Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 7:8-16

8For the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Syriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758isDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Damascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526;and within threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֤יםshi.ShimH8346and fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shall Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669be brokenיֵחַ֥תye.ChatH2865,that it be not a peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.

9And the headוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isRemaliah’sרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.If ye will not believeתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,surely ye shall not be establishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.

10Moreover Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696againוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254unto Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592thee a signא֔וֹת'otH226of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;askH7592it either in the depthהַעְמֵ֣קha'.MekH6009,or in the heightהַגְבֵּ֥הַּhag.Be.ahH1361aboveלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

12But Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will not askאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,neither will I temptאֲנַסֶּ֖ה אֶת־'a.na.Seh 'et-H853 H5254Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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.

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