Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 1:17-23

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.

21How is the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151become an harlotלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181!it was fullמְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.TiH4392of judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941;righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664lodgedיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885in it; but now murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Thy silverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701is become drossלְסִיגִ֑יםle.si.GimH5509,thy wineסָבְאֵ֖ךְsa.ve.'EkhH5435mixedמָה֥וּלma.HulH4107with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325:

23Thy princesשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269arerebelliousסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637,and companionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270of thievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590:every one lovethאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157giftsשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,and followethוְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.DefH7291after rewardsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021:they judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֔טוּyish.Po.tuH8199not the fatherlessיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,neither doth the causeוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379of the widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto them.

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