Isaiah 30

hoy banim sorerim ne'um-Adonai la'asot etsah velo minni velinsokh massekhah velo rukhi lema'an sefot khattat al-khattat

Oh, disloyal children! —declares GOD— Making plans Against My wishes, Weaving schemes Against My will, Thereby piling Guilt on guilt—

haholekhim laredet mitsrayim ufi lo sha'alu la'oz bema'oz paroh velakhsot betsel mitsrayim

Who set out to go down to Egypt Without asking Me, To seek refuge with Pharaoh, To seek shelter under the protection of Egypt.

vehayah lakhem ma'oz paroh levoshet vehekhasut betsel-mitsrayim likhlimmah

The refuge with Pharaoh shall result in your shame; The shelter under Egypt’s protection, in your chagrin.

ki-hayu vetso'an sarayw umalakhayw khanes yaggi'u

Though his officers are present in Zoan, And his messengers reach as far as Hanes,

kol hoviysh al-am lo-yo'ilu lamo lo le'ezer velo leho'il ki levoshet vegam-lekherpah

They all shall come to shame Because of a people that does not avail them, That is of no help or avail, But [brings] only chagrin and disgrace.

massa bahamot negev be'erets tsarah vetsuqah lavi valayish mehem efeh vesaraf me'ofef yisu al-ketef ayarim khelehem ve'al-dabbeshet gemallim otserotam al-am lo yo'ilu

The “Beasts of the Negeb” Pronouncement. Through a land of distress and hardship, Of lion and roaring king-beast, Of viper and flying seraph, They convey their wealth on the backs of donkeys, Their treasures on camels’ humps, To a people of no avail.

umitsrayim hevel variq yazoru lakhen qarati lazot rahav hem shavet

For the help of Egypt Shall be vain and empty. Truly, I call this, “They are a threat that has ceased.”

attah bo khotvah al-luakh ittam ve'al-sefer khuqqah utehi leyom akharon la'ad ad-olam

Now, Go, write it down on a tablet And inscribe it in a record, That it may be with them for future days, A witness forever.

ki am meri hu banim kekhashim banim lo-avu shemoa torat Adonai

For it is a rebellious people, Faithless children, Children who refused to heed GOD’s instruction;

asher ameru laro'im lo tiru velakhozim lo tekhezu-lanu nekhokhot dabberu-lanu khalaqot khazu mahatallot

Who said to the seers, “Do not see,” To the prophets, “Do not prophesy truth to us; Speak to us falsehoods, Prophesy delusions.

suru minne-derekh hattu minne-orakh hashbitu mippanenu et-qedosh yisra'el

Leave the way! Get off the path! Let us hear no more About the Holy One of Israel!”

lakhen koh amar qedosh yisra'el ya'an mo'oskhem baddavar hazzeh vattivtekhu be'osheq venaloz vattisha'anu alayw

Assuredly, Thus said the Holy One of Israel: Because you have rejected this word, And have put your trust and reliance In that which is fraudulent and tortuous—

lakhen yihyeh lakhem he'avon hazzeh keferets nofel niveh bekhomah nisgavah asher-pitom lefeta yavo shivrah

Of a surety, This iniquity shall work on you Like a spreading breach that occurs in a lofty wall, Whose crash comes sudden and swift.

ushevarah keshever nevel yotserim katut lo yakhmol velo-yimmatse vimkhittato kheres lakhtot esh miyyaqud velakhsof mayim miggeve

It is smashed as one smashes an earthen jug, Ruthlessly shattered So that no shard is left in its breakage To scoop coals from a brazier, Or ladle water from a puddle.

ki khoh-amar adonay Elohim qedosh yisra'el beshuvah vanakhat tivvashe'un behashqet uvevitkhah tihyeh gevuratkhem velo avitem

For thus said my Sovereign GOD, The Holy One of Israel, “You shall triumph by stillness and quiet; Your victory shall come about Through calm and confidence.” But you refused.

vattomeru lo-khi al-sus nanus al-ken tenusun ve'al-qal nirkav al-ken yiqqallu rodefekhem

“No,” you declared. “We shall flee on steeds”— Therefore you shall flee! “We shall ride on swift mounts”— Therefore your pursuers shall prove swift!

elef ekhad mippene ga'arat ekhad mippene ga'arat khamisha tanusu ad im-notartem kattoren al-rosh hahar vekhannes al-haggivah

One thousand before the shout of one— You shall flee at the shout of five; Till what is left of you Is like a mast on a hilltop, Like a pole upon a mountain.

velakhen yekhakkeh Adonai lakhanankhem velakhen yarum lerakhemkhem ki-elohe mishpat Adonai ashre kol-khokhe lo

Truly, GOD is waiting to show you grace, Truly, to arise and pardon you. For GOD is a God of justice; Happy are all who wait, in turn.

ki-am betsiyyon yeshev birushalai͏m bakho lo-tivkeh khanon yokhnekha leqol za'aqekha keshomato anakh

Indeed, O people in Zion, dwellers of Jerusalem, you shall not have cause to weep. Divine favor will be granted at the sound of your cry; upon hearing it, [God] will respond.

venatan lakhem adonay lekhem tsar umayim lakhats velo-yikkanef od morekha vehayu enekha ro'ot et-morekha

My Sovereign will provide for you meager bread and scant water. Then your Guide will no more be ignored, but your eyes will watch your Guide;

ve'oznekha tishmanah davar me'akharekha lemor zeh hadderekh lekhu vo ki ta'aminu vekhi tasme'ilu

and, whenever you deviate to the right or to the left, your ears will heed the command from behind you: “This is the road; follow it!”

vetimmetem et-tsippuy pesile khaspekha ve'et-afuddat massekhat zehavekha tizrem kemo davah tse tomar lo

And you will treat as impure the silver overlay of your images and the golden plating of your idols. You will cast them away like a menstruous woman. “Out!” you will call to them.

venatan metar zarakha asher-tizra et-ha'adamah velekhem tevu'at ha'adamah vehayah dashen veshamen yireh miqnekha bayyom hahu kar nirkhav

So rain shall be provided for the seed with which you sow the ground, and the bread that the ground brings forth shall be rich and fat. Your livestock, in that day, shall graze in broad pastures;

veha'alafim veha'ayarim ovede ha'adamah belil khamits yokhelu asher-zoreh varakhat uvammizreh

as for the cattle and the donkeys that till the soil, they shall partake of salted fodder that has been winnowed with shovel and fan.

vehayah al-kol-har gavoah ve'al kol-givah nissa'ah pelagim yivle-mayim beyom hereg rav binfol migdalim

And on every high mountain and on every lofty hill, there shall appear brooks and watercourses—on a day of heavy slaughter, when towers topple.

vehayah or-hallevanah ke'or hakhammah ve'or hakhammah yihyeh shivatayim ke'or shivat hayyamim beyom khavosh Adonai et-shever ammo umakhats makkato yirpa

And the light of the moon shall become like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall become sevenfold, like the light of the seven days, when GOD binds up the wounds of this people and heals the injuries it has suffered.

hinneh shem-Adonai ba mimmerkhaq bo'er appo vekhoved massa'ah sefatayw male'u za'am uleshono ke'esh okhalet

Behold GOD’s eminent might Comes from afar In blazing wrath, With a heavy burden— With lips full of fury, With tongue like devouring fire,

verukho kenakhal shotef ad-tsavvar yekhetseh lahanafah goyim benafat shav veresen mateh al lekhaye ammim

And breath like a raging torrent Reaching halfway up the neck— To set a misguiding yoke upon nations And a misleading bridle upon the jaws of peoples.

hashir yihyeh lakhem kelel hitqaddesh-khag vesimkhat levav kaholekh bekhalil lavo vehar-Adonai el-tsur yisra'el

For you, there shall be singing As on a night when a festival is hallowed; There shall be rejoicing as when they march With flute, with hand-drums, and with lyres To the Rock of Israel on the Mount of GOD.

vehishmia Adonai et-hod qolo venakhat zero'o yareh beza'af af velahav esh okhelah nefets vazerem ve'even barad

For GOD will project a majestic voice And display the sweep of an arm In raging wrath, In a devouring blaze of fire, In tempest, and rainstorm, and hailstones.

ki-miqqol Adonai yekhat ashur bashevet yakkeh

Truly, Assyria, who beats with the rod, Shall be cowed by GOD’s voice;

vehayah kol ma'avar matteh musadah asher yaniakh Adonai alayw betuppim uvekhinnorot uvemilkhamot tenufah nilkham-[bam] (vh)

And each time the appointed staff passes by, GOD will bring down [an arm] upon him And will do battle with him as he waves it.

ki-arukh me'etmul tofteh gam-[hi] (hv) lammelekh hukhan hemiq hirkhiv meduratah esh ve'etsim harbeh nishmat Adonai kenakhal gofrit bo'arah bah

The Topheth has long been ready for him; He too is destined for Melech— His firepit has been made both wide and deep, With plenty of fire and firewood, And with GOD’s breath Burning in it like a stream of sulfur.