Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 29:10-13

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:

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