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Isaiah 5 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק ה׳

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  1. 1

    אָשִׁירָהlet-me-singנָּאnowלִידִידִיmy-belovedשִׁירַתa-song-ofדּוֹדִיmy-belovedלְכַרְמוֹconcerning-his-vineyardכֶּרֶםa-vineyardהָיָהwasלִידִידִיmy-belovedבְּקֶרֶןon-a-hillבֶּן־שָׁמֶן׃very-fruitful

    Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

  2. 2

    וַיְעַזְּקֵהוּand-he-dug-itוַיְסַקְּלֵהוּand-cleared-away-its-stonesוַיִּטָּעֵהוּand-planted-itשֹׂרֵקwith-the-choicest-vineוַיִּבֶןand-builtמִגְדָּלtowerבְּתוֹכוֹin-the-midst-thereofוְגַם־יֶקֶבand-also-a-wine-vatחָצֵבhe-hewed-outבּוֹin-itוַיְקַוand-he-lookedלַעֲשׂוֹתthat-it-should-bring-forthעֲנָבִיםgood-grapesוַיַּעַשׂbut-it-brought-forthבְּאֻשִׁים׃bad-grapes

    And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

  3. 3

    וְעַתָּהand-nowיוֹשֵׁבO-inhabitant-ofיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםJerusalemוְאִישׁand-man-ofיְהוּדָהJudahשִׁפְטוּ־נָאjudge-I-pray-youבֵּינִיbetween-meוּבֵיןand-betweenכַּרְמִי׃my-vineyard

    And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

  4. 4

    מַה־לַּעֲשׂוֹתwhat-could-be-doneעוֹדany-moreלְכַרְמִיfor-my-vineyardוְלֹאand-notעָשִׂיתִיI-have-doneבּוֹin-itמַדּוּעַwhy-was-itקִוֵּיתִיwhen-I-lookedלַעֲשׂוֹתthat-it-should-bring-forthעֲנָבִיםgood-grapesוַיַּעַשׂthat-it-brought-forthבְּאֻשִׁים׃bad-grapes

    What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

  5. 5

    וְעַתָּהand-nowאוֹדִיעָה־נָּאlet-me-declareאֶתְכֶםyouאֵת־אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִיwhat-Iעֹשֶׂהdoלְכַרְמִיfor-my-vineyardהָסֵרI-will-take-awayמְשׂוּכָּתוֹits-hedgeוְהָיָהand-beלְבָעֵרeaten-upפָּרֹץbreak-downגְּדֵרוֹits-wallוְהָיָהand-beלְמִרְמָס׃trodden-down

    And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:

  6. 6

    וַאֲשִׁיתֵהוּand-I-will-lay-itבָתָהwasteלֹאnotיִזָּמֵרbe-prunedוְלֹאand-notיֵעָדֵרhoedוְעָלָהbut-there-shall-come-upשָׁמִירbriarsוָשָׁיִתand-thornsוְעַלand-uponהֶעָבִיםthe-cloudsאֲצַוֶּהI-will-commandמֵהַמְטִירthat-they-drop-noעָלָיוupon-himמָטָר׃rain

    And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

  7. 7

    כִּיbecauseכֶרֶםthe-vineyard-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDצְבָאוֹתof-Hostsבֵּיתthe-house-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוְאִישׁand-the-men-ofיְהוּדָהJudahנְטַעthe-plant-ofשַׁעֲשׁוּעָיוhis-delightוַיְקַוand-He-lookedלְמִשְׁפָּטto-judgmentוְהִנֵּהand-beholdמִשְׂפָּחoppressionלִצְדָקָהfor-righteousnessוְהִנֵּהand-beholdצְעָקָה׃a-cry

    For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

  8. 8

    הוֹיwoe-toמַגִּיעֵיthem-that-joinבַיִתhouseבְּבַיִתto-houseשָׂדֶהfieldבְשָׂדֶהto-fieldיַקְרִיבוּthat-layעַדuntilאֶפֶסthere-is-noמָקוֹםa-placeוְהוּשַׁבְתֶּםthat-you-may-dwellלְבַדְּכֶםaloneבְּקֶרֶבamongהָאָרֶץ׃the-earth

    Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

  9. 9

    בְּאׇזְנָיin-my-ears-saidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDצְבָאוֹתof-Hostsאִם־לֹאof-a-truthבָּתִּיםhousesרַבִּיםmanyלְשַׁמָּהshall-be-desolateיִהְיוּshall-beגְּדֹלִיםgreatוְטוֹבִיםand-fairמֵאֵיןwithoutיוֹשֵׁב׃inhabitant

    In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

  10. 10

    כִּיforעֲשֶׂרֶתtenצִמְדֵּי־כֶרֶםacres-of-the-vineyard-ofיַעֲשׂוּshall-yieldבַּתa-batאֶחָתoneוְזֶרַעand-the-seed-ofחֹמֶרa-homerיַעֲשֶׂהshall-yieldאֵיפָה׃one-efa

    Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

  11. 11

    הוֹיwoe-toמַשְׁכִּימֵיthem-that-rise-up-earlyבַבֹּקֶרin-the-morningשֵׁכָרstrong-drinkיִרְדֹּפוּthat-they-may-followמְאַחֲרֵיthat-continue-untilבַנֶּשֶׁףnightיַיִןwineיַדְלִיקֵם׃inflame-them

    Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

  12. 12

    וְהָיָהand-areכִנּוֹרthe-lyreוָנֶבֶלand-the-luteתֹּףthe-tambourineוְחָלִילand-pipeוָיַיִןand-wineמִשְׁתֵּיהֶםin-their-feastsוְאֵתandפֹּעַלwork-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDלֹאnotיַבִּיטוּthey-regardוּמַעֲשֵׂהnor-the-operation-ofיָדָיוhis-handsלֹאnotרָאוּ׃consider

    And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

  13. 13

    לָכֵןthereforeגָּלָהare-gone-into-captivityעַמִּיmy-peopleמִבְּלִי־דָעַתbecause-they-have-no-knowledgeוּכְבוֹדוֹand-their-honorable-menמְתֵיmen-ofרָעָבfamineוַהֲמוֹנוֹand-their-multitudeצִחֵהdried-up-withצָמָא׃thirst

    Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

  14. 14

    לָכֵןthereforeהִרְחִיבָהhas-enlargedשְּׁאוֹלSheolנַפְשָׁהּherselfוּפָעֲרָהand-openedפִיהָher-mouthלִבְלִי־חֹקwithout-measureוְיָרַדshall-go-downהֲדָרָהּtheir-gloryוַהֲמוֹנָהּand-their-multitudeוּשְׁאוֹנָהּand-their-pompוְעָלֵזand-he-that-is-joyfulבָּהּ׃into-it

    Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

  15. 15

    וַיִּשַּׁחand-shall-be-brought-downאָדָםthe-mean-manוַיִּשְׁפַּל־אִישׁand-the-mighty-man-shall-be-humbledוְעֵינֵיand-the-eyes-ofגְבֹהִיםthe-loftyתִּשְׁפַּלְנָה׃shall-be-brought-low

    And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

  16. 16

    וַיִּגְבַּהּbut-shall-be-exaltedיְהֹוָהthe-LORDצְבָאוֹתof-Hostsבַּמִּשְׁפָּטin-the-judgmentוְהָאֵלand-God-that-isהַקָּדוֹשׁthe-holyנִקְדָּשׁshall-be-sanctifiedבִּצְדָקָה׃in-righteousness

    But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

  17. 17

    וְרָעוּand-shall-feedכְבָשִׂיםlambsכְּדׇבְרָםas-in-their-pastureוְחׇרְבוֹתand-in-the-ruinsמֵחִיםthe-fat-onesגָּרִיםstrangersיֹאכֵלוּ׃shall-feed

    Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

  18. 18

    הוֹיwoe-toמֹשְׁכֵיthem-that-drawהֶעָוֺןthe-iniquityבְּחַבְלֵיwith-cords-ofהַשָּׁוְאthe-vanityוְכַעֲבוֹתand-as-with-a-rope-ofהָעֲגָלָהa-cartחַטָּאָה׃sin

    Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

  19. 19

    הָאֹמְרִיםthe-ones-sayingיְמַהֵרlet-him-make-speedיָחִישָׁהlet-him-hastenמַעֲשֵׂהוּhis-workלְמַעַןin-order-thatנִרְאֶהwe-seeוְתִקְרַבand-let-approachוְתָבוֹאָהand-comeעֲצַתthe-plan-ofקְדוֹשׁthe-Holy-One-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוְנֵדָעָה׃that-we-may-know-it

    That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

  20. 20

    הוֹיwoe-toהָאֹמְרִיםthem-that-callלָרַעevilטוֹבgoodוְלַטּוֹבand-the-goodרָעevilשָׂמִיםwho-putחֹשֶׁךְdarknessלְאוֹרto-lightוְאוֹרand-lightלְחֹשֶׁךְto-darknessשָׂמִיםwho-putמַרbitterלְמָתוֹקfor-sweetוּמָתוֹקand-sweetלְמָר׃for-bitter

    Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

  21. 21

    הוֹיwoe-toחֲכָמִיםwiseבְּעֵינֵיהֶםin-their-eyesוְנֶגֶדand-inפְּנֵיהֶםtheir-own-sightנְבֹנִים׃prudent

    Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

  22. 22

    הוֹיwoe-toגִּבּוֹרִיםthem-that-are-mightyלִשְׁתּוֹתto-drinkיָיִןwineוְאַנְשֵׁי־חַיִלand-warriorsלִמְסֹךְto-mingleשֵׁכָר׃strong-drink

    Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

  23. 23

    מַצְדִּיקֵיwho-justifyרָשָׁעwickedעֵקֶבforשֹׁחַדa-bribeוְצִדְקַתand-the-righteousness-ofצַדִּיקִיםjustיָסִירוּtake-awayמִמֶּנּוּ׃from-him

    Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  24. 24

    לָכֵןthereforeכֶּאֱכֹלas-devoursקַשׁthe-stubbleלְשׁוֹןthe-tongue-ofאֵשׁfireוַחֲשַׁשׁand-as-the-chaffלֶהָבָהa-flameיִרְפֶּהis-consumedשׇׁרְשָׁםtheir-rootכַּמָּקas-the-rottennessיִהְיֶהshall-beוּפִרְחָםand-their-blossomכָּאָבָקas-dustיַעֲלֶהshall-go-upכִּיbecauseמָאֲסוּthey-have-cast-awayאֵת־תּוֹרַתthe-law-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDצְבָאוֹתof-Hostsוְאֵתandאִמְרַתthe-word-ofקְדוֹשׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵלthe-Holy-One-of-Israelנִאֵצוּ׃despised

    Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

  25. 25

    עַל־כֵּןthereforeחָרָהburnedאַף־יְהֹוָהthe-anger-of-the-LORDבְּעַמּוֹagainst-his-peopleוַיֵּטand-he-has-stretched-outיָדוֹhis-handעָלָיוagainst-themוַיַּכֵּהוּand-smote-themוַיִּרְגְּזוּand-trembledהֶהָרִיםthe-hillsוַתְּהִיand-wasנִבְלָתָםtheir-dead-bodiesכַּסּוּחָהas-refuseבְּקֶרֶבin-the-midst-ofחוּצוֹתthe-streetsבְּכׇל־זֹאתin-all-thisלֹא־שָׁבis-not-turned-awayאַפּוֹHis-wrathוְעוֹדand-againיָדוֹhis-handנְטוּיָה׃is-stretched-out

    Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  26. 26

    וְנָשָׂא־נֵסand-he-will-lift-up-a-bannerלַגּוֹיִםto-the-nationsמֵרָחוֹקfrom-farוְשָׁרַקand-will-whistleלוֹto-themמִקְצֵהfrom-the-ends-ofהָאָרֶץthe-earthוְהִנֵּהand-beholdמְהֵרָהwith-speedקַלswiftlyיָבוֹא׃they-shall-come

    And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

  27. 27

    אֵין־עָיֵףnone-shall-be-wearyוְאֵין־כּוֹשֵׁלor-stumbleבּוֹamong-themלֹאnotיָנוּםshall-slumberוְלֹאand-notיִישָׁןsleepוְלֹאand-notנִפְתַּחbe-loosedאֵזוֹרthe-girdle-ofחֲלָצָיוtheir-loinsוְלֹאand-notנִתַּקbe-brokenשְׂרוֹךְthe-latchet-ofנְעָלָיו׃their-shoes

    None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:

  28. 28

    אֲשֶׁרwhichחִצָּיוtheir-arrowsשְׁנוּנִיםare-sharpוְכׇל־קַשְּׁתֹתָיוand-all-their-bowsדְּרֻכוֹתare-bentפַּרְסוֹתthe-hooves-ofסוּסָיוtheir-horsesכַּצַּרlike-flintנֶחְשָׁבוּare-countedוְגַלְגִּלָּיוand-their-wheelsכַּסּוּפָה׃as-the-whirlwind

    Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

  29. 29

    שְׁאָגָהtheir-roaringלוֹshall-beכַּלָּבִיאlike-a-lion(ושאג)[יִשְׁאַג]they-shall-shoutכַּכְּפִירִיםas-the-young-lionsוְיִנְהֹםand-roarוְיֹאחֵזand-lay-hold-ofטֶרֶףthe-preyוְיַפְלִיטand-carry-it-away-safeוְאֵיןand-noneמַצִּיל׃shall-deliver-it

    Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

  30. 30

    וְיִנְהֹםand-they-shall-roarעָלָיוagainst-themבַּיּוֹםin-the-dayהַהוּאthatכְּנַהֲמַת־יָםlike-the-roaring-of-the-seaוְנִבַּטand-if-one-lookלָאָרֶץto-the-landוְהִנֵּה־חֹשֶׁךְbehold-darknessצַרnarrowוָאוֹרthe-light-alsoחָשַׁךְis-darkenedבַּעֲרִיפֶיהָ׃in-its-heavens

    And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.