Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 1:21-31

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.

24Therefore saithנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002the Lordהָֽאָדוֹן֙ha.'a.dOnH113,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the mighty Oneאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945,I will easeאֶנָּחֵ֣ם'e.na.ChemH5162me of mine adversariesמִצָּרַ֔יmi.tza.RaiH6862,and avengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358me of mine enemiesמֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃me.'oy.VaiH341:

25And I will turnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon thee, and purelyכַּבֹּ֖רka.BorH1253purge awayוְאֶצְרֹ֥ףve.'etz.RofH6884thy drossסִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhH5509,and take awayוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493all thy tinבְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃be.di.La.yikhH913:

26And I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725thy judgesשֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙sho.fe.Ta.yikhH8199as at the firstכְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223,and thy counsellorsוְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְve.yo.'a.Tza.yikhH3289as at the beginningכְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הke.vat.te.chi.LahH8462:afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thou shalt be calledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121,The cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall be redeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299with judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941,and her convertsוְשָׁבֶ֖יהָve.sha.Vei.haH7725with righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28And the destructionוְשֶׁ֧בֶרve.She.verH7667of the transgressorsפֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'ImH6586and of the sinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400shall betogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,and they that forsakeוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be consumedיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615.

29For they shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of the oaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352which ye have desiredחֲמַדְתֶּ֑םcha.mad.TemH2530,and ye shall be confoundedוְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּve.Tach.pe.RuH2659for the gardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593that ye have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.TemH977.

30For ye shall be as an oakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whose leafעָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.haH5929fadethנֹבֶ֣לֶתno.Ve.letH5034,and as a gardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593that hath no waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31And the strongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634shall be as towלִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.retH5296,and the makerוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467of it as a sparkלְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.TzotzH5213,and they shall bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147burnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,and none shall quenchמְכַבֶּֽה׃ סme.kha.BehH3518them.

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