Isaiah 55

Ho! every one who thirsts come to the waters and he who has no to him money come buy and eat come buy without money and without price wine and milk

1 ה֤וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Ho! HTj כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every one HNcmsc צָמֵא֙ 𐤑𐤌𐤀 tsame who thirsts HAamsa לְכ֣וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu come HVqv2mp לַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤌 lamayim Amanzi (Zulu) to the waters HRd/Ncmpa וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and he who HC/Tr אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn has no HTn ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms כָּ֑סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kasef money HNcmsa לְכ֤וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu-2 come HVqv2mp שִׁבְרוּ֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 shiveru buy HVqv2mp וֶֽ/אֱכֹ֔לוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veekholu and eat HC/Vqv2mp וּ/לְכ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤅 ulekhu come HC/Vqv2mp שִׁבְר֗וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 shiveru-2 buy HVqv2mp בְּ/לוֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo without HR/Tn כֶ֛סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef money HNcmsa וּ/בְ/ל֥וֹא 𐤅/𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 uvelo and without HC/R/Tn מְחִ֖יר 𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤓 mechir price HNcmsa יַ֥יִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin wine HNcmsa וְ/חָלָֽב 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤁 vechalav and milk HC/Ncmsa

why do-you-spend money for-not bread and-your-labor for-not satisfaction listen carefully to-me and-eat good and-delight in-fatness your-soul

2 לָ֤/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why HR/Ti תִשְׁקְלוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅 tisheqelu do-you-spend HVqi2mp כֶ֨סֶף֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef money HNcmsa בְּֽ/לוֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo for-not HR/Tn לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread HNcbsa וִ/יגִיעֲ/כֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤏/𐤊𐤌 vigiakhem and-your-labor HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp בְּ/ל֣וֹא 𐤁/𐤋𐤅𐤀 belo-2 for-not HR/Tn לְ/שָׂבְעָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 lesaveah satisfaction HR/Ncfsa שִׁמְע֨וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu listen HVqv2mp שָׁמ֤וֹעַ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 shamoa carefully HVqa אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אִכְלוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veikhelu and-eat HC/Vqv2mp ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa וְ/תִתְעַנַּ֥ג 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤂 vetiteanag and-delight HC/Vti3fs בַּ/דֶּ֖שֶׁן 𐤁/𐤃𐤔𐤍 badeshen in-fatness HRd/Ncmsa נַפְשְׁ/כֶֽם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊𐤌 nafeshekhem your-soul HNcbsc/Sp2mp

Incline your ear and come to me listen and live your soul and I will make with you covenant everlasting mercies David the faithful

3 הַטּ֤וּ 𐤄𐤈𐤅 hatu Incline HVhv2mp אָזְנְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊𐤌 azenekhem your ear HNcfsc/Sp2mp וּ/לְכ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤅 ulekhu and come HC/Vqv2mp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs שִׁמְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu listen HVqv2mp וּ/תְחִ֣י 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤉 utechi and live HC/Vqj3fs נַפְשְׁ/כֶ֑ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊𐤌 nafeshekhem your soul HNcbsc/Sp2mp וְ/אֶכְרְתָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤄 veekheretah and I will make HC/Vqh1cs לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem with you HR/Sp2mp בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant HNcfsc עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting HNcmsa חַֽסְדֵ֥י 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤉 chasedey mercies HNcmpc דָוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp הַ/נֶּאֱמָנִֽים 𐤄/𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 haneemanim the faithful HTd/VNrmpa

Behold a witness to the peoples I have given him a leader and commander for the peoples

4 הֵ֛ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold HTm עֵ֥ד 𐤏𐤃 ed a witness HNcmsc לְאוּמִּ֖ים 𐤋𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 leumim to the peoples HNcmpa נְתַתִּ֑י/ו 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤅 netativ I have given him HVqp1cs/Sp3ms נָגִ֥יד 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 nagid a leader HNcmsa וּ/מְצַוֵּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤄 umetsaveh and commander HC/Vprmsa לְאֻמִּֽים 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌 leumim-2 for the peoples HNcmpa

Behold a nation not you know will call and nations not know you to you shall run because of YHWH your God and to the Holy One of Israel for he has glorified you

5 הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold HTm גּ֤וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy a nation HNcmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תֵדַע֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you know HVqi2ms תִּקְרָ֔א 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 tiqera will call HVqi2ms וְ/ג֥וֹי 𐤅/𐤂𐤅𐤉 vegoy and nations HC/Ncmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יְדָע֖וּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅/𐤊 yedaukha know you HVqp3cp/Sp2ms אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you HR/Sp2ms יָר֑וּצוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤅 yarutsu shall run HVqi3mp לְמַ֨עַן֙ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan because of HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/לִ/קְד֥וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 veliqedosh and to the Holy One HC/R/Aamsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC פֵאֲרָֽ/ךְ 𐤐𐤀𐤓/𐤊 fearakhe he has glorified you HVpp3ms/Sp2fs

Seek YHWH while He may be found Call upon Him while He is near

6 דִּרְשׁ֥וּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 direshu Seek HVqv2mp יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp בְּ/הִמָּצְא֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤅 behimatseo while He may be found HR/VNc/Sp3ms קְרָאֻ֖/הוּ 𐤒𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 qerauhu Call upon Him HVqv2mp/Sp3ms בִּֽ/הְיוֹת֥/וֹ 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤅 biheyoto while He is HR/Vqc/Sp3ms קָרֽוֹב 𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤁 qarov near HAamsa

let him forsake the wicked his way and man of iniquity his thoughts and let him return to YHWH and he will have mercy on him and to our God for he will multiply to forgive

7 יַעֲזֹ֤ב 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁 yaazov let him forsake HVqi3ms רָשָׁע֙ 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked HAamsa דַּרְכּ֔/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko his way HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and man HC/Ncmsc אָ֖וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven of iniquity HNcmsa מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 macheshevotayv his thoughts HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/יָשֹׁ֤ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashov and let him return HC/Vqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וִֽ/ירַחֲמֵ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌/𐤄𐤅 virachamehu and he will have mercy on him HC/Vpi3ms/Sp3ms וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to HC/R אֱלֹהֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) our God HNcmpc/Sp1cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC יַרְבֶּ֥ה 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤄 yarebeh he will multiply HVhi3ms לִ/סְלֽוֹחַ 𐤋/𐤎𐤋𐤅𐤇 liselocha to forgive HR/Vqc

For not my thoughts your thoughts nor your ways my ways declares YHWH

8 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn מַחְשְׁבוֹתַ/י֙ 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤉 macheshevotay my thoughts HNcfpc/Sp1cs מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 macheshevoteykhem your thoughts HNcfpc/Sp2mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor HC/Tn דַרְכֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊𐤌 darekheykhem your ways HNcbpc/Sp2mp דְּרָכָ֑/י 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 derakhay my ways HNcbpc/Sp1cs נְאֻ֖ם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp

For are higher the heavens than the earth so are higher My ways than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts

9 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC גָבְה֥וּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤅 gavehu are higher HVqp3cp שָׁמַ֖יִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim the heavens HNcmpa מֵ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 mearets than the earth HR/Ncbsa כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm גָּבְה֤וּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤅 gavehu-2 are higher HVqp3cp דְרָכַ/י֙ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 derakhay My ways HNcbpc/Sp1cs מִ/דַּרְכֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊𐤌 midarekheykhem than your ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp וּ/מַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖/י 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕/𐤉 umacheshevotay and My thoughts HC/Ncfpc/Sp1cs מִ/מַּחְשְׁבֹתֵי/כֶֽם 𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 mimacheshevoteykhem than your thoughts HR/Ncfpc/Sp2mp

For as comes down the rain and the snow from the heavens to it not return but unless it waters the earth and makes it bring forth and sprout it and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater

10 כִּ֡י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr יֵרֵד֩ 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered comes down HVqi3ms הַ/גֶּ֨שֶׁם 𐤄/𐤂𐤔𐤌 hageshem the rain HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שֶּׁ֜לֶג 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤂 vehasheleg and the snow HC/Td/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/שָּׁמַ֗יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וְ/שָׁ֨מָּ/ה֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌/𐤄 veshamah to it HC/D/Sd לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָשׁ֔וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv return HVqi3ms כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 but HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im unless HC הִרְוָ֣ה 𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤄 hirevah it waters HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et HTo הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הוֹלִידָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤃/𐤄 veholidah and makes it bring forth HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3fs וְ/הִצְמִיחָ֑/הּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤇/𐤄 vehitsemichah and sprout it HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3fs וְ/נָ֤תַן 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and gives HC/Vqq3ms זֶ֨רַע֙ 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed HNcmsa לַ/זֹּרֵ֔עַ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏 lazorea to the sower HRd/Vqrmsa וְ/לֶ֖חֶם 𐤅/𐤋𐤇𐤌 velechem and bread HC/Ncbsa לָ/אֹכֵֽל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 laokhel to the eater HRd/Vqrmsa

so will be my word that goes out from my mouth not return to me empty for if it has done - that I desire and it shall succeed that I sent it

11 כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm יִֽהְיֶ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be HVqi3ms דְבָרִ/י֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devari my word HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr יֵצֵ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse goes out HVqi3ms מִ/פִּ֔/י 𐤌/𐤐/𐤉 mipi from my mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָשׁ֥וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv return HVqi3ms אֵלַ֖/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs רֵיקָ֑ם 𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤌 reyqam empty HD כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC עָשָׂה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah it has done HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that HTr חָפַ֔צְתִּי 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤕𐤉 chafatseti I desire HVqp1cs וְ/הִצְלִ֖יחַ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇 vehitselicha and it shall succeed HC/Vhq3ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that HTr שְׁלַחְתִּֽי/ו 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 shelachetiv I sent it HVqp1cs/Sp3ms

For with joy you will go out and with peace you will be led the mountains and the hills will break forth before you singing and all trees of the field will clap hands

12 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC בְ/שִׂמְחָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah with joy HR/Ncfsa תֵצֵ֔אוּ 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤅 tetseu you will go out HVqi2mp וּ/בְ/שָׁל֖וֹם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 uveshalom and with peace HC/R/Ncmsa תּֽוּבָל֑וּ/ן 𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤋𐤅/𐤍 tuvalun you will be led HVHi2mp/Sn הֶ/הָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/גְּבָע֗וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤕 vehagevaot and the hills HC/Td/Ncfpa יִפְצְח֤וּ 𐤉𐤐𐤑𐤇𐤅 yifetsechu will break forth HVqi3mp לִ/פְנֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 lifeneykhem before you HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp רִנָּ֔ה 𐤓𐤍𐤄 rinah singing HNcfsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc עֲצֵ֥י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey trees of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field HTd/Ncmsa יִמְחֲאוּ 𐤉𐤌𐤇𐤀𐤅 yimechau will clap HVqi3mp כָֽף 𐤊𐤐 khaf hands HNcfsa

Instead of the thorn shall come up cypress instead of and instead of the brier shall come up myrtle and it shall be to YHWH for a name for a sign everlasting not be cut off

13 תַּ֤חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat Instead of HR הַֽ/נַּעֲצוּץ֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤑 hanaatsuts the thorn HTd/Ncmsa יַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh shall come up HVqi3ms בְר֔וֹשׁ 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤔 verosh cypress HNcmsa תחת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tcht instead of HR וְ/תַ֥חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat and instead of HC/R הַ/סִּרְפַּ֖ד 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤐𐤃 hasirepad the brier HTd/Ncmsa יַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh-2 shall come up HVqi3ms הֲדַ֑ס 𐤄𐤃𐤎 hadas myrtle HNcmsa וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np לְ/שֵׁ֔ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤌 leshem for a name HR/Ncmsa לְ/א֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤕 leot for a sign HR/Ncbsc עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting HNcmsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִכָּרֵֽת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret be cut off HVNi3ms

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