Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 56

1Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Keepשִׁמְר֥וּshim.RuH8104ye judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213justiceצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666:for my salvationיְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ye.shu.'a.TiH3444isnearקְרוֹבָ֤הke.ro.VahH7138to comeלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935,and my righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666to be revealedלְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃le.hi.ga.LotH1540.

2Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאֱנוֹשׁ֙'e.no.VoshH582thatdoethיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213this, and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120thatlayeth holdיַחֲזִ֣יקya.cha.ZikH2388on it; that keepethשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676from pollutingמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490it, and keepethוְשֹׁמֵ֥רve.sho.MerH8104his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from doingמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213any evilרָֽע׃ סRa'H7451.

3Neither let the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the strangerהַנֵּכָ֗רha.ne.KharH5236,that hath joinedהַנִּלְוָ֤הha.nil.VahH3867himself to Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,speakיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath utterlyהַבְדֵּ֧לhav.DelH914separatedיַבְדִּילַ֛נִיyav.di.La.niH914me from his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971:neither let the eunuchהַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.RisH5631sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, Behold, I ama dryיָבֵֽשׁ׃ סya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

4For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto the eunuchsלַסָּֽרִיסִים֙la.sa.ri.SimH5631that keepיִשְׁמְרוּ֙yish.me.RuH8104my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,and chooseוּבָֽחֲר֖וּu.va.cha.RuH977the thingsthat pleaseחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654me, and take holdוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388of my covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

5Even unto them will I giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414in mine houseבְּבֵיתִ֤יbe.vei.TiH1004and within my wallsוּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙u.ve.cho.mo.TaiH2346a placeיָ֣דyadH3027and a nameוָשֵׁ֔םva.ShemH8034betterט֖וֹבTovH2896than of sonsמִבָּנִ֣יםmi.ba.NimH1121and of daughtersוּמִבָּנ֑וֹתu.mi.ba.NotH1323:I will giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414them an everlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034,that shall not be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772.

6Also the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of the strangerהַנֵּכָ֗רha.ne.KharH5236,that joinהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves to Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,to serveלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334him, and to loveוּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.VahH157the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to be his servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,every one that keepethשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676from pollutingמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490it, and taketh holdוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388of my covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

7Even them will I bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935to my holyקָדְשִׁ֗יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,and make them joyfulוְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ve.si.mach.TimH8055in my houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605:their burnt offeringsעוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧םo.lo.tei.HemH5930and their sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛םve.ziv.chei.HemH2077shall beacceptedלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522upon mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196;for mine houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004shall be calledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121an houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of prayerתְּפִלָּ֥הte.fi.LahH8605for all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069which gatherethמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908the outcastsH1760of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002,Yet will I gatherאֲקַבֵּ֥ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908othersto him, beside those that are gatheredלְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃le.nik.ba.TzavH6908unto him.

9All ye beastsחַיְת֣וֹchay.ToH2416of the fieldשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704,comeאֵתָ֕יוּ'e.Ta.yuH857to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398, yea,all ye beastsחַיְת֖וֹchay.ToH2416in the forestבַּיָּֽעַר׃ סbai.Ya.'arH3293.

10His watchmenצֹפָ֞יוtza.fiuH6822areblindעִוְרִ֤ים'iv.RimH5787:they are all ignorantיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045, they areall dumbאִלְּמִ֔ים'i.le.MimH483dogsכְּלָבִ֣יםke.la.VimH3611,they cannotיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201barkלִנְבֹּ֑חַlin.Bo.achH5024;sleepingהֹזִים֙ho.ZimH1957,lying downשֹֽׁכְבִ֔יםsho.khe.VimH7901,lovingאֹהֲבֵ֖י'o.ha.VeiH157to slumberלָנֽוּם׃la.NumH5123.

11Yea, they aregreedyעַזֵּי־ נֶ֗פֶשׁ'a.zei- Ne.feshH5315 H5794dogsוְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםve.ha.ke.la.VimH3611whichcanיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045never haveיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045enoughשָׂבְעָ֔הsa.ve.'AhH7654, and they areshepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462thatcannot understandהָבִ֑יןha.VinH995:they all lookפָּנ֔וּpa.NuH6437to their own wayלְדַרְכָּ֣םle.dar.KamH1870,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376for his gainלְבִצְע֖וֹle.vitz.'OH1215,from his quarterמִקָּצֵֽהוּ׃mi.ka.Tze.huH7097.

12Comeאֵתָ֥יוּ'e.Ta.yuH857ye, say they,I will fetchאֶקְחָה־'ek.chah-H3947wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and we will fillוְנִסְבְּאָ֣הve.nis.be.'AhH5433ourselves with strong drinkשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941;and to morrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279shall be as this dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, andmuchמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966moreיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499abundantגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419.

Commentaries on Isaiah 56