Isaiah 59

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הֵ֛ןhere!לֹֽא־not קָצְרָ֥הit is too short יַד־the hand of יְהוָ֖הYahweh מֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַfor saving וְלֹא־and not כָבְדָ֥הit is too heavy אָזְנ֖וֹear his מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃for hearing

כִּ֤יfor אִם־except עֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙iniquities your הָי֣וּthey have been מַבְדִּלִ֔יםseparating בֵּינֵכֶ֕םbetween you לְבֵ֖יןand between אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑םGod your וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םand sins your הִסְתִּ֧ירוּthey have hidden פָנִ֛יםfaceמִכֶּ֖םfrom youמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃from hearing

כִּ֤יfor כַפֵּיכֶם֙hands your נְגֹאֲל֣וּthey are defiled בַדָּ֔םwith the blood וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םand fingers your בֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןwith the iniquity שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙lips your דִּבְּרוּ־they have spoken שֶׁ֔קֶרfalsehood לְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םtongue your עַוְלָ֥הinjustice תֶהְגֶּֽה׃it mutters

אֵין־there not קֹרֵ֣אis one who calls בְצֶ֔דֶקin righteousness וְאֵ֥יןand there not נִשְׁפָּ֖טis one who enters into judgment בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הin truth בָּט֤וֹחַthey are trusting עַל־on תֹּ֙הוּ֙emptiness וְדַבֶּר־and they speak שָׁ֔וְאworthlessness הָר֥וֹthey conceive עָמָ֖לmischief וְהוֹלֵ֥ידand they bring forth אָֽוֶן׃wickedness

בֵּיצֵ֤יeggs of צִפְעוֹנִי֙a viper בִּקֵּ֔עוּthey have hatched וְקוּרֵ֥יand webs of עַכָּבִ֖ישׁa spider יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּthey weave הָאֹכֵ֤לthe one who eats מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙any of eggs their יָמ֔וּתhe will die וְהַזּוּרֶ֖הand the pressed egg תִּבָּקַ֥עit is hatched אֶפְעֶֽה׃a snake

קֽוּרֵיהֶם֙webs their לֹא־not יִהְי֣וּthey will become לְבֶ֔גֶדinto clothing וְלֹ֥אand not יִתְכַּסּ֖וּpeople will cover themselves בְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םwith products their מַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙products their מַֽעֲשֵׂי־are products of אָ֔וֶןwickedness וּפֹ֥עַלand deeds of חָמָ֖סviolence בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃is in hands their

רַגְלֵיהֶם֙feet their לָרַ֣עto the evil יָרֻ֔צוּthey run וִֽימַהֲר֔וּand they may hasten לִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְto shed דָּ֣םblood נָקִ֑יinnocent מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙thoughts their מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתare thoughts of אָ֔וֶןwickedness שֹׁ֥דdevastation וָשֶׁ֖בֶרand destruction בִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃are on highways their

דֶּ֤רֶךְa way of שָׁלוֹם֙peace לֹ֣אnot יָדָ֔עוּthey know וְאֵ֥יןand there not מִשְׁפָּ֖טis justice בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑םon tracks their נְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙paths their עִקְּשׁ֣וּthey have made crookedלָהֶ֔םfor themselvesכֹּ֚לany דֹּרֵ֣ךְone who treadsבָּ֔הּon itלֹ֥אnot יָדַ֖עhe knows שָׁלֽוֹם׃peace

עַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-fore רָחַ֤קit is far מִשְׁפָּט֙justice מִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom us וְלֹ֥אand not תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּit reaches us צְדָקָ֑הrighteousness נְקַוֶּ֤הwe wait eagerly לָאוֹר֙for the light וְהִנֵּה־and there!חֹ֔שֶׁךְdarkness לִנְגֹה֖וֹתfor gleams of light בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתin the glooms נְהַלֵּֽךְ׃we walk

נְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הwe grope for כַֽעִוְרִים֙like the blind people קִ֔ירa wall וּכְאֵ֥יןand like there not עֵינַ֖יִםare eyes נְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהwe grope כָּשַׁ֤לְנוּwe have stumbled בַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙at the noons כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףlike the twilight בָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖יםamong the fat people כַּמֵּתִֽים׃like the dead people

נֶהֱמֶ֤הwe growl כַדֻּבִּים֙like the bears כֻּלָּ֔נוּall of us וְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםand like the doves הָגֹ֣הcertainly to moan נֶהְגֶּ֑הwe moan נְקַוֶּ֤הwe wait eagerly לַמִּשְׁפָּט֙for the justice וָאַ֔יִןand there not לִֽישׁוּעָ֖הfor deliverance רָחֲקָ֥הit is far מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃from us

כִּֽי־for רַבּ֤וּthey are many פְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙transgressions our נֶגְדֶּ֔ךָbefore you וְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּand sins our עָ֣נְתָהit has testifiedבָּ֑נוּagainst usכִּֽי־that פְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּtransgressions our אִתָּ֔נוּare with us וַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּand iniquities our יְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃we know them

פָּשֹׁ֤עַwe have transgressed וְכַחֵשׁ֙and we have denied בַּֽיהוָ֔הin Yahweh וְנָס֖וֹגand we have turned back מֵאַחַ֣רfrom after אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod our דַּבֶּר־we have spoken עֹ֣שֶׁקoppression וְסָרָ֔הand rebellion הֹר֧וֹwe have conceived וְהֹג֛וֹand we have uttered מִלֵּ֖בfrom the heart דִּבְרֵי־words of שָֽׁקֶר׃falsehood

וְהֻסַּ֤גand it has been driven back אָחוֹר֙backwards מִשְׁפָּ֔טjustice וּצְדָקָ֖הand righteousness מֵרָח֣וֹקfrom a distance תַּעֲמֹ֑דit stands כִּֽי־for כָשְׁלָ֤הit has stumbled בָֽרְחוֹב֙in the open place אֱמֶ֔תtruth וּנְכֹחָ֖הand honesty לֹא־not תוּכַ֥לit is able לָבֽוֹא׃to enter

וַתְּהִ֤יand it was הָֽאֱמֶת֙the truth נֶעְדֶּ֔רֶתlacking וְסָ֥רand one who turned aside מֵרָ֖עfrom evil מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑לwas plundered וַיַּ֧רְאand he saw יְהוָ֛הYahweh וַיֵּ֥רַעand it was displeasing בְּעֵינָ֖יוin view his כִּֽי־that אֵ֥יןthere not מִשְׁפָּֽט׃was justice

וַיַּרְא֙and he saw כִּֽי־that אֵ֣יןthere not אִ֔ישׁwas anyone וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םand he was appalled כִּ֣יthat אֵ֣יןthere not מַפְגִּ֑יעַwas one who interposed וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁעand it gave victoryלוֹ֙to himזְרֹע֔וֹown arm his וְצִדְקָת֖וֹand own righteousness his הִ֥יאit סְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃it sustained him

וַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁand he put on צְדָקָה֙righteousness כַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ןlike the body armor וְכ֥וֹבַעand a helmet of יְשׁוּעָ֖הsalvation בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹon head his וַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁand he put on בִּגְדֵ֤יgarments of נָקָם֙vengeance תִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁתclothing וַיַּ֥עַטand he wrapped himself כַּמְעִ֖ילlike the robe קִנְאָֽה׃zeal

כְּעַ֤לas on גְּמֻלוֹת֙deeds כְּעַ֣לas on יְשַׁלֵּ֔םhe will repay חֵמָ֣הrage לְצָרָ֔יוto opponents his גְּמ֖וּלrecompense לְאֹֽיְבָ֑יוto enemies his לָאִיִּ֖יםto the islands גְּמ֥וּלrecompense יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃he will repay

וְיִֽירְא֤וּand they may fear מִֽמַּעֲרָב֙from the setting place אֶת־obj.שֵׁ֣םthe name of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וּמִמִּזְרַח־and from the rising of שֶׁ֖מֶשׁthe sun אֶת־obj.כְּבוֹד֑וֹglory his כִּֽי־for יָב֤וֹאhe will come כַנָּהָר֙like the river צָ֔רnarrow ר֥וּחַwhich the wind of יְהוָ֖הYahweh נֹ֥סְסָהit will driveבֽוֹ׃in it

וּבָ֤אand he will come לְצִיּוֹן֙to Zion גּוֹאֵ֔לa redeemer וּלְשָׁבֵ֥יand to those who repent of פֶ֖שַׁעtransgression בְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑בin Jacob נְאֻ֖םthe utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

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