Isaiah 58

qera vegaron al-takhsokh kashofar harem qolekha vehagged le'ammi pisham ulevet ya'aqov khattotam

Cry with full throat, without restraint; Raise your voice like a ram’s horn! Declare to My people their transgression, To the House of Jacob their sin.

ve'oti yom yom yidroshun veda'at derakhay yekhpatsun kegoy asher-tsedaqah asah umishpat elohayw lo azav yishaluni mishpete-tsedeq qirvat elohim yekhpatsun

To be sure, they seek Me daily, Eager to learn My ways. Like a nation that does what is right, That has not abandoned the laws of its God, They ask Me for the right way, They are eager for the nearness of God:

lammah tsamnu velo ra'ita inninu nafshenu velo teda hen beyom tsomekhem timtse'u-khefets vekhol-atsevekhem tingosu

“Why, when we fasted, did You not see? When we starved our bodies, did You pay no heed?” Because on your fast day You see to your business And oppress all your laborers!

hen leriv umatsa tatsumu ulehakkot be'egrof resha lo-tatsumu khayyom lehashmia bammarom qolekhem

Because you fast in strife and contention, And you strike with a wicked fist! Your fasting today is not such As to make your voice heard on high.

hakhazeh yihyeh tsom evkharehu yom annot adam nafsho halakhof ke'agmon rosho vesaq va'efer yatsia halazeh tiqra-tsom veyom ratson la-Adonai

Is such the fast I desire, A day for people to starve their bodies? Is it bowing the head like a bulrush And lying in sackcloth and ashes? Do you call that a fast, A day when GOD is favorable?

halo zeh tsom evkharehu patteakh khartsubbot resha hatter aguddot motah veshallakh retsutsim khofshim vekhol-motah tenattequ

No, this is the fast I desire: To unlock fetters of wickedness, And untie the cords of the yoke To let the oppressed go free; To break off every yoke.

halo faros lara'ev lakhmekha va'aniyyim merudim tavi vayit ki-tireh arom vekhissito umibbesarekha lo titallam

It is to share your bread with the hungry, And to take the wretched poor into your home; When you see the naked, to clothe them, And not to ignore your own kin.

az yibbaqa kashakhar orekha va'arukhatekha meherah titsmakh vehalakh lefanekha tsidqekha kevod Adonai ya'asfekha

Then shall your light burst through like the dawn And your healing spring up quickly; Your Vindicator shall march before you, The Presence of GOD shall be your rear guard.

az tiqra va-Adonai ya'aneh teshavva veyomar hinneni im-tasir mittokhekha motah shelakh etsba vedabber-aven

Then, when you call, GOD will answer; When you cry, [God] will say: Here I am. If you banish the yoke from your midst, The menacing hand, and evil speech,

vetafeq lara'ev nafshekha venefesh na'anah tasbia vezarakh bakhoshekh orekha va'afelatekha katsohorayim

And you offer your compassion to the hungry And satisfy the famished creature— Then shall your light shine in darkness, And your gloom shall be like noonday.

venakhakha Adonai tamid vehisbia betsakhtsakhot nafshekha ve'atsmotekha yakhalits vehayita kegan raveh ukhemotsa mayim asher lo-yekhazzevu memayw

GOD will guide you always— Slaking your thirst in parched places And giving strength to your bones. You shall be like a watered garden, Like a spring whose waters do not fail.

uvanu mimmekha khorvot olam mosede dor-vador teqomem veqora lekha goder perets meshovev netivot lashavet

Some from your midst shall rebuild ancient ruins, You shall restore foundations laid long ago. And you shall be called “Repairer of fallen walls, Restorer of lanes for habitation.”

im-tashiv mishabbat raglekha asot khafatsekha beyom qodshi veqarata lashabbat oneg liqdosh Adonai mekhubbad vekhibbadto me'asot derakhekha mimmetso kheftsekha vedabber davar

If you refrain from trampling the sabbath, From pursuing your affairs on My holy day; If you call the sabbath “delight,” GOD ’s holy day “honored”; And if you honor it and go not your ways Nor look to your affairs, nor strike bargains—

az titannag al-Adonai vehirkavtikha al-[bomote] (vmvty) arets veha'akhaltikha nakhalat ya'aqov avikha ki pi Adonai dibber

Then you can seek GOD’s favor. I will set you astride the heights of the earth, And let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob— For GOD’s mouth has spoken.