Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 10:1-4

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945unto them that decreeהַחֹֽקְקִ֖יםha.cho.ke.KimH2710unrighteousאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205decreesחִקְקֵי־chi.kei-H2711,and that writeוּֽמְכַתְּבִ֥יםu.me.kha.te.VimH3789grievousnessעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999whichthey have prescribedכִּתֵּֽבוּ׃ki.Te.vuH3789;

2To turn asideלְהַטּ֤וֹתle.ha.TotH5186the needyדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800from judgmentמִדִּין֙mi.DinH1779,and to take awayוְלִגְזֹ֕לve.lig.ZolH1497the rightמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941from the poorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,that widowsאַלְמָנוֹת֙'al.ma.nOtH490may be their preyשְׁלָלָ֔םshe.la.LamH7998, and thatthey may robיָבֹֽזּוּ׃ya.Vo.zuH962the fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֖יםye.to.MimH3490!

3And what will ye doתַּעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213in the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of visitationפְּקֻדָּ֔הpe.ku.DahH6486,and in the desolationוּלְשׁוֹאָ֖הu.le.sho.'AhH7722whichshall comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935from farמִמֶּרְחָ֣קmi.mer.ChakH4801?to whom will ye fleeתָּנ֣וּסוּta.Nu.suH5127for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833?and where will ye leaveתַעַזְב֖וּta.'az.VuH5800your gloryכְּבוֹדְכֶֽם׃ke.Vod.KhemH3519?

4Without me they shallבִּלְתִּ֤יbil.TiH1115bow downכָרַע֙kha.Ra'H3766under the prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616,and they shall fallיִפֹּ֑לוּyi.Po.luH5307under the slainהֲרוּגִ֖יםha.ru.GimH2026.For all this his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725,but his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretched out stillנְטוּיָֽה׃ סne.tu.YahH5186.

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