Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 29:1-14

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to Arielאֲרִיאֵ֣ל'a.ri.'ElH740,to Arielאֲרִיאֵ֔ל'a.ri.'ElH740,the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151whereDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732dweltחָנָ֣הcha.NahH2583!addH5595ye yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141to yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141;let them killיִנְקֹֽפוּ׃yin.Ko.fuH5362sacrificesחַגִּ֥יםcha.GimH2282.

2Yet I will distressוַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִיva.ha.tzi.Ko.tiH6693Arielלַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,and there shall be heavinessתַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ta.'a.ni.YahH8386and sorrowוַֽאֲנִיָּ֔הva.'a.ni.YahH592:and it shall be unto me as Arielכַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ka.'a.ri.'ElH740.

3And I will campוְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583against thee round aboutכַדּ֖וּרkha.DurH1754,and will lay siegeוְצַרְתִּ֤יve.tzar.TiH6696against thee with a mountמֻצָּ֔בmu.TzavH4674,and I will raiseוַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965fortsמְצֻרֹֽת׃me.tzu.RotH4694against thee.

4And thou shalt be brought downוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ve.sha.falTH8213, andshalt speakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696out of the groundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and thy speechאִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565shall be lowתִּשַּׁ֣חti.ShachH7817out of the dustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083,and thy voiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spiritכְּא֤וֹבke.'ovH178,out of the groundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776,and thy speechאִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565shall whisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃te.tzaf.TzefH6850out of the dustוּמֵעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083.

5Moreover the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of thy strangersזָרָ֑יִךְza.Ra.yikhH2114shall be like smallדַּ֖קdakH1851dustכְּאָבָ֥קke.'a.VakH80,and the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the terrible onesעָֽרִיצִ֔ים'a.ri.TzimH6184shall beas chaffוּכְמֹ֤ץu.khe.MotzH4671that passeth awayעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674:yea, it shall be at an instantלְפֶ֥תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597.

6Thou shalt be visitedתִּפָּקֵ֔דti.pa.KedH6485of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635with thunderבְּרַ֥עַםbe.Ra.'amH7482,and with earthquakeוּבְרַ֖עַשׁu.ve.Ra.'ashH7494,and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963,with stormסוּפָה֙su.FahH5492and tempestוּסְעָרָ֔הu.se.'a.RahH5591,and the flameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of devouringאוֹכֵלָֽה׃'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784.

7And the multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that fightH6633against Arielאֲרִיאֵ֑ל'a.ri.'ElH740,even all that fightH6638against her and her munitionוּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּu.me.Tzo.da.TahH4685,and that distressוְהַמְּצִיקִ֖יםve.ha.me.tzi.KimH6693her, shall be as a dreamכַּֽחֲלוֹם֙ka.cha.lOmH2472of a nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915visionחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377.

8It shall even be as when an hungryהָרָעֵ֜בha.ra.'EvH7457mandreamethיַחֲלֹ֨םya.cha.LomH2492,and, behold, he eatethאוֹכֵ֗ל'o.KhelH398;but he awakethוְהֵקִיץ֮ve.he.KitzH6974,and his soulנַפְשׁוֹ֒naf.ShoH5315is emptyוְרֵיקָ֣הve.rei.KahH7386:or as whenH834a thirsty manהַצָּמֵא֙ha.tza.Me'H6771dreamethיַחֲלֹ֤םya.cha.LomH2492,and, behold, he drinkethשֹׁתֶ֔הsho.TehH8354;but he awakethוְהֵקִיץ֙ve.he.KitzH6974, and, behold, he isfaintעָיֵ֔ף'a.YefH5889,and his soulוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315hath appetiteשׁוֹקֵקָ֑הsho.ke.KahH8264:so shall the multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be, that fightהַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'ImH6633against mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

9Stayהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102yourselves, and wonderוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539;cry ye outהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173,and cryוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173:they are drunkenשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937,but not with wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196;they staggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,but not with strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941.

10For Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath poured outנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258upon you the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639,and hath closedוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869:the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and your rulersרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,the seersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374hath he coveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680.

11And the visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380of all is become unto you as the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697of a bookH5612that is sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856, which mendeliverיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414to one that is learnedיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, I pray thee: and he saithוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,I cannotאוּכַ֔ל'u.KhalH3201; for it issealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856:

12And the bookH5612is deliveredוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414to him that is not learnedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H5612 H3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, I pray thee: and he saithוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559,I am not learnedיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.

13Wherefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Forasmuchיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282as this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971draw nearנִגַּשׁ֙ni.GashH5066mewith their mouthבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310,and with their lipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193do honourכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513me, but have removedH7368their heartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368from me, and their fearיִרְאָתָם֙yir.'a.TamH3374toward me is taughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925by the preceptמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582:

14Therefore, behold, I will proceedיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254to do a marvellous workלְהַפְלִ֥יאle.haf.Li'H6381among this peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971, evena marvellous workהַפְלֵ֣אhaf.Le'H6381and a wonderוָפֶ֑לֶאva.Fe.le'H6382:for the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of their wiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450menshall perishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,and the understandingוּבִינַ֥תu.vi.NatH998of their prudentנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995menshall be hidתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.

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