New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 5

Parable of the Vineyard

1Let me singאָשִׁ֤ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891nowנָּא֙na'H4994for my well-belovedלִֽידִידִ֔יli.di.DiH3039A songשִׁירַ֥תshi.RatH7892of my belovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730concerning His vineyardלְכַרְמ֑וֹle.khar.MoH3754.My well-belovedלִֽידִידִ֖יli.di.DiH3039hadהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961avineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754ona fertileבֶּן־ שָֽׁמֶן׃ben- Sha.menH1121 H8081hillבְּקֶ֥רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161.

2He dugH5823it all aroundH5823,removedH5619its stonesH5619,And plantedוַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huH5193it with thechoicestשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321vineH8321.And He builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a towerמִגְדָּל֙mig.DalH4026in the middleבְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.KhoH8432of itAnd alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571hewedחָצֵ֣בcha.TzevH2672out awineH3342vatH3342in it; Then Heexpectedוַיְקַ֛וvay.KavH6960itto produceלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213goodgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,But it producedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213onlyworthlessH891onesH891.

3“And nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258,O inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Judgeשִׁפְטוּ־shif.tu-H8199betweenH996Me and My vineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

4Whatמַה־mah-H4100moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750was there to doלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754that I have not doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in it?Whyמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,when I expectedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960itto produceלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213goodgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025did it produceוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213worthlessH891onesH891?

5So nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258let Me tellאוֹדִֽיעָה־'o.di.'ah-H3045you whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I am going to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֑יle.khar.MiH3754: I willremoveהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493its hedgeH4905and it will be consumedלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197; I willbreakפָּרֹ֥ץpa.RotzH6555downH6555its wallגְּדֵר֖וֹge.de.RoH1447and it will becomeH1961trampledH4823groundH4823.

6I willlayוַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּva.'a.shi.Te.huH7896it wasteבָתָ֗הva.TahH1326;It will not be prunedיִזָּמֵר֙yi.za.MerH2168or hoedיֵעָדֵ֔רye.'a.DerH5737,But briarsשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898will comeוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927up.I will also chargeאֲצַוֶּ֔ה'a.tza.VehH6680the cloudsהֶעָבִים֙he.'a.VimH5645torainמֵהַמְטִ֥ירme.ham.TirH4305noH4480rainמָטָֽר׃ma.TarH4306on it.”

7For thevineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478And the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063His delightfulשַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יוsha.'a.shu.'AvH8191plantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194.Thus He lookedוַיְקַ֤וvay.KavH6960for justiceלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,bloodshedמִשְׂפָּ֔חmis.PachH4939;For righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,a cryH6818of distressH6818.

Woes for the Wicked

8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to those whoaddמַגִּיעֵ֥יma.gi.'EiH5060houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004andjoinיַקְרִ֑יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126fieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704to fieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704,Untilעַ֚ד'adH5704there is noH657moreH657roomמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725,So that you have to liveוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427aloneלְבַדְּכֶ֖םle.va.de.KhemH905in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

9In my earsבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has sworn, “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518 H3808,manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004shall becomeיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, Evengreatגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and fineH2896onesH2896,withoutמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369occupantsיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

10Fortenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresצִמְדֵּי־tzim.dei-H6776of vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754will yieldיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213onlyoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324of wine, And ahomerחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563of seedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233will yieldיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213but anephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374of grain.”

11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who riseמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925earlyH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242that they may pursueיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291strongשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941,Who stayH309up lateH309in the eveningבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399that wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196may inflameיַדְלִיקֵֽם׃yad.li.KemH1814them!

12Their banquetsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960are accompaniedby lyreכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658andharpוָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.velH5035,by tambourineתֹּ֧ףtofH8596and fluteוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485,and by wineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196; But theydo not payיַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027attentionH5027to the deedsפֹּ֤עַלPo.'alH6467of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,NorH3808do they considerרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971goגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540into exileH1540for theirlackמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097of knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847; And theirhonorableוּכְבוֹדוֹ֙u.khe.vo.DoH3519menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962are famishedרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458,And their multitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995is parchedצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704with thirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Sheolשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585has enlargedהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337itsthroatנַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.ShahH5315and openedוּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.RahH6473its mouthפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310withoutלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097measureחֹ֑קChokH2706; AndJerusalem’s splendorהֲדָרָ֧הּha.da.RahH1926,her multitudeוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995,her dinוּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּu.she.'o.NahH7588of revelryand the jubilantוְעָלֵ֥זve.'a.LezH5938within her, descendוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381into it.

15So the commonmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120will be humbledוַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.ShachH7817and the manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376of importanceabasedוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213,The eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of the proudגְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.HimH1364also will be abasedתִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃tish.Pal.nahH8213.

16But theLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will beexaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,And the holyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Godוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410will showנִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.DashH6942HimselfholyH6942in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

17Then the lambsכְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.SimH3532will grazeוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462as in their pastureכְּדָבְרָ֑םke.da.ve.RamH1699,And strangersגָּרִ֥יםga.RimH1481will eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398in the wasteH2723placesH2723of thewealthyמֵחִ֖יםme.ChimH4220.

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who dragמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771with the cordsבְּחַבְלֵ֣יbe.chav.LeiH2256offalsehoodהַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav'H7723,And sinחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403as if with cartהָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.LahH5699ropesוְכַעֲב֥וֹתve.kha.'a.VotH5688;

19Who sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Let Him makeH4116speedH4116,let Him hastenיָחִ֛ישָׁהya.Chi.shahH2363His workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,that we may seeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200it;And let the purposeעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478drawוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126nearH7126And comeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935to passH935,that we may knowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it!”

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to those whocallהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,and goodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451; Whosubstituteשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216and lightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216for darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822; Whosubstituteשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751for sweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966and sweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966for bitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to those whoH2450arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their own eyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869And cleverנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995in their own sightוְנֶ֥גֶד פְּנֵיהֶ֖םve.Ne.ged pe.nei.HemH5048 H6440!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945to those who are heroesגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368in drinkingלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196And valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH376in mixingלִמְסֹ֥ךְlim.SokhH4537strongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH7941,

23Who justifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563for a bribeשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810, AndtakeH5493awayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493therightsוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666of the ones whoH6662are in the rightH6662!

24Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,as a tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784consumesכֶּאֱכֹ֨לke.'e.KholH398stubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179And dryוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842grassH2842collapsesיִרְפֶּ֔הyir.PehH7503into the flameלֶֽהָבָה֙le.ha.VahH3852, So theirrootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328will becomeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961like rotכַּמָּ֣קka.MakH4716and their blossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525blowH5927awayH5927as dustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80; For they haverejectedמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988the lawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635And despisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006the wordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of the Holyקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25On thisH3651accountH3651theangerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has burnedחָרָה֩cha.RahH2734against His peopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,And He has stretchedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186out His handיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027againstH5921them and struckH5221them downH5221. And themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022quakedוַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙vai.yir.ge.ZuH7264, and theircorpsesנִבְלָתָ֛םniv.la.TamH5038layוַתְּהִ֧יva.te.HiH1961like refuseכַּסּוּחָ֖הka.su.ChahH5478in the middleבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the streetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.For allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not spentשָׁ֣בshavH7725, But Hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750stretchedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186out.

26He will also liftוְנָֽשָׂא־ve.na.sa'-H5375up astandardנֵ֤סnesH5251to thedistantמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350nationלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471, And willwhistleוְשָׁ֥רַקve.Sha.rakH8319for itfrom the endsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it willcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with speedמְהֵרָ֖הme.he.RahH4120swiftlyקַ֥לkalH7031.

27Noאֵין־'ein-H369oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369in it is wearyעָיֵ֤ף'a.YefH5889or stumblesכּוֹשֵׁל֙ko.ShelH3782,NoneH3808slumbersיָנ֖וּםya.NumH5123or sleepsיִישָׁ֑ןyi.ShanH3462;NorH3808is thebeltאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232at its waistחֲלָצָ֔יוcha.la.TzavH2504undoneנִפְתַּח֙nif.TachH6605,NorH3808its sandalנְעָלָֽיו׃ne.'a.LavH5275strapשְׂר֥וֹךְse.RokhH8288brokenנִתַּ֖קni.TakH5423.

28Its arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671are sharpשְׁנוּנִ֔יםshe.nu.NimH8150and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוka.she.to.TavH7198are bentדְּרֻכ֑וֹתde.ru.KhotH1869;The hoofsפַּרְס֤וֹתpar.SotH6541of its horsesסוּסָיו֙su.SavH5483seemנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803like flintכַּצַּ֣רka.TzarH6862and its chariotwheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוve.gal.gi.LavH1534like a whirlwindכַּסּוּפָֽה׃ka.su.FahH5492.

29Itsroaringשְׁאָגָ֥הshe.'a.GahH7581is like a lionessכַּלָּבִ֑יאka.la.Vi'H3833,and it roarsיִשְׁאַ֨גyi.sha.'agH7580like youngכַּכְּפִירִ֤יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715;It growlsוְיִנְהֹם֙ve.yin.HomH5098as itseizesוְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.ChezH270the preyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964And carriesH6403itoffH6403withnoH369oneH369to deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337it.

30And it willgrowlוְיִנְהֹ֥םve.yin.HomH5098overעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921it in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117like the roaringכְּנַהֲמַת־ke.na.ha.mat-H5100of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220. If onelooksוְנִבַּ֤טve.ni.BatH5027to the landלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,there is darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822anddistressצַ֣רtzarH6862;Even the lightוָא֔וֹרva.'orH216is darkenedחָשַׁ֖ךְcha.ShakhH2821by its cloudsבַּעֲרִיפֶֽיהָ׃ פba.'a.ri.Fei.haH6183.

Parable of the Vineyard

Woes for the Wicked

Commentaries on Isaiah 5