Isaiah 8

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֵלַ֔יto me קַח־takeלְךָ֖for yourselfגִּלָּי֣וֹןa tablet גָּד֑וֹלlarge וּכְתֹ֤בand write עָלָיו֙on it בְּחֶ֣רֶטwith a stylus of אֱנ֔וֹשׁa person לְמַהֵ֥רto Maher-שָׁלָ֖לShalal-חָ֥שׁHash-בַּֽז׃Baz

וְאָעִ֣ידָהand I will call as witnessלִּ֔יfor the myselfעֵדִ֖יםwitnesses נֶאֱמָנִ֑יםreliable אֵ֚תobj.אוּרִיָּ֣הUriah הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest וְאֶת־and obj.זְכַרְיָ֖הוּZechariah בֶּ֥ןthe son of יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃Jeberekiah

וָאֶקְרַב֙and I drew near אֶל־to הַנְּבִיאָ֔הthe prophetess וַתַּ֖הַרand she conceived וַתֵּ֣לֶדand she bore בֵּ֑ןa son וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֵלַ֔יto me קְרָ֣אcall שְׁמ֔וֹname his מַהֵ֥רMaher-שָׁלָ֖לShalal-חָ֥שׁHash-בַּֽז׃Baz

כִּ֗יfor בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙in before יֵדַ֣עhe will know הַנַּ֔עַרthe lad קְרֹ֖אto call out אָבִ֣יO father my וְאִמִּ֑יand O mother my יִשָּׂ֣א׀someone will carry off אֶת־obj.חֵ֣ילthe wealth of דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקDamascus וְאֵת֙and obj.שְׁלַ֣לthe plunder of שֹׁמְר֔וֹןSamaria לִפְנֵ֖יto before מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of אַשּֽׁוּר׃ סAssyria

וַיֹּ֣סֶףand he repeated יְהוָ֔הYahweh דַּבֵּ֥רto speak אֵלַ֛יto me ע֖וֹדagain לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

יַ֗עַןbecause כִּ֤יfor מָאַס֙it has rejected הָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֔הthe this אֵ֚תobj.מֵ֣יthe waters of הַשִּׁלֹ֔חַthe Shiloah הַהֹלְכִ֖יםwhich go לְאַ֑טto gentleness וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂand rejoicing אֶת־with רְצִ֖יןRezin וּבֶן־and the son of רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃Remaliah

וְחָלַ֤ףand it will pass on בִּֽיהוּדָה֙in Judah שָׁטַ֣ףit will overflow וְעָבַ֔רand it will pass over עַד־to צַוָּ֖ארthe neck יַגִּ֑יעַit will reach וְהָיָה֙and it will be מֻטּ֣וֹתthe spreadings of כְּנָפָ֔יוwings its מְלֹ֥אthe fullness of רֹֽחַב־the breadth of אַרְצְךָ֖land your עִמָּ֥נוּO Immanu-אֵֽל׃ ס-el

רֹ֤עוּbe bad עַמִּים֙O peoples וָחֹ֔תּוּand be shattered וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּand give ear כֹּ֖לO all מֶרְחַקֵּי־the distant places of אָ֑רֶץthe earth הִתְאַזְּר֣וּgird yourselves וָחֹ֔תּוּand be shattered הִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּgird yourselves וָחֹֽתּוּ׃and be shattered

עֻ֥צוּplan עֵצָ֖הa plan וְתֻפָ֑רso it may be frustrated דַּבְּר֤וּspeak דָבָר֙a word וְלֹ֣אand not יָק֔וּםit will stand כִּ֥יfor עִמָּ֖נוּis with us אֵֽל׃ סGod

כִּי֩for כֹ֨הthus אָמַ֧רhe said יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֵלַ֖יto me כְּחֶזְקַ֣תaccording to the strength of הַיָּ֑דthe hand וְיִסְּרֵ֕נִיand he will instruct me מִלֶּ֛כֶתfrom walking בְּדֶ֥רֶךְin the way of הָֽעָם־the people הַזֶּ֖הthe this לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

לֹא־not תֹאמְר֣וּןyou must say !קֶ֔שֶׁרconspiracy לְכֹ֧לof all אֲשֶׁר־that יֹאמַ֛רit is saying הָעָ֥םthe people הַזֶּ֖הthe this קָ֑שֶׁרconspiracy וְאֶת־and obj.מוֹרָא֥וֹfear its לֹֽא־not תִֽירְא֖וּyou must fear וְלֹ֥אand not תַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃you must regard with awe

אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts אֹת֣וֹobj. him תַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּyou will regard as holy וְה֥וּאand he מוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םwill be fear your וְה֥וּאand he מַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃the one whom regard with awe you

וְהָיָ֖הand he will become לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁinto a sanctuary וּלְאֶ֣בֶןand into a stone of נֶ֠גֶףstriking וּלְצ֨וּרand into a rock of מִכְשׁ֜וֹלstumbling לִשְׁנֵ֨יfor the two בָתֵּ֤יthe houses of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel לְפַ֣חinto a trap וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁand into a snare לְיוֹשֵׁ֖בfor the inhabitants of יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem

וְכָ֥שְׁלוּand they will stumbleבָ֖םover themרַבִּ֑יםmany people וְנָפְל֣וּand they will fall וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּand they will be broken וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּand they will be ensnared וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סand they will be captured

צ֖וֹרbind up תְּעוּדָ֑הthe testimony חֲת֥וֹםseal up תּוֹרָ֖הthe instruction בְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃among disciples my

וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙and I will wait לַיהוָ֔הfor Yahweh הַמַּסְתִּ֥ירwho is hiding פָּנָ֖יוface his מִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house of יַעֲקֹ֑בJacob וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־and I will wait eagerlyלֽוֹ׃for him

הִנֵּ֣הhere!אָנֹכִ֗יI וְהַיְלָדִים֙and the children אֲשֶׁ֣רwhom נָֽתַן־he has givenלִ֣יto meיְהוָ֔הYahweh לְאֹת֥וֹתfor signs וּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםand for portents בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israel מֵעִם֙from with יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts הַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןwho dwells בְּהַ֥רon the mountain of צִיּֽוֹן׃ סZion

וְכִֽי־and if יֹאמְר֣וּthey will say אֲלֵיכֶ֗םto you דִּרְשׁ֤וּconsult אֶל־to הָאֹבוֹת֙the necromancers וְאֶל־and to הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםthe soothsayers הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםwho whisper וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםand who mutter הֲלוֹא־¿ not עַם֙a people אֶל־to אֱלֹהָ֣יוGod its יִדְרֹ֔שׁwill it consult בְּעַ֥דfor הַחַיִּ֖יםthe living אֶל־to הַמֵּתִֽים׃the dead

לְתוֹרָ֖הto the instruction וְלִתְעוּדָ֑הand to the testimony אִם־if לֹ֤אnot יֹֽאמְרוּ֙they will speak כַּדָּבָ֣רaccording to the manner הַזֶּ֔הthe this אֲשֶׁ֥רthat אֵֽין־notל֖וֹbelongs to itשָֽׁחַר׃dawn

וְעָ֥בַרand it will passבָּ֖הּin itנִקְשֶׁ֣הhard pressed וְרָעֵ֑בand hungry וְהָיָ֨הand it will be כִֽי־that יִרְעַ֜בit will be hungry וְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףand it will be enraged וְקִלֵּ֧לand it will curse בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹin king its וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוand in God its וּפָנָ֥הand it will turn לְמָֽעְלָה׃to upwards towards

וְאֶל־and to אֶ֖רֶץthe earth יַבִּ֑יטit will look וְהִנֵּ֨הand there!צָרָ֤הtrouble וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙and darkness מְע֣וּףgloom of צוּקָ֔הdistress וַאֲפֵלָ֖הand gloom מְנֻדָּֽח׃it is thrust out

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