Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 8:9-16

9Associateרֹ֤עוּRo.'uH7489yourselves, O ye peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971,and ye shall be broken in piecesוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;and give earוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605ye of farמֶרְחַקֵּי־mer.cha.kei-H4801countriesאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:girdהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken in piecesוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;girdהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken in piecesוָחֹֽתּוּ׃va.Cho.tuH2865.

10TakeH5779counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098togetherH5779,and it shall come to noughtוְתֻפָ֑רve.tu.FarH6565;speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696the wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697,and it shall not standיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965:for Godאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410is with us.

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.

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