּוּעֵיof waterמַיִםhe will guide them.יְנַהֲלֵם
And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּיallכָלmy mountainsהָרַיinto a road,לַדָּרֶךְand my highwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַיwill be raised up.יְרֻמוּן
Look,הִנֵּהtheseאֵלֶּהwill comeיָבֹאוּfrom afar;מֵרָחוֹקand look,וְהִנֵּהtheseאֵלֶּהfrom the northמִצָּפוֹןand from the sea,וּמִיָּםand theseוְאֵלֶּהfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Sinim.”סִינִים
Shout for joy,רָנּוּheavens,שָׁמַיִםand rejoice,וְגִילִיearth;אָרֶץbreak forth,וּפִצְחוּmountains,הָרִיםinto joyful shouting;רִנָּהforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas comfortedנִחַםhis people,עַמּוֹand on his afflicted onesוַעֲנִיָּוhe will have compassion.יְרַחֵם
AndוַZionצִיּוֹןsaid,תֹּאמֶר“YHWHיְהוָהhas abandoned me,עֲזָבַנִיand Adonaiוַאדֹנָיhas forgotten me.”שְׁכֵחָנִי
“Canהֲa womanאִשָּׁהforgetתִשְׁכַּחher nursing child,עוּלָהּso as not to have compassionמֵרַחֵםon the sonבֶּןof her womb?בִּטְנָהּEvenגַּםtheseאֵלֶּהmay forget,תִשְׁכַּחְנָהyet Iוְאָנֹכִיwill notלֹאforget you.אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ
Look,הֵןon the palmsעַל כַּפַּיִםof my handsI have engraved you;חַקֹּתִיךְyour wallsחוֹמֹתַיִךְare before meנֶגְדִּיcontinually.תָּמִיד
Your childrenבָּנָיִךְhurry;מִהֲרוּthose who tear you downמְהָרְסַיִךְand those who lay you wasteוּמַחֲרִבַיִךְwill go outיֵצֵאוּfrom you.מִמֵּךְ
Lift upשְׂאִיyour eyesעֵינַיִךְall aroundסָבִיבand see:וּרְאִיall of themכֻּלָּםgather,נִקְבְּצוּthey comeבָאוּto you.לָךְAs I live,חַי אָנִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהsurelyכִּיyou will clothe yourselfתִלְבָּשִׁיwith all of themכֻלָּםas with an ornament,כָּעֲדִיand bind them onוּתְקַשְּׁרִיםlike a bride.כַּכַּלָּה
Forכִּיyour ruinsחָרְבֹתַיִךְand your desolate placesוְשֹׁמְמֹתַיִךְand the landוְאֶרֶץof your destructionהֲרִסֻתֵיךְsurelyכִּיnowעַתָּהwill be too narrowתֵּצְרִיfor the inhabitant,מִיּוֹשֵׁבand those who swallowed you upמְבַלְּעָיִךְwill be far away.וְרָחֲקוּ
Stillעוֹדthey will sayיֹאמְרוּin your ears,בְאָזְנַיִךְthe childrenבְּנֵיof your loss of children:שִׁכֻּלָיִךְ‘The placeהַמָּקוֹםis too narrowצַרfor me;לִיmake roomגְּשָׁהfor me,לִּיand I will dwell.’וְאֵשֵׁבָה
And you will sayוְאָמַרְתְּin your heart,בִּלְבָבֵךְ‘Whoמִיhas begottenיָלַדtheseאֶת אֵלֶּהfor me?לִיIוַאֲנִיwas bereaved of childrenשְׁכוּלָהand barren,וְגַלְמוּדָהan exileגֹּלָהand set aside;וְסוּרָהand these,וְאֵלֶּהwhoמִיbrought them up?גִדֵּלLook,הֵןIאֲנִיwas leftנִשְׁאַרְתִּיby myself;לְבַדִּיthese,אֵלֶּהwhereאֵיפֹהwere they?’”הֵם
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִה“Look,הִנֵּהI will lift upאֶשָּׂאmy handיָדִיto the nations,אֶל גּוֹיִםand to the peoplesוְאֶל עַמִּיםI will raiseאָרִיםmy banner;נִסִּיand they will bringוְהֵבִיאוּyour sonsבָנַיִךְin the bosom,בְּחֹצֶןand your daughtersוּבְנֹתַיִךְwill be carriedתִּנָּשֶׂאנָהon the shoulder.עַל כָּתֵף
Andוְkingsמְלָכִיםwill beהָיוּyour foster fathers,אֹמְנַיִךְand their princessesוְשָׂרוֹתֵיהֶםyour nursing mothers;מֵינִיקֹתַיִךְwith their facesאַפַּיִםto the groundאֶרֶץthey will bow downיִשְׁתַּחֲווּto you,לָךְand the dustוַעֲפַרof your feetרַגְלַיִךְthey will lick;יְלַחֵכוּand you will knowוְיָדַעַתְּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרthose who wait for meקוָֹיwill notלֹאbe ashamed.”יֵבֹשׁוּ
Canהֲthe preyמַלְקוֹחַbe takenיֻקַּחfrom the mighty one,מִגִּבּוֹרorוְאִםthe captivesשְׁבִיof the righteousצַדִּיקbe rescued?יִמָּלֵט
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Evenגַּםthe captivesשְׁבִיof the mighty oneגִבּוֹרwill be taken,יֻקָּחand the preyוּמַלְקוֹחַof the tyrantעָרִיץwill be rescued;יִמָּלֵטand with the one who contends with youוְאֶת יְרִיבֵךְIאָנֹכִיwill contend,אָרִיבand your childrenוְאֶת בָּנַיִךְIאָנֹכִיwill save.אוֹשִׁיעַ
And I will makeוְהַאֲכַלְתִּיyour oppressorsאֶת מוֹנַיִךְeatהַאֲכַלְתִּיtheirאֶת םown flesh,בְּשָׂרָand as with sweet wineוְכֶעָסִיסwith their bloodדָּמָםthey will be drunk;יִשְׁכָּרוּןand allכָלfleshבָּשָׂרwill knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהam your Saviorמוֹשִׁיעֵךְand your Redeemer,וְגֹאֲלֵךְthe Mighty Oneאֲבִירof Jacob.”יַעֲקֹב