Isaiah (ישעיה) - Isaia 73

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 מִזְמֹור לְאָסָף אַךְ טֹוב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְבָרֵי לֵבָב	1 [Psalm Of Asaph] Indeed God is good to Israel, the Lord to those who are pure of heart.
2 וַאֲנִי כִּמְעַט [נָטוּי כ] (נָטָיוּ ק) רַגְלָי כְּאַיִן [שֻׁפְּכָה כ] (שֻׁפְּכוּ ק) אֲשֻׁרָי	2 My feet were on the point of stumbling, a little more and I had slipped,
3 כִּי־קִנֵּאתִי בַּהֹולְלִים שְׁלֹום רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶה	3 envying the arrogant as I did, and seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
4 כִּי אֵין חַרְצֻבֹּות לְמֹותָם וּבָרִיא אוּלָם	4 For them no such thing as pain, untroubled, their comfortable portliness;
5 בַּעֲמַל אֱנֹושׁ אֵינֵמֹו וְעִם־אָדָם לֹא יְנֻגָּעוּ	5 exempt from the cares which are the human lot, they have no part in Adam's afflictions.
6 לָכֵן עֲנָקַתְמֹו גַאֲוָה יַעֲטָףשִׁ־ית חָמָס לָמֹו	6 So pride is a necklace to them, violence the garment they wear.
7 יָצָא מֵחֵלֶב עֵינֵמֹו עָבְרוּ מַשְׂכִּיֹּות לֵבָב	7 From their fat oozes out malice, their hearts drip with cunning.
8 יָמִיקוּ ׀ וִידַבְּרוּ בְרָע עֹשֶׁק מִמָּרֹום יְדַבֵּרוּ	8 Cynical y they advocate evil, loftily they advocate force.
9 שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַיִם פִּיהֶם וּלְשֹׁונָם תִּהֲלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ	9 Their mouth claims heaven for themselves, and their tongue is never stil on earth.
10 לָכֵן ׀ [יָשִׁיב כ] (יָשׁוּב ק) עַמֹּו הֲלֹם וּמֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָמֹו	10 That is why my people turn to them, and enjoy the waters of plenty,
11 וְאָמְרוּ אֵיכָה יָדַע־אֵל וְיֵשׁ דֵּעָה בְעֶלְיֹון	11 saying, 'How can God know? What knowledge can the Most High have?'
12 הִנֵּה־אֵלֶּה רְשָׁעִים וְשַׁלְוֵי עֹולָם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָיִל	12 That is what the wicked are like, piling up wealth without any worries.
13 אַךְ־רִיק זִכִּיתִי לְבָבִי וָאֶרְחַץ בְּנִקָּיֹון כַּפָּי	13 Was it useless, then, to have kept my own heart clean, to have washed my hands in innocence?
14 וָאֱהִי נָגוּעַ כָּל־הַיֹּום וְתֹוכַחְתִּי לַבְּקָרִים	14 When I was under a hail of blows al day long, and punished every morning,
15 אִם־אָמַרְתִּי אֲסַפְּרָה כְמֹו הִנֵּה דֹור בָּנֶיךָ בָגָדְתִּי	15 had I said, 'I shal talk like them,' I should have betrayed your children's race.
16 וָאֲחַשְּׁבָה לָדַעַת זֹאת עָמָל [הִיא כ] (הוּא ק) בְעֵינָי	16 So I set myself to understand this: how difficult I found it!
17 עַד־אָבֹוא אֶל־מִקְדְּשֵׁי־אֵל אָבִינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָם	17 Until I went into the sanctuaries of the gods and understood what was destined to become of them.
18 אַךְ בַּחֲלָקֹות תָּשִׁית לָמֹו הִפַּלְתָּם לְמַשּׁוּאֹות	18 You place them on a slippery slope and drive them down into chaos.
19 אֵיךְ הָיוּ לְשַׁמָּה כְרָגַע סָפוּ תַמּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֹות	19 How sudden their hideous destruction! They are swept away, annihilated by terror!
20 כַּחֲלֹום מֵהָקִיץ אֲדֹנָי בָּעִיר ׀ צַלְמָם תִּבְזֶה	20 Like a dream upon waking, Lord, when you awake, you dismiss their image.
21 כִּי יִתְחַמֵּץ לְבָבִי וְכִלְיֹותַי אֶשְׁתֹּונָן	21 My heart grew embittered, my affections dried up,
22 וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמֹות הָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ	22 I was stupid and uncomprehending, a clumsy animal in your presence.
23 וַאֲנִי תָמִיד עִמָּךְ אָחַזְתָּ בְּיַד־יְמִינִי	23 Even so, I stayed in your presence, you grasped me by the right hand;
24 בַּעֲצָתְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְאַחַר כָּבֹוד תִּקָּחֵנִי	24 you will guide me with advice, and wil draw me in the wake of your glory.
25 מִי־לִי בַשָּׁמָיִם וְעִמְּךָ לֹא־חָפַצְתִּי בָאָרֶץ	25 Who else is there for me in heaven? And, with you, I lack nothing on earth.
26 כָּלָה שְׁאֵרִי וּלְבָבִי צוּר־לְבָבִי וְחֶלְקִי אֱלֹהִים לְעֹולָם	26 My heart and my flesh are pining away: my heart's rock, my portion, God for ever!
27 כִּי־הִנֵּה רְחֵקֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ הִצְמַתָּה כָּל־זֹונֶה מִמֶּךָּ	27 Truly, those who abandon you will perish; you destroy those who adulterously desert you,
28 וַאֲנִי ׀ קִרֲבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טֹוב שַׁתִּי ׀ בַּאדֹנָי יְהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כָּל־מַלְאֲכֹותֶיךָ	28 whereas my happiness is to be near God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, to tel of al yourworks.