New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 1:11-20

11“Whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100are your multipliedרֹב־rov-H7230sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶם֙ziv.chei.KhemH2077to Me?”Saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Ihave hadH7646enoughH7646of burntעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930of ramsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352And the fatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459of fedH4806cattleH4806;And I takeH2654noלֹ֥אlo'H3808pleasureH2654in the bloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818of bullsפָּרִ֧יםpa.RimH6499,lambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532or goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֖יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260.

12Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you comeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935to appearלֵרָא֖וֹתle.ra.'otH7200beforeפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440Me,Whoמִי־mi-H4310requiresבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245of you thisH2088tramplingרְמֹ֥סre.MosH7429of My courtsחֲצֵרָֽי׃cha.tze.RaiH2691?

13Bringהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935your worthlessשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723offeringsמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longerתוֹסִ֗יפוּto.Si.fuH3254,Incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441to Me.Newחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320and sabbathוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676, thecallingקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121of assembliesמִקְרָ֔אmik.Ra'H4744--I cannotלֹא־lo'-H3201 H3808endureH3201iniquityאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205and the solemnוַעֲצָרָֽה׃va.'a.tza.RahH6116assemblyH6116.

14I hateשָׂנְאָ֣הsa.ne.'AhH8130your newחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320moonH2320festivals and yourappointedוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150feastsH4150,They have becomeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961a burdenלָטֹ֑רַחla.To.rachH2960to Me; I amwearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811of bearingנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375them.

15So when youspreadוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566out your handsכַּפֵּיכֶ֗םka.pei.KhemH3709in prayer,I will hideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869from you;YesH1571,evenH1571thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588youmultiplyתַרְבּ֥וּtar.BuH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605,I will not listenשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085.Your handsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027arecoveredמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390with bloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16“Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364yourselves,makeH2135yourselves cleanH2135;Removeהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611from My sightמִנֶּ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑יmi.Ne.ged 'ei.NaiH5048 H5869.Ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308to do evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489,

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to doH3190goodהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,Reproveאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the ruthlessחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,Defendשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199the orphanיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,Pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18“Comeלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֛אna'H4994, andlet us reasonוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198together,”Saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399are as scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,They will be as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;Thoughאִם־'im-H518they are redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119like crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,They will be like woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518you consentתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obeyוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085, You willeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the bestט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you refuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784, You will bedevouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398by the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719.”Trulyכִּ֛יkiH3588,the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

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