Hearשִׁמְעוּthis,זֹאתhouseבֵּיתof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבwho are calledהַנִּקְרָאִיםby the nameבְּשֵׁםof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand from the watersוּמִמֵּיof Judahיְהוּדָהhave come out;יָצָאוּwho swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִיםby the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהand make mentionוּ יַזְכִּירוּof the Elohimבֵאלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלnotלֹאin truthבֶאֱמֶתnorוְלֹאin righteousness.בִצְדָקָה
Forכִּיthey call themselvesנִקְרָאוּafter the holy city,מֵעִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁand on the Elohimוְעַל אֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthey lean;נִסְמָכוּYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתis his name.שְׁמוֹ
“The former thingsהָרִאשֹׁנוֹתlong agoמֵאָזI declared;הִגַּדְתִּיand from my mouthוּמִפִּיthey went out,יָצְאוּand I made them heard;וְאַשְׁמִיעֵםsuddenlyפִּתְאֹםI did them,עָשִׂיתִיand they came about.וַתָּבֹאנָה
Because I knewמִדַּעְתִּיthatכִּיyou areאָתָּהhard,קָשֶׁהand your neckעָרְפֶּךָis a sinewוְגִידof iron,בַּרְזֶלand your foreheadוּמִצְחֲךָbronze,נְחוּשָׁה
I declared itוָאַגִּידto youלְךָlong ago;מֵאָזbeforeבְּטֶרֶםit cameתָּבוֹאI made you hear it,הִשְׁמַעְתִּיךָlestפֶּןyou should say,תֹּאמַר‘My idolעָצְבִּיdid them,עָשָׂםand my carved imageוּפִסְלִיand my cast imageוְנִסְכִּיcommanded them.’צִוָּם
You have heard;שָׁמַעְתָּseeחֲזֵהall of it;כֻּלָּהּand you,וְאַתֶּםwill you notהֲלוֹאdeclare it?תַגִּידוּI have made you hearהִשְׁמַעְתִּיךָnew thingsחֲדָשׁוֹתfrom now on,מֵעַתָּהand things kept in store,וּנְצֻרוֹתand you did notוְלֹאknow them.יְדַעְתָּם
Nowעַתָּהthey have been created,נִבְרְאוּand notוְלֹאlong ago;מֵאָזand beforeוְלִפְנֵיtodayיוֹםyou had notוְלֹאheard them,שְׁמַעְתָּםlestפֶּןyou should say,תֹּאמַר‘Look,הִנֵּהI knew them.’יְדַעְתִּין
Neitherגַּם לֹאdid you hear,שָׁמַעְתָּnorגַּם לֹאdid you know,יָדַעְתָּnorגַּם לֹאfrom long agoמֵאָזwas your earאָזְנֶךָopened;פִתְּחָהforכִּיI knewיָדַעְתִּיthat you would certainlyבָּגוֹדdeal treacherously,תִּבְגּוֹדandוּ‘a transgressorפֹשֵׁעַfrom the womb’מִבֶּטֶןyou were called.קֹרָא לָךְ
For the sake ofלְמַעַןmy nameשְׁמִיI lengthenאַאֲרִיךְmy anger,אַפִּיand for my praiseוּתְהִלָּתִיI hold backאֶחֱטָםfor you,לָךְso as notלְבִלְתִּיto cut you off.הַכְרִיתֶךָ
Look,הִנֵּהI have refined you,צְרַפְתִּיךָbut notוְלֹאas silver;בְכָסֶףI have chosen youבְּחַרְתִּיךָin the furnaceבְּכוּרof affliction.עֹנִי
For my own sake,לְמַעֲנִיfor my own sakeלְמַעֲנִיI will do it;אֶעֱשֶׂהforכִּיhowאֵיךְwould it be profaned?יֵחָלAnd my gloryוּכְבוֹדִיto anotherלְאַחֵרI will notלֹאgive.אֶתֵּן
Listen to me,שְׁמַע אֵלַיJacob,יַעֲקֹבand Israel,וְיִשְׂרָאֵלmy called one:מְקֹרָאִיIאֲנִיam the same;הוּאI amאֲנִיthe first,רִאשׁוֹןalsoאַףI amאֲנִיthe last.אַחֲרוֹן
Alsoאַףmy handיָדִיfoundedיָסְדָהthe earth,אֶרֶץand my right handוִימִינִיspread outטִפְּחָהthe heavens;שָׁמָיִםIאֲנִיcallקֹרֵאto them,אֲלֵיהֶםthey standיַעַמְדוּtogether.יַחְדָּו
Gather,הִקָּבְצוּall of you,כֻלְּכֶםand hear:וּשֲׁמָעוּwhoמִיamong themבָהֶםhas declaredהִגִּידthese things?אֶת אֵלֶּהYHWHיְהוָהloves him;אֲהֵבוֹhe will doיַעֲשֶׂהhis desireחֶפְצוֹon Babylon,בְּבָבֶלand his armוּזְרֹעוֹwill be against the Chaldeans.כַּשְׂדִּים
I,אֲנִיIאֲנִיhave spoken;דִּבַּרְתִּיalsoאַףI have called him;קְרָאתִיוI have brought him,הֲבִיאֹתִיוandוְhis wayדַּרְכּוֹwill prosper.הִצְלִיחַ
Come nearקִרְבוּto me,אֵלַיhearשִׁמְעוּthis:זֹאתfrom the beginningמֵרֹאשׁI have notלֹאspokenדִּבַּרְתִּיin secret;בַּסֵּתֶרfrom the timeמֵעֵתit came to be,הֱיוֹתָהּIאָנִיwas there.”שָׁםAnd nowוְעַתָּהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhas sent me,שְׁלָחַנִיand his spirit.וְרוּחוֹ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהyour Redeemer,גֹּאַלְךָthe Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל“I amאֲנִיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָwho teaches youמְלַמֶּדְךָto profit,לְהוֹעִילwho leads youמַדְרִיכֲךָin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְthat you should go.תֵּלֵךְ
If onlyלוּאyou had paid attentionהִקְשַׁבְתָּto my commandments!לְמִצְוֺתָיThenוַyour peaceשְׁלוֹמֶךָwould have beenיְהִיlike the river,כַנָּהָרand your righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָlike the wavesכְּגַלֵּיof the sea;הַיָּם
andוַyour offspringזַרְעֶךָwould have beenיְהִיlike the sand,כַחוֹלand the offshootsוְצֶאֱצָאֵיof your inward partsמֵעֶיךָlike its grains;כִּמְעֹתָיוhis nameשְׁמוֹwould notלֹאhave been cut offיִכָּרֵתnorוְלֹאdestroyedיִשָּׁמֵדfrom before me.”מִלְּפָנָי
Go outצְאוּfrom Babylon,מִבָּבֶלfleeבִּרְחוּfrom the Chaldeans;מִכַּשְׂדִּיםwith a voiceבְּקוֹלof joyful shoutingרִנָּהdeclare,הַגִּידוּmakeהַשְׁמִיעוּthisזֹאתheard,הַשְׁמִיעוּsend it outהוֹצִיאוּהָtoעַדthe endקְצֵהof the earth;הָאָרֶץsay,אִמְרוּ“YHWHיְהוָהhas redeemedגָּאַלhis servantעַבְדּוֹJacob.”יַעֲקֹב
And they did notוְלֹאthirstצָמְאוּwhen he led themהוֹלִיכָםthrough the desolate places;בָּחֳרָבוֹתwaterמַיִםfrom the rockמִצּוּרhe made flowהִזִּילfor them;לָמוֹand he splitוַיִּבְקַעthe rock,צוּרandוַthe waterמָיִםflowed.יָּזֻבוּ
“There is noאֵיןpeace,”שָׁלוֹםsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה“for the wicked.”לָרְשָׁעִים