New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 58

Observances of Fasts

1“Cryקְרָ֤אke.Ra'H7121loudlyבְגָרוֹן֙ve.ga.rOnH1627,do not holdH2820backH2820;Raiseהָרֵ֣םha.RemH7311your voiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963like a trumpetכַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רka.sho.FarH7782,And declareוְהַגֵּ֤דve.ha.GedH5046to My peopleלְעַמִּי֙le.'a.MiH5971theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔םpish.'AmH6588And to the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403.

2Yet theyseekיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.ShunH1875Me dayי֥וֹםYomH3117by dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117and delightיֶחְפָּצ֑וּןyech.pa.TzunH2654to knowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847My waysדְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.KhaiH1870,As a nationכְּג֞וֹיke.GoyH1471that has doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213righteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666Andhas not forsakenעָזָ֔ב'a.ZavH5800the ordinanceוּמִשְׁפַּ֤טu.mish.PatH4941of their Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430.They askיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.niH7592Me forjustצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664decisionsמִשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-H4941,They delightיֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃yech.pa.TzunH2654in the nearnessקִרְבַ֥תkir.VatH7132of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3‘Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have wefastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684and You do not seeרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200? Whyhave we humbledעִנִּ֥ינוּ'i.Ni.nuH6031ourselvesנַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnaf.She.nuH5315and You do notnoticeתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045?’Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, on thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of your fastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685you findתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672yourdesireחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,And driveH5065hardתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin.Go.suH5065allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your workersעַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם'a.tze.vei.KhemH6092.

4Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,you fastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684for contentionלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379andstrifeוּמַצָּה֙u.ma.TzahH4683and to strikeוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.KotH5221with a wickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562fistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106.You do not fastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684like you dotodayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117tomakeלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085your voiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963heardH8085on highבַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.RomH4791.

5Is it a fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685like thisהֲכָזֶ֗הha.kha.ZehH2088which I chooseאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977,a dayי֛וֹםYomH3117for a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120to humbleעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031himselfנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315?Is it for bowingהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721one’s headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218like a reedכְּאַגְמֹ֜ןke.'ag.MonH100And for spreadingיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331outsackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242and ashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665as a bed?Will you callתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisהֲלָזֶה֙ha.la.ZehH2088a fastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, even anacceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Is thisזֶה֮zehH2088not the fastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685which I chooseאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977, Toloosenפַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pa.Te.achH6605the bondsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784of wickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,To undoהַתֵּ֖רha.TerH5425the bandsאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.DotH92of the yokeמוֹטָ֑הmo.TahH4133, And toletH7971the oppressedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533goוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670Andbreakתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuH5423everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yokeמוֹטָ֖הmo.TahH4133?

7Is it not todivideפָרֹ֤סfa.RosH6536your breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899with the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457Andbringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935the homelessמְרוּדִ֖יםme.ru.DimH4788poorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041into the houseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004;Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you seeתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200thenakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174,to coverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him; And not tohideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956yourself from your own fleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227yourlightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216will breakיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234out like the dawnכַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ka.Sha.charH7837, And yourrecoveryוַאֲרֻכָתְךָ֖va.'a.ru.kha.te.KhaH724will speedilyמְהֵרָ֣הme.he.RahH4120springתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779forthH6779; And yourrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664will goוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you;The gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will be your rearH622guardH622.

9Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you willcallתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121,and the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068will answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030;You will cryתְּשַׁוַּ֖עte.sha.Va'H7768,and He will sayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, ‘HereH2009I am.’Ifאִם־'im-H518youremoveתָּסִ֤ירta.SirH5493the yokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133from your midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432, Thepointingשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971of the fingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676andspeakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696wickednessאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205,

10And if yougiveוְתָפֵ֤קve.ta.FekH6329yourselfנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457And satisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646thedesireוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of the afflictedנַעֲנָ֖הna.'a.NahH6031, Then yourlightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216will riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224in darknessבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822And your gloomוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖va.'a.fe.la.te.KhaH653will becomelike middayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

11And theLordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068will continuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548guideוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148you, Andsatisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646yourdesireנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315in scorchedH6710placesH6710, AndgiveH2502strengthH2502to your bonesוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106; And you will be like awateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588, And like aspringוּכְמוֹצָ֣אu.khe.mo.Tza'H4161of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325do notfailיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576.

12Those from among you willrebuildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129the ancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769ruinsחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723; You willraiseתְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.MemH6965up the age-oldH1755foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144;And you will be calledוְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'H7121the repairerגֹּדֵ֣רgo.DerH1443of thebreachפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6556,The restorerמְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.VevH7725of thestreetsנְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.VotH5410in which to dwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

Keeping the Sabbath

13“Ifאִם־'im-H518becauseH4480of the sabbathמִשַּׁבָּת֙mi.sha.BatH7676, youturnתָּשִׁ֤יבta.ShivH7725your footרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272From doingעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213your ownpleasureחֲפָצֶ֖יךָcha.fa.Tzei.khaH2656on My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,And callוְקָרָ֨אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121the sabbathלַשַּׁבָּ֜תla.sha.BatH7676adelightעֹ֗נֶג'O.negH6027,the holyלִקְד֤וֹשׁlik.Do.oshH6918dayof the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068honorableמְכֻבָּ֔דme.khu.BadH3513,And honorוְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ve.khi.bad.ToH3513it, desistingמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213from your ownwaysדְּרָכֶ֔יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870,From seekingמִמְּצ֥וֹאmi.me.Tzo'H4672your ownpleasureחֶפְצְךָ֖chef.tze.KhaH2656Andspeakingוְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.BerH1696your ownwordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697,

14Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will takeתִּתְעַנַּג֙tit.'a.NagH6026delightH6026in the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,And I will make you rideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָve.hir.kav.Ti.khaH7392on the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;And I will feedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֗יךָve.ha.'a.khal.Ti.khaH398you withthe heritageנַחֲלַת֙na.cha.LatH5159of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, For themouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.”

Observances of Fasts

Keeping the Sabbath

Commentaries on Isaiah 58