Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 3

1For, behold, the Lordהָאָד֜וֹןha.'a.DonH113,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,doth take awayמֵסִ֤ירme.SirH5493from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389and from Judahוּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Mi.hu.DahH3063the stayמַשְׁעֵ֖ןmash.'EnH4937and the staffוּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑הu.mash.'e.NahH4938,the whole stayמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,and the wholeH3605stayמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325,

2The mighty manגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368,and the manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,the judgeשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199,and the prophetוְנָבִ֖יאve.na.Vi'H5030,and the prudentוְקֹסֵ֥םve.ko.SemH7080,and the ancientוְזָקֵֽן׃ve.za.KenH2205,

3The captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,and the honourableוּנְשׂ֣וּאu.ne.Su'H5375manפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440,and the counsellorוְיוֹעֵ֛ץve.yo.'EtzH3289,and the cunningוַחֲכַ֥םva.cha.KhamH2450artificerחֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2791,and the eloquentוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995oratorלָֽחַשׁ׃La.chashH3908.

4And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414childrenנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288to betheir princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֑םsa.rei.HemH8269,and babesוְתַעֲלוּלִ֖יםve.ta.'a.lu.LimH8586shall ruleיִמְשְׁלוּ־yim.she.lu-H4910over them.

5And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall be oppressedוְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.GasH5065,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376by anotherבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376,and every oneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376by his neighbourבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453:the childהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288shall behave himself proudlyיִרְהֲב֗וּyir.ha.VuH7292against the ancientבַּזָּקֵ֔ןba.za.KenH2205,and the baseוְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הve.ha.nik.LehH7034against the honourableבַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ba.nikh.BadH3513.

6When a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shall take holdיִתְפֹּ֨שׂyit.PosH8610of his brotherבְּאָחִיו֙be.'a.ChivH251of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, saying,Thou hast clothingשִׂמְלָ֣הsim.LahH8071,be thou our rulerקָצִ֖יןka.TzinH7101, and letthis ruinוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥הve.ha.makh.she.LahH4384beunder thy handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

7In that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117shall he swearיִשָּׂא֩yi.Sa'H5375,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,I will not be an healerחֹבֵ֔שׁcho.VeshH2280;for in my houseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יu.ve.vei.TiH1004isneither breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899nor clothingשִׂמְלָ֑הsim.LahH8071:makeתְשִׂימֻ֖נִיte.si.Mu.niH7760me not a rulerקְצִ֥יןke.TzinH7101of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.

8For Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389is ruinedכָשְׁלָה֙kha.she.LahH3782,and Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063is fallenנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307:because their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֤םle.sho.NamH3956and their doingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611areagainst Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to provokeלַמְר֖וֹתlam.RotH4784the eyesעֵנֵ֥י'e.NeiH5869of his gloryכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃khe.vo.DoH3519.

9The shewהַכָּרַ֤תha.ka.RatH1971of their countenanceפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440doth witness against themעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030;and they declareהִגִּ֖ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֛םve.cha.ta.TamH2403as Sodomכִּסְדֹ֥םkis.DomH5467,they hideכִחֵ֑דוּkhi.Che.duH3582itnot. Woeא֣וֹי'oH188unto their soulלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315!for they have rewardedגָמְל֥וּga.me.LuH1580evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451unto themselves.

10Sayאִמְר֥וּ'im.RuH559ye to the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662, that it shall bewellH2896with him:for they shall eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398the fruitפְרִ֥יfe.RiH6529of their doingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

11Woeא֖וֹי'oH188unto the wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563! it shall beillH7451with him:for the rewardגְמ֥וּלge.MulH1576of his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027shall be givenיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213him.

12As formy peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,childrenמְעוֹלֵ֔לme.'o.LelH5953aretheir oppressorsנֹגְשָׂ֣יוno.ge.SavH5065,and womenוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over them. O my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,they which leadמְאַשְּׁרֶ֣יךָme.'a.she.Rei.khaH833thee cause theeto errמַתְעִ֔יםmat.'ImH8582,and destroyבִּלֵּֽעוּ׃ סbi.Le.'uH1104the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of thy pathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖יךָ'o.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

13Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068standeth upנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324to pleadלָרִ֖יבla.RivH7378,and standethוְעֹמֵ֖דve.'o.MedH5975to judgeלָדִ֥יןla.DinH1777the peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

14Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will enterיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935into judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941with the ancientsזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,and the princesוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269thereof: for ye have eaten upבִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣םbi.'ar.TemH1197the vineyardהַכֶּ֔רֶםha.Ke.remH3754;the spoilגְּזֵלַ֥תge.ze.LatH1500of the poorהֶֽעָנִ֖יhe.'a.NiH6041isin your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃be.va.tei.KhemH1004.

15What mean ye thatye beatH1792my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971to piecesH1792,and grindתִּטְחָ֑נוּtit.Cha.nuH2912the facesוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the poorעֲנִיִּ֖ים'a.ni.YimH6041?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

16Moreover Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saithוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726are haughtyגָֽבְהוּ֙ga.ve.HuH1361,and walkH3212with stretched forthנְטוּי֣וֹתne.tv.VotH5186necksגָּר֔וֹןga.RonH1627and wantonוּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹתu.me.sa.ke.RotH8265eyesעֵינָ֑יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,walkingH1980and mincingוְטָפֹף֙ve.ta.FofH2952asthey goH3212,and making a tinklingתְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃te.'a.Kas.nahH5913with their feetוּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.rag.lei.HemH7272:

17Therefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136will smite with a scabוְשִׂפַּ֣חve.si.PachH5596the crown of the headקָדְקֹ֖דka.de.KodH6936of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will discoverיְעָרֶֽה׃ סye.'a.RehH6168their secret partsפָּתְהֵ֥ןpa.te.HenH6596.

18In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136will take awayיָסִ֣ירya.SirH5493the braveryתִּפְאֶ֧רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of theirtinkling ornamentsהָעֲכָסִ֛יםha.'a.kha.SimH5914about their feet, and theircaulsוְהַשְּׁבִיסִ֖יםve.ha.she.vi.SimH7636, and theirround tires like the moonוְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים׃ve.ha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720,

19The chainsהַנְּטִיפ֥וֹתha.ne.ti.FotH5188,and the braceletsוְהַשֵּׁיר֖וֹתve.ha.shei.RotH8285,and the mufflersוְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת׃ve.Ha.re.'a.LotH7479,

20The bonnetsהַפְּאֵרִ֤יםha.pe.'e.RimH6287,and the ornaments of the legsוְהַצְּעָדוֹת֙ve.ha.tze.'a.dOtH6807,and the headbandsוְהַקִּשֻּׁרִ֔יםve.hak.ki.shu.RimH7196,and the tabletsוּבָתֵּ֥י הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁu.va.Tei ha.Ne.feshH1004 H5315,and the earringsוְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים׃ve.ha.le.cha.ShimH3908,

21The ringsהַטַּבָּע֖וֹתha.ta.ba.'otH2885,and noseהָאָֽף׃ha.'AfH639jewelsוְנִזְמֵ֥יve.niz.MeiH5141,

22The changeable suits of apparelהַמַּֽחֲלָצוֹת֙ha.ma.cha.la.tzOtH4254,and the mantlesוְהַמַּ֣עֲטָפ֔וֹתve.ha.Ma.'a.ta.FotH4595,and the wimplesוְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹתve.ha.mit.pa.ChotH4304,and the crisping pinsוְהָחֲרִיטִֽים׃ve.ha.cha.ri.TimH2754,

23The glassesוְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ve.ha.gil.yo.NimH1549,and the fine linenוְהַסְּדִינִ֔יםve.ha.se.di.NimH5466,and the hoodsוְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹתve.ha.tze.ni.FotH6797,and the vailsוְהָרְדִידִֽים׃ve.ha.re.di.DimH7289.

24And it shall come to pass, thatinstead of sweet smellבֹּ֜שֶׂםBo.semH1314there shall be stinkמַ֣קmakH4716;and instead of a girdleחֲגוֹרָ֤הcha.go.RahH2290a rentנִקְפָּה֙nik.PahH5364;and instead of well setמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639hairמִקְשֶׁה֙mik.ShehH4748baldnessקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7144;and instead of a stomacherפְּתִיגִ֖ילpe.ti.GilH6614a girdingמַחֲגֹ֣רֶתma.cha.Go.retH4228of sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242; andburningכִּי־ki-H3587instead of beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

25Thy menמְתַ֖יִךְme.Ta.yikhH4962shall fallיִפֹּ֑לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and thy mightyוּגְבוּרָתֵ֖ךְu.ge.vu.ra.TekhH1369in the warבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

26And her gatesפְּתָחֶ֑יהָpe.ta.Chei.haH6607shall lamentוְאָנ֥וּve.'a.NuH578and mournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56; and she beingdesolateוְנִקָּ֖תָהve.ni.Ka.tahH5352shall sitתֵּשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427upon the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

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