Isaiah 43 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

¹וְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בֹּרַאֲךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה׃

ve'atta ko-amar ADONAI bora'akha ya'akov veyotzerkha yisra'el al-tira ki ge'altikha karati veshimkha li-atta

1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, And He that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art Mine.

²כִּֽי־תַעֲבֹ֤ר בַּמַּ֨יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֤ךְ בְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ׃

ki-ta'avor bammayim ittekha-ani uvanneharot lo yishtefukha ki-telekh bemo-esh lo tikkave velehava lo tiv'ar-bakh

2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, And through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

³כִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֤תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃

ki ani ADONAI elohekha kedosh yisra'el moshi'ekha natatti khafrekha mitzrayim kush useva tachtekha

3For I am the LORD thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

⁴מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֤ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

me'asher yakarta ve'enay nikhbadta va'ani ahavtikha ve'etten adam tachtekha ule'ummim tachat nafshekha

4Since thou art precious in My sight, and honourable, and I have loved thee; Therefore will I give men for thee, And peoples for thy life.

⁵אַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּ֣י אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃

al-tira ki ittekha-ani mimmizrach avi zar'ekha umimma'arav akabbetzekka

5Fear not, for I am with thee; I will bring thy seed from the east, And gather thee from the west;

⁶אֹמַ֤ר לַצָּפוֹן֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֤יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵרָח֔וֹק וּבְנוֹתַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃

omar latzafon teni uleteman al-tikhla'i havi'i vanay merachok uvenotay miktze ha'aretz

6I will say to the north: ‘Give up’, And to the south: ‘Keep not back, bring My sons from far, and My daughters from the end of the earth;

⁷כֹּ֚ל הַנִּקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֔י וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖י בְּרָאתִ֑יו יְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־עֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃

kol hannikra vishmi velikhvodi berativ yetzartiv af-asitiv

7Every one that is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.’

⁸הוֹצִ֥יא עַם־עִוֵּ֖ר וְעֵינַ֣יִם יֵ֑שׁ וְחֵרְשִׁ֖ים וְאָזְנַ֥יִם לָֽמוֹ׃

hotzi am-ivver ve'enayim yesh vechershim ve'aznayim lamo

8The blind people that have eyes shall be brought forth, and the deaf that have ears.

⁹כָּֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֗ו וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִ֤י בָהֶם֙ יַגִּ֣יד זֹ֔את וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ יִתְּנ֤וּ עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְיֹאמְר֥וּ אֱמֶֽת׃

kal-haggoyim nikbetzu yachdav veye'asfu le'ummim mi vahem yaggid zot verishonot yashmi'unu yittenu edehem veyitzdaku veyishme'u veyomru emet

9All the nations are gathered together, and the peoples are assembled; who among them can declare this, And announce to us former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; And let them hear, and say: ‘It is truth.’

¹⁰אַתֶּ֤ם עֵדַי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְעַבְדִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתִּי לְמַ֣עַן תֵּ֠דְעוּ וְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּ לִ֤י וְתָבִ֨ינוּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא לְפָנַי֙ לֹא־נ֣וֹצַר אֵ֔ל וְאַחֲרַ֖י לֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה׃

attem eday ne'um-ADONAI ve'avdi asher bacharti lema'an ted'u veta'aminu li vetavinu ki-ani hu lefanay lo-notzar el ve'acharay lo yihye

10Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe Me, and understand That I am He; before Me there was no God formed, neither shall any be after Me.

¹¹אָנֹכִ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מִבַּלְעָדַ֖י מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

anokhi anokhi ADONAI ve'en mibbal'aday moshia

11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no saviour.

¹²אָנֹכִ֞י הִגַּ֤דְתִּי וְהוֹשַׁ֨עְתִּי֙ וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּי וְאֵ֥ין בָּכֶ֖ם זָ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֥ם עֵדַ֛י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽאֲנִי־אֵֽל׃

anokhi higgadti vehosha'ti vehishma'ti ve'en bakhem zar ve'attem eday ne'um-ADONAI va'ani-el

12I have declared, and I have saved, and I have announced, and there was no strange god among you; therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God.

¹³גַּם־מִיּוֹם֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּ֑יל אֶפְעַ֖ל וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃

gam-miyyom ani hu ve'en miyyadi matzil ef'al umi yeshivenna

13Yea, since the day was I am He, and there is none that can deliver out of My hand; I will work, and who can reverse it?

¹⁴כֹּֽה־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה גֹּאַלְכֶ֖ם קְד֣וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְמַעַנְכֶ֞ם שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי בָבֶ֗לָה וְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤י בָֽרִיחִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם וְכַשְׂדִּ֖ים בָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹת רִנָּתָֽם׃

ko-amar ADONAI go'alkhem kedosh yisra'el lema'ankhem shillachti vavela vehoradti varichim kullam vekhasdim ba'oniyyot rinnatam

14Thus saith the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their shouting.

¹⁵אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה קְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑ם בּוֹרֵ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃

ani ADONAI kedoshkhem bore yisra'el malkekhem

15I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King.

¹⁶כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן בַּיָּ֖ם דָּ֑רֶךְ וּבְמַ֥יִם עַזִּ֖ים נְתִיבָֽה׃

ko amar ADONAI hannoten bayyam darekh uvemayim azzim netiva

16Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, And a path in the mighty waters;

¹⁷הַמּוֹצִ֥יא רֶֽכֶב־וָס֖וּס חַ֣יִל וְעִזּ֑וּז יַחְדָּ֤ו יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙ בַּל־יָק֔וּמוּ דָּעֲכ֖וּ כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה כָבֽוּ׃

hammotzi rekhev-vasus chayil ve'izzuz yachdav yishkevu bal-yakumu da'akhu kappishta khavu

17Who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power— They lie down together, they shall not rise, They are extinct, they are quenched as a wick:

¹⁸אַֽל־תִּזְכְּר֖וּ רִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹת וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת אַל־תִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃

al-tizkeru rishonot vekadmoniyyot al-titbonanu

18Remember ye not the former things, Neither consider the things of old.

¹⁹הִנְנִ֨י עֹשֶׂ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ עַתָּ֣ה תִצְמָ֔ח הֲל֖וֹא תֵֽדָע֑וּהָ אַ֣ף אָשִׂ֤ים בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֔רֶךְ בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹן נְהָרֽוֹת׃

hinni ose chadasha atta titzmach halo teda'uha af asim bammidbar derekh bishimon neharot

19Behold, I will do a new thing; Now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, And rivers in the desert.

²⁰תְּכַבְּדֵ֨נִי֙ חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה תַּנִּ֖ים וּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑ה כִּֽי־נָתַ֨תִּי בַמִּדְבָּ֜ר מַ֗יִם נְהָרוֹת֙ בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת עַמִּ֥י בְחִירִֽי׃

tekhabbedeni chayyat hassade tannim uvenot ya'ana ki-natatti vammidbar mayim neharot bishimon lehashkot ammi vechiri

20The beasts of the field shall honour Me, The jackals and the ostriches; Because I give waters in the wilderness, And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, Mine elect;

²¹עַם־זוּ֙ יָצַ֣רְתִּי לִ֔י תְּהִלָּתִ֖י יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃

am-zu yatzarti li tehillati yesapperu

21The people which I formed for Myself, That they might tell of My praise.

²²וְלֹא־אֹתִ֥י קָרָ֖אתָ יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב כִּֽי־יָגַ֥עְתָּ בִּ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

velo-oti karata ya'akov ki-yaga'ta bi yisra'el

22Yet thou hast not called upon Me, O Jacob, Neither hast thou wearied thyself about Me, O Israel.

²³לֹֽא־הֵבֵ֤יאתָ לִּי֙ שֵׂ֣ה עֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ וּזְבָחֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִי לֹ֤א הֶעֱבַדְתִּ֨יךָ֙ בְּמִנְחָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א הוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָ בִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃

lo-heveta li se olotekha uzevachekha lo khibbadtani lo he'evadtikha bemincha velo hoga'tikha bilvona

23Thou hast not brought Me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings; Neither hast thou honoured Me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, Nor wearied thee with frankincense.

²⁴לֹא־קָנִ֨יתָ לִּ֤י בַכֶּ֨סֶף֙ קָנֶ֔ה וְחֵ֥לֶב זְבָחֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א הִרְוִיתָ֑נִי אַ֗ךְ הֶעֱבַדְתַּ֨נִי֙ בְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָ הוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִי בַּעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃

lo-kanita li vakkesef kane vechelev zevachekha lo hirvitani akh he'evadtani bechattovtekha hoga'tani ba'avonotekha

24Thou hast bought Me no sweet cane with money, Neither hast thou satisfied Me with the fat of thy sacrifices; But thou hast burdened Me with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.

²⁵אָנֹכִ֨י אָנֹכִ֥י ה֛וּא מֹחֶ֥ה פְשָׁעֶ֖יךָ לְמַעֲנִ֑י וְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָ לֹ֥א אֶזְכֹּֽר׃

anokhi anokhi hu moche fesha'ekha lema'ani vechattotekha lo ezkor

25I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake; And thy sins I will not remember.

²⁶הַזְכִּירֵ֕נִי נִשָּׁפְטָ֖ה יָ֑חַד סַפֵּ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה לְמַ֥עַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃

hazkireni nishafta yachad sapper atta lema'an titzdak

26Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; Declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

²⁷אָבִ֥יךָ הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן חָטָ֑א וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָ פָּ֥שְׁעוּ בִֽי׃

avikha harishon chata umelitzekha pash'u vi

27Thy first father sinned, And thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.

²⁸וַאֲחַלֵּ֖ל שָׂ֣רֵי קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לַחֵ֨רֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃

va'achallel sare kodesh ve'ettena lacherem ya'akov veyisra'el legiddufim

28Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, And I have given Jacob to condemnation, And Israel to reviling.