Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 7:13-25

13And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye now, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; Is ita small thingהַמְעַ֤טham.'AtH4592for you to wearyהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582,but will ye wearyתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430also?

14Therefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136himself shall giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you a signא֑וֹת'otH226;Behold, a virginהָעַלְמָ֗הha.'al.MahH5959shall conceiveהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030,and bearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and shall callוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ImmanuelH410 H6005.

15Butterחֶמְאָ֥הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706shall he eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398,that he may knowלְדַעְתּ֛וֹle.da'.ToH3045to refuseמָא֥וֹסma.'osH3988the evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451,and chooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977the goodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16For before the childהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045to refuseמָאֹ֥סma.'OsH3988the evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451,and chooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977the goodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127that thou abhorrestקָ֔ץKatzH6973shall beמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440forsakenתֵּעָזֵ֤בte.'a.ZevH5800of bothשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147her kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428.

17Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935upon thee, and upon thy peopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971,and upon thy father’sאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117that have not comeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935,from the dayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117that Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669departedסוּר־sur-H5493from Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; eventhe kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

18And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall hissיִשְׁרֹ֤קyish.RokH8319for the flyלַזְּב֔וּבla.ze.VuvH2070that isin the uttermost partבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of the riversיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and for the beeוְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הve.La.de.vo.RahH1682that isin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19And they shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935,and shall restוְנָח֤וּve.na.ChuH5117all of them in the desolateהַבַּתּ֔וֹתha.ba.TotH1327valleysבְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.LeiH5158,and in the holesוּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,and upon all thornsהַנַּ֣עֲצוּצִ֔יםha.Na.'a.tzu.TzimH5285,and upon all bushesהַנַּהֲלֹלִֽים׃ha.na.ha.lo.LimH5097.

20In the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548with a razorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593that is hiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜הha.se.khi.RahH7917, namely,by them beyondבְּעֶבְרֵ֤יbe.'ev.ReiH5676the riverנָהָר֙na.HarH5104,by the kingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,the headהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,and the hairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181of the feetהָרַגְלָ֑יִםha.rag.La.yimH7272:and it shall also consumeתִּסְפֶּֽה׃ סtis.PehH5595the beardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206.

21And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thata manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shall nourishיְחַיֶּה־ye.chai.yeh-H2421a youngבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241cowעֶגְלַ֥ת'eg.LatH5697,and twoוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629;

22And it shall come to pass, for the abundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230of milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461thatthey shall giveעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213he shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398butterחֶמְאָ֑הchem.'AhH2529:for butterחֶמְאָ֤הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706shall every one eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398that is leftהַנּוֹתָ֖רha.no.TarH3498inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatevery placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725shall be, where there were a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612at a thousandבְּאֶ֣לֶףbe.'E.lefH505silverlingsכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, it shall evenbe for briersלַשָּׁמִ֥ירla.sha.MirH8068and thornsוְלַשַּׁ֖יִתve.la.Sha.yitH7898.

24With arrowsבַּחִצִּ֥יםba.chi.TzimH2671and with bowsוּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתu.va.Ke.shetH7198shall mencomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935thither; because all the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall become briersשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשַׁ֖יִתva.Sha.yitH7898.

25And onall hillsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022that shall be diggedיֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּןye.'A.de.RunH5737with the mattockבַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ba.ma'.DerH4576,there shall not come thitherתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935the fearיִרְאַ֖תyir.'AtH3374of briersשָׁמִ֣ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898:but it shall be for the sending forthלְמִשְׁלַ֣חle.mish.LachH4916of oxenשׁ֔וֹרShorH7794,and for the treadingוּלְמִרְמַ֖סu.le.mir.MasH4823of lesser cattleשֶֽׂה׃ פSehH7716.

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