fabarj01

I would like to know if it's possible to translate Isaiah 53:5
"By his wounds we are healed"
Thanks.

beky4

But he was wounded because of our transgressions, he was crushed because of our iniquities: the chastisement of our welfare was upon him, and with his stripes we were healed.

וְהוּא מְחֹלָל מִפְּשָׁעֵנוּ, מְדֻכָּא מֵעֲו*ֹנֹתֵינוּ; מוּסַר שְׁלוֹמֵנוּ עָלָיו, וּבַחֲבֻרָתוֹ נִרְפָּא-לָנוּ.

וּבַחֲבֻרָתוֹ נִרְפָּא-לָנוּ


http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1053.htm

fabarj01

Thank you for the translation and for the link. how would that be written out? I mean how would it be read in Hebrew?

beky4

from right to left.

fabarj01

I'm just curious. Why is Hebrew written vertically? and if this were written vertically the beginning of the sentence would be on the top? is Aramaic also read from right to left?

mansio

Hebrew, Aramaic and Arabic are not written vertically but horizontally.

But it is a fact that short vowels are written under the consonants for Hebrew and under or above for Aramaic and Arabic.

Except for religious scriptures, textbooks for learning the language or dictionaries, short vowels are usually not written at all.

fabarj01

Is Aramaic also read from right to left?
Thanks you guys have been a lot of help.