Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 65:8-15

8Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,As the new wineהַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.VoshH8492is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in the clusterבָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.KolH811, and onesaithוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843it not; for a blessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293isin it: so will I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213for my servants’עֲבָדַ֔י'a.va.DaiH5650sakes, that I may not destroyהַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.ChitH7843them all.

9And I will bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318a seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233out of Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙mi.ya.'a.KoH3290,and out of Judahוּמִיהוּדָ֖הu.mi.hu.DahH3063an inheritorיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423of my mountainsהָרָ֑יha.RaiH2022:and mine electבְחִירַ֔יve.chi.RaiH972shall inheritוִירֵשׁ֣וּהָvi.re.Shu.haH3423it, and my servantsוַעֲבָדַ֖יva.'a.va.DaiH5650shall dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931there.

10And Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289shall be a foldלִנְוֵה־lin.veh-H5116of flocksצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,and the valleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911a place for the herdsבָּקָ֑רba.KarH1241to lie down inלְרֵ֣בֶץle.Re.vetzH7258,for my peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971that have soughtדְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃de.ra.Shu.niH1875me.

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:

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