Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 5:5-7

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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