Isaiah 32 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

¹הֵ֥ן לְצֶ֖דֶק יִמְלָךְ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּלְשָׂרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפָּ֥ט יָשֹֽׂרוּ׃

hen letzedek yimlakh-melekh ulesarim lemishpat yasoru

1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, And as for princes, they shall rule in justice.

²וְהָיָה־אִ֥ישׁ כְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ר֖וּחַ וְסֵ֣תֶר זָ֑רֶם כְּפַלְגֵי־מַ֣יִם בְּצָי֔וֹן כְּצֵ֥ל סֶֽלַע־כָּבֵ֖ד בְּאֶ֥רֶץ עֲיֵפָֽה׃

vehaya-ish kemachave-ruach veseter zarem kefalge-mayim betzayon ketzel sela'-kaved be'eretz ayefa

2And a man shall be as in a hiding-place from the wind, And a covert from the tempest; As by the watercourses in a dry place, As in the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

³וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָה עֵינֵ֣י רֹאִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃

velo tish'ena ene ro'im ve'azne shom'im tikshavna

3And the eyes of them that see shall not be closed, And the ears of them that hear shall attend.

⁴וּלְבַ֥ב נִמְהָרִ֖ים יָבִ֣ין לָדָ֑עַת וּלְשׁ֣וֹן עִלְּגִ֔ים תְּמַהֵ֖ר לְדַבֵּ֥ר צָחֽוֹת׃

ulevav nimharim yavin lada'at uleshon illegim temaher ledabber tzachot

4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, And the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

⁵לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א ע֛וֹד לְנָבָ֖ל נָדִ֑יב וּלְכִילַ֕י לֹ֥א יֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֽׁוֹעַ׃

lo-yikkare od lenaval nadiv ulekhilay lo ye'amer shoa

5The vile person shall be no more called liberal, Nor the churl said to be noble.

⁶כִּ֤י נָבָל֙ נְבָלָ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלִבּ֖וֹ יַעֲשֶׂה־אָ֑וֶן לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת חֹ֗נֶף וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־יְהוָה֙ תּוֹעָ֔ה לְהָרִיק֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃

ki naval nevala yedabber velibbo ya'ase-aven la'asot chonef uledabber el-ADONAI to'a leharik nefesh ra'ev umashke tzame yachsir

6For the vile person will speak villainy, And his heart will work iniquity, To practise ungodliness, and to utter wickedness against the LORD, To make empty the soul of the hungry, And to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

⁷וְכֵלַ֖י כֵּלָ֣יו רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמּ֣וֹת יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל ענוים [עֲנִיִּים֙] בְּאִמְרֵי־שֶׁ֔קֶר וּבְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶבְי֖וֹן מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

vekhelay kelav ra'im hu zimmot ya'atz lechabbel aniyyim be'imre-sheker uvedabber evyon mishpat

7The instruments also of the churl are evil; He deviseth wicked devices To destroy the poor with lying words, And the needy when he speaketh right.

⁸וְנָדִ֖יב נְדִיב֣וֹת יָעָ֑ץ וְה֖וּא עַל־נְדִיב֥וֹת יָקֽוּם׃

venadiv nedivot ya'atz vehu al-nedivot yakum

8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; And by liberal things shall he stand.

⁹נָשִׁים֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹת קֹ֖מְנָה שְׁמַ֣עְנָה קוֹלִ֑י בָּנוֹת֙ בֹּֽטח֔וֹת הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִֽי׃

nashim sha'anannot komna shema'na koli banot botchot ha'zenna imrati

9Rise up, ye women that are at ease, and hear my voice; Ye confident daughters, give ear unto my speech.

¹⁰יָמִים֙ עַל־שָׁנָ֔ה תִּרְגַּ֖זְנָה בֹּֽטְח֑וֹת כִּ֚י כָּלָ֣ה בָצִ֔יר אֹ֖סֶף בְּלִ֥י יָבֽוֹא׃

yamim al-shana tirgazna botchot ki kala vatzir osef beli yavo

10After a year and days shall ye be troubled, ye confident women; For the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come.

¹¹חִרְדוּ֙ שַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹת רְגָ֖זָה בֹּֽטְח֑וֹת פְּשֹׁ֣טָֽה וְעֹ֔רָה וַחֲג֖וֹרָה עַל־חֲלָצָֽיִם׃

chirdu sha'anannot regaza botchot peshota ve'ora vachagora al-chalatzayim

11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; Be troubled, ye confident ones; Strip you, and make you bare, And gird sackcloth upon your loins,

¹²עַל־שָׁדַ֖יִם סֹֽפְדִ֑ים עַל־שְׂדֵי־חֶ֕מֶד עַל־גֶּ֖פֶן פֹּרִיָּֽה׃

al-shadayim sofdim al-sede-chemed al-gefen poriyya

12Smiting upon the breasts For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine;

¹³עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת עַמִּ֔י ק֥וֹץ שָׁמִ֖יר תַּֽעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֚י עַל־כָּל־בָּתֵּ֣י מָשׂ֔וֹשׂ קִרְיָ֖ה עַלִּיזָֽה׃

al admat ammi kotz shamir ta'ale ki al-kal-batte masos kirya alliza

13For the land of my people Whereon thorns and briers come up; Yea, for all the houses of joy And the joyous city.

¹⁴כִּֽי־אַרְמ֣וֹן נֻטָּ֔שׁ הֲמ֥וֹן עִ֖יר עֻזָּ֑ב עֹ֣פֶל וָבַ֜חַן הָיָ֨ה בְעַ֤ד מְעָרוֹת֙ עַד־עוֹלָ֔ם מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ פְּרָאִ֖ים מִרְעֵ֥ה עֲדָרִֽים׃

ki-armon nuttash hamon ir uzzav ofel vavachan haya ve'ad me'arot ad-olam mesos pera'im mir'e adarim

14For the palace shall be forsaken; The city with its stir shall be deserted; The mound and the tower shall be for dens for ever, A joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

¹⁵עַד־יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה עָלֵ֛ינוּ ר֖וּחַ מִמָּר֑וֹם וְהָיָ֤ה מִדְבָּר֙ לַכַּרְמֶ֔ל וכרמל [וְהַכַּרְמֶ֖ל] לַיַּ֥עַר יֵחָשֵֽׁב׃

ad-ye'are alenu ruach mimmarom vehaya midbar lakkarmel vehakkarmel layya'ar yechashev

15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness become a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

¹⁶וְשָׁכַ֥ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בַּכַּרְמֶ֥ל תֵּשֵֽׁב׃

veshakhan bammidbar mishpat utzedaka bakkarmel teshev

16Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.

¹⁷וְהָיָ֛ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַצְּדָקָ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם וַֽעֲבֹדַת֙ הַצְּדָקָ֔ה הַשְׁקֵ֥ט וָבֶ֖טַח עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

vehaya ma'ase hatzedaka shalom va'avodat hatzedaka hashket vavetach ad-olam

17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; And the effect of righteousness quietness and confidence for ever.

¹⁸וְיָשַׁ֥ב עַמִּ֖י בִּנְוֵ֣ה שָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙ מִבְטַחִ֔ים וּבִמְנוּחֹ֖ת שַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃

veyashav ammi binve shalom uvemishkenot mivtachim uvimnuchot sha'anannot

18And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, And in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

¹⁹וּבָרַ֖ד בְּרֶ֣דֶת הַיָּ֑עַר וּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖ה תִּשְׁפַּ֥ל הָעִֽיר׃

uvarad beredet hayya'ar uvashifla tishpal ha'ir

19And it shall hail, in the downfall of the forest; But the city shall descend into the valley.

²⁰אַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם זֹרְעֵ֖י עַל־כָּל־מָ֑יִם מְשַׁלְּחֵ֥י רֶֽגֶל־הַשּׁ֖וֹר וְהַחֲמֽוֹר׃

ashrekhem zor'e al-kal-mayim meshalleche regel-hashor vehachamor

20Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, That send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass.