Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 65:11-16

11But ye arethey that forsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that forgetהַשְּׁכֵחִ֖יםha.she.khe.ChimH7913my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,that prepareהַֽעֹרְכִ֤יםha.'o.re.KhimH6186a tableשֻׁלְחָ֔ןshul.ChanH7979for that troopלַגַּד֙la.GadH1408 H1409,and that furnishוְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםve.ha.mal.'ImH4390the drink offeringמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469unto that numberלַמְנִ֥יlam.NiH4507.

12Therefore will I numberוּמָנִ֨יתִיu.ma.Ni.tiH4487you to the swordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719,and ye shall all bow downתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766to the slaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874:because when I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121,ye did not answerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030;when I spakeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,ye did not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085;but didוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451before mine eyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and did chooseבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.TemH977thatwherein I delightedחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not.

13Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,Behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650shall eatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398,but ye shall be hungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּtir.'A.vuH7456:behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354,but ye shall be thirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּtitz.Ma.'uH6770:behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055,but ye shall be ashamedתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃te.Vo.shuH954:

14Behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall singיָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442for joyמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,but ye shall cryתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817for sorrowמִכְּאֵ֣בmi.ke.'EvH3511of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820,and shall howlתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃te.ye.Li.luH3213for vexationוּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶרu.mi.She.verH7667of spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

15And ye shall leaveH3240your nameשִׁמְכֶ֤םshim.KhemH8034for a curseלִשְׁבוּעָה֙lish.vu.'AhH7621unto my chosenלִבְחִירַ֔יliv.chi.RaiH972:for the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069shall slayוֶהֱמִיתְךָ֖ve.he.mi.te.KhaH4191thee, and callיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121his servantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוve.la.'a.va.DavH5650by anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

16That he who blessethהַמִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְha.mit.ba.RekhH1288himself in the earthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776shall blessיִתְבָּרֵךְ֙yit.ba.reKhH1288himself in the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of truthאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543;and he that swearethוְהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣עve.ha.nish.Ba'H7650in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776shall swearיִשָּׁבַ֖עyi.sha.Va'H7650by the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of truthאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543;because the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223troublesהַצָּרוֹת֙ha.tza.rOtH6869are forgottenנִשְׁכְּח֗וּnish.ke.ChuH7911,and because they are hidנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from mine eyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

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