Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 57:3-13

3But draw nearקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126hither, ye sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the sorceressעֹנְנָ֑ה'o.ne.NahH6049,the seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of the adultererמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and the whoreוַתִּזְנֶֽה׃va.tiz.NehH2181.

4Against whom do ye sportתִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּtit.'a.Na.guH6026yourselves? against whom make ye a wideתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310, anddraw outתַּאֲרִ֣יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748the tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956? areye not childrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206of transgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,a seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5Enflamingהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552yourselves with idolsH410under every greenרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,slayingשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819the childrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in the valleysבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158under the cliftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Among the smoothבְּחַלְּקֵי־be.cha.le.kei-H2511stonesof the streamנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158isthy portionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506; they, they arethy lotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486:even to them hast thou pouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210a drink offeringנֶ֙סֶךְ֙ne.sekhH5262,thou hast offeredהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503.Should I receive comfortאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162in these?

7Upon a loftyגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364and highוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375mountainהַר־har-H2022hast thou setשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thy bedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904:even thither wentest thou upעָלִ֖ית'a.LitH5927to offerלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the doorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817also and the postsוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201hast thou set upשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thy remembranceזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146:for thou hast discoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540thyself to anotherthan me, and art gone upוַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.LiH5927;thou hast enlargedהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337thy bedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904,and madeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772thee a covenantwith them; thou lovedstאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157their bedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904whereיָ֥דyadH3027thou sawestחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372it.

9And thou wentestוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428with ointmentבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081,and didst increaseוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thy perfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547,and didst sendוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971thy messengersצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735far offמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350,and didst debaseוַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִיva.tash.Pi.liH8213thyself evenunto hellשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10Thou art weariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021in the greatnessבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of thy wayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870; yetsaidstאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559thou not, There is no hopeנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976:thou hast foundמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672the lifeחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of thine handיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027;therefore thou wast not grievedחָלִֽית׃cha.LitH2470.

11And of whom hast thou been afraidדָּאַ֤גְתְּda.'AgtH1672or fearedוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372,that thou hast liedתְכַזֵּ֔בִיte.kha.Ze.viH3576,and hast not rememberedזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142me, nor laidשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760itto thy heartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820?have not I held my peaceמַחְשֶׁה֙mach.ShehH2814even of oldוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769,and thou fearestתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372me not?

12I will declareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046thy righteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666,and thy worksמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639;for they shall not profitיוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃yo.'i.LukhH3276thee.

13When thou criestבְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙be.za.'a.keKhH2199,let thy companiesקִבּוּצַ֔יִךְki.bu.Tza.yikhH6899deliverיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337thee; but the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shall carry them all awayיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375;vanityהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892shall takeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them:but he that putteth his trustוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620in me shall possessיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and shall inheritוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423my holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022;

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