Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 1:2-7

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,and give earוְהַאֲזִ֣ינִיve.ha.'a.Zi.niH238,O earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,I have nourishedגִּדַּ֣לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431and brought upוְרוֹמַ֔מְתִּיve.ro.Mam.tiH7311childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,and they have rebelledפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against me.

3The oxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794knowethיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045his ownerקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069,and the donkeyוַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.MorH2543his master’sבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167cribאֵב֣וּס'e.VusH18: butIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478doth not knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045,my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971doth not considerהִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃hit.bo.NanH995.

4Ahה֣וֹי׀HoH1945sinfulחֹטֵ֗אcho.Te'H2398nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471,a peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971ladenכֶּ֣בֶדKe.vedH3515with iniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771,a seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of evildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121that are corruptersמַשְׁחִיתִ֑יםmash.chi.TimH7843:they have forsakenעָזְב֣וּ אֶת־'a.ze.Vu 'et-H853 H5800Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,they have provokedH5006the Holy Oneאֶת־ קְד֥וֹשׁ'et- ke.Do.oshH853 H6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto angerH5006,they are gone awayנָזֹ֥רוּna.Zo.ruH2114backwardאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

5Why should ye be strickenתֻכּ֛וּtu.KuH5221any more? ye will revoltסָרָ֑הsa.RahH5627more and moreתּוֹסִ֣יפוּto.Si.fuH3254:the whole headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218is sickלָחֳלִ֔יlo.cho.LiH2483,and the whole heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824faintדַּוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742.

6From the soleמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of the footרֶ֤גֶלRe.gelH7272even unto the headרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218there isno soundnessמְתֹ֔םme.TomH4974in it; butwoundsפֶּ֥צַעPe.tza'H6482,and bruisesוְחַבּוּרָ֖הve.cha.bu.RahH2250,and putrifyingטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961soresוּמַכָּ֣הu.ma.KahH4347:they have not been closedזֹ֙רוּ֙zo.ruH2115,neither bound upחֻבָּ֔שׁוּchu.Ba.shuH2280,neither mollifiedרֻכְּכָ֖הru.ke.KhahH7401with ointmentבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

7Your countryאַרְצְכֶ֣ם'ar.tze.KhemH776isdesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.rei.KhemH5892areburnedשְׂרֻפ֣וֹתse.ru.FotH8313with fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784:your landאַדְמַתְכֶ֗ם'ad.mat.KhemH127,strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114devourאֹכְלִ֣ים'o.khe.LimH398it in your presence, and it isdesolateוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077,as overthrownכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114by strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114.

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