Isaiah 1

khazon yeshayahu ven-amots asher khazah al-yehudah virushalai͏m bime uzziyyahu yotam akhaz yekhizqiyyahu malkhe yehudah

The prophecies of Isaiah son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

shimu shamayim veha'azini erets ki Adonai dibber banim giddalti veromamti vehem pashe'u vi

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, For GOD has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up— And they have rebelled against Me!

yada shor qonehu vakhamor evus be'alayw yisra'el lo yada ammi lo hitbonan

An ox knows its owner, A donkey its master’s crib: Israel does not know, My people takes no thought.”

hoy goy khote am keved avon zera mere'im banim mashkhitim azevu et-Adonai ni'atsu et-qedosh yisra'el nazoru akhor

Ah, sinful nation! People laden with iniquity! Brood of evildoers! Depraved children! They have forsaken GOD, Spurned the Holy One of Israel, Turned their backs.

al meh tukku od tosifu sarah kol-rosh lokholi vekhol-levav davvay

Why do you seek further beatings, That you continue to offend? Every head is ailing, And every heart is sick.

mikkaf-regel ve'ad-rosh en-bo metom petsa vekhabburah umakkah teriyyah lo-zoru velo khubbashu velo rukkekhah bashamen

From head to foot No spot is sound: All bruises, and welts, And festering sores— Not pressed out, not bound up, Not softened with oil.

artsekhem shemamah arekhem serufot esh admatkhem lenegdekhem zarim okhelim otah ushemamah kemahpekhat zarim

Your land is a waste, Your cities burnt down; Before your eyes, the yield of your soil Is consumed by strangers— A wasteland as overthrown by strangers!

venoterah vat-tsiyyon kesukkah vekharem kimlunah vemiqshah ke'ir netsurah

Fair Zion is left Like a booth in a vineyard, Like a hut in a cucumber field, Like a city beleaguered.

lule Adonai tseva'ot hotir lanu sarid kimat kisdom hayinu la'amorah daminu

Had not GOD of Hosts Left us some survivors, We should be like Sodom, Another Gomorrah.

shimu devar-Adonai qetsine sedom ha'azinu torat elohenu am amorah

Hear the word of GOD, You chieftains of Sodom; Give ear to our God’s instruction, You folk of Gomorrah!

lammah-lli rov-zivkhekhem yomar Adonai savati olot elim vekhelev meri'im vedam parim ukhevasim ve'attudim lo khafatseti

“What need have I of all your sacrifices?” Says GOD. “I am sated with burnt offerings of rams, And suet of fatlings, And blood of bulls; And I have no delight In lambs and he-goats.

ki tavo'u lera'ot panay mi-viqqesh zot miyyedkhem remos khatseray

That you come to appear before Me— Who asked that of you? Trample My courts

lo tosifu havi minkhat-shav qetoret to'evah hi li khodesh veshabbat qero miqra lo-ukhal aven va'atsarah

no more; Bringing oblations is futile, Incense is offensive to Me. New moon and sabbath, Proclaiming of solemnities, Assemblies with iniquity I cannot abide.

khodshekhem umo'adekhem sane'ah nafshi hayu alay latorakh nileti neso

Your new moons and fixed seasons Fill Me with loathing; They are become a burden to Me, I cannot endure them.

uvefariskhem kappekhem alim enay mikkem gam ki-tarbu tefillah enenni shomea yedekhem damim male'u

And when you lift up your hands, I will turn My eyes away from you; Though you pray at length, I will not listen. Your hands are stained with crime—

rakhatsu hizzakku hasiru roa ma'allekhem minneged enay khidlu harea

Wash yourselves clean; Put your evil doings Away from My sight. Cease to do evil;

limdu hetev dirshu mishpat asheru khamots shiftu yatom rivu almanah

Learn to do good. Devote yourselves to justice; Aid the wronged. Uphold the rights of the orphan; Defend the cause of the widow.

lekhu-na venivvakhekhah yomar Adonai im-yihyu khata'ekhem kashanim kasheleg yalbinu im-yadimu khattola katsemer yihyu

“Come, let us reach an understanding, —says GOD. Be your sins like crimson, They can turn snow-white; Be they red as dyed wool, They can become like fleece.”

im-tovu ushematem tuv ha'arets tokhelu

If, then, you agree and give heed, You will eat the good things of the earth;

ve'im-tema'anu umeritem kherev te'ukkelu ki pi Adonai dibber

But if you refuse and disobey, You will be devoured [by] the sword.— For it was GOD who spoke.

ekhah hayetah lezonah qiryah ne'emanah mele'ati mishpat tsedeq yalin bah ve'attah meratsekhim

Alas, she has become a whore, The faithful city That was filled with justice, Where righteousness dwelt— But now murderers.

kaspekh hayah lesigim sovekh mahul bammayim

Your silver has turned to dross; Your wine is cut with water.

sarayikh sorerim vekhavre gannavim kullo ohev shokhad verodef shalmonim yatom lo yishpotu veriv almanah lo-yavo alehem

Your rulers are rogues And cronies of thieves, Every one avid for presents And greedy for gifts; They do not judge the case of the orphan, And the widow’s cause never reaches them.

lakhen ne'um ha'adon Adonai tseva'ot avir yisra'el hoy ennakhem mitsaray ve'innaqemah me'oyevay

Assuredly, this is the declaration Of the Sovereign, GOD of Hosts, The Mighty One of Israel: “Ah, I will get satisfaction from My foes; I will wreak vengeance on My enemies!

ve'ashivah yadi alayikh ve'etsrof kabbor sigayikh ve'asirah kol-bedilayikh

I will turn My hand against you, And smelt out your dross as with lye, And remove all your slag:

ve'ashivah shofetayikh kevarishonah veyo'atsayikh kevattekhillah akhare-khen yiqqare lakh ir hatsedeq qiryah ne'emanah

I will restore your magistrates as of old, And your counselors as of yore. After that you shall be called City of Righteousness, Faithful City.”

tsiyyon bemishpat tippadeh veshaveha bitsdaqah

Zion shall be saved in the judgment; Her repentant ones, in the retribution.

veshever poshe'im vekhatta'im yakhdav ve'ozeve Adonai yikhlu

But rebels and sinners shall all be crushed, And those who forsake GOD shall perish.

ki yevoshu me'elim asher khamadtem vetakhperu mehaggannot asher bekhartem

Truly, you shall be shamed Because of the terebinths you desired, And you shall be confounded Because of the gardens you coveted.

ki tihyu ke'elah novelet aleha ukhegannah asher-mayim en lah

For you shall be like a terebinth Wilted of leaf, And like a garden That has no water,

vehayah hekhason linoret ufo'alo lenitsots uva'aru shenehem yakhdav ve'en mekhabbeh

Stored wealth shall become as tow, And he who amassed it a spark; And the two shall burn together, With none to quench.