Isaiah (ישעיה) - Isaia 81

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ עַל־הַגִּתִּית לְאָסָף	1 For the leader; "upon the gittith." Of Asaph.
2 הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב	2 Sing joyfully to God our strength; shout in triumph to the God of Jacob!
3 שְׂאוּ־זִמְרָה וּתְנוּ־תֹף כִּנֹּור נָעִים עִם־נָבֶל	3 Take up a melody, sound the timbrel, the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
4 תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שֹׁופָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיֹום חַגֵּנוּ	4 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast.
5 כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב	5 For this is a law in Israel, an edict of the God of Jacob,
6 עֵדוּת ׀ בִּיהֹוסֵף שָׂמֹו בְּצֵאתֹו עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם שְׂפַת לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶשְׁמָע	6 Who made it a decree for Joseph when he came out of the land of Egypt. II I hear a new oracle:
7 הֲסִירֹותִי מִסֵּבֶל שִׁכְמֹו כַּפָּיו מִדּוּד תַּעֲבֹרְנָה	7 "I relieved their shoulders of the burden; their hands put down the basket.
8 בַּצָּרָה קָרָאתָ וָאֲחַלְּצֶךָּ אֶעֶנְךָ בְּסֵתֶר רַעַם אֶבְחָנְךָ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה סֶלָה	8 In distress you called and I rescued you; unseen, I spoke to you in thunder; At the waters of Meribah I tested you and said: Selah
9 שְׁמַע עַמִּי וְאָעִידָה בָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־תִּשְׁמַע־לִי	9 'Listen, my people, I give you warning! If only you will obey me, Israel!
10 לֹא־יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר וְלֹא תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לְאֵל נֵכָר	10 There must be no foreign god among you; you must not worship an alien god.
11 אָנֹכִי ׀ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם הַרְחֶב־פִּיךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵהוּ	11 I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth that I may fill it.'
12 וְלֹא־שָׁמַע עַמִּי לְקֹולִי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־אָבָה לִי	12 But my people did not listen to my words; Israel did not obey me.
13 וָאֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ בִּשְׁרִירוּת לִבָּם יֵלְכוּ בְּמֹועֲצֹותֵיהֶם	13 So I gave them over to hardness of heart; they followed their own designs.
14 לוּ עַמִּי שֹׁמֵעַ לִי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּדְרָכַי יְהַלֵּכוּ	14 But even now if my people would listen, if Israel would walk in my paths,
15 כִּמְעַט אֹויְבֵיהֶם אַכְנִיעַ וְעַל צָרֵיהֶם אָשִׁיב יָדִי	15 In a moment I would subdue their foes, against their enemies unleash my hand.
16 מְשַׂנְאֵי יְהוָה יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לֹו וִיהִי עִתָּם לְעֹולָם	16 Those who hate the LORD would tremble, their doom sealed forever.
17 וַיַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵלֶב חִטָּה וּמִצּוּר דְּבַשׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶךָ	17 But Israel I would feed with the finest wheat, satisfy them with honey from the rock."