New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 1:12-17

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

13Do not goH3254onH3254bringingהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935your worthlessשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723offeringsמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503,Incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441to Me.Newחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320and Sabbathוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676, theproclamationקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121of an assemblyמִקְרָ֔אmik.Ra'H4744--I cannotH3808endureאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201wrongdoingאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205and the festiveH6116assemblyH6116.

14I hateשָׂנְאָ֣הsa.ne.'AhH8130your newחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320moonH2320festivals and yourappointedוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150feastsH4150,They have becomeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961a burdenלָטֹ֑רַחla.To.rachH2960to Me;I amH3811tiredH3811of bearingנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375them.

15So when youspreadוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566outH6566your handsכַּפֵּיכֶ֗םka.pei.KhemH3709in prayer,I will hideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869from you;Yesגַּ֛םgamH1571,evenH3588thoughH3588youofferH7235manyH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605,I will not be listeningשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.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.Stopחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308doingH7489evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489,

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to doH3190goodהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,Rebukeאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the oppressorחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,ObtainH8199justiceH8199for the orphanיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,Pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for the widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490caseH490.

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