Isaiah 22

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מַשָּׂ֖אthe oracle of גֵּ֣יאthe valley of חִזָּי֑וֹןvision מַה־what?לָּ֣ךְis to youאֵפ֔וֹאthen כִּֽי־that עָלִ֥יתyou have gone up כֻּלָּ֖ךְall of you לַגַּגּֽוֹת׃to the roofs

תְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀noises מְלֵאָ֗הfull עִ֚ירO city הֽוֹמִיָּ֔הturbulent קִרְיָ֖הO town עַלִּיזָ֑הjubilant חֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙slain ones your לֹ֣אnot חַלְלֵי־are slain of חֶ֔רֶבa sword וְלֹ֖אand not מֵתֵ֥יare dead of מִלְחָמָֽה׃battle

כָּל־all קְצִינַ֥יִךְrulers your נָֽדְדוּ־they have fled יַ֖חַדtogether מִקֶּ֣שֶׁתfrom a bow אֻסָּ֑רוּthey have been captured כָּל־all נִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙found ones your אֻסְּר֣וּthey were captured יַחְדָּ֔וtogether מֵרָח֖וֹקfrom a distance בָּרָֽחוּ׃they had fled

עַל־there-כֵּ֥ן-fore אָמַ֛רְתִּיI said שְׁע֥וּlook away מִנִּ֖יfrom me אֲמָרֵ֣רI will show bitterness בַּבֶּ֑כִיwith the weeping אַל־may not תָּאִ֣יצוּyou insist לְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיto comfort me עַל־on שֹׁ֖דthe devastation of בַּת־the daughter of עַמִּֽי׃people my

כִּ֣יfor יוֹם֩a day of מְהוּמָ֨הconsternation וּמְבוּסָ֜הand trampling וּמְבוּכָ֗הand confusion לַֽאדֹנָ֧יbelongs to the Lord יְהוִ֛הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts בְּגֵ֣יאin the valley of חִזָּי֑וֹןvision מְקַרְקַ֥רa breaking down of קִ֖רa wall וְשׁ֥וֹעַand a crying out אֶל־to הָהָֽר׃the mountain

וְעֵילָם֙and Elam נָשָׂ֣אit took up אַשְׁפָּ֔הa quiver בְּרֶ֥כֶבwith chariotry of אָדָ֖םa man פָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםhorsemen וְקִ֥ירand Kir עֵרָ֖הit uncovered מָגֵֽן׃a shield

וַיְהִ֥יand it was מִבְחַר־the choicest of עֲמָקַ֖יִךְvalleys your מָ֣לְאוּthey were full רָ֑כֶבchariotry וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםand the horsemen שֹׁ֖תcertainly to take a stand שָׁ֥תוּthey took a stand הַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃the gate towards

וַיְגַ֕לand he uncovered אֵ֖תobj.מָסַ֣ךְthe covering of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah וַתַּבֵּט֙and you looked בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֔וּאthe that אֶל־to נֶ֖שֶׁקthe weaponry of בֵּ֥יתthe House of הַיָּֽעַר׃the Forest

וְאֵ֨תand obj.בְּקִיעֵ֧יthe breaches of עִיר־the city of דָּוִ֛דDavid רְאִיתֶ֖םyou saw כִּי־that רָ֑בּוּthey were many וַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּand you gathered אֶת־obj.מֵ֥יthe waters of הַבְּרֵכָ֖הthe pool הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃the lower

וְאֶת־and obj.בָּתֵּ֥יthe houses of יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem סְפַרְתֶּ֑םyou counted וַתִּתְֿצוּ֙and you pulled down הַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםthe houses לְבַצֵּ֖רto fortify הַחוֹמָֽה׃the city wall

וּמִקְוָ֣ה׀and a reservoir עֲשִׂיתֶ֗םyou made בֵּ֚יןbetween הַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםthe two walls לְמֵ֖יfor the water of הַבְּרֵכָ֣הthe pool הַיְשָׁנָ֑הthe old וְלֹ֤אand not הִבַּטְתֶּם֙you looked אֶל־to עֹשֶׂ֔יהָthe one who made it וְיֹצְרָ֥הּand the one who planned it מֵֽרָח֖וֹקfrom distant time לֹ֥אnot רְאִיתֶֽם׃you considered

וַיִּקְרָ֗אand he called אֲדֹנָ֧יthe Lord יְהוִ֛הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֑וּאthe that לִבְכִי֙for weeping וּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דand for wailing וּלְקָרְחָ֖הand for baldness וְלַחֲגֹ֥רand for girding of שָֽׂק׃sackcloth

וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀and there!שָׂשׂ֣וֹןjoy וְשִׂמְחָ֗הand gladness הָרֹ֤ג׀they are killing בָּקָר֙cattle וְשָׁחֹ֣טand they are slaughtering צֹ֔אןsheep אָכֹ֥לthey are eating בָּשָׂ֖רmeat וְשָׁת֣וֹתand they are drinking יָ֑יִןwine אָכ֣וֹלwe will eat וְשָׁת֔וֹand we will drink כִּ֥יfor מָחָ֖רtomorrow נָמֽוּת׃we will die

וְנִגְלָ֥הand he has revealed himself בְאָזְנָ֖יin ears my יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts אִם־if יְ֠כֻפַּרit will be atoned for הֶעָוֹ֨ןthe iniquity הַזֶּ֤הthe thisלָכֶם֙for youעַד־until תְּמֻת֔וּןyou will die !אָמַ֛רhe says אֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lord יְהוִ֖הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פof hosts

כֹּ֥הthus אָמַ֛רhe says אֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lord יְהוִ֖הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts לֶךְ־come בֹּא֙go אֶל־to הַסֹּכֵ֣ןthe steward הַזֶּ֔הthe this עַל־to שֶׁבְנָ֖אShebna אֲשֶׁ֥רwho עַל־is over הַבָּֽיִת׃the house

מַה־what?לְּךָ֥belongs to youפֹה֙here וּמִ֣יand who?לְךָ֣belongs to youפֹ֔הhere כִּֽי־that חָצַ֧בְתָּyou have dug outלְּךָ֛for yourselfפֹּ֖הhere קָ֑בֶרa tomb חֹצְבִ֤יdigging out מָרוֹם֙high place קִבְר֔וֹtomb his חֹקְקִ֥יcutting בַסֶּ֖לַעin the rock מִשְׁכָּ֥ןa dwellingלֽוֹ׃for the himself

הִנֵּ֤הthere!יְהוָה֙Yahweh מְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔is about to hurl away you טַלְטֵלָ֖הhurling גָּ֑בֶרO man וְעֹטְךָ֖and is about to grasp you עָטֹֽה׃completely to grasp

צָנ֤וֹףcertainly to wind up יִצְנָפְךָ֙he will wind up you צְנֵפָ֔הa winding כַּדּ֕וּרa ball אֶל־to אֶ֖רֶץa land רַחֲבַ֣תbroad of יָדָ֑יִםboth hands שָׁ֣מָּהthere towards תָמ֗וּתyou will die וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙and there towards מַרְכְּב֣וֹתthe chariots of כְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָsplendor your קְל֖וֹןwill be the disgrace of בֵּ֥יתthe house of אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃masters your

וַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָand I will push you מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָfrom office your וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖and from post your יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃he will tear down you

וְהָיָ֖הand it will be בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֑וּאthe that וְקָרָ֣אתִיand I will summon לְעַבְדִּ֔יto servant my לְאֶלְיָקִ֖יםto Eliakim בֶּן־the son of חִלְקִיָּֽהוּ׃Hilkiah

וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יוand I will clothe him כֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָtunic your וְאַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙and sash your אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּI will make firm on him וּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖and authority your אֶתֵּ֣ןI will put בְּיָד֑וֹin hand his וְהָיָ֥הand he will become לְאָ֛בinto a father לְיוֹשֵׁ֥בof the inhabitants of יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem וּלְבֵ֥יתand of the house of יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah

וְנָתַתִּ֛יand I will put מַפְתֵּ֥חַthe key of בֵּית־the house of דָּוִ֖דDavid עַל־on שִׁכְמ֑וֹshoulder his וּפָתַח֙and he will open וְאֵ֣יןand there not סֹגֵ֔רwill be one who shuts וְסָגַ֖רand he will shut וְאֵ֥יןand there not פֹּתֵֽחַ׃will be one who opens

וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יוand I will drive him יָתֵ֖דa tent peg בְּמָק֣וֹםin a place נֶאֱמָ֑ןfirm וְהָיָ֛הand he will become לְכִסֵּ֥אinto a seat of כָב֖וֹדhonor לְבֵ֥יתfor the house of אָבִֽיו׃father his

וְתָל֨וּand they will hang עָלָ֜יוon him כֹּ֣ל׀all כְּב֣וֹדthe honor of בֵּית־the house of אָבִ֗יוfather his הַצֶּֽאֱצָאִים֙the descendants וְהַצְּפִע֔וֹתand the offshoots כֹּ֖לall כְּלֵ֣יthe vessels of הַקָּטָ֑ןthe small מִכְּלֵי֙from the vessels of הָֽאַגָּנ֔וֹתthe bowls וְעַ֖דand unto כָּל־all כְּלֵ֥יthe vessels of הַנְּבָלִֽים׃the jars

בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֗וּאthe that נְאֻם֙the utterance of יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts תָּמוּשׁ֙it will be removed הַיָּתֵ֔דthe tent peg הַתְּקוּעָ֖הthat was driven בְּמָק֣וֹםin a place נֶאֱמָ֑ןfirm וְנִגְדְּעָ֣הand it will be cut down וְנָפְלָ֗הand it will fall וְנִכְרַת֙and it will be cut off הַמַּשָּׂ֣אthe burden אֲשֶׁר־which עָלֶ֔יהָwas on it כִּ֥יfor יְהוָ֖הYahweh דִּבֵּֽר׃ סhe has spoken

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