Isaiah 48

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כִּֽי־for מֵעִ֤ירfrom the city of הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙the holiness נִקְרָ֔אוּthey have called themselves וְעַל־and on אֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael נִסְמָ֑כוּthey have supported themselves יְהוָ֥הis Yahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts שְׁמֽוֹ׃ סname his

הָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙the former things מֵאָ֣זfrom then הִגַּ֔דְתִּיI declared וּמִפִּ֥יand from mouth my יָצְא֖וּthey went out וְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םand I proclaimed them פִּתְאֹ֥םsuddenly עָשִׂ֖יתִיI acted וַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃and they came

מִדַּעְתִּ֕יfor knew I כִּ֥יthat קָשֶׁ֖הwere stubborn אָ֑תָּהyou וְגִ֤ידand was a sinew of בַּרְזֶל֙iron עָרְפֶּ֔ךָneck your וּמִצְחֲךָ֖and forehead your נְחוּשָֽׁה׃was bronze

וָאַגִּ֤ידand I declared themלְךָ֙to youמֵאָ֔זfrom then בְּטֶ֥רֶםin before תָּב֖וֹאit came הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָI proclaimed to you פֶּן־lest תֹּאמַר֙you should say עָצְבִּ֣יidol my עָשָׂ֔םit did them וּפִסְלִ֥יand carved image my וְנִסְכִּ֖יand molten image my צִוָּֽם׃it commanded them

שָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽyou have heard חֲזֵה֙look at כֻּלָּ֔הּall of it וְאַתֶּ֖םand you הֲל֣וֹא¿ not תַגִּ֑ידוּwill you tell הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָI will proclaim to you חֲדָשׁוֹת֙new things מֵעַ֔תָּהfrom now וּנְצֻר֖וֹתand secret things וְלֹ֥אand not יְדַעְתָּֽם׃you have known them

עַתָּ֤הnow נִבְרְאוּ֙they have been created וְלֹ֣אand not מֵאָ֔זfrom then וְלִפְנֵי־and to before י֖וֹםa day וְלֹ֣אand not שְׁמַעְתָּ֑םyou had heard of them פֶּן־lest תֹּאמַ֖רyou should say הִנֵּ֥הhere!יְדַעְתִּֽין׃I knew them

גַּ֣םneither לֹֽא־not שָׁמַ֗עְתָּyou heard גַּ֚םnor לֹ֣אnot יָדַ֔עְתָּyou knew גַּ֕םnor מֵאָ֖זfrom then לֹא־not פִתְּחָ֣הit opened אָזְנֶ֑ךָear your כִּ֤יfor יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙I knew בָּג֣וֹדcertainly to act treacherously תִּבְגּ֔וֹדyou will act treacherously וּפֹשֵׁ֥עַand a rebel מִבֶּ֖טֶןfrom the womb קֹ֥רָאit has been calledלָֽךְ׃to the you

לְמַ֤עַןfor the sake of שְׁמִי֙name my אַאֲרִ֣יךְI will make long אַפִּ֔יanger my וּתְהִלָּתִ֖יand praise my אֶחֱטָם־I will restrain myselfלָ֑ךְto youלְבִלְתִּ֖יto not הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃to cut off you

הִנֵּ֥הhere!צְרַפְתִּ֖יךָI have refined you וְלֹ֣אand not בְכָ֑סֶףin silver בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָI have chosen you בְּכ֥וּרin a furnace of עֹֽנִי׃affliction

לְמַעֲנִ֧יfor own sake my לְמַעֲנִ֛יfor own sake my אֶעֱשֶׂ֖הI will act כִּ֣יfor אֵ֣יךְhow?יֵחָ֑לwill it be profaned וּכְבוֹדִ֖יand glory my לְאַחֵ֥רto another לֹֽא־not אֶתֵּֽן׃ סI will give

שְׁמַ֤עlisten אֵלַי֙to me יַֽעֲקֹ֔בO Jacob וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לand Israel מְקֹרָאִ֑יcalled one my אֲנִי־I הוּא֙am he אֲנִ֣יI רִאשׁ֔וֹןam first אַ֖ףalso אֲנִ֥יI אַחֲרֽוֹן׃am last

אַף־also יָדִי֙hand my יָ֣סְדָהit founded אֶ֔רֶץthe earth וִֽימִינִ֖יand right hand my טִפְּחָ֣הit spread out שָׁמָ֑יִםthe heavens קֹרֵ֥אam calling אֲנִ֛יI אֲלֵיהֶ֖םto them יַעַמְד֥וּthey stand יַחְדָּֽו׃together

הִקָּבְצ֤וּgather together כֻלְּכֶם֙all of you וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּand listen מִ֥יwho?בָהֶ֖םamong themהִגִּ֣ידhas he declared אֶת־obj.אֵ֑לֶּהthese things יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֲהֵב֔וֹhe loves him יַעֲשֶׂ֤הhe will execute חֶפְצוֹ֙pleasure his בְּבָבֶ֔לon Babylon וּזְרֹע֖וֹand arm his כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃the Chaldeans

אֲנִ֥יI אֲנִ֛יI דִּבַּ֖רְתִּיI have spoken אַף־also קְרָאתִ֑יוI have summoned him הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יוI have brought him וְהִצְלִ֥יחַand he will make successful דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃way his

קִרְב֧וּdraw near אֵלַ֣יto me שִׁמְעוּ־listen to זֹ֗אתthis לֹ֤אnot מֵרֹאשׁ֙from the beginning בַּסֵּ֣תֶרin the secrecy דִּבַּ֔רְתִּיI have spoken מֵעֵ֥תfrom the time הֱיוֹתָ֖הּhappened it שָׁ֣םwas there אָ֑נִיI וְעַתָּ֗הand now אֲדֹנָ֧יthe Lord יְהוִ֛הYahweh שְׁלָחַ֖נִיhe has sent me וְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פand spirit his

כֹּֽה־thus אָמַ֧רhe says יְהוָ֛הYahweh גֹּאַלְךָ֖redeemer your קְד֣וֹשׁthe holy one of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael אֲנִ֨יI יְהוָ֤הam Yahweh אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God your מְלַמֶּדְךָ֣who teaches you לְהוֹעִ֔ילto profit מַדְרִֽיכֲךָ֖who leads you בְּדֶ֥רֶךְin the way תֵּלֵֽךְ׃which you will go

ל֥וּאif הִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּyou had paid attention לְמִצְוֹתָ֑יto commandments my וַיְהִ֤יand it was כַנָּהָר֙like the river שְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָpeace your וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖and righteousness your כְּגַלֵּ֥יlike the waves of הַיָּֽם׃the sea

וַיְהִ֤יand it was כַחוֹל֙like the sand זַרְעֶ֔ךָoffspring your וְצֶאֱצָאֵ֥יand the descendants of מֵעֶ֖יךָinward parts your כִּמְעֹתָ֑יוlike grains its לֹֽא־not יִכָּרֵ֧תit will be cut off וְֽלֹא־and not יִשָּׁמֵ֛דit will be destroyed שְׁמ֖וֹname its מִלְּפָנָֽי׃from to before me

צְא֣וּgo out מִבָּבֶל֮from Babylon בִּרְח֣וּflee מִכַּשְׂדִּים֒from the Chaldeans בְּק֣וֹלwith a sound of רִנָּ֗הa shout of joy הַגִּ֤ידוּdeclare הַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙proclaim זֹ֔אתthis הוֹצִיא֖וּהָsend out it עַד־to קְצֵ֣הthe end of הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth אִמְר֕וּsay גָּאַ֥לhe has redeemed יְהוָ֖הYahweh עַבְדּ֥וֹservant his יַעֲקֹֽב׃Jacob

וְלֹ֣אand not צָמְא֗וּthey were thirsty בָּחֳרָבוֹת֙when in the waste places הֽוֹלִיכָ֔םhe led them מַ֥יִםwater מִצּ֖וּרfrom a rock הִזִּ֣ילhe caused to flowלָ֑מוֹfor themוַיִּ֨בְקַע־and he split open צ֔וּרa rock וַיָּזֻ֖בוּand they flowed out מָֽיִם׃waters

אֵ֣יןnot שָׁל֔וֹםpeace אָמַ֥רhe says יְהוָ֖הYahweh לָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סbelongs to the wicked people

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