Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 1:10-20

10Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,ye rulersקְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiH7101of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;give earהַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238unto the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,ye peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

11To whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100purpose isthe multitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of your sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶם֙ziv.chei.KhemH2077unto me? saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:I am fullשָׂבַ֛עְתִּיsa.Va'.tiH7646of the burnt offeringsעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930of ramsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352,and the fatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459of fed beastsמְרִיאִ֑יםme.ri.'ImH4806;and I delightחָפָֽצְתִּי׃cha.Fa.tze.tiH2654not in the bloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818of bullocksפָּרִ֧יםpa.RimH6499,or of lambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532,or of he goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֖יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260.

12When ye comeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935to appearלֵרָא֖וֹתle.ra.'otH7200beforeפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440me, who hath requiredבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245this at your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027,to treadרְמֹ֥סre.MosH7429my courtsחֲצֵרָֽי׃cha.tze.RaiH2691?

13Bringהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935no moreתוֹסִ֗יפוּto.Si.fuH3254vainשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723oblationsמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503;incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441unto me; the new moonsחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320and sabbathsוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676,the callingקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121of assembliesמִקְרָ֔אmik.Ra'H4744,I cannot away withאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201; it isiniquityאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205,even the solemn meetingוַעֲצָרָֽה׃va.'a.tza.RahH6116.

14Your new moonsחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320and your appointed feastsוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315hatethשָׂנְאָ֣הsa.ne.'AhH8130:they are a troubleלָטֹ֑רַחla.To.rachH2960unto me; I am wearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811to bearנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375them.

15And when ye spread forthוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566your handsכַּפֵּיכֶ֗םka.pei.KhemH3709,I will hideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869from you: yea, when ye make manyתַרְבּ֥וּtar.BuH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605,I will not hearשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085:your handsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027are fullמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390of bloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364you, make you cleanהִזַּכּ֔וּhi.za.KuH2135;put awayהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611from beforeמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048mine eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869;ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308to do evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489;

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to do wellהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,relieveאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the oppressedחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,judgeשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199the fatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18Come nowH3212,and let us reason togetherוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:though your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399be as scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,they shall be as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;though they be redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119like crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,they shall be as woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19If ye be willingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085,ye shall eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the goodט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:

20But if ye refuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784,ye shall be devouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398with the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719:for the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

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