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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Wake up, wake up! Yahweh, strengthen yourself!
⇔ Wake up like back in the old days—
⇔ the generations from long ago.
⇔ Wasn’t it you who pierced the sea monster Rahab and cut it into pieces?![]()
OET-LV awake awake put_on strength Oh_arm_of YHWH awake like_days_of antiquity generations_of antiquiti(es) am_not are_you she who_cut_in_pieces Rahaⱱ who_pierced_of the_sea_monster.
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UHB עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי־עֹז֙ זְר֣וֹעַ יְהוָ֔ה ע֚וּרִי כִּ֣ימֵי קֶ֔דֶם דֹּר֖וֹת עוֹלָמִ֑ים הֲל֥וֹא אַתְּ־הִ֛יא הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין׃ ‡
(ˊūriy ˊūriy liⱱshī-ˊoz zərōˊa yhwh ˊūrī kiymēy qedem dorōt ˊōlāmim hₐlōʼ ʼattə-hiyʼ hammaḩʦeⱱet rahaⱱ məḩōlelet tannin.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ἐξεγείρου ἐξεγείρου Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἔνδυσαι τὴν ἰσχὺν τοῦ βραχίονός σου, ἐξεγείρου ὡς ἐν ἀρχῇ ἡμέρας, ὡς γενεὰ αἰῶνος.
(Exegeirou exegeirou Hierousalaʸm, kai endusai taʸn isⱪun tou braⱪionos sou, exegeirou hōs en arⱪaʸ haʸmeras, hōs genea aiōnos.)
BrTr Awake, awake, O Jerusalem, and put on the strength of thine arm; awake as [fn]in the early time, as the ancient generation.
51:9 Gr. the beginning of day.
ULT ⇔ Awake, awake, put on strength,
⇔ arm of Yahweh!
⇔ Awake as in the days of antiquity,
⇔ the generations of eternities.
⇔ Was it not you, the one having hewn Rahab in pieces,
⇔ the one having pierced the sea monster?
UST ⇔ Yahweh, act with your great power!
⇔ Do mighty things as you did long ago,
⇔ many generations before now!
⇔ You are the one who pushed back the sea to make the dry land.
⇔ It was as if you destroyed a chaos monster
⇔ that lived in the ocean.
BSB / MSB Awake, awake,
⇔ put on strength, O arm of the LORD.
⇔ Wake up as in days past,
⇔ as in generations of old.
⇔ Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces,
⇔ who pierced through the dragon?
OEB No OEB ISA book available
CSB Wake up, wake up! Arm of the LORD, clothe yourself with strength. Wake up as in days past, as in generations long ago. Wasn’t it you who hacked Rahab to pieces, who pierced the sea monster?
NLT Wake up, wake up, O LORD! Clothe yourself with strength! Flex your mighty right arm! Rouse yourself as in the days of old when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.
NIV Awake, awake, arm of the LORD, clothe yourself with strength! Awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old. Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?
CEV Wake up! Do something, LORD. Be strong and ready. Wake up! Do what you did for our people long ago. Didn't you chop up Rahab the monster?
ESV Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
NASB Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, Who pierced the dragon?
LSB Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Yahweh; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who chopped Rahab in pieces, Who pierced the dragon?
WEBBE / WMBB ⇔ Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the LORD!
⇔ Awake, as in the days of old,
⇔ the generations of ancient times.
⇔ Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces,
⇔ who pierced the monster?
MSG (9-11)Wake up, wake up, flex your muscles, God!
Wake up as in the old days, in the long ago.
Didn’t you once make mincemeat of Rahab,
dispatch the old chaos-dragon?
And didn’t you once dry up the sea,
the powerful waters of the deep,
And then made the bottom of the ocean a road
for the redeemed to walk across?
In the same way God’s ransomed will come back,
come back to Zion cheering, shouting,
Joy eternal wreathing their heads,
exuberant ecstasies transporting them—
and not a sign of moans or groans.
NET Wake up! Wake up!
⇔ Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord!
⇔ Wake up as in former times, as in antiquity!
⇔ Did you not smash the Proud One?
⇔ Did you not wound the sea monster?
LSV Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of YHWH,
Awake, as [in] days of old, generations of the ages,
Are You not it that is hewing down Rahab,
Piercing a dragon?
FBV Please wake up, wake up! Use your strength, powerful Lord! Act as you used to in olden days, in former generations. Weren't you the one who cut Rahab[fn] to pieces, who killed that sea monster?
51:9 “Rahab”: a monster used as a poetic description for Egypt.
T4T ⇔ Yahweh, wake up and do something for us!
⇔ Show your power!
⇔ Do mighty things
⇔ like you did long ago,
⇔ when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.
LEB • Awake! Awake; put on strength, O arm of Yahweh!
• Awake as in days of long ago,
• the generations of a long time back!
• Are you not the one who cut Rahab in pieces,
• the one who pierced the sea-dragon?
NRSV Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD! Awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago! Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon?
NKJV Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD! Awake as in the ancient days, In the generations of old. Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart, And wounded the serpent?
NAB Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of the d LORD d*! Awake as in the days of old, in ages long ago! Was it not you who crushed Rahab, you who pierced the dragon?
BBE Awake! awake! put on strength, O arm of the Lord, awake! as in the old days, in the generations long past. Was it not by you that Rahab was cut in two, and the dragon Wounded?
Moff No Moff ISA book available
JPS Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Art thou not it that hewed Rahab in pieces, that pierced the dragon?
ASV Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster?
DRA Arise, arise, put on strength, O thou arm of the Lord, arise as in the days of old, in the ancient generations. Hast not thou struck the proud one, and wounded the dragon?
YLT Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah, Awake, as [in] days of old, generations of the ages, Art not Thou it that is hewing down Rahab, Piercing a dragon!
Drby Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, [as in] the generations of passed ages. Is it not thou that hath hewn Rahab in pieces, [and] pierced the monster?
RV Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Art thou not it that cut Rahab in pieces, that pierced the dragon?
(Awake, awake, put on strength, Oh arm of the LORD; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Art thou/you not it that cut Rahab in pieces, that pierced the dragon?)
SLT Rouse up, rouse up, put on strength, thou arm of Jehovah; rouse up as the days of old, of everlasting generations. Was it not with him cutting off Rahab, wounding the sea monster?
Wbstr Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not that which hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
KJB-1769 ¶ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
(¶ Awake, awake, put on strength, Oh arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou/you not it that hath/has cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?)
KJB-1611 ¶ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arme of the LORD, awake as in the ancient dayes, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps Wake vp, wake vp, and be strong O thou arme of the Lorde, wake vp, lyke as in tyme past, euer, and since the world began.
(Wake up, wake up, and be strong Oh thou/you arm of the Lord, wake up, like as in time past, ever, and since the world began.)
Gnva Rise vp, rise vp, and put on strength, O arme of the Lord: rise vp as in the olde time in the generations of the worlde. Art not thou the same, that hath cutte Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
(Rise up, rise up, and put on strength, Oh arm of the Lord: rise up as in the old time in the generations of the world. Art not thou/you the same, that hath/has cutte Rahab, and wounded the dragon?)
Cvdl Wake vp, wake vp, & be stronge: O thou arme of the LORDE: wake vp, lyke as in tymes past, euer and sence the worlde beganne.
(Wake up, wake up, and be stronge: Oh thou/you arm of the LORD: wake up, like as in times past, ever and since the world began.)
Wycl Rise thou, rise thou, arm of the Lord, be thou clothyd in strengthe; rise thou, as in elde daies, in generaciouns of worldis. Whether thou smytidist not the proude man, woundidist not the dragoun?
(Rise thou/you, rise thou/you, arm of the Lord, be thou/you clothyd in strength; rise thou/you, as in old days, in generations of worlds. Whether thou/you smyted not the proud man, wounded not the dragon?)
Luth Wohlauf, wohlauf, zeuch Macht an, du Arm des HErr’s! Wohlauf, wie vorzeiten, von alters her! Bist du nicht der, so die Stolzen ausgehauen und den Drachen verwundet hat?
(Well_done, well, stuff(v) power(n) to/along, you(sg) arm the LORD’s! Well_done, as/like ancient_times, from alters her! Bist you(sg) not the/of_the_(one), so the proud_(ones) beaten_out and the dragons wounded has?)
ClVg Consurge, consurge, induere fortitudinem, brachium Domini ! consurge sicut in diebus antiquis, in generationibus sæculorum. Numquid non tu percussisti superbum, vulnerasti draconem?[fn]
(Get_up, get_up, to_put_on strength/courage, arm(n) Master ! get_up like in/into/on days ancient, in/into/on generations of_the_ages. Is_it not/no you(sg) you_hit proud, you_wounded dragon?)
51.9 Consurge. Vox prophetæ et fidelis populi adventum Christi deprecantis, in quo promissum erat auxilium.
51.9 Get_up. The_voice prophets and faithful of_the_people arrival of_Christ deprecantis, in/into/on where promised was help/aid(n).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי עֹז֙ זְר֣וֹעַ יְהוָ֔ה
awake awake put_on strength arm_of YHWH
Isaiah is speaking of the arm of Yahweh as if it were a living person who could Awake and put on strength. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Begin to act powerfully, begin to act powerfully, Yahweh, with your mighty arm]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication
עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י
awake awake
Isaiah is repeating forms of the verb Awake in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [Wake up completely]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
לִבְשִׁי עֹז֙
put_on strength
Here Isaiah is speaking of becoming strong as if strength were clothing that one could put on. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [become strong]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
לִבְשִׁי עֹז֙
put_on strength
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of strength, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [put on your might and become strong]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
זְר֣וֹעַ יְהוָ֔ה
arm_of YHWH
Here, arm represents Yahweh’s power to act. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [power of Yahweh]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲל֥וֹא אַתְּ הִ֛יא הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין
am=not you she/it [who]_cut,in_pieces rahab pierced_of dragon
Isaiah is using the question form to affirm that it was indeed Yahweh’s arm that crushed Rahab and pierced the sea monster. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It was certainly you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the sea monster!]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
הֲל֥וֹא אַתְּ הִ֛יא
am=not you she/it
Here, the word you is singular and refers to the arm of Yahweh, which is addressed as a single individual. Make sure this is clear in your translation.
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין
[who]_cut,in_pieces rahab pierced_of dragon
The implication is that Rahab and the sea monster are names for a fearsome chaos monster that Yahweh defeated, an image that also represents Egypt, whom Yahweh conquered when he rescued his people. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the one having hewn Rahab the chaos monster in pieces, the one having pierced the sea monster, representing Egypt]