Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 57:3-9

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.

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