Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 14:12-20

12How art thou fallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֖יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,O Luciferהֵילֵ֣לhei.LelH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the morningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH3213 H7837! howart thou cut downנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438to the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,which didst weakenחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471!

13For thou hast saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in thine heartבִֽלְבָבְךָ֙vil.va.ve.KhaH3824,I will ascendאֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927into heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,I will exaltאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678aboveמִמַּ֥עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the starsלְכֽוֹכְבֵי־le.khokh.vei-H3556of Godאֵ֖ל'elH410:I will sitוְאֵשֵׁ֥בve.'e.ShevH3427also upon the mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of the congregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,in the sidesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828:

14I will ascendאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927above the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645;I will be likeאֶדַּמֶּ֖ה'ed.da.MehH1819the most Highלְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃le.'el.YonH5945.

15Yet thou shalt be brought downתּוּרָ֖דtu.RadH3381to hellשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,to the sidesיַרְכְּתֵי־yar.ke.tei-H3411of the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

16They that seeרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7200thee shall narrowly lookיַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּyash.Gi.chuH7688upon thee, andconsiderיִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּyit.bo.Na.nuH995thee, saying, Isthis the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that made the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to trembleמַרְגִּ֣יזmar.GizH7264,that did shakeמַרְעִ֖ישׁmar.'IshH7493kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467;

17Thatmadeשָׂ֥םsamH7760the worldתֵּבֵ֛לte.VelH8398as a wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּ֖רka.mid.BarH4057,and destroyedהָרָ֑סha.RasH2040the citiesוְעָרָ֣יוve.'a.RavH5892thereof; thatopenedפָ֥תַחFa.tachH6605not the houseבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004of his prisonersאֲסִירָ֖יו'a.si.RavH615?

18All the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471, evenall of them, lieשָׁכְב֥וּsha.khe.VuH7901in gloryבְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his own houseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

19But thou art cast outהָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּha.she.Lakh.taH7993of thy graveמִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙mi.kiv.re.ChaH6913like an abominableנִתְעָ֔בnit.'AvH8581branchכְּנֵ֣צֶרke.Ne.tzerH5342, and asthe raimentלְב֥וּשׁle.VushH3830of those that are slainהֲרֻגִ֖יםha.ru.GimH2026,thrust throughמְטֹ֣עֲנֵיme.To.'a.neiH2944with a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,that go downיוֹרְדֵ֥יyor.DeiH3381to the stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of the pitב֖וֹרVorH953;as a carcaseכְּפֶ֥גֶרke.Fe.gerH6297trodden under feetמוּבָֽס׃mu.VasH947.

20Thou shalt not be joinedתֵחַ֤דte.ChadH3161with them in burialבִּקְבוּרָ֔הbik.vu.RahH6900,because thou hast destroyedשִׁחַ֖תָּshi.Cha.taH7843thy landאַרְצְךָ֥'ar.tze.KhaH776, andslainהָרָ֑גְתָּha.Ra.ge.taH2026thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971:the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489shall neverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769be renownedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

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