Isaiah 43

ve'attah koh-amar Adonai bora'akha ya'aqov veyotserkha yisra'el al-tira ki ge'altikha qarati veshimkha li-attah

But now thus said GOD— Who created you, O Jacob, Who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I will redeem you; I have singled you out by name, You are Mine.

ki-ta'avor bammayim ittekha-ani uvanneharot lo yishtefukha ki-telekh bemo-esh lo tikkaveh velehavah lo tivar-bakh

When you pass through water, I will be with you; Through streams, They shall not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, You shall not be scorched; Through flame, It shall not burn you.

ki ani Adonai elohekha qedosh yisra'el moshi'ekha natatti khofrekha mitsrayim kush useva takhtekha

For I the ETERNAL am your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as a ransom for you, Cush and Saba in exchange for you.

me'asher yaqarta ve'enay nikhbadta va'ani ahavtikha ve'etten adam takhtekha ule'ummim takhat nafshekha

Because you are precious to Me, And honored, and I love you, I give people in exchange for you And nations in your stead.

al-tira ki ittekha-ani mimmizrakh avi zarekha umimma'arav aqabbetsekka

Fear not, for I am with you: I will bring your folk from the East, Will gather you out of the West;

omar latsafon teni uleteman al-tikhla'i havi'i vanay merakhoq uvenotay miqtseh ha'arets

I will say to the North, “Give back!” And to the South, “Do not withhold! Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth—

kol hanniqra vishmi velikhvodi berativ yetsartiv af-asitiv

All who are linked to My name, Whom I have created, Formed, and made for My glory—

hotsi am-ivver ve'enayim yesh vekhereshim ve'oznayim lamo

Setting free that people, Blind though it has eyes And deaf though it has ears.”

kol-haggoyim niqbetsu yakhdav veye'asefu le'ummim mi vahem yaggid zot verishonot yashmi'unu yittenu edehem veyitsdaqu veyishme'u veyomeru emet

All the nations assemble as one, The peoples gather. Who among them declared this, Foretold to us the things that have happened? Let them produce their witnesses and be vindicated, That people, hearing them, may say, “It is true!”

attem eday ne'um-Adonai ve'avdi asher bakhareti lema'an tede'u veta'aminu li vetavinu ki-ani hu lefanay lo-notsar el ve'akharay lo yihyeh

My witnesses are you —declares GOD— My servant, whom I have chosen. To the end that you may take thought, And believe in Me, And understand that I am the One: Before Me no god was formed, And after Me none shall exist—

anokhi anokhi Adonai ve'en mibbaladay moshia

None but me, GOD; Beside Me, none can grant triumph.

anokhi higgadti vehoshati vehishmati ve'en bakhem zar ve'attem eday ne'um-Adonai va'ani-el

I alone foretold the triumph And I brought it to pass; I announced it, And no strange god was among you. So you are My witnesses —declares GOD— And I am God.

gam-miyyom ani hu ve'en miyyadi matsil efal umi yeshivennah

Ever since day was, I am the One; None can deliver from My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?

koh-amar Adonai go'alkhem qedosh yisra'el lema'ankhem shillakhti vavelah vehoradti varikhim kullam vekhasdim bo'oniyyot rinnatam

Thus said GOD, Your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I send to Babylon; I will bring down all [her] bars, And the Chaldeans shall raise their voice in lamentation.

ani Adonai qedoshekhem bore yisra'el malkekhem

I am your Holy One, GOD, Your Sovereign, the Creator of Israel.

koh amar Adonai hannoten bayyam darekh uvemayim azzim netivah

Thus said GOD, Who made a road through the sea And a path through mighty waters,

hammotsi rekhev-vasus khayil ve'izzuz yakhdav yishkevu bal-yaqumu da'akhu kappishtah khavu

Who destroyed chariots and horses, And all the mighty host— They lay down to rise no more, They were extinguished, quenched like a wick:

al-tizkeru rishonot veqadmoniyyot al-titbonanu

Do not recall what happened of old, Or ponder what happened of yore!

hinni oseh khadashah attah titsmakh halo teda'uha af asim bammidbar derekh bishimon neharot

I am about to do something new; Even now it shall come to pass, Suddenly you shall perceive it: I will make a road through the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

tekhabbedeni khayyat hassadeh tannim uvenot ya'anah ki-natatti vammidbar mayim neharot bishimon lehashqot ammi vekhiri

The wild beasts shall honor Me, Jackals and ostriches, For I provide water in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert, To give drink to My chosen people,

am-zu yatsarti li tehillati yesapperu

The people I formed for Myself That they might declare My praise.

velo-oti qarata ya'aqov ki-yagata bi yisra'el

But you have not worshiped Me, O Jacob, That you should be weary of Me, O Israel.

lo-heveta li seh olotekha uzevakhekha lo khibbadtani lo he'evadtikha beminkhah velo hogatikha bilvonah

You have not brought Me your sheep for burnt offerings, Nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings, Nor wearied you about frankincense.

lo-qanita li vakkesef qaneh vekhelev zevakhekha lo hirvitani akh he'evadtani bekhattovtekha hogatani ba'avonotekha

You have not bought Me fragrant reed with money, Nor sated Me with the fat of your sacrifices. Instead, you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

anokhi anokhi hu mokheh fesha'ekha lema'ani vekhattotekha lo ezkor

It is I, I who—for My own sake— Wipe your transgressions away And remember your sins no more.

hazkireni nishafetah yakhad sapper attah lema'an titsdaq

Help me remember! Let us join in argument, Tell your version, That you may be vindicated.

avikha harishon khata umelitsekha pashe'u vi

Your earliest ancestor sinned, And your spokesmen transgressed against Me.

va'akhallel sare qodesh ve'ettenah lakherem ya'aqov veyisra'el legiddufim

So I profaned the holy princes; I abandoned Jacob to proscription And Israel to mockery.