Isaiah (ישעיה) - Isaia 73

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 מִזְמֹור לְאָסָף אַךְ טֹוב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָב	1 A psalm of Asaph. How good God is to the upright, the Lord, to those who are clean of heart!
2 וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט [נָטוּי כ] (נָטָיוּ ק) רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן [שֻׁפְּכָה כ] (שֻׁפְּכוּ ק) אֲשֻׁרָי	2 I But, as for me, I lost my balance; my feet all but slipped,
3 כִּי־קִנֵּאתִי בַּהֹולְלִים שְׁלֹום רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶה	3 Because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבֹּות לְמֹותָם וּבָרִיא אוּלָם	4 For they suffer no pain; their bodies are healthy and sleek.
5 בַּעֲמַל אֱנֹושׁ אֵינֵמֹו וְעִם־אָדָם לֹא יְנֻגָּעוּ	5 They are free of the burdens of life; they are not afflicted like others.
6 לָכֵן עֲנָקַתְמֹו גַאֲוָה יַעֲטָףשִׁ־ית חָמָס לָמֹו	6 Thus pride adorns them as a necklace; violence clothes them as a robe.
7 יָצָא מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמֹו עָבְרוּ מַשְׂכִּיֹּות לֵבָב	7 Out of their stupidity comes sin; evil thoughts flood their hearts.
8 יָמִיקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק מִמָּרֹום יְדַבֵּרוּ	8 They scoff and spout their malice; from on high they utter threats.
9 שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם וּלְשֹׁונָם תִּהֲלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ	9 They set their mouths against the heavens, their tongues roam the earth.
10 לָכֵן ׀ [יָשִׁיב כ] (יָשׁוּב ק) עַמֹּו הֲלֹם וּמֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָמֹו	10 So my people turn to them and drink deeply of their words.
11 וְאָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יָדַע־אֵל וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיֹון	11 They say, "Does God really know?" "Does the Most High have any knowledge?"
12 הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עֹולָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָיִל	12 Such, then, are the wicked, always carefree, increasing their wealth.
13 אַךְ־רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיֹון כַּפָּי	13 Is it in vain that I have kept my heart clean, washed my hands in innocence?
14 וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כָּל־הַיֹּום וְתֹוכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִים	14 For I am afflicted day after day, chastised every morning.
15 אִם־אָמַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כְמֹו הִנֵּה דֹור בָּנֶיךָ בָגָדְתִּי	15 Had I thought, "I will speak as they do," I would have betrayed your people.
16 וָאֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַעַת זֹאת עָמָל [הִיא כ] (הוּא ק) בְעֵינָי	16 Though I tried to understand all this, it was too difficult for me,
17 עַד־אָבֹוא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵל אָבִינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָם	17 Till I entered the sanctuary of God and came to understand their end.
18 אַךְ בַּחֲלָקֹות תָּשִׁית לָמֹו הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשּׁוּאֹות	18 You set them, indeed, on a slippery road; you hurl them down to ruin.
19 אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֹות	19 How suddenly they are devastated; undone by disasters forever!
20 כַּחֲלֹום מֵהָקִיץ אֲדֹנָי בָּעִיר ׀ צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶה	20 They are like a dream after waking, Lord, dismissed like shadows when you arise.
21 כִּי יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי וְכִלְיֹותַי אֶשְׁתֹּונָן	21 Since my heart was embittered and my soul deeply wounded,
22 וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמֹות הָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ	22 I was stupid and could not understand; I was like a brute beast in your presence.
23 וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִי	23 Yet I am always with you; you take hold of my right hand.
24 בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְאַחַר כָּבֹוד תִּקָּחֵנִי	24 With your counsel you guide me, and at the end receive me with honor.
25 מִי־לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם וְעִמְּךָ לֹא־חָפַצְתִּי בָאָרֶץ	25 Whom else have I in the heavens? None beside you delights me on earth.
26 כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעֹולָם	26 Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the rock of my heart, my portion forever.
27 כִּי־הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ הִצְמַתָּה כָּל־זֹונֶה מִמֶּךָּ	27 But those who are far from you perish; you destroy those unfaithful to you.
28 וַאֲנִי ׀ קִרֲבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טֹוב שַׁתִּי ׀ בַּאדֹנָי יְהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כָּל־מַלְאֲכֹותֶיךָ	28 As for me, to be near God is my good, to make the Lord GOD my refuge. I shall declare all your works in the gates of daughter Zion.