Isaiah 32

hen letsedeq yimlokh-melekh ulesarim lemishpat yasoru

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, And ministers shall govern with justice;

vehayah-ish kemakhave-ruakh veseter zarem kefalge-mayim betsayon ketsel sela-kaved be'erets ayefah

Every one of them shall be Like a refuge from gales, A shelter from rainstorms— Or like brooks of water in a desert, Like the shade of a massive rock In a languishing land.

velo tishenah ene ro'im ve'ozne shome'im tiqshavnah

Then the eyes of those who have sight shall not be sealed, And the ears of those who have hearing shall listen;

ulevav nimharim yavin lada'at uleshon illegim temaher ledabber tsakhot

And the minds of the thoughtless shall attend and note, And the tongues of mumblers shall speak with fluent eloquence.

lo-yiqqare od lenaval nadiv ulekhilay lo ye'amer shoa

No more shall a villain be called noble, Nor shall “honorable” be said of a knave.

ki naval nevalah yedabber velibbo ya'aseh-aven la'asot khonef uledabber el-Adonai to'ah lehariq nefesh ra'ev umashqeh tsame yakhsir

For the villains speak villainy And plot treachery; To act impiously And to preach disloyalty against GOD; To leave the hungry unsatisfied And deprive the thirsty of drink.

vekhelay kelayw ra'im hu zimmot ya'ats lekhabbel (nvym) [aniyyim] be'imre-sheqer uvedabber evyon mishpat

As for the knaves, their tools are knavish. They forge plots To destroy the poor with falsehoods And the needy when they plead their cause.

venadiv nedivot ya'ats vehu al-nedivot yaqum

But the noble have noble intentions And are constant in noble acts.

nashim sha'anannot qomenah shemanah qoli banot botekhot hazennah imrati

You carefree women, Attend, hear my words! You confident ladies, Give ear to my speech!

yamim al-shanah tirgaznah botekhot ki kalah vatsir osef beli yavo

In little more than a year, You shall be troubled, O confident ones, When the vintage is over And no ingathering takes place.

khirdu sha'anannot regazah botekhot peshotah ve'orah vakhagorah al-khalatsayim

Tremble, you carefree ones! Quake, O confident ones! Strip yourselves naked, Put the cloth about your loins!

al-shadayim sofedim al-sede-khemed al-gefen poriyyah

Lament upon the breasts, For the pleasant fields, For the spreading grapevines,

al admat ammi qots shamir ta'aleh ki al-kol-batte masos qiryah allizah

For my people’s soil— It shall be overgrown with briers and thistles— Aye, and for all the houses of delight, For the city of mirth.

ki-armon nuttash hamon ir uzzav ofel vavakhan hayah ve'ad me'arot ad-olam mesos pera'im mireh adarim

For the castle shall be abandoned, The noisy city forsaken; Citadel and tower shall become Bare places forever, A stamping ground for wild asses, A pasture for flocks—

ad-ye'areh alenu ruakh mimmarom vehayah midbar lakkarmel (vkhrml) [vehakkarmel] layya'ar yekhashev

Till a spirit from on high is poured out on us, And wilderness is transformed into farmland, While farmland rates as mere brush.

veshakhan bammidbar mishpat utsedaqah bakkarmel teshev

Then justice shall abide in the wilderness And righteousness shall dwell on the farmland.

vehayah ma'aseh hatsedaqah shalom va'avodat hatsedaqah hashqet vavetakh ad-olam

For the work of righteousness shall be peace, And the effect of righteousness, calm and confidence forever.

veyashav ammi binveh shalom uvemishkenot mivtakhim uvimnukhot sha'anannot

Then my people shall dwell in peaceful homes, In secure dwellings, In untroubled places of rest.

uvarad beredet hayya'ar uvashiflah tishpal ha'ir

And the brush shall sink and vanish, Even as the city is laid low.

ashrekhem zore'e al-kol-mayim meshallekhe regel-hashor vehakhamor

Happy shall you be who sow by all waters, Who send out cattle and donkeys to pasture.