Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 32

1Behold, a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shall reignיִמְלָךְ־yim.lokh-H4427in righteousnessלְצֶ֖דֶקle.Tze.dekH6664,and princesוּלְשָׂרִ֖יםu.le.sa.RimH8269shall ruleיָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ya.So.ruH8323in judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941.

2And a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall be as an hiding placeכְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ke.ma.cha.ve'-H4224from the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307,and a covertוְסֵ֣תֶרve.Se.terH5643from the tempestזָ֑רֶםZa.remH2230;as riversכְּפַלְגֵי־ke.fal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325in a dry placeבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724,as the shadowכְּצֵ֥לke.TzelH6738of a greatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515rockסֶֽלַע־se.la'-H5553in a wearyעֲיֵפָֽה׃'a.ye.FahH5889landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

3And the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of them that seeרֹאִ֑יםro.'ImH7200shall not be dimתִשְׁעֶ֖ינָהtish.'Ei.nahH8159,and the earsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of them that hearשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085shall hearkenתִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃tik.Shav.nahH7181.

4The heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3824also of the rashנִמְהָרִ֖יםnim.ha.RimH4116shall understandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995knowledgeלָדָ֑עַתla.Da.'atH1847,and the tongueוּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of the stammerersעִלְּגִ֔ים'i.le.GimH5926shall be readyתְּמַהֵ֖רte.ma.HerH4116to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696plainlyצָחֽוֹת׃tza.ChotH6703.

5The vile personלְנָבָ֖לle.na.ValH5036shall be no more calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121liberalנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,nor the churlוּלְכִילַ֕יu.le.khi.LaiH3596saidיֵֽאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559to bebountifulשֽׁוֹעַ׃Sho.a'H7771.

6For the vile personנָבָל֙na.ValH5036will speakיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696villanyנְבָלָ֣הne.va.LahH5039,and his heartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820will workיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,to practiseלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213hypocrisyחֹ֗נֶףCho.nefH2612,and to utterוּלְדַבֵּ֤רu.le.da.BerH1696errorתּוֹעָ֔הto.'AhH8442against Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,to make emptyלְהָרִיק֙le.ha.RikH7324the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the hungryרָעֵ֔בra.'EvH7457,and he will cause the drinkוּמַשְׁקֶ֥הu.mash.KehH4945of the thirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771to failיַחְסִֽיר׃yach.SirH2637.

7The instrumentsכֵּלָ֣יוke.LavH3627also of the churlוְכֵלַ֖יve.khe.LaiH3596areevilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451:he devisethיָעָ֔ץya.'AtzH3289wicked devicesזִמּ֣וֹתzi.MotH2154to destroyלְחַבֵּ֤לle.cha.BelH2254the poorעֲנִיִּים֙a.na.vimH6035 H6041with lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561,even when the needyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34speakethוּבְדַבֵּ֥רu.ve.da.BerH1696rightמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

8But the liberalוְנָדִ֖יבve.na.DivH5081devisethיָעָ֑ץya.'AtzH3289liberal thingsנְדִיב֣וֹתne.di.VotH5081;and by liberal thingsנְדִיב֥וֹתne.di.VotH5081shall he standיָקֽוּם׃ פya.KumH6965.

9Rise upקֹ֖מְנָהKo.me.nahH6965,ye womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802that are at easeשַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹתsha.'a.na.NotH7600;hearשְׁמַ֣עְנָהshe.Ma'.nahH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963,ye carelessבֹּֽטח֔וֹתbo.t.ChotH982daughtersבָּנוֹת֙ba.nOtH1323;give earהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha'.Ze.nahH238unto my speechאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.

10Many daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117and yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shall ye be troubledתִּרְגַּ֖זְנָהtir.Gaz.nahH7264,ye careless womenבֹּֽטְח֑וֹתbo.te.ChotH982:for the vintageבָצִ֔ירva.TzirH1210shall failכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615,the gatheringאֹ֖סֶף'O.sefH625shall not comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

11Trembleחִרְדוּ֙chir.DuH2729,ye women that are at easeשַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹתsha.'a.na.NotH7600;be troubledרְגָ֖זָהre.Ga.zahH7264,ye careless onesבֹּֽטְח֑וֹתbo.te.ChotH982:stripפְּשֹׁ֣טָֽהpe.Sho.tahH6584you, and make you bareוְעֹ֔רָהve.'O.rahH6209,and girdH2290sackcloth upon yourloinsחֲלָצָֽיִם׃cha.la.Tza.yimH2504.

12They shall lamentסֹֽפְדִ֑יםso.fe.DimH5594for the teatsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699,for the pleasantחֶ֕מֶדChe.medH2531fieldsשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704,for the fruitfulפֹּרִיָּֽה׃po.ri.YahH6509vineגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612.

13Upon the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971shall come upתַּֽעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927thornsק֥וֹץKotzH6975andbriersשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068;yea, upon all the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of joyמָשׂ֔וֹשׂma.SosH4885inthe joyousעַלִּיזָֽה׃'a.li.ZahH5947cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151:

14Because the palacesאַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.MonH759shall be forsakenנֻטָּ֔שׁnu.TashH5203;the multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892shall be leftעֻזָּ֑ב'u.ZavH5800;the fortsעֹ֣פֶל'O.felH6076and towersוָבַ֜חַןva.Va.chanH975shall be for densמְעָרוֹת֙me.'a.rOtH4631forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769,a joyמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of wild donkeysפְּרָאִ֖יםpe.ra.'ImH6501,a pastureמִרְעֵ֥הmir.'EhH4829of flocksעֲדָרִֽים׃'a.da.RimH5739;

15Until the spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307be pouredיֵ֨עָרֶ֥הye.'a.RehH6168upon us from on highמִמָּר֑וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791,and the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057be a fruitful fieldלַכַּרְמֶ֔לla.kar.MelH3759,and the fruitful fieldוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לve.ha.khar.melH3759be countedיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803for a forestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293.

16Then judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941shall dwellוְשָׁכַ֥ןve.sha.KhanH7931in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666remainתֵּשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427in the fruitful fieldבַּכַּרְמֶ֥לba.kar.MelH3759.

17And the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of righteousnessהַצְּדָקָ֖הha.tze.da.KahH6666shall be peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965;and the effectוַֽעֲבֹדַת֙va.'a.vo.DatH5656of righteousnessהַצְּדָקָ֔הha.tze.da.KahH6666quietnessהַשְׁקֵ֥טhash.KetH8252and assuranceוָבֶ֖טַחva.Ve.tachH983forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

18And my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shall dwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427in a peaceableשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965habitationבִּנְוֵ֣הbin.VehH5116,and in sureמִבְטַחִ֔יםmiv.ta.ChimH4009dwellingsוּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙u.ve.mish.ke.nOtH4908,and in quietשַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃sha.'a.na.NotH7600resting placesוּבִמְנוּחֹ֖תu.vim.nu.ChotH4496;

19When it shall hailוּבָרַ֖דu.va.RadH1258,coming downבְּרֶ֣דֶתbe.Re.detH3381on the forestהַיָּ֑עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293;and the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892shall be lowתִּשְׁפַּ֥לtish.PalH8213in a low placeוּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖הu.va.shif.LahH8218.

20Blessedאַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם'ash.rei.KhemH835areye that sowזֹרְעֵ֖יzo.re.'EiH2232beside all watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,that send forthמְשַׁלְּחֵ֥יme.sha.le.CheiH7971thitherthe feetרֶֽגֶל־re.gel-H7272of the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794and the donkeyוְהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ סve.ha.cha.MorH2543.

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