Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 22

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of the valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384.What aileth thee nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,that thou art wholly gone upעָלִ֥ית'a.LitH5927to the housetopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406?

2Thou that art fullמְלֵאָ֗הme.le.'AhH4392of stirsתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀te.shu.'otH8663,a tumultuousהֽוֹמִיָּ֔הho.mi.YahH1993cityעִ֚יר'irH5892,a joyousעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151:thy slainחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491men arenot slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,nor deadמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3All thy rulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101are fledנָֽדְדוּ־na.de.du-H5074togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162,they are boundאֻסָּ֑רוּ'u.Sa.ruH631by the archersמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198:all that are foundנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672in thee are boundאֻסְּר֣וּ'u.se.RuH631togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, whichhave fledבָּרָֽחוּ׃ba.Ra.chuH1272from farמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

4Therefore saidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I, Look awayשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159from me; I will weepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843,labourתָּאִ֣יצוּta.'I.tzuH213not to comfortלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162me, because of the spoilingשֹׁ֖דshodH7701of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

5For it isa dayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of troubleמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103,and of treading downוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001,and of perplexityוּמְבוּכָ֗הu.me.vu.KhahH3998by the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384,breakingמְקַרְקַ֥רme.kar.KarH6979down the wallsקִ֖רkirH7023,and of cryingוְשׁ֥וֹעַve.Sho.a'H7771to the mountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

6And Elamוְעֵילָם֙ve.'ei.LamH5867bareנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375the quiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827with chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and Kirוְקִ֥ירve.KirH7024uncoveredעֵרָ֖ה'e.RahH6168the shieldמָגֵֽן׃ma.GenH4043.

7And it shall come to pass, thatthy choicestמִבְחַר־miv.char-H4005valleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhH6010shall be fullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390of chariotsרָ֑כֶבRa.khevH7393,and the horsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571shall setשֹׁ֖תshotH7896themselves in arrayשָׁ֥תוּSha.tuH7896at the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8And he discoveredוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540the coveringמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and thou didst lookוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117to the armourנֶ֖שֶׁקNe.shekH5402of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the forestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293.

9Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200also the breachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233of the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732,that they are manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231:and ye gathered togetherוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10And ye have numberedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004have ye broken downוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙va.titTzevH5422to fortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11Ye madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213also a ditchוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724between the two wallsהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346for the waterלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of the oldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295:but ye have not lookedהִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.TemH5027unto the makerעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213thereof, neither had respectרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200unto him that fashionedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it long agoמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

12And in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117did the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635callוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to weepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,and to mourningוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553,and to baldnessוּלְקָרְחָ֖הu.le.ka.re.ChahH7144,and to girdingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296with sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242:

13And behold joyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057,slayingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and killingוְשָׁחֹ֣טve.sha.ChotH7819sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,and drinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196:let us eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354;for to morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we shall dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

14And it was revealedוְנִגְלָ֥הve.nig.LahH1540in mine earsבְאָזְנָ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241by Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Surely this iniquityהֶעָוֹ֨ןhe.'a.VonH5771shall not be purgedיְ֠כֻפַּרYe.khu.parH3722from you till ye dieתְּמֻת֔וּןte.mu.TunH4191,saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

15Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,GoH3212,getבֹּא֙bo'H935thee unto this treasurerהַסֹּכֵ֣ןha.so.KhenH5532, evenunto Shebnaשֶׁבְנָ֖אshev.Na'H7644, which isover the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004, and say,

16What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee outחָצַ֧בְתָּcha.Tzav.taH2672a sepulchreקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913hereH6311, ashe that heweth him outחֹצְבִ֤יcho.tze.ViH2672a sepulchreקִבְר֔וֹkiv.RoH6913on highמָרוֹם֙ma.rOmH4791, andthat gravethחֹקְקִ֥יcho.ke.KiH2710an habitationמִשְׁכָּ֥ןmish.KanH4908for himself in a rockבַסֶּ֖לַעva.Se.la'H5553?

17Behold, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will carry thee awayמְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔me.tal.tel.KhaH2904with a mightyגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397captivityטַלְטֵלָ֖הtal.te.LahH2925,and will surelyוְעֹטְךָ֖ve.'o.te.KhaH5844coverעָטֹֽה׃'a.TohH5844thee.

18He will surelyצָנ֤וֹףtza.NofH6801violently turnיִצְנָפְךָ֙yitz.na.fe.KhaH6801and tossצְנֵפָ֔הtze.ne.FahH6802thee likea ballכַּדּ֕וּרka.DurH1754into a largeרַחֲבַ֣ת יָדָ֑יִםra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH3027 H7342countryאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776:there shalt thou dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,and there the chariotsמַרְכְּב֣וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818of thy gloryכְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.khaH3519shall bethe shameקְל֖וֹןke.LonH7036of thy lord’sאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

19And I will driveוַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָva.ha.daf.Ti.khaH1920thee from thy stationמִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָmi.ma.tza.Ve.khaH4673,and from thy stateוּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖u.mi.ma.'a.ma.de.KhaH4612shall he pull thee downיֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃ye.her.Se.khaH2040.

20And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that I will callוְקָרָ֣אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121my servantלְעַבְדִּ֔יle.'av.DiH5650Eliakimלְאֶלְיָקִ֖יםle.'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chil.ki.Ya.huH2518:

21And I will clotheוְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יוve.hil.bash.TivH3847him with thy robeכֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָku.ta.ne.Te.khaH3801,and strengthenאֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ'a.chaz.ze.Ke.nuH2388him with thy girdleוְאַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙ve.'av.ne.te.KhaH73,and I will commitאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thy governmentוּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖u.mem.shel.te.KhaH4475into his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:and he shall be a fatherלְאָ֛בle.'AvH1to the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֥בle.yo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and to the houseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

22And the keyמַפְתֵּ֥חַmaf.Te.achH4668of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732will I layוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414upon his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926;so he shall openוּפָתַח֙u.fa.TachH6605,and none shall shutסֹגֵ֔רso.GerH5462;and he shall shutוְסָגַ֖רve.sa.GarH5462,and none shall openפֹּתֵֽחַ׃po.Te.achH6605.

23And I will fastenוּתְקַעְתִּ֥יוu.te.ka'.TivH8628him asa nailיָתֵ֖דya.TedH3489in a sureנֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.ManH539placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725;and he shall be for a gloriousכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519throneלְכִסֵּ֥אle.khi.Se'H3678to his father’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

24And they shall hangוְתָל֨וּve.ta.LuH8518upon him all the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his father’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,the offspringהַצֶּֽאֱצָאִים֙ha.tze.'e.tza.'ImH6631and the issueוְהַצְּפִע֔וֹתve.ha.tze.fi.'otH6849,all vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of smallהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996quantity, from the vesselsמִכְּלֵי֙mi.ke.LeiH3627of cupsהָֽאַגָּנ֔וֹתha.'a.ga.NotH101,even to all the vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of flagonsהַנְּבָלִֽים׃ha.ne.va.LimH5035.

25In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,shall the nailהַיָּתֵ֔דhai.ya.TedH3489that is fastenedהַתְּקוּעָ֖הha.te.ku.'AhH8628in the sureנֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.ManH539placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725be removedתָּמוּשׁ֙ta.MushH4185,and be cut downוְנִגְדְּעָ֣הve.nig.de.'AhH1438,and fallוְנָפְלָ֗הve.na.fe.LahH5307;and the burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֣אha.ma.Sa'H4853that wasupon it shall be cut offוְנִכְרַת֙ve.nikh.RatH3772:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

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