Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 5:18-25

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.

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