Isaiah 57

hatsaddiq avad ve'en ish sam al-lev ve'anshe-khesed ne'esafim be'en mevin ki-mippene hara'ah ne'esaf hatsaddiq

A righteous person perishes, And no one considers; The pious are taken away, And no one gives thought That because of evil The righteous one was taken away.

yavo shalom yanukhu al-mishkevotam holekh nekhokho

Yet one who walked straightforward Shall come to peace, Shall have rest on their couch.

ve'attem qirvu-hennah bene onenah zera mena'ef vattizneh

But as for you, come closer, You children of a sorceress, You offspring of an adulterer and a whore!

al-mi titannagu al-mi tarkhivu feh ta'arikhu lashon halo-attem yilde-fesha zera shaqer

With whom do you act so familiarly? At whom do you open your mouth And stick out your tongue? Why, you are children of iniquity, Offspring of treachery—

hannekhamim ba'elim takhat kol-ets ra'anan shokhate hayeladim bannekhalim takhat se'ife hassela'im

You who inflame yourselves Among the terebinths, Under every verdant tree; Who slaughter children in the wadis, Among the clefts of the rocks.

bekhalleqe-nakhal khelqekh hem hem goralekh gam-lahem shafakht nesekh he'elit minkhah ha'al elleh ennakhem

With such are your share and portion, They, they are your allotment; To them you have poured out libations, Presented offerings. Should I relent in the face of this?

al har-gavoah venissa samt mishkavekh gam-sham alit lizboakh zavakh

On a high and lofty hill You have set your couch; There, too, you have gone up To perform sacrifices.

ve'akhar haddelet vehammezuzah samt zikhronekh ki me'itti gillit vatta'ali hirkhavt mishkavekh vattikhrot-lakh mehem ahavt mishkavam yad khazit

Behind the door and doorpost You have directed your thoughts; Abandoning Me, you have gone up On the couch you made so wide. You have made a covenant with them; You have loved bedding with them; You have chosen lust.

vattashuri lammelekh bashemen vattarbi riqqukhayikh vatteshallekhi tsirayikh ad-merakhoq vattashpili ad-she'ol

You have approached the king with oil, You have provided many perfumes. And you have sent your envoys afar, Even down to the netherworld.

berov darkekh yaga'at lo amart no'ash khayyat yadekh matsat al-ken lo khalit

Though wearied by much travel, You never said, “I give up!” You found gratification for your lust, And so you never cared.

ve'et-mi da'agt vattire'i ki tekhazzevi ve'oti lo zakhart lo-samt al-libbekh halo ani makhsheh ume'olam ve'oti lo tira'i

Whom do you dread and fear, That you tell lies? But you gave no thought to Me, You paid no heed. It is because I have stood idly by so long That you have no fear of Me.

ani aggid tsidqatekh ve'et-ma'asayikh velo yo'ilukh

I hereby pronounce judgment upon your deeds: Your assorted [idols] shall not avail you,

beza'aqekh yatsilukh qibbutsayikh ve'et-kullam yissa-ruakh yiqqakh-havel vehakhoseh vi yinkhal-erets veyirash har-qodshi

Shall not save you when you cry out. They shall all be borne off by the wind, Snatched away by a breeze. But those who trust in Me shall inherit the land And possess My sacred mount.

ve'amar sollu-sollu pannu-darekh harimu mikhshol midderekh ammi

[GOD] says: Build up, build up a highway! Clear a road! Remove all obstacles From the road of My people!

ki khoh amar ram venissa shokhen ad veqadosh shemo marom veqadosh eshkon ve'et-dakka ushefal-ruakh lehakhayot ruakh shefalim ulehakhayot lev nidka'im

For thus said the One who high aloft Forever dwells, whose name is holy: I dwell on high, in holiness; Yet with the contrite and the lowly in spirit— Reviving the spirits of the lowly, Reviving the hearts of the contrite.

ki lo le'olam ariv velo lanetsakh eqtsof ki-ruakh millefanay ya'atof uneshamot ani asiti

For I will not always contend, I will not be angry forever: Nay, I who make spirits flag, Also create the breath of life.

ba'avon bitso qatsafti ve'akkehu haster ve'eqtsof vayyelekh shovav bederekh libbo

For their sinful greed I was angry; I struck them and turned away in My wrath. Though stubborn, they follow the way of their hearts,

derakhayw ra'iti ve'erpa'ehu ve'ankhehu va'ashallem nikhumim lo vela'avelayw

I note how they fare and will heal them: I will guide them and mete out solace to them, And to the mourners among them

bore (nvv) [niv] sefatayim shalom shalom larakhoq velaqqarov amar Adonai urefativ

heartening, comforting words: It shall be well, Well with the far and the near —said GOD— And I will heal them.

veharesha'im kayyam nigrash ki hashqet lo yukhal vayyigreshu memayw refesh vatit

But the wicked are like the troubled sea That cannot rest, Whose waters toss up mire and mud.

en shalom amar elohay laresha'im

There is no safety —said my God— For the wicked.