Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 30:1-9

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.

6The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of the beastsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of the southנֶ֑גֶבNe.gevH5045:into the landבְּאֶרֶץ֩be.'e.RetzH776of troubleצָרָ֨הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָ֜הve.tzu.KahH6695, from whence comethe youngלָבִ֧יאla.Vi'H3833and old lionוָלַ֣יִשׁva.La.yishH3918,the viperאֶפְעֶה֙'ef.'EhH660and fieryH8314flyingמְעוֹפֵ֔ףme.'o.FefH5774serpentוְשָׂרָ֣ףve.sa.RafH8314,they will carryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375their richesחֵֽילֵהֶ֗םchei.le.HemH2428upon the shouldersכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802of young donkeysעֲיָרִ֜ים'a.ya.RimH5895,and their treasuresאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֔ם'otz.ro.TamH214upon the bunchesדַּבֶּ֤שֶׁתda.Be.shetH1707of camelsגְּמַלִּים֙ge.ma.LimH1581,to a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971thatshall not profitיוֹעִֽילוּ׃yo.'I.luH3276them.

7For the Egyptiansוּמִצְרַ֕יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall helpיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826in vainהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892,and to no purposeוָרִ֖יקva.RikH7385:therefore have I criedקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121concerning thisלָזֹ֔אתla.ZotH2063,Theirהֵ֖םhemH1992strengthרַ֥הַבRa.havH7293isto sit stillשָֽׁבֶת׃Sha.vetH7674.

8Now goבּ֣וֹאBo'H935,writeכָתְבָ֥הּkha.te.VahH3789it before them in a tableל֛וּחַLu.achH3871,and noteחֻקָּ֑הּchu.KahH2710it in a bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612,that it may be for the timeלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117to comeאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314forעַד־'ad-H5704everלָעַ֖דla.'AdH5703and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

9That this isa rebelliousמְרִי֙me.RiH4805peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971,lyingכֶּחָשִׁ֑יםke.cha.ShimH3586childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,childrenבָּנִ֕יםba.NimH1121thatwillאָב֥וּ'a.VuH14not hearשְׁמ֖וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

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