Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 59:1-4

1Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005,Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027is not shortenedקָצְרָ֥הka.tze.RahH7114,that it cannot saveמֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'H3467;neither his earאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241heavyכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513,that it cannot hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085:

2But your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have separatedמַבְדִּלִ֔יםmav.di.LimH914betweenH996you and your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and your sinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403have hidהִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruH5641hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440from you, that he will not hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3For your handsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709are defiledנְגֹאֲל֣וּne.go.'a.LuH1351with bloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818,and your fingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676with iniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771;your lipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193have spokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267,your tongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956hath mutteredתֶהְגֶּֽה׃teh.GehH1897perversenessעַוְלָ֥ה'av.LahH5766.

4None callethקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121for justiceבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, nor anypleadethנִשְׁפָּ֖טnish.PatH8199for truthבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530:they trustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982in vanityתֹּ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414,and speakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723;they conceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999,and bring forthוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

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