ISA 54:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Don’t be afraid because you won’t be put to shame,
⇔ ≈ and don’t be discouraged because you won’t be disgraced,
⇔ because you’ll forget the shame from your youth.
⇔ ≈ You’ll no longer remember the disgrace from when you were made a widow

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 Μὴ φοβοῦ, ὅτι κατῃσχύνθης, μηδὲ ἐντραπῇς, ὅτι ὠνειδίσθης, ὅτι αἰσχύνην αἰώνιον ἐπιλήσῃ, καὶ ὄνειδος τῆς χηρείας σου οὐ μὴ μνησθήσῃ ἔτι.
(Maʸ fobou, hoti kataʸsⱪunthaʸs, maʸde entrapaʸs, hoti ōneidisthaʸs, hoti aisⱪunaʸn aiōnion epilaʸsaʸ, kai oneidos taʸs ⱪaʸreias sou ou maʸ mnaʸsthaʸsaʸ eti.)

BrTr Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy [fn]former shame, and shalt no more at all remember the reproach of thy widowhood.

ULT ⇔ May you not fear, for you will not have shame,
⇔ and may you not be humiliated, for you will not display disgrace.
⇔ For you will forget the shame of your youth,
⇔ and you will not remember the disgrace of your widowhood anymore.

UST ⇔ You have felt shame, as if you were a woman
⇔ who did not have children when she was young.
⇔ You have felt disgrace, as if you were a woman whose husband had died.
⇔ But you will not feel those things anymore.
⇔ So, since no one will disgrace you again, do not be afraid.
⇔ Since no one will humiliate you again, do not feel shame.

BSB Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame;
⇔ do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated.
⇔ For you will forget the shame of your youth
⇔ and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE ⇔ “Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed.
⇔ Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed.
⇔ For you will forget the shame of your youth.
⇔ You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Don’t be afraid, for you will not be put to shame!
⇔ Don’t be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated!
⇔ You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth;
⇔ you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.

LSV And they cause desolate cities to be inhabited. Do not fear, for you are not ashamed,
Nor blush, for you are not confounded,
For you forget the shame of your youth,
And the reproach of your widowhood
You do not remember anymore.

FBV Do not be afraid, for you won't be humiliated; don't be upset, for you won't be disgraced. You will forget about the shame of your youth, and you won't remember the embarrassment of your widowhood any longer.

T4T ⇔ Do not be afraid; you will no longer be ashamed.
⇔ Previously you were ashamed because your enemies conquered you
⇔ and caused many of your women to become widows,
⇔ but soon you will not even remember that.

LEB • You must not fear, for you will not be ashamed,
• and you must not be confounded, for you will not feel abashed,
• for you will forget the shame of your youth,
• and you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.

BBE Have no fear; for you will not be shamed or without hope: you will not be put to shame, for the shame of your earlier days will go out of your memory, and you will no longer keep in mind the sorrows of your widowed years.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed. Neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.

ASV Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth; and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.

DRA Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush: for thou shalt not be put to shame, because thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt remember no more the reproach of thy widowhood.

YLT And desolate cities they cause to be inhabited. Fear not, for thou art not ashamed, Nor blush, for thou art not confounded, For the shame of thy youth thou forgettest, And the reproach of thy widowhood Thou dost not remember any more.

Drby Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

RV Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.
(Fear not; for thou/you shalt/shall not be ashamed: neither be thou/you confounded; for thou/you shalt/shall not be put to shame: for thou/you shalt/shall forget the shame of thy/your youth, and the reproach of thy/your widowhood shalt/shall thou/you remember no more.)

SLT Thou shalt not fear; for thou shalt not be ashamed: and thou shalt not be disgraced, and thou shalt not be put to shame, for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and thou shalt no more remember the reproach of thy widowhood.

Wbstr Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

KJB-1769 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
(Fear not; for thou/you shalt/shall not be ashamed: neither be thou/you confounded; for thou/you shalt/shall not be put to shame: for thou/you shalt/shall forget the shame of thy/your youth, and shalt/shall not remember the reproach of thy/your widowhood anymore.)

KJB-1611 Feare not: for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Feare not, for thou shalt not be confounded: be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confusion: Yea thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the dishonour of thy widowhead.
(Fear not, for thou/you shalt/shall not be confounded: be not ashamed, for thou/you shalt/shall not come to confusion: Yea thou/you shalt/shall forget the shame of thy/your youth, and shalt/shall not remember the dishonour of thy/your widowhead.)

Gnva Feare not: for thou shalt not be ashamed, neither shalt thou be confounded: for thou shalt not bee put to shame: yea, thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproch of thy widdowhoode any more.
(Fear not: for thou/you shalt/shall not be ashamed, neither shalt/shall thou/you be confounded: for thou/you shalt/shall not be put to shame: yea, thou/you shalt/shall forget the shame of thy/your youth, and shalt/shall not remember the reproach of thy/your widdowhoode anymore.)

Cvdl Feare not, for thou shalt not be confouded: Be not ashamed, for thou shalt not come to confucion. Yee thou shalt forget the shame off thy youth, and shalt not remembre the dishonoure of thy wedowheade.
(Fear not, for thou/you shalt/shall not be confounded: Be not ashamed, for thou/you shalt/shall not come to confusion. Ye/You_all thou/you shalt/shall forget the shame off thy/your youth, and shalt/shall not remember the dishonour of thy/your wedowheade.)

Wycl Nile thou drede, for thou schal not be schent, nether thou schalt be aschamed. For it schal not schame thee; for thou schalt foryete the schenschipe of thi yongthe, and thou schalt no more thenke on the schenschipe of thi widewehod.
(Nile thou/you dread, for thou/you shall not be harmed/shamed, neither thou/you shalt/shall be ashamed. For it shall not shame thee/you; for thou/you shalt/shall forget the harm/trouble of thy/your youth, and thou/you shalt/shall no more think on the harm/trouble of thy/your widewehod.)

Luth Fürchte dich nicht, denn du sollst nicht zuschanden werden; werde nicht blöde, denn du sollst nicht zu Spott werden, sondern du wirst der Schande deiner Jungfrauschaft vergessen und der Schmach deiner Witwenschaft nicht mehr gedenken.
(Fear you/yourself not, because/than you(sg) should not to_shame become; become not stupid, because/than you(sg) should not to/for mockery become, rather you(sg) will the/of_the shame/dishonour your(s) virginity forget and the/of_the disgrace your(s) widowhood not more commemorate.)

ClVg Noli timere, quia non confunderis, neque erubesces; non enim te pudebit, quia confusionis adolescentiæ tuæ oblivisceris, et opprobrii viduitatis tuæ non recordaberis amplius.[fn]
(Don't to_be_afraid, because not/no you_will_be_confused, nor erubesces; not/no because you(sg) pudebit, because confusion of_adolescence yours oblivisceris, and opprobrii viduitatis yours not/no recordaberis more.)

54.4 Noli timere. ID. Cum turris Babel ædificaretur, etc., usque ad qui funiculu.

54.4 Don't to_be_afraid. ID. Since tower Babel to_buildtur, etc., until to who/which funiculu.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אַל־תִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּי־לֹ֣א תֵב֔וֹשִׁי וְ⁠אַל־תִּכָּלְמִ֖י לֹ֣א & תַחְפִּ֑ירִי כִּ֣י

not (Some words not found in UHB: not fear that/for/because/then/when not ashamed and,do_not confounded that/for/because/then/when not disgraced that/for/because/then/when shame_of your_youth(s)_of,your forget and,the_reproach_of your(pl)_widowhood_of,your not remember again/more )

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [You will not be ashamed or humiliated ever again]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַל־תִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּי־לֹ֣א תֵב֔וֹשִׁי וְ⁠אַל־תִּכָּלְמִ֖י & לֹ֣א תַחְפִּ֑ירִי כִּ֣י

not fear that/for/because/then/when not ashamed and,do_not confounded & not disgraced that/for/because/then/when

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of shame and disgrace, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [May you not fear, for you will not be ashamed, and may you not be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

תֵב֔וֹשִׁי & בֹ֤שֶׁת

ashamed & shame_of

For poetic purposes, Isaiah is using two different words that have basically the same meaning. The ULT translates each one as shame because English does not have two different words that it can use in this context. But if your language does, it would be appropriate to use them here.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠אַל תִּכָּלְמִ֖י

and,do_not confounded

The expression be humiliated 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 may no one humiliate you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֹ֤שֶׁת עֲלוּמַ֨יִ⁠ךְ֙

shame_of your_youth(s)_of,your

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of shame, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how you were shamed when you were young]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

כִּ֣י & בֹ֤שֶׁת עֲלוּמַ֨יִ⁠ךְ֙ תִּשְׁכָּ֔חִי וְ⁠חֶרְפַּ֥ת אַלְמְנוּתַ֖יִ⁠ךְ לֹ֥א תִזְכְּרִי־עֽוֹד

(Some words not found in UHB: not fear that/for/because/then/when not ashamed and,do_not confounded that/for/because/then/when not disgraced that/for/because/then/when shame_of your_youth(s)_of,your forget and,the_reproach_of your(pl)_widowhood_of,your not remember again/more )

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [This is because]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠חֶרְפַּ֥ת אַלְמְנוּתַ֖יִ⁠ךְ לֹ֥א תִזְכְּרִי

and,the_reproach_of your(pl)_widowhood_of,your not remember

Yahweh is speaking of the time when he abandoned Jerusalem as if it were a woman’s widowhood, when her husband had died. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and you will not remember the disgrace of when I abandoned you]

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