Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 47:9-13

9But these twoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147thingsshall comeוְתָבֹאנָה֩ve.ta.vo.NahH935to thee in a momentרֶ֛גַעRe.ga'H7281in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117,the loss of childrenשְׁכ֣וֹלshe.KholH7908,and widowhoodוְאַלְמֹ֑ןve.'al.MonH489:they shall comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935upon thee in their perfectionכְּתֻמָּם֙ke.tu.MamH8537for the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of thy sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785, andfor the greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceבְּעָצְמַ֥תbe.'a.tze.MatH6109of thine enchantmentsחֲבָרַ֖יִךְcha.va.Ra.yikhH2267.

10For thou hast trustedוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in thy wickednessבְרָעָתֵ֗ךְve.ra.'a.TekhH7451:thou hast saidאָמַרְתְּ֙'a.marTH559,None seethרֹאָ֔נִיro.'A.niH7200me. Thy wisdomחָכְמָתֵ֥ךְcha.khe.ma.TekhH2451and thy knowledgeוְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְve.da'.TekhH1847,it hath pervertedשׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְsho.Va.tekhH7725thee; and thou hast saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559in thine heartבְלִבֵּ֔ךְve.li.BekhH3820, I am,and none elseוְאַפְסִ֥יve.'af.SiH657beside me.

11Therefore shall evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935upon thee; thou shalt not knowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045from whence it risethשַׁחְרָ֔הּshach.RahH7837:and mischiefהֹוָ֔הho.VahH1943shall fallוְתִפֹּ֤לve.ti.PolH5307upon thee; thou shalt not be ableתוּכְלִ֖יtu.khe.LiH3201to put it offכַּפְּרָ֑הּka.pe.RahH3722:and desolationשׁוֹאָ֖הsho.'AhH7722shall comeוְתָבֹ֨אve.ta.Vo'H935upon thee suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597, whichthou shalt not knowתֵדָֽעִי׃te.Da.'iH3045.

12Standעִמְדִי־'im.di-H5975now with thine enchantmentsבַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙va.cha.va.Ra.yikhH2267,and with the multitudeוּבְרֹ֣בu.ve.RoH7230of thy sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785,whereinבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834thou hast labouredיָגַ֖עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021from thy youthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271;if so be thou shalt be ableתּוּכְלִ֥יtu.khe.LiH3201to profitהוֹעִ֖ילho.'IlH3276,if so be thou mayest prevailתַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃ta.'a.Ro.tziH6206.

13Thou art weariedנִלְאֵ֖יתnil.'EitH3811in the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of thy counselsעֲצָתָ֑יִךְ'a.tza.Ta.yikhH6098.Let now the astrologersהֹבְרֵ֣י שָׁמַ֗יִםha.ve.ru sha.Ma.yimH8064 H1895,the stargazersבַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםba.Ko.kha.VimH3556 H2374,the monthlyלֶחֳדָשִׁ֔יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320prognosticatorsמֽוֹדִיעִם֙mo.di.'ImH3045,stand upיַעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975,and saveוְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְve.yo.shi.'UkhH3467thee from these thingsthat shall comeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon thee.

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