Isaiah 41 — Novel English Bible

1 “Charash (keep) silent before me, ayayam (islands), and let the laamayam (peoples) chalap (renew) their kach (strength / mighty / power). Let them nagash (come) near, then let them dabar (word / matter). Let's meet yachad (together) for mashapat (judgment).

2 Who has iwar (rouse / awaken) up one from the mazarach (east)? Who qaraa (called) him to his ragal (feet / foot) in tzadaq (righteous / just / fair)? He nathan (give) over gawayam (heathen) to him, and radah (rule over / have dominion of / subdue) him rule over malakayam (kings). He nathan (give) them like the ipar (dust) to his charab (sword), like the nadap (driven) qash (stubble) to his qashath (bow).

3 He radap (pursues) them, and passes by safely, Even by a arach (way) that he bawaa (bring) not gone with his ragal (feet / foot).

4 Who has pail (worked) and ishah (make) it, qaraa (called) the darawath (generations) from the raash (head)? I, Yahawah (), the raashawan (first), and with the acharawan (last), I am he.”

5 The ayayam (islands) raah (see / saw) seen, and yaraa (fear / be afraid). The ends of the aratz (Earth/land) charad (tremble). They qarab (come close), and athah (you (masc)).

6 Everyone yaizaraw (helps) his neighbor. They amar (said) to their ach (brother/kinsman), “Be chazaq (strong)!”

7 So the charash (carpenter) chazaq (encourages) the tzarap (goldsmith). He who smoothes with the patayash (hammer) encourages him who strikes the paim (anvil), amar (said) of the dabaq (soldering), “It is tawab (good / proper function);” and he chazaq (fastens) it with masamarayam (nails), that it might not totter.

8 “But you, Yashar-Al (Israel), my ibad (servant), Yaiqab (Jacob - Patriarch) whom I have bachar (chosen), the zarai (seed) of Abaraham (Abraham - Patriarch) my ahab (love),

9 You whom I have chazaq (taken) hold of from the ends of the aratz (Earth/land), and qaraa (called) from its corners, and amar (said) to you, ‘You are my ibad (servant), I have bachar (chosen) you and not maas (cast) you away;’

10 Don't you be yaraa (fear / be afraid), for I am with you. Don't be shaih (dismayed), for I am your Alahayam (). I will amatz (strengthen) you. Yes, I will izar (help) you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right yamayan (right hand) of my tzadaq (righteous / just / fair).

11 Behold, all those who are charah (hot with anger) against you will be disappointed and kalam (confounded). Those who rayab (strive) with you will be like nothing, and shall abad (destroy / perish).

12 You will baqash (seek) them, and won't matzaa (find) them, even those who contend with you. Those who malachamah (war) against you will be as apas (nothing), as a non-existent thing.

13 For I, Yahawah () your Alahayam (), will chazaq (hold) your right yamayan (right hand), amar (spoke) to you, ‘Don't be yaraa (fear / be afraid). I will izar (help) you.’

14 Don't be yaraa (fear / be afraid), you thawalai (worm) Yaiqab (Jacob), and you mathay (men) of Yashar-Al (Israel). I will izar (help) you,” naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah (), “and your gaal (redeemer) is the qadawash (holy) One of Yashar-Al (Israel).

15 Behold, I have shawam (place / establish / appoint) you into a chadash (new) charawatz (sharp) mawarag (threshing) instrument with payapayawath (teeth). You will dawash (thresh) the harayam (mountains), and daqaq (beat) them small, and will shawam (place / establish / appoint) the gabaiwath (hills) like matz (chaff).

16 You will zarah (winnow) them, and the rawach (spirit / wind) will nashaa (lift) them away, and the sair (whirlwind) will pawatz (scatter) them. You will gayal (rejoice) in Yahawah (). You will glory in the qadawash (holy) One of Yashar-Al (Israel).

17 The inay (poor) and abayawan (needy) baqash (seek) mayam (Waters), and there is none. Their lashawan (tongue / language) nashath (fails) for tzamaa (thirst). I, Yahawah (), will inah (answer / respond) them. I, the Alahayam () of Yashar-Al (Israel), will not izab (forsake) them.

18 I will pathach (open) naharawath (rivers) on the bare heights, and maiyanawath (springs) in the thawak (midst) of the baqaiwath (valleys). I will shawam (place / establish / appoint) the madabar (wilderness) a agam (pool) of mayam (Waters), and the tzayah (dry) aratz (Earth/land) mawatzaay (springs) of mayam (Waters).

19 I will nathan (give) araz (cedar), acacia, hadas (myrtle), and shaman (oil) trees in the madabar (wilderness). I will shawam (place / establish / appoint) fir itz (trees), thadahar (pine), and box trees yachad (together) in the irabah (desert);

20 That they may raah (see), yadai (know), shawam (place / establish / appoint), and shakal (understand) yachad (together), that the yad (hand) of Yahawah () ishah (make) done this, and the qadawash (holy) One of Yashar-Al (Israel) has baraa (created) it.

21 Qarab (come close) your rayab (cause),” amar (spoke) Yahawah (). “Nagash (bring) forth your itzawamah (bulwark / argument) reasons,” amar (spoke) the malak (king) of Yaiqab (Jacob).

22 “Let them announce, and nagad (declare) to us what shall qarah (happen). Nagad (declare) the raashawan (former) things, what they are, that we may shawam (place / establish / appoint) them, and yadai (know) the acharayath (latter) end of them; or show us things to bawaa (bring).

23 Nagad (declare) the things that are to athah (you (masc)) achawar (hereafter), that we may yadai (know) that you are Alahayam (). Yes, do yatab (good), or do raii (wicked / dysfunctional / evil), that we may be shaih (dismayed), and raah (see) it yachad (together).

24 Behold, you are of ayan (NO ONE), and your pail (work) is of nothing. He who bachar (chooses) you is an thawaibah (abomination).

25 “I have iwar (rouse / awaken) up one from the tzapawan (north), and he has athah (you (masc)); from the mazarach (rising) of the shamash (sun), one who qaraa (called) on my sham (name); and he shall bawaa (bring) on saganayam (rulers) as on mortar, and as the yatzar (potter) ramas (treads) tayat (clay).

26 Who has nagad (declared) it from the raash (head), that we may yadai (know)? And panayam (face), that we may amar (said), ‘He is right?’ Nagad (surely), there is no one who declares. Shamai (hearken / hear), there is no one who shows. Shamai (hearken / hear), there is no one who hears your amar (said).

27 I am the raashawan (first) to say to Tzayawan (Zion), ‘hanah (Behold), look at them;’ and I will nathan (give) one who brings bashar (good) news to Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem).

28 When I raah (see / saw), there is no ayash (man / husband); even among them there is no yaitz (counselor) who, when I shaal (ask) of them, can shawab (turn) a dabar (word / matter).

29 Behold, all of them, their maishah (works) are awan (vanity) and apas (nothing). Their molten nasak (images) are rawach (spirit / wind) and thahaw (formless).