Isaiah 53

Isaiah 53 describes the suffering servant who grows up humbly before YHWH, rejected and despised by people, yet bears the transgressions of many through his suffering and death.[1][2] Though oppressed and led like a lamb to slaughter without defending himself, the servant's afflictions bring healing and atonement to the people, and he is ultimately exalted and vindicated by YHWH.[2][3]

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Verse 2
and-he-grew-up and he caused to ascend like-a-suckling like a suckling shoot before-him before his face and-like-a-root and like the root from-earth from land dry parched wasteland not not form visible form to-him — and-not and not majesty majestic splendor and-we-shall-see-him we will see him and-not and not appearance visible appearance and-we-shall-desire-him and we will desire him
וַ/יַּ֨עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and-he-grew-up and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/יּוֹנֵ֜ק 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤒 kayoneq like-a-suckling like a suckling shoot HRd/Ncmsa לְ/פָנָ֗י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before-him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וְ/כַ/שֹּׁ֨רֶשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤔𐤓𐤔 vekhashoresh and-like-a-root and like the root HC/Rd/Ncmsa מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from-earth from land HR/Ncbsc צִיָּ֔ה 𐤑𐤉𐤄 tsiyah dry parched wasteland HNcfsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֹ֥אַר 𐤕𐤀𐤓 toar form visible form HNcmsa ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to-him HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn הָדָ֑ר 𐤄𐤃𐤓 hadar majesty majestic splendor HNcmsa וְ/נִרְאֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 venireehu and-we-shall-see-him we will see him HC/Vqi1cp/Sp3ms וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not and not HC/Tn מַרְאֶ֖ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh appearance visible appearance HNcmsa וְ/נֶחְמְדֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤃/𐤄𐤅 venechemedehu and-we-shall-desire-him and we will desire him HC/Vqi1cp/Sp3ms
Verse 7
He was oppressed he was pressed upon and he and he was afflicted the afflicted one yet not and not he would open he will open his mouth his mouth like a lamb like a flock-animal to the slaughter to the slaughter is led Brought-Forth-One and like a ewe ewe before to the face of its shearers her shearers is silent she was silenced and not and not he would open he will open his mouth his mouth
נִגַּ֨שׂ 𐤍𐤂𐤔 nigas He was oppressed he was pressed upon HVNp3ms וְ/ה֣וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms נַעֲנֶה֮ 𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤄 naaneh was afflicted the afflicted one HVNrmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo yet not and not HC/Tn יִפְתַּח 𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 yifetach he would open he will open HVqi3ms פִּי/ו֒ 𐤐𐤉/𐤅 piv his mouth his mouth HNcmsc/Sp3ms כַּ/שֶּׂה֙ 𐤊/𐤔𐤄 kaseh like a lamb like a flock-animal HRd/Ncbsa לַ/טֶּ֣בַח 𐤋/𐤈𐤁𐤇 latevach to the slaughter to the slaughter HRd/Ncmsa יוּבָ֔ל 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤋 yuval is led Brought-Forth-One HVHi3ms וּ/כְ/רָחֵ֕ל 𐤅/𐤊/𐤓𐤇𐤋 ukherachel and like a ewe ewe HC/R/Ncfsa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc גֹזְזֶ֖י/הָ 𐤂𐤆𐤆𐤉/𐤄 gozezeyha its shearers her shearers HVqrmpc/Sp3fs נֶאֱלָ֑מָה 𐤍𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤄 neelamah is silent she was silenced HVNp3fs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not HC/Tn יִפְתַּ֖ח 𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 yifetach-2 he would open he will open HVqi3ms פִּֽי/ו 𐤐𐤉/𐤅 piv-2 his mouth his mouth HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 8
from oppression from restraint and from judgment and from a judicial ruling he was taken was seized and his and object-marker generation his generational cycle who who? will speak he will muse aloud for for/because he was cut off he was cut off from the land from land of the living lives because of the transgression from rebellion-of of my people my people stroke affliction-mark to them —
מֵ/עֹ֤צֶר 𐤌/𐤏𐤑𐤓 meotser from oppression from restraint HR/Ncmsa וּ/מִ/מִּשְׁפָּט֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 umimishepat and from judgment and from a judicial ruling HC/R/Ncmsa לֻקָּ֔ח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 luqach he was taken was seized HVPp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and his and object-marker HC/To דּוֹר֖/וֹ 𐤃𐤅𐤓/𐤅 doro generation his generational cycle HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤇 yesochecha will speak he will muse aloud HVpi3ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נִגְזַר֙ 𐤍𐤂𐤆𐤓 nigezar he was cut off he was cut off HVNp3ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from land HR/Ncbsc חַיִּ֔ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim of the living lives HAampa מִ/פֶּ֥שַׁע 𐤌/𐤐𐤔𐤏 mipesha because of the transgression from rebellion-of HR/Ncmsc עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs נֶ֥גַע 𐤍𐤂𐤏 nega stroke affliction-mark HNcmsa לָֽ/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo to them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 10
And-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh was-pleased he delights to-crush-him to intensively crush him He-has-made-sick he made weak if if / whether you-shall-make you will set guilt-offering guilt-liability his-soul his living-self he-shall-see he sees seed seed he-shall-prolong he will lengthen days days and-the-pleasure and desire-of of-the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-his-hand in his hand shall-prosper he will succeed
וַ/יהוָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) And-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np חָפֵ֤ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets was-pleased he delights HVqp3ms דַּכְּא/וֹ֙ 𐤃𐤊𐤀/𐤅 dakeo to-crush-him to intensively crush him HVpc/Sp3ms הֶֽחֱלִ֔י 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤉 hecheli He-has-made-sick he made weak HVhp3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC תָּשִׂ֤ים 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌 tasim you-shall-make you will set HVqi3fs אָשָׁם֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤌 asham guilt-offering guilt-liability HNcmsa נַפְשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his-soul his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms יִרְאֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh he-shall-see he sees HVqi3ms זֶ֖רַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed seed HNcmsa יַאֲרִ֣יךְ 𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤊 yaarikhe he-shall-prolong he will lengthen HVhi3ms יָמִ֑ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days HNcmpa וְ/חֵ֥פֶץ 𐤅/𐤇𐤐𐤑 vechefets and-the-pleasure and desire-of HC/Ncmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of-the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יָד֥/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in-his-hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms יִצְלָֽח 𐤉𐤑𐤋𐤇 yitselach shall-prosper he will succeed HVqi3ms
Verse 12
therefore accordingly I will allot I will apportion to him — with the great many and and marked-object the strong mighty ones he will divide he will apportion out spoil plundered goods because under; in place of that that-which he poured out he caused to be laid bare to death to death his soul his living-self and and marked-object transgressors rebelling ones he was numbered he was counted and he and he sin a missing-of-the-mark of many many he bore he lifted for the transgressors and to the rebelling-ones he made intercession he will cause to encounter
לָ/כֵ֞ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D אֲחַלֶּק 𐤀𐤇𐤋𐤒 achaleq I will allot I will apportion HVpi1cs ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms בָ/רַבִּ֗ים 𐤁/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 varabim with the great many HRd/Aampa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and marked-object HC/R עֲצוּמִים֮ 𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 atsumim the strong mighty ones HAampa יְחַלֵּ֣ק 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤒 yechaleq he will divide he will apportion out HVpi3ms שָׁלָל֒ 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal spoil plundered goods HNcmsa תַּ֗חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat because under; in place of HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הֶעֱרָ֤ה 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤄 heerah he poured out he caused to be laid bare HVhp3ms לַ/מָּ֨וֶת֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤕 lamavet to death to death HRd/Ncmsa נַפְשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his soul his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and marked-object HC/R פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 posheim transgressors rebelling ones HVqrmpa נִמְנָ֑ה 𐤍𐤌𐤍𐤄 nimenah he was numbered he was counted HVNp3ms וְ/הוּא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms חֵטְא 𐤇𐤈𐤀 chete sin a missing-of-the-mark HNcmsc רַבִּ֣ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim of many many HAampa נָשָׂ֔א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa he bore he lifted HVqp3ms וְ/לַ/פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 velaposheim for the transgressors and to the rebelling-ones HC/Rd/Vqrmpa יַפְגִּֽיעַ 𐤉𐤐𐤂𐤉𐤏 yafegia he made intercession he will cause to encounter HVhi3ms
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