Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 3:1-8

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.

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