Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 65:17-25

17For, behold, I createבוֹרֵ֛אvo.Re'H1254newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and a newחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776:and the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223shall not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ti.za.Khar.nahH2142,nor comeתַעֲלֶ֖ינָהta.'a.Lei.nahH5927into mindלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

18But be ye gladשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797and rejoiceוְגִ֙ילוּ֙ve.Gi.luH1523for everעַ֔ד'AdH5703in thatwhich I createבוֹרֵ֑אvo.Re'H1254:for, behold, I createבוֹרֵ֧אvo.Re'H1254Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a rejoicingגִּילָ֖הgi.LahH1525,and her peopleוְעַמָּ֥הּve.'a.MahH5971a joyמָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃ma.SosH4885.

19And I will rejoiceוְגַלְתִּ֥יve.gal.TiH1523in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and joyוְשַׂשְׂתִּ֣יve.sas.TiH7797in my peopleבְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971:and the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of weepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065shall be no more heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085in her, nor the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of cryingזְעָקָֽה׃ze.'a.KahH2201.

20There shall be no more thence an infantע֤וּל'ulH5764of daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nor an old manוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205that hath not filledיְמַלֵּ֖אye.ma.Le'H4390his daysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117:for the childהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191an hundredמֵאָ֤הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121;but the sinnerוְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔אve.Ha.cho.Te'H2398beingan hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shall be accursedיְקֻלָּֽל׃ye.ku.LalH7043.

21And they shall buildוּבָנ֥וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004,and inhabitוְיָשָׁ֑בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them;and they shall plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398the fruitפִּרְיָֽם׃pir.YamH6529of them.

22They shall not buildיִבְנוּ֙yiv.NuH1129,and anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427;they shall not plantיִטְּע֖וּyi.te.'UH5193,and anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398:for as the daysכִימֵ֤יkhi.MeiH3117of a treeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086arethe daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and mine electבְחִירָֽי׃ve.chi.RaiH972shall long enjoyיְבַלּ֥וּye.va.LuH1086the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027.

23They shall not labourיִֽיגְעוּ֙yi.ge.'UH3021in vainלָרִ֔יקla.RikH7385,nor bring forthיֵלְד֖וּye.le.DuH3205for troubleלַבֶּהָלָ֑הla.be.ha.LahH928; for they arethe seedזֶ֜רַעZe.ra'H2233of the blessedבְּרוּכֵ֤יbe.ru.KheiH1288of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and their offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631with them.

24And it shall come to pass, that before they callיִקְרָ֖אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121,I will answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;and while they are yet speakingמְדַבְּרִ֖יםme.da.be.RimH1696,I will hearאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085.

25The wolfזְאֵ֨בze.'EvH2061and the lambוְטָלֶ֜הve.ta.LehH2924shall feedיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462togetherכְאֶחָ֗דkhe.'e.ChadH259,and the lionוְאַרְיֵה֙ve.'ar.YehH738shall eatיֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-H398strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401like the bullockכַּבָּקָ֣רka.ba.KarH1241:and dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083shall bethe serpent’sוְנָחָ֖שׁve.na.ChashH5175meatלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899.They shall not hurtיָרֵ֧עוּya.Re.'uH7489nor destroyיַשְׁחִ֛יתוּyash.Chi.tuH7843in all my holyקָדְשִׁ֖יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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