Isaiah 65

nidrashti lelo sha'alu nimtseti lelo viqshuni amarti hinneni hinneni el-goy lo-qora vishmi

I responded to those who did not ask, I was at hand to those who did not seek Me; I said, “Here I am, here I am,” To a nation that did not invoke My name.

perasti yaday kol-hayyom el-am sorer haholekhim hadderekh lo-tov akhar makhshevotehem

I constantly spread out My hands To a disloyal people, Who walk the way that is not good, Following their own designs;

ha'am hammakhisim oti al-panay tamid zovekhim baggannot umeqatterim al-hallevenim

The people who provoke My anger, Who continually, to My very face, Sacrifice in gardens and burn incense on tiles;

hayyoshevim baqqevarim uvannetsurim yalinu ha'okhelim besar hakhazir (vfrq) [umeraq] piggulim kelehem

Who sit inside tombs And pass the night in secret places; Who eat the flesh of swine, With broth of unclean things in their bowls;

ha'omerim qerav elekha al-tiggash-bi ki qedashtikha elleh ashan be'appi esh yoqedet kol-hayyom

Who say, “Keep your distance! Don’t come closer! For I would render you consecrated.” Such things make My anger rage, Like fire blazing all day long.

hinneh khetuvah lefanay lo ekhesheh ki im-shillamti veshillamti al-kheqam

See, this is recorded before Me; I will not stand idly by, but will repay, Deliver their sins into their bosom,

avonotekhem va'avonot avotekhem yakhdav amar Adonai asher qitteru al-heharim ve'al-haggeva'ot kherefuni umaddoti fe'ullatam rishonah (l) [el-]kheqam

And the sins of their ancestors as well —said GOD— For they made offerings upon the mountains And affronted Me upon the hills. I will count out their recompense in full, Into their bosoms.

koh amar Adonai ka'asher yimmatse hattirosh ba'eshkol ve'amar al-tashkhitehu ki verakhah bo ken e'eseh lema'an avaday levilti hashkhit hakkol

Thus said GOD: As, when new wine is present in the cluster, One says, “Don’t destroy it; there’s good in it,” So will I do for the sake of My servants, And not destroy everything.

vehotseti miyya'aqov zera umihudah yoresh haray vireshuha vekhiray va'avaday yishkenu-shammah

I will bring forth offspring from Jacob, From Judah heirs to My mountains; My chosen ones shall take possession, My servants shall dwell thereon.

vehayah hasharon linveh-tson ve'emeq akhor lerevets baqar le'ammi asher derashuni

Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, And the Valley of Achor a place for cattle to lie down, For My people who seek Me.

ve'attem ozeve Adonai hashekhekhim et-har qodshi ha'orekhim laggad shulkhan vehamemalim lamni mimsakh

But as for you who forsake GOD, Who ignore My holy mountain, Who set a table for Luck And fill a mixing bowl for Destiny:

umaniti etkhem lakherev vekhullekhem lattevakh tikhra'u ya'an qarati velo anitem dibbarti velo shematem vatta'asu hara be'enay uva'asher lo-khafatsti bekhartem

I will destine you for the sword, You will all kneel down, to be slaughtered— Because, when I called, you did not answer, When I spoke, you would not listen. You did what I hold evil, And chose what I do not want.

lakhen koh-amar adonay Elohim hinneh avaday yokhelu ve'attem tiravu hinneh avaday yishtu ve'attem titsma'u hinneh avaday yismakhu ve'attem tevoshu

Assuredly, thus said my Sovereign GOD: My servants shall eat, and you shall hunger; My servants shall drink, and you shall thirst; My servants shall rejoice, and you shall be shamed;

hinneh avaday yaronnu mittuv lev ve'attem titsaqu mikke'ev lev umishever ruakh teyelilu

My servants shall shout in gladness, And you shall cry out in anguish, Howling in heartbreak.

vehinnakhtem shimkhem lishvu'ah livkhiray vehemitekha adonay Elohim vela'avadayw yiqra shem akher

You shall leave behind a name By which My chosen ones shall curse: “So may our Sovereign GOD slay you!” But My servants shall be given a different name.

asher hammitbarekh ba'arets yitbarekh belohe amen vehannishba ba'arets yishava belohe amen ki nishkekhu hatsarot harishonot vekhi nisteru me'enay

For whoever blesses themselves in the land Shall bless themselves by the true God; And whoever swears in the land Shall swear by the true God. The former troubles shall be forgotten, Shall be hidden from My eyes.

ki-hinni vore shamayim khadashim va'arets khadashah velo tizzakharnah harishonot velo ta'alenah al-lev

For behold! I am creating A new heaven and a new earth; The former things shall not be remembered, They shall never come to mind.

ki-im-sisu vegilu ade-ad asher ani vore ki hinni vore et-yerushalai͏m gilah ve'ammah masos

Be glad, then, and rejoice forever In what I am creating. For I shall create Jerusalem as a joy, And her people as a delight;

vegalti virushalai͏m vesasti ve'ammi velo-yishama bah od qol bekhi veqol ze'aqah

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem And delight in her people. Never again shall be heard there The sounds of weeping and wailing.

lo-yihyeh misham od ul yamim vezaqen asher lo-yemalle et-yamayw ki hanna'ar ben-me'ah shanah yamut vehakhote ben-me'ah shanah yequllal

No more shall there be an infant or graybeard Who does not live out their lifetime. Someone who dies at a hundred years Shall be reckoned a youth, And one who fails to reach a hundred Shall be reckoned accursed.

uvanu vattim veyashavu venate'u kheramim ve'okhlu piryam

They shall build houses and dwell in them, They shall plant vineyards and enjoy their fruit.

lo yivnu ve'akher yeshev lo yitte'u ve'akher yokhel ki-khime ha'ets yeme ammi uma'aseh yedehem yevallu vekhiray

They shall not build for others to dwell in, Or plant for others to enjoy. For the days of My people shall be As long as the days of a tree, My chosen ones shall outlive The work of their hands.

lo yige'u lariq velo yeledu labbehalah ki zera berukhe Adonai hemmah vetse'etsa'ehem ittam

They shall not toil to no purpose; They shall not bear children for terror, But they shall be a people blessed by GOD, And their offspring shall remain with them.

vehayah terem-yiqra'u va'ani e'eneh od hem medabberim va'ani eshma

Before they pray, I will answer; While they are still speaking, I will respond.

ze'ev vetaleh yiru khe'ekhad ve'aryeh kabbaqar yokhal-teven venakhash afar lakhmo lo-yare'u velo-yashkhitu bekhol-har qodshi amar Adonai

The wolf and the lamb shall graze together, And the lion shall eat straw like the ox, And the serpent’s food shall be earth. In all My sacred mount Nothing evil or vile shall be done —said GOD.