Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 10:5-13

5Oה֥וֹיHoH1945Assyrianאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,the rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of mine angerאַפִּ֑י'a.PiH639,and the staffוּמַטֶּה־u.ma.teh-H4294in their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027is mine indignationזַעְמִֽי׃za'.MiH2195.

6I will sendאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּ'a.shal.le.Che.nuH7971him against an hypocriticalחָנֵף֙cha.NefH2611nationבְּג֤וֹיbe.GoyH1471,and against the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of my wrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678will I give him a chargeאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680,to takeלִשְׁלֹ֤לlish.LolH7997the spoilשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998,and to takeוְלָבֹ֣זve.la.VozH962the preyבַּ֔זBazH957,and to tread them downוּלְשׂוּמ֥וֹ מִרְמָ֖סu.le.si.mov mir.MasH4823 H7760like the mireכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

7Howbeit he meanethיְדַמֶּ֔הye.da.MehH1819not so, neither doth his heartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824thinkיַחְשֹׁ֑בyach.ShoH2803so; but it isin his heartבִּלְבָב֔וֹbil.va.VoH3824to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045and cut offוּלְהַכְרִ֥יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471not a fewמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592.

8For he saithיֹאמַ֑רyo.MarH559, Arenot my princesשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8269altogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428?

9Isnot Calnoכַּלְנ֑וֹkal.NoH3641as Carchemishכְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁke.khar.ke.MishH3751? isnot Hamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574as Arpadכְאַרְפַּד֙khe.'ar.PadH774? isnot Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111as Damascusכְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקkhe.da.Me.sekH1834?

10As my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hath foundמָצְאָ֣הma.tze.'AhH4672the kingdomsלְמַמְלְכֹ֖תle.mam.le.KhotH4467of the idolsהָאֱלִ֑ילha.'e.LilH457,and whose graven imagesוּפְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םu.fe.Si.lei.HemH6456did excel them of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389and of Samariaוּמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃u.mi.sho.me.RonH8111;

11Shall I not, as I have doneעָשִׂ֛יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto Samariaלְשֹׁמְר֖וֹןle.sho.me.RonH8111and her idolsוְלֶאֱלִילֶ֑יהָve.le.'e.li.Lei.haH457,so doאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and her idolsוְלַעֲצַבֶּֽיהָ׃ סve.la.'a.tza.Bei.haH6091?

12Wherefore it shall come to pass, thatwhen the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hath performedיְבַצַּ֤עye.va.Tza'H1214his whole workמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639upon mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726and on Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,I will punishאֶפְקֹ֗ד'ef.KodH6485the fruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of the stoutגֹ֙דֶל֙go.delH1433heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,and the gloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of his highר֥וּםrumH7312looksעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

13For he saithאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,By the strengthבְּכֹ֤חַbe.Kho.achH3581of my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213it,and by my wisdomוּבְחָכְמָתִ֖יu.ve.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451;for I am prudentנְבֻנ֑וֹתִיne.vu.No.tiH995:and I have removedוְאָסִ֣יר׀ve.'a.SirH5493the boundsגְּבוּלֹ֣תge.vu.LotH1367of the peopleעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971,and have robbedשׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִיsho.Se.tiH8154their treasuresוַעֲתוּדֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙va.'a.ti.do.tei.hemH6264 H6259,and I have put downוְאוֹרִ֥ידve.'o.RidH3381the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427like a valiantכַּאבִּ֖ירka.BirH3524 H47man:

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