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Chapter 35

Translation and Transliteration of 

1The arid desert shall be glad, The wilderness shall rejoice And shall blossom like a rose.

y'-su-SUM mid-BAR v'-tzi-YAH, v'-ta-GEL a-ra-VAH v'-tif-RAKH ka-cha-va-tza-LET

איְשֻׂשׂ֥וּם מִדְבָּ֖ר וְצִיָּ֑ה וְתָגֵ֧ל עֲרָבָ֛ה וְתִפְרַ֖ח כַּחֲבַצָּֽלֶת׃

2It shall blossom abundantly, It shall also exult and shout. It shall receive the glory of Lebanon, The splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They shall behold the glory of Hashem, The splendor of our God.

pa-RO-aKH tif-RAKH v'-ta-GEL af gi-LAT v'-ra-NEN ke-VOD ha-le-va-NON ni-TAN-LAH ha-DAR ha-kar-MEL v'-ha-sha-RON, he-MAH yir-U ke-VOD a-do-NAI, ha-DAR e-lo-HE-nu.

בפָּרֹ֨חַ תִּפְרַ֜ח וְתָגֵ֗ל אַ֚ף גִּילַ֣ת וְרַנֵּ֔ן כְּב֤וֹד הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ נִתַּן־לָ֔הּ הֲדַ֥ר הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל וְהַשָּׁר֑וֹן הֵ֛מָּה יִרְא֥וּ כְבוֹד־יְהֹוָ֖ה הֲדַ֥ר אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

3Strengthen the hands that are slack; Make firm the tottering knees!

HAZ-ze-KU ya-DA-yim ra-FOT u-vir-KA-yim kosh-LOT a-ME-tzu

גחַזְּק֖וּ יָדַ֣יִם רָפ֑וֹת וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת אַמֵּֽצוּ׃

4Say to the anxious of heart, “Be strong, fear not; Behold your God! Requital is coming, The recompense of Hashem— He Himself is coming to give you triumph.”

im-ru le-nim-ha-ray-LEV, khiz-KU al-ti-RA-u, hi-NEH e-lo-HE-khem na-KAM ya-VO, ge-MUL e-lo-HEEM, hu ya-VO ve-yo-sha-a-KHEM.

דאִמְרוּ֙ לְנִמְהֲרֵי־לֵ֔ב חִזְק֖וּ אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ נָקָ֣ם יָב֔וֹא גְּמ֣וּל אֱלֹהִ֔ים ה֥וּא יָב֖וֹא וְיֹשַׁעֲכֶֽם׃

5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

az ti-pa-KAKH-nah ay-NAY ee-VE-reem v'-az-NAY khe-RE-shim ti-pa-TAKH-nah

האָ֥ז תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה עֵינֵ֣י עִוְרִ֑ים וְאׇזְנֵ֥י חֵרְשִׁ֖ים תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃

6Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb shall shout aloud; For waters shall burst forth in the desert, Streams in the wilderness.

az y'-da-LEG ka-a-YAL pi-SAY-akh v'-ta-RON l'-SHON i-LEM, kee-niv-k'-U va-mid-BAR ma-YIM u-ne-kha-LEEM ba-a-ra-VAH

ואָ֣ז יְדַלֵּ֤ג כָּֽאַיָּל֙ פִּסֵּ֔חַ וְתָרֹ֖ן לְשׁ֣וֹן אִלֵּ֑ם כִּֽי־נִבְקְע֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ מַ֔יִם וּנְחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃

7Torrid earth shall become a pool; Parched land, fountains of water; The home of jackals, a pasture; The abode [of ostriches], reeds and rushes.

v'-ha-YA ha-sha-RAV la-a-GAM v'-tzi-MA-on l'-ma-bu-EI ma-YIM bin-VEH ta-NIM riv-TZAH kha-TZIR l'-ka-NEH va-go-ME

זוְהָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרָב֙ לַאֲגַ֔ם וְצִמָּא֖וֹן לְמַבּ֣וּעֵי מָ֑יִם בִּנְוֵ֤ה תַנִּים֙ רִבְצָ֔הּ חָצִ֖יר לְקָנֶ֥ה וָגֹֽמֶא׃

8And a highway shall appear there, Which shall be called the Sacred Way. No one unclean shall pass along it, But it shall be for them. No traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.

v'-ha-YA-sham mas-LOOL va-DE-rekh va-DE-rekh ha-ko-DAYSH yi-ka-RAH LAH lo ya-a-VE-re-NU ta-MAY v'-hu-LA-mo ho-LEKH DE-rekh ve-e-vi-LEEM lo yit-U

חוְהָיָה־שָׁ֞ם מַסְל֣וּל וָדֶ֗רֶךְ וְדֶ֤רֶךְ הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ יִקָּ֣רֵא לָ֔הּ לֹא־יַעַבְרֶ֥נּוּ טָמֵ֖א וְהוּא־לָ֑מוֹ הֹלֵ֥ךְ דֶּ֛רֶךְ וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִתְעֽוּ׃

9No lion shall be there, No ferocious beast shall set foot on it— These shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk it;

lo-yi-HE-yeh SHAM ar-YAY u-fi-RITS cha-YOT bal ya-a-LE-nah, lo ti-ma-TZE SHAM, v'-ha-l'-KU ge-u-LEEM

טלֹא־יִהְיֶ֨ה שָׁ֜ם אַרְיֵ֗ה וּפְרִ֤יץ חַיּוֹת֙ בַּֽל־יַעֲלֶ֔נָּה לֹ֥א תִמָּצֵ֖א שָׁ֑ם וְהָלְכ֖וּ גְּאוּלִֽים׃

10And the ransomed of Hashem shall return, And come with shouting to Tzion, Crowned with joy everlasting. They shall attain joy and gladness, While sorrow and sighing flee.

uf-du-YAY a-do-NAI y'-shu-VUN u-VA-u tzi-YON b'-ri-NAH v'-sim-KHAT o-LAM al ro-SHAM sa-SON v'-sim-KHAH ya-SEE-gu v'-NA-su ya-GON va-a-na-KHAH

יוּפְדוּיֵ֨י יְהֹוָ֜ה יְשֻׁב֗וּן וּבָ֤אוּ צִיּוֹן֙ בְּרִנָּ֔ה וְשִׂמְחַ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם שָׂשׂ֤וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יַשִּׂ֔יגוּ וְנָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃

 35:10   Crowned with joy everlasting

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (b. 1948)

The Hebrew language includes many words used to describe various forms of happiness. According to former British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the term osher (אושר) refers to a type of personal happiness that one experiences when engaging in an activity such as listening to music or observing something spectacular in nature. Simcha (שמחה), on the other hand, is a type of happiness that is created in the company of others, such as when celebrating a wedding or laughing as a family. In this verse, Yeshayahu promises that the ransomed of Hashem will return with ‘everlasting joy,’ simchat olam (שמחת עולם), upon their heads. The simcha, the shared joy of the redemption of the nation returning to Hashem and to the Holy Land, will last forever.