The Book of Isaiah |
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New Translation by Avraham Gileadi as compared with the King James Version |
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CHAPTER 24 |
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| הִנֵּה יְהוָה בּוֹקֵק הָאָרֶץ וּבוֹלְקָהּ וְעִוָּה פָנֶיהָ וְהֵפִיץ יֹשְׁבֶיהָ ׃ | 1. | ||||
24:1 BEHOLD, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. |
1. Lo! The Lord will lay waste the earth and empty it; he will disfigure its surface and scatter its inhabitants. |
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| וְהָיָה כָעָם כַּכֹּהֵן כַּעֶבֶד כַּאדֹנָיו כַּשִּׁפְחָה כַּגְּבִרְתָּהּ כַּקּוֹנֶה כַּמּוֹכֵר כַּמַּלְוֶה כַּלּוֶֹה כַּנֹּשֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר נֹשֶׁא בוֹ ׃ | 2. | ||||
2. And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. |
2. And it shall be with priest as with people, with master as with servant, with mistress as with maid, with seller as with buyer, with borrower as with lender, with debtor as with creditor— |
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| הִבּוֹק תִּבּוֹק הָאָרֶץ וְהִבּוֹז תִּבּוֹז כִּי יְהוָה דִּבֶּר אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה ׃ | 3. | ||||
| 3. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. |
3. when the earth is sacked, it shall be utterly ravaged. The Lord has given word concerning it. |
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| אָבְלָה נָבְלָה הָאָרֶץ אֻמְלְלָה נָבְלָה תֵּבֵל אֻמְלָלוּ מְרוֹם עַם־הָאָרֶץ ׃ | 4. | ||||
4. The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. |
4. The earth shall pine away, the world miserably perish; the elite of the earth shall be made wretched. |
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| וְהָאָרֶץ חָנְפָה תַּחַת יֹשְׁבֶיהָ כִּי־עָבְרוּ תוֹרֹת חָלְפוּ חֹק הֵפֵרוּ בְּרִית עוֹלָם ׃ | 5. | ||||
5. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. |
5. The earth lies polluted under its inhabitants: they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, set at nought the ancient covenant. |
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| עַל־כֵּן אָלָה אָכְלָה אֶרֶץ וַיֶּאְשְׁמוּ יֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ עַל־כֵּן חָרוּ יֹשְׁבֵי אֶרֶץ וְנִשְׁאַר אֱנוֹשׁ מִזְעָר ׃ | 6. | ||||
6. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. |
6. The curse devours the earth, for those who dwell on it have incurred guilt; because of it the population of the earth shall be diminisheda and little of mankind remain. |
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| אָבַל תִּירוֹשׁ אֻמְלְלָה־גָפֶן נֶאֶנְחוּ כָּל־שִׂמְחֵי־לֵב ׃ | 7. | ||||
7. The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. |
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7. The new wine withers on languishing vines, making all the lighthearted lament. |
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| שָׁבַת מְשׂוֹשׂ תֻּפִּים חָדַל שְׁאוֹן עַלִּיזִים שָׁבַת מְשׂוֹשׂ כִּנּוֹר ׃ | 8. | ||||
8. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. |
8. The rhythm of drums ceases, the revelers’ din stops; the pulsating of lyres comes to an end. |
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| בַּשִּׁיר לֹא יִשְׁתּוּ־יָיִן יֵמַר שֵׁכָר לְשֹׁתָיו ׃ | 9. | ||||
9. They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. |
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9. Men no longer drink wine amid song; liquor has turned bitter to drinkers. |
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| נִשְׁבְּרָה קִרְיַת־תֹּהוּ סֻגַּר כָּל־בַּיִת מִבּוֹא ׃ | 10. | ||||
10. The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. |
10. The towns of disorder are broken up; all houses are shuttered, that none may enter. |
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| צְוָחָה עַל־הַיַּיִן בַּחוּצוֹת עָרְבָה כָּל־שִׂמְחָה גָּלָה מְשׂוֹשׂ הָאָרֶץ ׃ | 11. | ||||
11. There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. |
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11. Outside is heard the clamor for wine, though all joy has become gloom: the earth’s vitality is gone. |
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| נִשְׁאַר בָּעִיר שַׁמָּה וּשְׁאִיָּה יֻכַּת־שָׁעַר ׃ | 12. | ||||
12. In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. |
12. Havoc remains in the city; the gates lie battered to ruin. |
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| כִּי כֹה יִהְיֶה בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ בְּתוֹךְ הָעַמִּים כְּנֹקֶף זַיִת כְּעוֹלֵלֹת אִם־כָּלָה בָצִיר ׃ | 13. | ||||
13. ¶ When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. |
13. Then shall it happen in the earth among the nations as when an olive tree is beaten, or as grapes are gleaned when the vintage is ended. |
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| הֵמָּה יִשְׂאוּ קוֹלָם יָרֹנּוּ בִּגְאוֹן יְהוָה צָהֲלוּ מִיָּם ׃ | 14. | ||||
14. They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. |
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14. Then will these lift up their voice and shout for joy, and those from across the sea exult at the Lord’s ingenuity. |
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| עַל־כֵּן בָּאֻרִים כַּבְּדוּ יְהוָה בְּאִיֵּי הַיָּם שֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ׃ | 15. | ||||
15. Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. |
15. Because of it they will give glory to the Lord in the regions of sunrise, and in the isles of the sea to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. |
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| מִכְּנַף הָאָרֶץ זְמִרֹת שָׁמַעְנוּ צְבִי לַצַּדִּיק וָאֹמַר רָזִי־לִי רָזִי־לִי אוֹי לִי בֹּגְדִים בָּגָדוּ וּבֶגֶד בּוֹגְדִים בָּגָדוּ ׃ | 16. | ||||
16. ¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. |
16. From a sector of the earth we hear singing: Glorious are the righteous! Whereas I thought, I am wasting away; I am weakening: woe is me; the traitors have been treacherous, the turncoats have deceitfully betrayed! |
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| פַּחַד וָפַחַת וָפָח עָלֶיךָ יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ ׃ | 17. | ||||
17. Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. |
17. Terrors and pitfalls and traps await you, O inhabitants of the earth: |
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| וְהָיָה הַנָּס מִקּוֹל הַפַּחַד יִפֹּל אֶל־הַפַּחַת וְהָעוֹלֶה מִתּוֹךְ הַפַּחַת יִלָּכֵד בַּפָּח כִּי־אֲרֻבּוֹת מִמָּרוֹם נִפְתָּחוּ וַיִּרְעֲשׁוּ מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ ׃ | 18. | ||||
18. And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. |
18. those who flee at the sound of terror shall fall into a pit, and those who get up from the pit shall be caught in a trap. For when the windows on high are opened, the earth shall shake to its foundations. |
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| רֹעָה הִתְרֹעֲעָה הָאָרֶץ פּוֹר הִתְפּוֹרְרָה אֶרֶץ מוֹט הִתְמוֹטְטָה אָרֶץ ׃ | 19. | ||||
19. The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. |
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19. The earth shall be crushed and rent; the earth shall break up and cave in; the earth shall convulse and lurch. |
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| נוֹעַ תָּנוּעַ אֶרֶץ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְהִתְנוֹדְדָה כַּמְּלוּנָה וְכָבַד עָלֶיהָ פִּשְׁעָהּ וְנָפְלָה וְלֹא־תֹסִיף קוּם ׃ |
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20. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. |
20. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, sway back and forth like a shanty; its transgressions weigh it down, and when it collapses it shall rise no more. |
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| וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִפְקֹד יְהוָה עַל־צְבָא הַמָּרוֹם בַּמָּרוֹם וְעַל־מַלְכֵי הָאֲדָמָה עַל־הָאֲדָמָה ׃ | 21. | ||||
21. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. |
21. In that day will the Lord deal on high with the hosts on high and on earth with the rulers of the earth. |
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| וְאֻסְּפוּ אֲסֵפָה אַסִּיר עַל־בּוֹר וְסֻגְּרוּ עַל־מַסְגֵּר וּמֵרֹב יָמִים יִפָּקֵדוּ ׃ | 22. | ||||
22. And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. |
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22. They shall be herded together like prisoners to a dungeon and shut in confinement many days, as punishment. |
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| וְחָפְרָה הַלְּבָנָה וּבוֹשָׁה הַחַמָּה כִּי־מָלַךְ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת בְּהַר צִיּוֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם וְנֶגֶד זְקֵנָיו כָּבוֹד ׃ | 23. | ||||
23. Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. |
23. The moon will blush and the sun be put to shame, when the Lord of Hosts manifests his reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and his glory in the presence of his elders. |
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