Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 30:1-5

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to the rebelliousסֽוֹרְרִים֙so.RimH5637childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that takeלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,but not of me; and that coverוְלִנְסֹ֥ךְve.lin.SokhH5258with a coveringמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541,but not of my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,that they may addסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595sinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403to sinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403:

2That walkהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to go downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381into Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and have not askedשָׁאָ֑לוּsha.'A.luH7592at my mouthוּפִ֖יu.FiH6310;to strengthenH5810themselves in the strengthבְּמָע֣וֹזbe.ma.'ozH4581of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,and to trustוְלַחְס֖וֹתve.lach.SotH2620in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!

3Therefore shall the strengthמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547be your shameלְבֹ֑שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322,and the trustוְהֶחָס֥וּתve.he.cha.SutH2622in the shadowבְּצֵל־be.tzel-H6738of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714yourconfusionלִכְלִמָּֽה׃likh.li.MahH3639.

4For his princesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269were at Zoanבְצֹ֖עַןve.Tzo.'anH6814,and his ambassadorsוּמַלְאָכָ֖יוu.mal.'a.KhavH4397cameיַגִּֽיעוּ׃ya.Gi.'uH5060to Hanesחָנֵ֥סcha.NesH2609.

5They were all ashamedH3001of a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971thatcould not profitיוֹעִ֣ילוּyo.'I.luH3276them, nor be an helpלְעֵ֙זֶר֙le.'E.zerH5828nor profitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276,but a shameלְבֹ֖שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322,and also a reproachלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סle.cher.PahH2781.

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