Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 15

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124.Because in the nightבְּלֵ֞ילbe.LeilH3915Arעָ֤ר'arH6144of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124is laid wasteשֻׁדַּ֨דshu.DadH7703, andbrought to silenceנִדְמָ֔הnid.MahH1820;because in the nightבְּלֵ֛ילbe.LeilH3915Kirקִיר־kir-H7024of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124is laid wasteשֻׁדַּ֥דshu.DadH7703, andbrought to silenceנִדְמָֽה׃nid.MahH1820;

2He is gone upעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927to BajithH1006,and to Dibonוְדִיבֹ֛ןve.di.VonH1769,the high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116,to weepלְבֶ֑כִיle.Ve.khiH1065:Moabמוֹאָ֣בmo.'AvH4124shall howlיְיֵלִ֔ילye.ye.LilH3213over Neboנְב֞וֹne.VoH5015,and over Medebaמֵֽידְבָא֙mei.de.Va'H4311:on all their headsרֹאשָׁ֣יוro.ShavH7218shall bebaldnessקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7144, andevery beardזָקָ֖ןza.KanH2206cut offH1438.

3In their streetsבְּחוּצֹתָ֖יוbe.chu.tzo.TavH2351they shall girdחָ֣גְרוּCha.ge.ruH2296themselves with sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242:on the topsגַּגּוֹתֶ֧יהָga.go.Tei.haH1406of their houses, and in their streetsוּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֛יהָu.vir.cho.Tei.haH7339,every one shall howlיְיֵלִ֖ילye.ye.LilH3213,weepingבַּבֶּֽכִי׃ba.Be.khiH1065abundantlyיֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381.

4And Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809shall cryוַתִּזְעַ֤קva.tiz.'AkH2199,and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֔הve.'el.'a.LehH500:their voiceקוֹלָ֑םko.LamH6963shall be heardנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085evenunto Jahazיַ֖הַץYa.hatzH3096:therefore the armed soldiersחֲלֻצֵ֤יcha.lu.TzeiH2502of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124shall cry outיָרִ֔יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321;his lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall be grievousיָ֥רְעָהYa.re.'ahH3415unto him.

5My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820shall cry outיִזְעָ֔קyiz.'AkH2199for Moabלְמוֹאָ֣בle.mo.'AvH4124;his fugitivesH1280shall fleeunto Zoarצֹ֖עַרTzo.'arH6820,an heiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697of three years oldשְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑הshe.li.shi.YahH7992:for by the mounting upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Luhithהַלּוּחִ֗יתha.lu.ChitH3872with weepingבִּבְכִי֙biv.KhiH1065shall they go it upיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927;for in the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Horonaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773they shall raise upיְעֹעֵֽרוּ׃ye.'o.'E.ruH5782a cryזַעֲקַת־za.'a.kat-H2201of destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.

6For the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Nimrimנִמְרִ֖יםnim.RimH5249shall be desolateמְשַׁמּ֣וֹתme.sha.MotH4923:for the hayחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682is withered awayיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001,the grassדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877failethכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,there is no green thingיֶ֖רֶקYe.rekH3418.

7Therefore the abundanceיִתְרָ֣הyit.RahH3502they have gottenעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,and that which they have laid upוּפְקֻדָּתָ֔םu.fe.ku.da.TamH6486,shall they carry awayיִשָּׂאֽוּם׃yi.sa.'UmH5375to the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of the willowsהָעֲרָבִ֖יםha.'a.ra.VimH6155.

8For the cryהַזְּעָקָ֖הha.ze.'a.KahH2201is gone round aboutהִקִּ֥יפָהhi.Ki.fahH5362the bordersגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;the howlingיִלְלָתָ֔הּyi.la.TahH3215thereof unto Eglaimאֶגְלַ֙יִם֙'eg.La.yimH97,and the howlingיִלְלָתָֽהּ׃yi.la.TahH3215thereof unto Beer–elimH879.

9For the watersמֵ֤יmeiH4325of Dimonדִימוֹן֙di.mOnH1775shall be fullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390of bloodדָ֔םDamH1818:for I will bringאָשִׁ֥ית'a.ShitH7896moreנוֹסָפ֑וֹתno.sa.FotH3254upon Dimonדִּימ֖וֹןdi.MonH1775,lionsאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738upon him that escapethלִפְלֵיטַ֤תlif.lei.TatH6413of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124,and upon the remnantוְלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתve.lish.'e.RitH7611of the landאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

Commentaries on Isaiah 15