Isaiah 56

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כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֔הYahweh שִׁמְר֥וּkeep מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice וַעֲשׂ֣וּand do צְדָקָ֑הrighteousness כִּֽי־for קְרוֹבָ֤הis near יְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙salvation my לָב֔וֹאto come וְצִדְקָתִ֖יand righteousness my לְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃to be revealed

אַשְׁרֵ֤יhow blessed!אֱנוֹשׁ֙is the person יַעֲשֶׂה־who he does זֹּ֔אתthis וּבֶן־and the child of אָדָ֖םhumankind יַחֲזִ֣יקwho he takes holdבָּ֑הּon itשֹׁמֵ֤רwho keeps שַׁבָּת֙the sabbath מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹfrom profaning it וְשֹׁמֵ֥רand who keeps יָד֖וֹhand his מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתfrom doing כָּל־any רָֽע׃ סevil

כִּי־for כֹ֣ה׀thus אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֗הYahweh לַסָּֽרִיסִים֙to the eunuchs אֲשֶׁ֤רwho יִשְׁמְרוּ֙they keep אֶת־obj.שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יsabbaths my וּבָֽחֲר֖וּand they choose בַּאֲשֶׁ֣רin that which חָפָ֑צְתִּיI desire וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםand they are keeping hold בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃on covenant my

וְנָתַתִּ֨יand I will giveלָהֶ֜םto themבְּבֵיתִ֤יin house my וּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙and in walls my יָ֣דa monument וָשֵׁ֔םand a name ט֖וֹבgood מִבָּנִ֣יםmore than sons וּמִבָּנ֑וֹתand more than daughters שֵׁ֤םa name of עוֹלָם֙perpetuity אֶתֶּן־I will giveל֔וֹto himאֲשֶׁ֖רwhich לֹ֥אnot יִכָּרֵֽת׃ סit will be cut off

וּבְנֵ֣יand the sons of הַנֵּכָ֗רthe foreignness הַנִּלְוִ֤יםwho join themselves עַל־to יְהוָה֙Yahweh לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹto serve him וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙and to love אֶת־obj.שֵׁ֣םthe name of יְהוָ֔הYahweh לִהְי֥וֹתto becomeל֖וֹof himלַעֲבָדִ֑יםinto servants כָּל־every שֹׁמֵ֤רone who keeps שַׁבָּת֙the sabbath מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹfrom profaning it וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםand those who keep hold בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃on covenant my

וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞יםand I will bring them אֶל־to הַ֣רthe mountain of קָדְשִׁ֗יholiness my וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙and I will make rejoice them בְּבֵ֣יתin the house of תְּפִלָּתִ֔יprayer my עוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧םburnt offerings their וְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛םand sacrifices their לְרָצ֖וֹןwill be for acceptance עַֽל־on מִזְבְּחִ֑יaltar my כִּ֣יfor בֵיתִ֔יhouse my בֵּית־a house of תְּפִלָּ֥הprayer יִקָּרֵ֖אit will be called לְכָל־for all הָעַמִּֽים׃the peoples

נְאֻם֙the utterance of אֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lord יְהוִ֔הYahweh מְקַבֵּ֖ץwho gathers נִדְחֵ֣יthe banished ones of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael ע֛וֹדstill אֲקַבֵּ֥ץI will gather עָלָ֖יוto it לְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃to gathered ones its

כֹּ֖לO every חַיְת֣וֹanimal of שָׂדָ֑יthe field אֵתָ֕יוּcome לֶאֱכֹ֥לto devour כָּל־O every חַיְת֖וֹanimal בַּיָּֽעַר׃ סin the forest

צֹפָ֞יוwatchmen its עִוְרִ֤יםare blind כֻּלָּם֙all of them לֹ֣אnot יָדָ֔עוּthey know כֻּלָּם֙all of them כְּלָבִ֣יםare dogs אִלְּמִ֔יםdumb לֹ֥אnot יוּכְל֖וּthey are able לִנְבֹּ֑חַto bark הֹזִים֙they dream שֹֽׁכְבִ֔יםthey lie down אֹהֲבֵ֖יthey love לָנֽוּם׃of to slumber

וְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםand the dogs עַזֵּי־are mighty of נֶ֗פֶשׁappetite לֹ֤אnot יָֽדְעוּ֙they know שָׂבְעָ֔הsatiety וְהֵ֣מָּהand they רֹעִ֔יםare shepherds לֹ֥אnot יָדְע֖וּthey know הָבִ֑יןto understand כֻּלָּם֙all of them לְדַרְכָּ֣םto own way their פָּנ֔וּthey have turned אִ֥ישׁeveryone לְבִצְע֖וֹto own unjust gain his מִקָּצֵֽהוּ׃from end his

אֵתָ֥יוּcome אֶקְחָה־let me take יַ֖יִןwine וְנִסְבְּאָ֣הand let us drink שֵׁכָ֑רstrong drink וְהָיָ֤הand it will be כָזֶה֙like this י֣וֹםday מָחָ֔רtomorrow גָּד֖וֹלgreat יֶ֥תֶרabundance מְאֹֽד׃exceedingly

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