Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 8:11-20

11for Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559thus to me with a strongכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393handהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027,and instructedוְיִסְּרֵ֕נִיve.yi.se.Re.niH3256me that I should not walkH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of this peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559ye not, A confederacyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195, to all them towhom this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shall sayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559,A confederacyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195;neither fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372ye their fearמוֹרָא֥וֹmo.ra.'OH4172,nor be afraidתַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ta.'a.Ri.tzuH6206.

13Sanctifyתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635himself; and let him beyour fearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172, and let him beyour dreadמַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃Ma.'a.Ritz.KhemH6206.

14And he shall be for a sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720;but for a stoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68of stumblingנֶ֠גֶףNe.gefH5063and for a rockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697of offenceמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383to bothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147the housesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for a ginלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and for a snareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170to the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227among them shall stumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782,and fallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,and be brokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665,and be snaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369,and be takenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

16Bind upצ֖וֹרTzorH6887the testimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856the lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451among my disciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17And I will waitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442upon Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that hidethהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.TirH5641his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and I will lookוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960for him.

18Behold, I and the childrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me arefor signsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and for wondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,which dwellethהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןha.sho.KhenH7931in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19And when they shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto you, Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875unto them that have familiar spiritsהָאֹבוֹת֙ha.'OtH178,and unto wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049that peepהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850,and that mutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897:should not a peopleעַם֙'amH5971seekיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875unto their Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430?for the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416to the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?

20To the lawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to the testimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584:if they speakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559not according to this wordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697, it is because there isno lightשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837in them.

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