Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 55:1-5

1Hoה֤וֹיHoH1945,every one that thirstethצָמֵא֙tza.Me'H6771,comeH3212ye to the watersלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,and he that hath no moneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;comeH3212ye, buyשִׁבְרוּ֙shiv.RuH7666,and eatוֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּve.'e.Kho.luH398;yea, comeH3212,buyשִׁבְר֗וּshiv.RuH7666wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196and milkוְחָלָֽב׃ve.cha.LavH2461without moneyכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701and without priceמְחִ֖ירme.ChirH4242.

2Wherefore do ye spendתִשְׁקְלוּ־tish.ke.lu-H8254moneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701for that which isnot breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899?and your labourוִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םvi.gi.'a.KhemH3018for that whichsatisfiethלְשָׂבְעָ֑הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654notH3808?hearkenשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085unto me, and eatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398ye that which isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and let your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026itself in fatnessבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186your earאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241,and comeH3212unto me: hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,and your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315shall liveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421;and I will makeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772an everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with you, eventhe sureהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ha.ne.'e.ma.NimH539merciesחַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.DeiH2617of Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Behold, I have givenנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414him fora witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707to the peopleלְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,a leaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057and commanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הu.me.tza.VehH6680to the peopleלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

5Behold, thou shalt callתִּקְרָ֔אtik.Ra'H7121a nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471thatthou knowestתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045not, and nationsוְג֥וֹיve.GoyH1471thatknewיְדָע֖וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045not thee shall runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323unto thee because of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and for the Holy Oneוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for he hath glorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ סfe.'a.RakhH6286thee.

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