And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Takeקַחfor yourselfלְךָa largeגָּדוֹלtablet,גִּלָּיוֹןand writeוּכְתֹבon itעָלָיוwith the stylusבְּחֶרֶטof a man:אֱנוֹשׁ‘Belonging toלְMaher-shalal-hash-baz.’”מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז
And I will callוְאָעִידָהfor myselfלִּיfaithfulנֶאֱמָנִיםwitnesses,עֵדִיםUriahאוּרִיָּהthe priestהַכֹּהֵןand Zechariahוְ זְכַרְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Jeberechiah.יְבֶרֶכְיָהוּ
And I went nearוָאֶקְרַבto the prophetess,אֶל הַנְּבִיאָהand she conceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדa son.בֵּןAnd YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Callקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹMaher-shalal-hash-baz;מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז
forכִּיbeforeבְּטֶרֶםthe boyהַנַּעַרknows howיֵדַעto cry,קְרֹא‘My father’אָבִיandוְ‘My mother,’אִמִּיthe wealthחֵילof Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקwill be carried away,יִשָּׂאand the spoilוְ שְׁלַלof Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןbeforeלִפְנֵיthe kingמֶלֶךְof Assyria.”אַשּׁוּר
And YHWHיְהוָהspokeוַיֹּסֶף דַּבֵּרto meאֵלַיagain,עוֹדsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Becauseיַעַן כִּיthis peopleהָעָם הַזֶּהhas rejectedמָאַסthe watersמֵיof Shiloahהַשִּׁלֹחַthat goהַהֹלְכִיםgently,לְאַטand rejoicesוּמְשׂוֹשׂover Rezinרְצִיןand the sonוּבֶןof Remaliah,רְמַלְיָהוּ
therefore,וְלָכֵןlook,הִנֵּהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיis bringing upמַעֲלֶהagainst themעֲלֵיהֶםthe watersמֵיof the River,הַנָּהָרmightyהָעֲצוּמִיםand many,וְהָרַבִּיםthe kingמֶלֶךְof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרand allוְ כָּלhis glory;כְּבוֹדוֹand it will riseוְעָלָהover allעַל כָּלits channelsאֲפִיקָיוand goוְהָלַךְover allעַל כָּלits banks;גְּדוֹתָיו
and it will sweep onוְחָלַףinto Judah,בִּיהוּדָהit will overflowשָׁטַףand pass through,וְעָבַרit will reachיַגִּיעַup toעַדthe neck;צַוָּארand the spreadingוְ מֻטּוֹתof its wingsכְּנָפָיוwill beהָיָהthe fullnessמְלֹאof the breadthרֹחַבof your land,אַרְצְךָImmanuel!”עִמָּנוּ אֵל
Raise an uproar,רֹעוּpeoples,עַמִּיםand be shattered;וָחֹתּוּand listen,וְהַאֲזִינוּallכֹּלdistant placesמֶרְחַקֵּיof the earth:אָרֶץgird yourselves,הִתְאַזְּרוּand be shattered;וָחֹתּוּgird yourselves,הִתְאַזְּרוּand be shattered.וָחֹתּוּ
Makeעֻצוּa plan,עֵצָהand it will be frustrated;וְתֻפָרspeakדַּבְּרוּa word,דָבָרand it will notוְלֹאstand;יָקוּםforכִּיwith usעִמָּנוּis El.אֵל
ForכִּיthusכֹהYHWHיְהוָהspokeאָמַרto meאֵלַיwith strengthכְּחֶזְקַתof the hand,הַיָּדand he corrected meוְיִסְּרֵנִיso that I would not walkמִלֶּכֶתin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof this people,הָעָם הַזֶּהsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Do notלֹאcallתֹאמְרוּןconspiracyקֶשֶׁרallלְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרthis peopleהָעָם הַזֶּהcallsיֹאמַרconspiracy,קָשֶׁרand what it fearsוְאֶת מוֹרָאוֹdo notלֹאfear,תִירְאוּand do notוְלֹאbe terrified.תַעֲרִיצוּ
YHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתhimאֹתוֹyou shall regard as holy;תַקְדִּישׁוּand heוְהוּאshall be your fear,מוֹרַאֲכֶםand heוְהוּאyour terror.מַעֲרִצְכֶם
And he will becomeוְהָיָהa sanctuary,לְמִקְדָּשׁand a stoneוּלְאֶבֶןto strike againstנֶגֶףand a rockוּלְצוּרto stumble overמִכְשׁוֹלfor bothלִשְׁנֵיhousesבָתֵּיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלa snareלְפַחand a trapוּלְמוֹקֵשׁfor the inhabitantלְיוֹשֵׁבof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
And manyרַבִּיםwill stumbleוְכָשְׁלוּover them;בָםthey will fallוְנָפְלוּand be broken,וְנִשְׁבָּרוּand be snaredוְנוֹקְשׁוּand be caught.”וְנִלְכָּדוּ
Bind upצוֹרthe testimony,תְּעוּדָהsealחֲתוֹםthe instructionתּוֹרָהamong my disciples.בְּלִמֻּדָי
And I will waitוְחִכִּיתִיfor YHWH,לַיהוָהwho hidesהַמַּסְתִּירhis faceפָּנָיוfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבand I will hopeוְקִוֵּיתִיin him.לוֹ
Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיand the childrenוְהַיְלָדִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas given meנָתַן לִיare for signsלְאֹתוֹתand for wondersוּלְמוֹפְתִיםin IsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלfromמֵעִםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתwho dwellsהַשֹּׁכֵןon MountבְּהַרZion.צִיּוֹן
And whenוְכִיthey sayיֹאמְרוּto you,אֲלֵיכֶם“Consultדִּרְשׁוּthose who call up the deadאֶל הָאֹבוֹתand the spiritists,וְאֶל הַיִּדְּעֹנִיםwho chirpהַמְצַפְצְפִיםand mutter,”וְהַמַּהְגִּיםshould notהֲלוֹאa peopleעַםconsultיִדְרֹשׁits Elohim?אֶל אֱלֹהָיוShould they consult the deadאֶל הַמֵּתִיםon behalf ofבְּעַדthe living?הַחַיִּים
To the instructionלְתוֹרָהand to the testimony!וְלִתְעוּדָהIfאִםthey do notלֹאspeakיֹאמְרוּaccording to thisכַּ הַזֶּהword,דָּבָרit is those for whomאֲשֶׁר לוֹthere is noאֵיןdawn.שָׁחַר
And he will pass throughוְעָבַרit,בָּהּhard-pressedנִקְשֶׁהand hungry;וְרָעֵבand it will happenוְהָיָהwhenכִיhe is hungryיִרְעַבthat he will be enragedוְהִתְקַצַּףand curseוְקִלֵּלhis kingבְּמַלְכּוֹand his Elohim,וּבֵאלֹהָיוand turn his faceוּפָנָהupward.לְמָעְלָה
And he will lookיַבִּיטto the earth,וְאֶל אֶרֶץand look,וְהִנֵּהdistressצָרָהand darkness,וַחֲשֵׁכָהthe gloomמְעוּףof anguish,צוּקָהand into thick darknessוַאֲפֵלָהhe will be thrust.מְנֻדָּח