ISA 48:12 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἄκουέ μου Ἰακὼβ, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ ὃν ἐγὼ καλῶ· ἐγώ εἰμι πρῶτος, καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
(Akoue mou Yakōb, kai Israaʸl hon egō kalō; egō eimi prōtos, kai egō eimi eis ton aiōna.)

BrTr Hear me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call; I am the first, and I [fn]endure for ever.

ULT ⇔ Listen to me, Jacob,
⇔ and Israel, my called one:
⇔ I am he; I am the first,
⇔ I am also the last.

UST ⇔ “Listen to me, you Israelites, who are descendants of Jacob
⇔ and whom I have chosen as my people.
⇔ I am the only true God.
⇔ I have always existed, and I always will exist.

BSB Listen to Me, O Jacob,
⇔ and Israel, whom I have called:
⇔ I am He; I am the first,
⇔ and I am the last.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE ⇔ “Listen to me, O Jacob,
⇔ and Israel my called:
⇔ I am he.
⇔ I am the first.
⇔ I am also the last.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Listen to me, O Jacob,
⇔ Israel, whom I summoned!
⇔ I am the one;
⇔ I am present at the very beginning
⇔ and at the very end.

LSV Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one,
I [am] He,
I [am] first, and I [am] last;

FBV Listen to me, Jacon, and Israel, the one I called. Only I am God. I am the first, and I am the last.

T4T “You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, you people of Israel whom I have chosen,
⇔ listen to me!
⇔ Only I am God;
⇔ I am the one who begins everything and who causes everything to end.

LEB • “Listen to me, Jacob,
• and Israel, whom I called :[fn]
• I am he. I am the first;
• also I am the last.

48:? Literally “who was called by me”

BBE Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Hearken unto Me, O Jacob, and Israel My called: I am He; I am the first, I also am the last.

ASV Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

DRA Hearken to me, O Jacob, and thou Israel whom I call: I am he, I am the first, and I am the last.

YLT Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;

Drby Hearken unto me, Jacob, and [thou] Israel, my called. I [am] HE; I, the first, and I, the last.

RV Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
(Hearken unto me, Oh Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.)

SLT Hear to me, O Jacob and Israel, my calling; I am he, I the firsts also I the last.

Wbstr Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

KJB-1769 ¶ Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
(¶ Hearken unto me, Oh Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Hearken vnto me, O Iacob, and Israel my called; I am hee, I am the first, I also am the last.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Hearken vnto me O Iacob, and Israel whom I haue called: I am euen he that is, I am the first and the last.
(Hearken unto me Oh Yacob, and Israel whom I have called: I am even he that is, I am the first and the last.)

Gnva Heare me, O Iaakob and Israel, my called, I am, I am the first, and I am the last.
(Hear me, Oh Yacob and Israel, my called, I am, I am the first, and I am the last.)

Cvdl Herken vnto me o Iacob, & Israel who I haue called. I am euen he that is, I am ye first and the last.
(Hearken unto me o Yacob, and Israel who I have called. I am even he that is, I am ye/you_all first and the last.)

Wycl Jacob and Israel, whom Y clepe, here thou me; Y my silf, Y am the firste and Y am the laste.
(Yacob and Israel, whom I call, here thou/you me; I myself, I am the first and I am the laste.)

Luth Höre mir zu, Jakob, und du, Israel, mein Berufener: Ich bin‘s, ich bin der Erste, dazu auch der Letzte.
(Listen to_me to/for, Yakob, and you(sg), Israel, my Berufener: I it's_me, I am the/of_the first_(one), to_that/in_addition also the/of_the last_(one).)

ClVg Audi me, Jacob, et Israël, quem ego voco: ego ipse, ego primus, et ego novissimus.[fn]
(Listen me, Yacob, and Israel, which I I_call: I exactly_that/himself, I first/chief, and I latest/last.)

48.12 Audi me, Jacob. HIER. Eisdem adhuc loquitur, etc., usque ad sed vocatos appellat.

48.12 Listen me, Yacob. HIER. Eisdem still speaks, etc., until to but he_callsos appeals.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / you

שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַ⁠י֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב

listen to=me Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob)

The command Listen is singular here because Yahweh is addressing the nation of Israel as a single individual, calling it Jacob. If your language distinguishes singular and plural forms, use whichever is natural for addressing a whole people as one.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַ⁠י֙

listen to=me

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please listen to me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְקֹרָאִ֑⁠י

and,Israel my_called_of,[one]

The expression my called one is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and Israel, whom I have called]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲנִי הוּא֙

I he/it

Yahweh is using I am he as a common expression of the culture to mean that he alone is the one true and eternal God. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I alone am the eternal God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

אֲנִ֣י רִאשׁ֔וֹן אַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י אַחֲרֽוֹן

I first also/though I last

Yahweh is referring to the whole of time by naming two extremes, the first and the last. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I existed before all things and will exist after all things]

Parallel ISA 48:12