In the yearבִּשְׁנַתof the deathמוֹתof KingהַמֶּלֶךְUzziah,עֻזִּיָּהוּI sawוָאֶרְאֶהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיsittingיֹשֵׁבon a throne,עַל כִּסֵּאhighרָםand lifted up,וְנִשָּׂאand his skirtsוְשׁוּלָיוfilledמְלֵאִיםthe temple.הַהֵיכָל
Seraphimשְׂרָפִיםwere standingעֹמְדִיםabove him;מִמַּעַל לוֹsix wings,שֵׁשׁ כְּנָפַיִםsix wingsשֵׁשׁ כְּנָפַיִםto each one;לְאֶחָדwith twoבִּשְׁתַּיִםhe coveredיְכַסֶּהhis face,פָנָיוand with twoוּבִשְׁתַּיִםhe coveredיְכַסֶּהhis feet,רַגְלָיוand with twoוּבִשְׁתַּיִםhe flew.יְעוֹפֵף
And oneזֶהcalledוְקָרָאto anotherאֶל זֶהand said,וְאָמַר“Holy,קָדוֹשׁholy,קָדוֹשׁholy isקָדוֹשׁYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot;צְבָאוֹתthe fullnessמְלֹאof allכָלthe earthהָאָרֶץis his glory.”כְּבוֹדוֹ
And the pivotsאַמּוֹתof the thresholdsהַסִּפִּיםshookוַיָּנֻעוּat the voiceמִקּוֹלof the one who called,הַקּוֹרֵאand the houseוְהַבַּיִתwas fillingיִמָּלֵאwith smoke.עָשָׁן
And I said,וָאֹמַר“Woeאוֹיto me!לִיForכִיI am lost;נִדְמֵיתִיforכִּיIאָנֹכִיam a manאִישׁof uncleanטְמֵאlips,שְׂפָתַיִםand in the midstוּבְתוֹךְof a peopleעַםof uncleanטְמֵאlipsשְׂפָתַיִםIאָנֹכִיdwell;יוֹשֵׁבforכִּיthe King,הַמֶּלֶךְYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתmy eyesעֵינָיhave seen.”רָאוּ
Then oneאֶחָדof the seraphimמִן הַשְּׂרָפִיםflewוַיָּעָףto me,אֵלַיand in his handוּבְיָדוֹwas a burning coalרִצְפָּהthat he had takenלָקַחwith tongsבְּמֶלְקַחַיִםfrom onמֵעַלthe altar.הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
And he touchedוַיַּגַּעmy mouthעַל פִּיand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהthisזֶהhas touchedנָגַעyour lips,עַל שְׂפָתֶיךָand your iniquityוְ עֲוֺנֶךָis taken away,סָרand your sinוְחַטָּאתְךָis expiated.”תְּכֻפָּר
And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַעthe voiceקוֹלof Adonaiאֲדֹנָיsaying,אֹמֵר“Whomמִיshall I send,אֶשְׁלַחand whoוּמִיwill goיֵלֶךְfor us?”לָנוּAnd I said,וָאֹמַר“Here I am;הִנְנִיsend me.”שְׁלָחֵנִי
And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go,לֵךְand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto this people,לָעָם הַזֶּה‘Keep hearing,שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַbut do notוְאַלunderstand;תָּבִינוּkeep seeing,וּרְאוּ רָאוֹbut do notוְאַלknow.’תֵּדָעוּ
Make fatהַשְׁמֵןthe heartלֵבof this people,הָעָם הַזֶּהand make heavyהַכְבֵּדits ears,וְאָזְנָיוand blindהָשַׁעits eyes,וְעֵינָיוlestפֶּןit seeיִרְאֶהwith its eyes,בְעֵינָיוand hearוּ יִשְׁמָעwith its ears,בְאָזְנָיוand its heartוּלְבָבוֹunderstand,יָבִיןand it turn backוָשָׁבand be healed.”וְרָפָא לוֹ
And I said,וָאֹמַר“How long,עַד מָתַיAdonai?”אֲדֹנָיAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Untilעַד אֲשֶׁר אִםcitiesעָרִיםlie wasteשָׁאוּwithoutמֵאֵיןinhabitant,יוֹשֵׁבand housesוּבָתִּיםwithoutמֵאֵיןa human being,אָדָםand the groundוְהָאֲדָמָהlies waste,תִּשָּׁאֶהa desolation;שְׁמָמָה
and YHWHוְ יְהוָהremoves far awayרִחַקhuman beings,הָאָדָםand greatוְרַבָּהis the abandonmentהָעֲזוּבָהin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the land.הָאָרֶץ
And though there is stillוְעוֹדa tenthעֲשִׂרִיָּהin it,בָּהּit will againוְשָׁבָהbeוְהָיְתָהfor consuming,לְבָעֵרlike the terebinthכָּאֵלָהand like the oakוְכָאַלּוֹןwhich, when cut down,אֲשֶׁר בְּשַׁלֶּכֶתleave their stump;מַצֶּבֶת בָּםthe holyקֹדֶשׁseedזֶרַעis its stump.”מַצַּבְתָּהּ