Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 19:11-13

11Surely the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Zoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814arefoolsאֱוִלִים֙'e.vi.LimH191,the counselH6098of the wiseחַכְמֵי֙chakh.MeiH2450counsellorsH3289of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547is become brutishנִבְעָרָ֑הniv.'a.RahH1197:how sayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559ye unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, I amthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of ancientקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428?

12Whereאַיָּם֙'ai.YamH335arethey? whereאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645arethy wiseחֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khaH2450men?and let them tellוְיַגִּ֥ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046thee now, and let them knowוְיֵ֣דְע֔וּve.Ye.de.'UH3045what Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath purposedיָּעַ֛ץya.'AtzH3289upon Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

13The princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Zoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814are become foolsנֽוֹאֲלוּ֙no.'a.LuH2973,the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Nophנֹ֑ףNofH5297are deceivedנִשְּׁא֖וּni.she.'UH5377;they have also seducedהִתְע֥וּhit.'UH8582Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, even they that arethe stayפִּנַּ֥תpi.NatH6438of the tribesשְׁבָטֶֽיהָ׃she.va.Tei.haH7626thereof.

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