Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 56:6-12

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.

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