Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 5:12-30

12And the harpכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658,and the violוָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.velH5035,the tabretתֹּ֧ףtofH8596,and pipeוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485,and wineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196,are in their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960:but they regardיַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027not the workפֹּ֤עַלPo.'alH6467of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,neither considerרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200the operationוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.

13Therefore my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971are gone into captivityגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540, because they haveno knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847:and their honourableוּכְבוֹדוֹ֙u.khe.vo.DoH3519menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962arefamishedרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458,and their multitudeוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995dried upצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704with thirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.

14Therefore hellשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585hath enlargedהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337herselfנַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.ShahH5315,and openedוּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.RahH6473her mouthפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310without measureחֹ֑קChokH2706:and their gloryהֲדָרָ֧הּha.da.RahH1926,and their multitudeוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995,and their pompוּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּu.she.'o.NahH7588,and he that rejoicethוְעָלֵ֥זve.'a.LezH5938,shall descendוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381into it.

15And the mean manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120shall be brought downוַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.ShachH7817,and the mighty manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376shall be humbledוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213,and the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of the loftyגְבֹהִ֖יםge.vo.HimH1364shall be humbledתִּשְׁפַּֽלְנָה׃tish.Pal.nahH8213:

16But Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shall be exaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,and Godוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410that is holyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918shall be sanctifiedנִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.DashH6942in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

17Then shall the lambsכְבָשִׂ֖יםkhe.va.SimH3532feedוְרָע֥וּve.ra.'UH7462after their mannerכְּדָבְרָ֑םke.da.ve.RamH1699,and the waste placesוְחָרְב֥וֹתve.cha.re.VotH2723of the fat onesמֵחִ֖יםme.ChimH4220shall strangersגָּרִ֥יםga.RimH1481eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398.

18Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto them that drawמֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.KheiH4900iniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771with cordsבְּחַבְלֵ֣יbe.chav.LeiH2256of vanityהַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav'H7723,and sinחַטָּאָֽה׃cha.ta.'AhH2403as it were with a cartהָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.LahH5699ropeוְכַעֲב֥וֹתve.kha.'a.VotH5688:

19That sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559,Let him make speedיְמַהֵ֧ר׀ye.ma.HerH4116, andhastenיָחִ֛ישָׁהya.Chi.shahH2363his workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,that we may seeנִרְאֶ֑הnir.'EhH7200it:and let the counselעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478draw nighוְתִקְרַ֣בve.tik.RavH7126and comeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935,that we may knowוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045it!

20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945unto them that callהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,and goodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451;that putשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822for lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216,and lightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216for darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822;that putשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751for sweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966,and sweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966for bitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751!

21Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945unto them that arewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their own eyesבְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.HemH5869,and prudentנְבֹנִֽים׃ne.vo.NimH995in their own sightפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440!

22Woeה֕וֹיHoH1945unto them that aremightyגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368to drinkלִשְׁתּ֣וֹתlish.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,and menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582of strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428to mingleלִמְסֹ֥ךְlim.SokhH4537strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941:

23Which justifyמַצְדִּיקֵ֥יmatz.di.KeiH6663the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563forעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118rewardשֹׁ֑חַדSho.chadH7810,and take awayיָסִ֥ירוּya.Si.ruH5493the righteousnessוְצִדְקַ֥תve.tzid.KatH6666of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֖יםtza.di.KimH6662from him!

24Therefore as the fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784devourethכֶּאֱכֹ֨לke.'e.KholH398the stubbleקַ֜שׁkashH7179,and the flameלְשׁ֣וֹן לֶֽהָבָה֙le.Shon le.ha.VahH3852 H3956consumethיִרְפֶּ֔הyir.PehH7503the chaffוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842, sotheir rootשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328shall be as rottennessכַּמָּ֣קka.MakH4716,and their blossomוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525shall go upיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927as dustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80:because they have cast awayמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988the lawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and despisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006the wordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of the Holy Oneקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25Therefore is the angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068kindledחָרָה֩cha.RahH2734against his peopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,and he hath stretched forthוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027against them, and hath smittenוַיַּכֵּ֗הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221them: and the hillsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022did trembleוַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙vai.yir.ge.ZuH7264,and their carcasesנִבְלָתָ֛םniv.la.TamH5038weretornכַּסּוּחָ֖הka.su.ChahH5478in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the streetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.For all this his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725,but his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretched outנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186still.

26And he will lift upוְנָֽשָׂא־ve.na.sa'-H5375an ensignנֵ֤סnesH5251to the nationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471from farמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,and will hissוְשָׁ֥רַקve.Sha.rakH8319unto them from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and, behold, they shall comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with speedמְהֵרָ֖הme.he.RahH4120swiftlyקַ֥לkalH7031:

27None shall be wearyעָיֵ֤ף'a.YefH5889nor stumbleכּוֹשֵׁל֙ko.ShelH3782among them; none shall slumberיָנ֖וּםya.NumH5123nor sleepיִישָׁ֑ןyi.ShanH3462;neither shall the girdleאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232of their loinsחֲלָצָ֔יוcha.la.TzavH2504be loosedנִפְתַּח֙nif.TachH6605,nor the latchetשְׂר֥וֹךְse.RokhH8288of their shoesנְעָלָֽיו׃ne.'a.LavH5275be brokenנִתַּ֖קni.TakH5423:

28Whose arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671aresharpשְׁנוּנִ֔יםshe.nu.NimH8150,and all their bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוka.she.to.TavH7198bentדְּרֻכ֑וֹתde.ru.KhotH1869,their horses’סוּסָיו֙su.SavH5483hoofsפַּרְס֤וֹתpar.SotH6541shall be countedנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803like flintכַּצַּ֣רka.TzarH6862,and their wheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוve.gal.gi.LavH1534like a whirlwindכַּסּוּפָֽה׃ka.su.FahH5492:

29Their roaringשְׁאָגָ֥הshe.'a.GahH7581shall belike a lionכַּלָּבִ֑יאka.la.Vi'H3833,they shall roarיִשְׁאַ֨גyi.sha.'agH7580like young lionsכַּכְּפִירִ֤יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715:yea, they shall roarוְיִנְהֹם֙ve.yin.HomH5098,and lay holdוְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.ChezH270of the preyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964, and shall carry itaway safeוְיַפְלִ֖יטve.yaf.LitH6403,and none shall deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337it.

30And in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117they shall roarוְיִנְהֹ֥םve.yin.HomH5098against them like the roaringכְּנַהֲמַת־ke.na.ha.mat-H5100of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220: and if onelookוְנִבַּ֤טve.ni.BatH5027unto the landלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776,behold darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andsorrowצַ֣רtzarH6862,and the lightוָא֔וֹרva.'orH216is darkenedחָשַׁ֖ךְcha.ShakhH2821in the heavensבַּעֲרִיפֶֽיהָ׃ פba.'a.ri.Fei.haH6183thereof.

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