Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 16

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971ye the lambכַ֥רkharH3733to the rulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910of the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776from Selaמִסֶּ֣לַעmi.Se.la'H5554to the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057,unto the mountהַ֖רharH2022of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2For it shall be, that,as a wanderingנוֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074birdכְעוֹף־khe.'of-H5775cast outמְשֻׁלָּ֑חme.shu.LachH7971of the nestקֵ֣ןkenH7064, sothe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shall be at the fordsמַעְבָּרֹ֖תma'.ba.RotH4569of Arnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769.

3Takeהָבִ֤יאִיha.vi.'uH935counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,executeעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentפְלִילָ֔הfe.li.LahH6415;makeשִׁ֧יתִיShi.tiH7896thy shadowצִלֵּ֖ךְtzi.LekhH6738as the nightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the noondayצָהֳרָ֑יִםtzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641the outcastsנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080;betrayתְּגַלִּֽי׃te.ga.LiH1540not him that wanderethנֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074.

4Let mine outcastsנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080dwellיָג֤וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481with thee, Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124;beהֱוִי־he.vi-H1933thou a covertסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643to them from the faceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the spoilerשׁוֹדֵ֑דsho.DedH7703:for the extortionerהַמֵּץ֙ha.MetzH4160is at an endאָפֵ֤ס'a.FesH656,the spoilerשֹׁ֔דShodH7701ceasethכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,the oppressorsרֹמֵ֖סro.MesH7429are consumedתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552out of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5And in mercyבַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ba.Che.sedH2617shall the throneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678be establishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559:and he shall sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427upon it in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,judgingשֹׁפֵ֛טsho.FetH8199,and seekingוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,and hastingוּמְהִ֥רu.me.HirH4106righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

6We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085of the prideגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124; he isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proudגֵּ֣אge'H1341: evenof his haughtinessגַּאֲוָת֧וֹga.'a.va.ToH1346,and his prideוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347,and his wrathוְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678: buthis liesבַּדָּֽיו׃ סba.DavH907shall not be so.

7Therefore shall Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124howlיְיֵלִ֥ילye.ye.LilH3213for Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,every one shall howlיְיֵלִ֑ילye.ye.LilH3213:for the foundationsH808of Kir–haresethH7025shall ye mournתֶּהְגּ֖וּteh.GuH1897; surely they arestrickenנְכָאִֽים׃ne.kha.'ImH5218.

8For the fieldsשַׁדְמוֹת֩shad.mOtH7709of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןchesh.BonH2809languishאֻמְלָ֜ל'um.LalH535, andthe vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֗הsiv.MahH7643:the lordsבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167of the heathenגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have broken downהָלְמ֣וּhal.MuH1986the principal plantsשְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָse.ru.Kei.haH8291thereof, they are comeנָגָ֖עוּna.Ga.'uH5060evenunto Jazerיַעְזֵ֥רya'.ZerH3270,they wanderedתָּ֣עוּTa.'uH8582throughthe wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057:her branchesשְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָshe.Lu.cho.Tei.haH7976are stretched outנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203,they are gone overעָ֥בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9Therefore I will bewailאֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehH1058with the weepingבִּבְכִ֤יbiv.KhiH1065of Jazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270the vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643:I will waterאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301thee with my tearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832,O Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500:for the shoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959for thy summer fruitsקֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.TzekhH7019and for thy harvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105is fallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307.

10And gladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057is taken awayוְנֶאֱסַ֨ףve.ne.'e.SafH622,and joyוָגִיל֙va.GilH1524out of the plentiful fieldהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759;and in the vineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754there shall be no singingיְרֻנָּ֖ןye.ru.NanH7442,neither shall there be shoutingיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321:the treadersיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869shall tread outהַדֹּרֵ֖ךְha.do.RekhH1869no wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196in theirpressesבַּיְקָבִ֛יםbay.ka.VimH3342; I have made their vintageshoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959to ceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

11Wherefore my bowelsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578shall soundיֶֽהֱמ֑וּye.he.MuH1993like an harpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658for Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,and mine inward partsוְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130for Kir–hareshH7025.

12And it shall come to pass, when it is seenנִרְאָ֛הnir.'AhH7200that Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124is wearyנִלְאָ֥הnil.'AhH3811on the high placeהַבָּמָ֑הha.ba.MahH1116,that he shall comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹmik.da.ShoH4720to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419;but he shall not prevailיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201.

13This isthe wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696concerning Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124since that timeמֵאָֽז׃me.'AzH227.

14But now Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Within threeבְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁbe.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,as the yearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141of an hirelingשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916,and the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shall be contemnedוְנִקְלָה֙ve.nik.LahH7034,with all that greatהָרָ֑בha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;and the remnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605shall beveryמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592smallמִזְעָ֖רmiz.'ArH4213andfeebleל֥וֹא כַבִּֽיר׃ סLo' kha.BirH3524 H3808.

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