Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 64

1Ohלוּא־lu'-H3863that thou wouldest rendקָרַ֤עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,that thou wouldest come downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,that the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022might flow downנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at thy presenceH6440,

2As whenthe meltingהֲמָסִ֗יםha.ma.SimH2003fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784burnethכִּקְדֹ֧חַkik.Do.achH6919,the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784causeth the watersמַ֚יִםMa.yimH4325to boilתִּבְעֶה־tiv.'eh-H1158,to make thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034knownלְהוֹדִ֥יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045to thine adversariesלְצָרֶ֑יךָle.tza.Rei.khaH6862, thatthe nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471may trembleיִרְגָּֽזוּ׃yir.Ga.zuH7264at thy presenceH6440!

3When thou didstH6213terrible thingsנוֹרָא֖וֹתno.ra.'otH3372whichwe lookedנְקַוֶּ֑הne.ka.VehH6960not for, thou camest downיָרַ֕דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022flowed downנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at thy presenceמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

4For since the beginning of the worldH5769menhave not heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085,nor perceived by the earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238,neither hath the eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869seenרָאָ֗תָהra.'A.tahH7200,O Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,besideזוּלָ֣תְךָ֔zu.La.te.khaH2108thee, whathe hath preparedH6213for him that waitethלִמְחַכֵּה־lim.cha.keh-H2442for him.

5Thou meetestפָּגַ֤עְתָּpa.Ga'.taH6293him that rejoicethשָׂשׂ֙sasH7797and workethוְעֹ֣שֵׂהve.'O.sehH6213righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, those thatrememberיִזְכְּר֑וּךָyiz.ke.Ru.khaH2142thee in thy waysבִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870:behold, thou art wrothקָצַ֙פְתָּ֙ka.Tzaf.taH7107;for we have sinnedוַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔אva.ne.che.Ta'H2398:in those is continuanceעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769,and we shall be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ve.ni.va.She.a'H3467.

6But we are all as an uncleanכַטָּמֵא֙kha.ta.Me'H2931thing,and all our righteousnessesצִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nuH6666areas filthyעִדִּ֖ים'i.DimH5708ragsוּכְבֶ֥גֶדu.khe.Ve.gedH899;and we all do fadeוַנָּ֤בֶלva.Na.velH1101 H5034as a leafכֶּֽעָלֶה֙ke.'a.LehH5929;and our iniquitiesH5771,like the windכָּר֥וּחַka.Ru.achH7307,have taken us awayיִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃yi.sa.'U.nuH5375.

7And there isnone that callethקוֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121upon thy nameבְשִׁמְךָ֔ve.shim.KhaH8034,that stirreth upמִתְעוֹרֵ֖רmit.'o.RerH5782himself to take holdלְהַחֲזִ֣יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388of thee: for thou hast hidהִסְתַּ֤רְתָּhis.Tar.taH5641thy faceפָנֶ֙יךָ֙fa.Nei.khaH6440from us, and hast consumedוַתְּמוּגֵ֖נוּva.te.mu.Ge.nuH4127us, becauseH3027of our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֵֽנוּ׃'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771.

8But now, O YhwhH3068, thou artour fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1; we arethe clayהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha.Cho.merH2563,and thou our potterיֹצְרֵ֔נוּyo.tze.Re.nuH3335; and we all arethe workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of thy handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027.

9Be not wrothתִּקְצֹ֤ףtik.TzofH7107very soreמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,neither rememberתִּזְכֹּ֣רtiz.KorH2142iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771for everלָעַ֖דla.'AdH5703:behold, seeהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027, we beseech thee, we areall thy peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971.

10Thy holyH6944citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892are a wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057,Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726is a wildernessמִדְבָּ֣רmid.BarH4057,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a desolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

11Our holyקָדְשֵׁ֣נוּka.de.She.nuH6944and our beautifulוְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּve.tif.'ar.Te.nuH8597houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004,where our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1praisedהִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙hi.Lu.khaH1984thee, is burned upלִשְׂרֵ֣פַתlis.Re.fatH8316with fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784:and all our pleasant thingsמַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּma.cha.ma.Dei.nuH4261are laid wasteלְחָרְבָּֽה׃le.cha.re.BahH2723.

12Wilt thou refrainתִתְאַפַּ֖קtit.'a.PakH662thyself for these things,O Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?wilt thou hold thy peaceתֶּחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.ShehH2814,and afflictוּתְעַנֵּ֖נוּu.te.'a.Ne.nuH6031us very soreמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966?

Commentaries on Isaiah 64