Isaiah (ישעיה) - Isaia 55

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד	1 [For the choirmaster For strings Poem Of David] God, hear my prayer, do not hide away from my plea,
2 הַאֲזִינָה אֱלֹהִים תְּפִלָּתִי וְאַל־תִּתְעַלַּם מִתְּחִנָּתִי	2 give me a hearing, answer me, my troubles give me no peace. I shudder
3 הַקְשִׁיבָה לִּי וַעֲנֵנִי אָרִיד בְּשִׂיחִי וְאָהִימָה	3 at the enemy's shouts, at the outcry of the wicked; they heap up charges against me, in their angerbring hostile accusations against me.
4 מִקֹּול אֹויֵב מִפְּנֵי עָקַת רָשָׁע כִּי־יָמִיטוּ עָלַי אָוֶן וּבְאַף יִשְׂטְמוּנִי	4 My heart writhes within me, the terrors of death come upon me,
5 לִבִּי יָחִיל בְּקִרְבִּי וְאֵימֹות מָוֶת נָפְלוּ עָלָי	5 fear and trembling overwhelm me, and shuddering grips me.
6 יִרְאָה וָרַעַד יָבֹא בִי וַתְּכַסֵּנִי פַּלָּצוּת	6 And I say, 'Who will give me wings like a dove, to fly away and find rest?'
7 וָאֹמַר מִי־יִתֶּן־לִּי אֵבֶר כַּיֹּונָה אָעוּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּנָה	7 How far I would escape, and make a nest in the desert!Pause
8 הִנֵּה אַרְחִיק נְדֹד אָלִין בַּמִּדְבָּר סֶלָה	8 I would soon find a refuge from the storm of abuse, from the
9 אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר	9 destructive tempest, Lord, from the flood of their tongues. For I see violence and strife in the city,
10 בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשֹׁונָם כִּי־רָאִיתִי חָמָס וְרִיב בָּעִיר	10 day and night they make their rounds along the city wal s, Inside live malice and mischief,
11 יֹומָם וָלַיְלָה יְסֹובְבֻהָ עַל־חֹומֹתֶיהָ וְאָוֶן וְעָמָל בְּקִרְבָּהּ	11 inside lives destruction, tyranny and treachery never absent from its central square.
12 הַוֹּות בְּקִרְבָּהּ וְלֹא־יָמִישׁ מֵרְחֹבָהּ תֹּךְ וּמִרְמָה	12 Were it an enemy who insulted me, that I could bear; if an opponent pitted himself against me, I couldturn away from him.
13 כִּי לֹא־אֹויֵב יְחָרְפֵנִי וְאֶשָּׂא לֹא־מְשַׂנְאִי עָלַי הִגְדִּיל וְאֶסָּתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ	13 But you, a person of my own rank, a comrade and dear friend,
14 וְאַתָּה אֱנֹושׁ כְּעֶרְכִּי אַלּוּפִי וּמְיֻדָּעִי	14 to whom I was bound by intimate friendship in the house of God! May they recoil in disorder,
15 אֲשֶׁר יַחְדָּו נַמְתִּיק סֹוד בְּבֵית אֱלֹהִים נְהַלֵּךְ בְּרָגֶשׁ	15 may death descend on them, may they go down alive to Sheol, since evil shares their home withthem.
16 [יַשִּׁימָוֶת כ] (יַשִּׁי ק) (מָוֶת ׀ ק) עָלֵימֹו יֵרְדוּ שְׁאֹול חַיִּים כִּי־רָעֹות בִּמְגוּרָם בְּקִרְבָּם	16 For my part, I appeal to God, and Yahweh saves me;
17 אֲנִי אֶל־אֱלֹהִים אֶקְרָא וַיהוָה יֹושִׁיעֵנִי	17 evening, morning, noon, I complain and I groan. He hears my cry,
18 עֶרֶב וָבֹקֶר וְצָהֳרַיִם אָשִׂיחָה וְאֶהֱמֶה וַיִּשְׁמַע קֹולִי	18 he ransoms me and gives me peace from the feud against me, for they are taking me to law.
19 פָּדָה בְשָׁלֹום נַפְשִׁי מִקֲּרָב־לִי כִּי־בְרַבִּים הָיוּ עִמָּדִי	19 But God wil listen and wil humble them, he who has been enthroned from the beginning; no changeof heart for them, for they do not fear God.
20 יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל ׀ וְיַעֲנֵם וְיֹשֵׁב קֶדֶם סֶלָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין חֲלִיפֹות לָמֹו וְלֹא יָרְאוּ אֱלֹהִים	20 They attack those at peace with them, going back on their oaths;
21 שָׁלַח יָדָיו בִּשְׁלֹמָיו חִלֵּל בְּרִיתֹו	21 though their mouth is smoother than butter, enmity is in their hearts; their words more soothing thanoil, yet sharpened like swords.
22 חָלְקוּ ׀ מַחְמָאֹת פִּיו וּקֲרָב־לִבֹּו רַכּוּ דְבָרָיו מִשֶּׁמֶן וְהֵמָּה פְתִחֹות	22 Unload your burden onto Yahweh and he wil sustain you; never wil he allow the upright to stumble.
23 הַשְׁלֵךְ עַל־יְהוָה ׀ יְהָבְךָ וְהוּא יְכַלְכְּלֶךָ לֹא־יִתֵּן לְעֹולָם מֹוט לַצַּדִּיק	23 You, God, wil thrust them down to the abyss of destruction, men bloodthirsty and deceptive, beforehalf their days are spent. For my part, I put my trust in you.
24 וְאַתָּה אֱלֹהִים ׀ תֹּורִדֵם ׀ לִבְאֵר שַׁחַת אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים וּמִרְמָה לֹא־יֶחֱצוּ יְמֵיהֶם וַאֲנִי אֶבְטַח־בָּךְ