“Cry outקְרָאwith full throat;בְגָרוֹןdo notאַלhold back;תַּחְשֹׂךְlike the hornכַּשּׁוֹפָרlift upהָרֵםyour voice,קוֹלֶךָand declareוְהַגֵּדto my peopleלְעַמִּיtheir transgression,פִּשְׁעָםand to the houseוּלְבֵיתof Jacobיַעֲקֹבtheir sins.חַטֹּאתָם
Yetוְthey seekיִדְרֹשׁוּןmeאוֹתִיdayיוֹםafter day,יוֹםand they desireיֶחְפָּצוּןto knowוְדַעַתmy ways,דְּרָכַיlike a nationכְּגוֹיthatאֲשֶׁרhad doneעָשָׂהrighteousnessצְדָקָהand had notוּ לֹאforsakenעָזָבthe justiceמִשְׁפַּטof its Elohim;אֱלֹהָיוthey ask meיִשְׁאָלוּנִיfor judgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵיof righteousness;צֶדֶקthey desireיֶחְפָּצוּןthe nearnessקִרְבַתof Elohim.אֱלֹהִים
‘Whyלָמָּהhave we fasted,צַּמְנוּandוְyou did notלֹאsee?רָאִיתָWhy have we humbledעִנִּינוּour soul,נַפְשֵׁנוּandוְyou do notלֹאknow?’תֵדָעLook,הֵןon the dayבְּיוֹםof your fastצֹמְכֶםyou findתִּמְצְאוּyour desire,חֵפֶץand you oppressוְ תִּנְגֹּשׂוּallכָלyour workers.עַצְּבֵיכֶם
Look,הֵןfor strifeלְרִיבand contentionוּמַצָּהyou fast,תָּצוּמוּand to strikeוּלְהַכּוֹתwith a fistבְּאֶגְרֹףof wickedness;רֶשַׁעdo notלֹאfastתָצוּמוּas you do todayכַיּוֹםto makeלְהַשְׁמִיעַyour voiceקוֹלְכֶםheardהַשְׁמִיעַon high.בַּמָּרוֹם
Willהֲthe fastצוֹםthat I chooseאֶבְחָרֵהוּbeיִהְיֶהlike this:כָזֶהa dayיוֹםfor a human beingאָדָםto humbleעַנּוֹתhis soul?נַפְשׁוֹIs it to bow downהֲלָכֹףhis headרֹאשׁוֹlike a reed,כְּאַגְמֹןand to spread outוְ יַצִּיעַsackclothשַׂקand ashes?וָאֵפֶרWill you callהֲ תִּקְרָאthisלָזֶהa fastצוֹםand a dayוְיוֹםof favorרָצוֹןto YHWH?לַיהוָה
Isהֲthisזֶהnotלוֹאthe fastצוֹםthat I choose:אֶבְחָרֵהוּto loosenפַּתֵּחַthe bondsחַרְצֻבּוֹתof wickedness,רֶשַׁעto undoהַתֵּרthe strapsאֲגֻדּוֹתof the yoke,מוֹטָהand to setוְשַׁלַּחfreeחָפְשִׁיםthe crushed,רְצוּצִיםand that you breakוְ תְּנַתֵּקוּeveryכָלyoke?מוֹטָה
Is it notהֲלוֹאto shareפָרֹסyour breadלַחְמֶךָwith the hungry,לָרָעֵבand to bringוַ תָּבִיאthe wanderingמְרוּדִיםafflictedעֲנִיִּיםhome;בָיִתwhenכִּיyou seeתִרְאֶהthe naked,עָרֹםthat you cover him,וְכִסִּיתוֹand notוּ לֹאhide yourselfתִתְעַלָּםfrom your own flesh?מִבְּשָׂרְךָ
Thenאָזyour lightאוֹרֶךָwill break forthיִבָּקַעlike the dawn,כַּשַּׁחַרand your healingוַאֲרֻכָתְךָwill sproutתִצְמָחquickly;מְהֵרָהandוְyour righteousnessצִדְקֶךָwill goהָלַךְbefore you;לְפָנֶיךָthe gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהwill gather you.יַאַסְפֶךָ
Thenאָזyou will call,תִּקְרָאand YHWHוַיהוָהwill answer;יַעֲנֶהyou will cry for help,תְּשַׁוַּעand he will say,וְיֹאמַר‘Here I am.’הִנֵּנִיIfאִםyou removeתָּסִירfrom your midstמִתּוֹכְךָthe yoke,מוֹטָהthe pointingשְׁלַחof the fingerאֶצְבַּעand the speakingוְדַבֶּרof wickedness,אָוֶן
and if you offerוְתָפֵקyour soulנַפְשֶׁךָto the hungry,לָרָעֵבand satisfyוְ תַּשְׂבִּיעַthe afflictedנַעֲנָהsoul,נֶפֶשׁthenוְyour lightאוֹרֶךָwill riseזָרַחin the darkness,בַּחֹשֶׁךְand your gloomוַאֲפֵלָתְךָwill be like noon.כַּצָּהֳרָיִם
And YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill guide youנָחֲךָcontinually,תָּמִידand satisfyוְהִשְׂבִּיעַyour soulנַפְשֶׁךָin scorched places,בְּצַחְצָחוֹתandוְyour bonesעַצְמֹתֶיךָhe will strengthen;יַחֲלִיץand you will beוְהָיִיתָlike a wateredכְּ רָוֶהgarden,גַןand like a springוּכְמוֹצָאof waterמַיִםwhoseאֲשֶׁרwatersמֵימָיוdo notלֹאdeceive.יְכַזְּבוּ
And those from youוּ מִמְּךָwill buildבָנוּthe ancientעוֹלָםruins;חָרְבוֹתthe foundationsמוֹסְדֵיof generationדוֹרafter generationוָדוֹרyou will raise up;תְּקוֹמֵםand you will be calledוְקֹרָא לְךָ‘Repairerגֹּדֵרof breaches,פֶּרֶץrestorerמְשֹׁבֵבof pathsנְתִיבוֹתto live in.’לָשָׁבֶת
Ifאִםyou turn backתָּשִׁיבyour footרַגְלֶךָfrom the Sabbath,מִשַּׁבָּתfrom doingעֲשׂוֹתyour desiresחֲפָצֶיךָon my holy day,בְּיוֹם קָדְשִׁיand callוְקָרָאתָthe Sabbathלַשַּׁבָּת‘a delight,’עֹנֶגthe holy dayלִקְדוֹשׁof YHWHיְהוָה‘honorable,’מְכֻבָּדand honor itוְכִבַּדְתּוֹby not doingמֵעֲשׂוֹתyour ways,דְּרָכֶיךָby not findingמִמְּצוֹאyour desireחֶפְצְךָnor speakingוְדַבֵּרa word,דָּבָר
thenאָזyou will delightתִּתְעַנַּגin YHWH,עַל יְהוָהand I will make you rideוְהִרְכַּבְתִּיךָonעַלthe high placesבָּמֳותֵיof the earth,אָרֶץand I will feed youוְהַאֲכַלְתִּיךָwith the inheritanceנַחֲלַתof Jacobיַעֲקֹבyour father;אָבִיךָforכִּיthe mouthפִּיof YHWHיְהוָהhas spoken.”דִּבֵּר