New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 32:1-8

1Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005, akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428will reignיִמְלָךְ־yim.lokh-H4427righteouslyלְצֶ֖דֶקle.Tze.dekH6664And princesוּלְשָׂרִ֖יםu.le.sa.RimH8269will ruleיָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ya.So.ruH8323justlyלְמִשְׁפָּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941.

2Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376will be like arefugeכְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ke.ma.cha.ve'-H4224from the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307And a shelterוְסֵ֣תֶרve.Se.terH5643from the stormזָ֑רֶםZa.remH2230, Likestreamsכְּפַלְגֵי־ke.fal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325in a dryבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724countryH6724, Like theshadeכְּצֵ֥לke.TzelH6738of ahugeכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515rockסֶֽלַע־se.la'-H5553ina parchedעֲיֵפָֽה׃'a.ye.FahH5889landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

3Thenthe eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of those who seeרֹאִ֑יםro.'ImH7200will not beblindedH8173,And the earsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of those who hearשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085will listenתִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃tik.Shav.nahH7181.

4Themindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3824of thehastyנִמְהָרִ֖יםnim.ha.RimH4116will discernיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995thetruthלָדָ֑עַתla.Da.'atH1847,And the tongueוּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of the stammerersעִלְּגִ֔ים'i.le.GimH5926will hastenתְּמַהֵ֖רte.ma.HerH4116to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696clearlyצָחֽוֹת׃tza.ChotH6703.

5NoH3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750will thefoolלְנָבָ֖לle.na.ValH5036be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121nobleנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,Or the rogueוּלְכִילַ֕יu.le.khi.LaiH3596be spokenיֵֽאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559of asgenerousשֽׁוֹעַ׃Sho.a'H7771.

6For a foolנָבָל֙na.ValH5036speaksיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696nonsenseנְבָלָ֣הne.va.LahH5039,And his heartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820inclinesיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213toward wickednessאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205:To practiceלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213ungodlinessחֹ֗נֶףCho.nefH2612and to speakוּלְדַבֵּ֤רu.le.da.BerH1696errorתּוֹעָ֔הto.'AhH8442againstאֶל־'el-H413the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, TokeepH7385the hungryרָעֵ֔בra.'EvH7457personנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unsatisfiedH7385Andto withholdיַחְסִֽיר׃yach.SirH2637drinkוּמַשְׁקֶ֥הu.mash.KehH4945from the thirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771.

7As for a rogueוְכֵלַ֖יve.khe.LaiH3596,his weaponsכֵּלָ֣יוke.LavH3627are evilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451; Hedevisesיָעָ֔ץya.'AtzH3289wickedH2154schemesH2154Todestroyלְחַבֵּ֤לle.cha.BelH2254theafflictedעֲנִיִּים֙a.na.vimH6041withslanderבְּאִמְרֵי־ שֶׁ֔קֶרbe.'im.rei- She.kerH561 H8267, Even though theneedyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34oneH34speaksוּבְדַבֵּ֥רu.ve.da.BerH1696whatH4941is rightH4941.

8Butthe nobleH5081manH5081devisesיָעָ֑ץya.'AtzH3289nobleH5082plansH5082;And by nobleH5082plansH5082he standsיָקֽוּם׃ פya.KumH6965.

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