Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 5:1-7

1Now will I singאָשִׁ֤ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891to my wellbelovedלִֽידִידִ֔יli.di.DiH3039a songשִׁירַ֥תshi.RatH7892of my belovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730touching his vineyardלְכַרְמ֑וֹle.khar.MoH3754.My wellbelovedלִֽידִידִ֖יli.di.DiH3039hath a vineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754in a very fruitfulבֶּן־ שָֽׁמֶן׃ben- Sha.menH8081 H1121hillבְּקֶ֥רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161:

2And he fencedוַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּvay.'a.ze.Ke.huH5823it, and gathered out the stonesוַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּvay.sa.ke.Le.huH5619thereof, and plantedוַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huH5193it with the choicest vineשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321,and builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a towerמִגְדָּל֙mig.DalH4026in the midstבְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.KhoH8432of it, and also madeחָצֵ֣בcha.TzevH2672a winepressיֶ֖קֶבYe.kevH3342therein: and he lookedוַיְקַ֛וvay.KavH6960that it should bring forthלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,and it brought forthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213wild grapesבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891.

3And now, O inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,judgeשִׁפְטוּ־shif.tu-H8199,I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

4What could have been doneלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213more to my vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754,that I have not doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in it? whereforeמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,when I lookedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960that it should bring forthלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,brought it forthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213wild grapesבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891?

5And now go to; I will tellאוֹדִֽיעָה־'o.di.'ah-H3045you what I will doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to my vineyardלְכַרְמִ֑יle.khar.MiH3754:I will take awayהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493the hedgeמְשׂוּכָּתוֹ֙me.su.ka.ToH4881thereof, and it shall be eaten upלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197; andbreak downפָּרֹ֥ץpa.RotzH6555the wallגְּדֵר֖וֹge.de.RoH1447thereof, and it shall be trodden downלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823:

6And I will layוַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּva.'a.shi.Te.huH7896it wasteבָתָ֗הva.TahH1326:it shall not be prunedיִזָּמֵר֙yi.za.MerH2168,nor diggedיֵעָדֵ֔רye.'a.DerH5737;but there shall come upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927briersשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898:I will also commandאֲצַוֶּ֔ה'a.tza.VehH6680the cloudsהֶעָבִים֙he.'a.VimH5645that they rainמֵהַמְטִ֥ירme.ham.TirH4305no rainמָטָֽר׃ma.TarH4306upon it.

7For the vineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635isthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063his pleasantשַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יוsha.'a.shu.'AvH8191plantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194:and he lookedוַיְקַ֤וvay.KavH6960for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941,but behold oppressionמִשְׂפָּ֔חmis.PachH4939;for righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666,but behold a cryצְעָקָֽה׃ סtze.'a.KahH6818.

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