Isaiah 56

Thus says YHWH Keep justice and-do righteousness for is-near my-salvation to-come and-my-righteousness to-be-revealed

1 כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp שִׁמְר֥וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 shimeru Keep HVqv2mp מִשְׁפָּ֖ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice HNcmsa וַ/עֲשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤅 vaasu and-do HC/Vqv2mp צְדָקָ֑ה 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 tsedaqah righteousness HNcfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC קְרוֹבָ֤ה 𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤁𐤄 qerovah is-near HAafsa יְשֽׁוּעָתִ/י֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤉 yeshuati my-salvation HNcfsc/Sp1cs לָ/ב֔וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to-come HR/Vqc וְ/צִדְקָתִ֖/י 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤉 vetsideqati and-my-righteousness HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לְ/הִגָּלֽוֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 lehigalot to-be-revealed HR/VNc

Blessed is the man who does this and the son of man who holds on it who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil

2 אַשְׁרֵ֤י 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 asherey Blessed HNcmpa אֱנוֹשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh is the man HNcmsa יַעֲשֶׂה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh who does HVqi3ms זֹּ֔את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this HPdxfs וּ/בֶן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍 uven Bene (Bemba) and the son HC/Ncmsc אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man HNcmsa יַחֲזִ֣יק 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 yachaziq who holds HVhi3ms בָּ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah on it HR/Sp3fs שֹׁמֵ֤ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer who keeps HVqrmsa שַׁבָּת֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤕 shabat the Sabbath HNcbsa מֵֽ/חַלְּל֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤋/𐤅 mechalelo from profaning it HR/Vpc/Sp3ms וְ/שֹׁמֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓 veshomer and keeps HC/Vqrmsa יָד֖/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms מֵ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 measot from doing HR/Vqc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any HNcmsc רָֽע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil HAamsa

And-let-not say son-of the-foreigner the-(one)-having-joined to YHWH saying separate he-will-separate-me YHWH from-upon his-people and-let-not say the-eunuch behold I tree dry

3 וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal And-let-not HC/Tn יֹאמַ֣ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yomar say HVqj3ms בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc הַ/נֵּכָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤊𐤓 hanekhar the-foreigner HTd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּלְוָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤋𐤅𐤄 hanilevah the-(one)-having-joined HTd/VNp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc הַבְדֵּ֧ל 𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋 havedel separate HVha יַבְדִּילַ֛/נִי 𐤉𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 yavedilani he-will-separate-me HVhi3ms/Sp1cs יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from-upon HR/R עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his-people HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal-2 and-let-not HC/Tn יֹאמַר֙ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yomar-2 say HVqj3ms הַ/סָּרִ֔יס 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎 hasaris the-eunuch HTd/Ncmsa הֵ֥ן 𐤄𐤍 hen behold HTm אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs עֵ֥ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets tree HNcmsa יָבֵֽשׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh dry HAamsa

For thus says YHWH to-the-eunuchs who keep [direct object marker] my-Sabbaths and-choose in-what I-delight and-holding-fast in-my-covenant

4 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC כֹ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לַ/סָּֽרִיסִים֙ 𐤋/𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤌 lasarisim to-the-eunuchs HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr יִשְׁמְרוּ֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 yishemeru keep HVqi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔/י 𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤕/𐤉 shabetotay my-Sabbaths HNcbpc/Sp1cs וּ/בָֽחֲר֖וּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤅 uvacharu and-choose HC/Vqq3cp בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤓 baasher in-what HR/Tr חָפָ֑צְתִּי 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤕𐤉 chafatseti I-delight HVqp1cs וּ/מַחֲזִיקִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 umachaziqim and-holding-fast HC/Vhrmpa בִּ/בְרִיתִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 biveriti in-my-covenant HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs

and-I-will-give to-them in-house-of-me and-in-walls-of-me hand and-name better than-sons and-than-daughters name everlasting I-will-give to-him which not be-cut-off

5 וְ/נָתַתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and-I-will-give HC/Vqq1cs לָ/הֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them HR/Sp3mp בְּ/בֵיתִ֤/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beveyti in-house-of-me HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/בְ/חֽוֹמֹתַ/י֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕/𐤉 uvechomotay and-in-walls-of-me HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp1cs יָ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand HNcbsa וָ/שֵׁ֔ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vashem and-name HC/Ncmsa ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov better HAamsa מִ/בָּנִ֣ים 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 mibanim Bene (Bemba) than-sons HR/Ncmpa וּ/מִ/בָּנ֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 umibanot and-than-daughters HC/R/Ncfpa שֵׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 shem name HNcmsc עוֹלָם֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting HNcmsa אֶתֶּן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I-will-give HVqi1cs ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him HR/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יִכָּרֵֽת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret be-cut-off HVNi3ms

And sons of the foreigner who join themselves to YHWH to minister to Him and to love the name of YHWH to be to Him servants every who keeps Sabbath from profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant

6 וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) And sons of HC/Ncmpc הַ/נֵּכָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤊𐤓 hanekhar the foreigner HTd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּלְוִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 hanilevim who join themselves HTd/VNrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לְ/שָׁ֣רְת֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤕/𐤅 leshareto to minister to Him HR/Vpc/Sp3ms וּֽ/לְ/אַהֲבָה֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 uleahavah and to love HC/R/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et HTo שֵׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp לִ/הְי֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be HR/Vqc ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to Him HR/Sp3ms לַ/עֲבָדִ֑ים 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 laavadim servants HR/Ncmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every HNcmsc שֹׁמֵ֤ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer who keeps HVqrmsa שַׁבָּת֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤕 shabat Sabbath HNcbsa מֵֽ/חַלְּל֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤋/𐤅 mechalelo from profaning it HR/Vpc/Sp3ms וּ/מַחֲזִיקִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 umachaziqim and who hold fast HC/Vhrmpa בִּ/בְרִיתִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 biveriti to My covenant HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs

and-I-will-bring-them to the-mountain of-my-holiness and-I-will-make-joyful-them in-house of-prayer-my burnt-offerings-their and-sacrifices-their for-acceptance upon altar-my for house-my house of-prayer it-will-be-called for-all the-peoples

7 וַ/הֲבִיאוֹתִ֞י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vahaviotim and-I-will-bring-them HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ֣ר 𐤄𐤓 har the-mountain HNcmsc קָדְשִׁ֗/י 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 qadeshi of-my-holiness HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/שִׂמַּחְתִּי/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vesimachetim and-I-will-make-joyful-them HC/Vpp1cs/Sp3mp בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in-house HR/Ncmsc תְּפִלָּתִ֔/י 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤉 tefilati of-prayer-my HNcfsc/Sp1cs עוֹלֹתֵי/הֶ֧ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oloteyhem burnt-offerings-their HNcfpc/Sp3mp וְ/זִבְחֵי/הֶ֛ם 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vezivecheyhem and-sacrifices-their HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp לְ/רָצ֖וֹן 𐤋/𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍 leratson for-acceptance HR/Ncmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR מִזְבְּחִ֑/י 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇/𐤉 mizebechi altar-my HNcmsc/Sp1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC בֵיתִ֔/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 veyti house-my HNcmsc/Sp1cs בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc תְּפִלָּ֥ה 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤄 tefilah of-prayer HNcfsa יִקָּרֵ֖א 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqare it-will-be-called HVNi3ms לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for-all HR/Ncmsc הָ/עַמִּֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 haamim the-peoples HTd/Ncmpa

declares Lord YHWH who-gathers dispersed-of Israel yet I-will-gather to-him to-his-gathered

8 נְאֻם֙ 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih YHWH HNp מְקַבֵּ֖ץ 𐤌𐤒𐤁𐤑 meqabets who-gathers HVprmsa נִדְחֵ֣י 𐤍𐤃𐤇𐤉 nidechey dispersed-of HVNrmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od yet HD אֲקַבֵּ֥ץ 𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑 aqabets I-will-gather HVpi1cs עָלָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv to-him HR/Sp3ms לְ/נִקְבָּצָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤍𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤉/𐤅 leniqebatsayv to-his-gathered HR/VNrmpc/Sp3ms

All you beasts of the field come to devour all you beasts in the forest

9 כֹּ֖ל 𐤊𐤋 kol All HNcmsc חַיְת֣וֹ 𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅 chayeto you beasts HNcfsc שָׂדָ֑י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 saday of the field HNcmsa אֵתָ֕יוּ 𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤅 etayu come HVqv2mp לֶ/אֱכֹ֥ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol to devour HR/Vqc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc חַיְת֖וֹ 𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤅 chayeto-2 you beasts HNcfsc בַּ/יָּֽעַר 𐤁/𐤉𐤏𐤓 bayaar in the forest HRd/Ncmsa

watchmen his watchmen blind all of them not they know all of them dogs mute not they are able to bark dreamers lying down lovers to slumber

10 צפו 𐤑𐤐𐤅 tsfv watchmen HVqp3cp צֹפָ֞י/ו 𐤑𐤐𐤉/𐤅 tsofayv his watchmen HVqrmpc/Sp3ms עִוְרִ֤ים 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 iverim blind HAampa כֻּלָּ/ם֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָדָ֔עוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadau they know HVqp3cp כֻּלָּ/ם֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam-2 all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp כְּלָבִ֣ים 𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌 kelavim dogs HNcmpa אִלְּמִ֔ים 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 ilemim mute HAampa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יוּכְל֖וּ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤅 yukhelu they are able HVqi3mp לִ/נְבֹּ֑חַ 𐤋/𐤍𐤁𐤇 linebocha to bark HR/Vqc הֹזִים֙ 𐤄𐤆𐤉𐤌 hozim dreamers HVqrmpa שֹֽׁכְבִ֔ים 𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌 shokhevim lying down HVqrmpa אֹהֲבֵ֖י 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉 ohavey lovers HVqrmpc לָ/נֽוּם 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤌 lanum to slumber HR/Vqc

and-the-dogs greedy appetite not they-know satiety and-they shepherds not they-know to-understand all-of-them to-their-way they-have-turned each-man to-his-gain from-his-end

11 וְ/הַ/כְּלָבִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌 vehakelavim and-the-dogs HC/Td/Ncmpa עַזֵּי 𐤏𐤆𐤉 azey greedy HAampc נֶ֗פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh appetite HNcbsa לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָֽדְעוּ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu they-know HVqp3cp שָׂבְעָ֔ה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 saveah satiety HNcfsa וְ/הֵ֣מָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah and-they HC/Pp3mp רֹעִ֔ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 roim shepherds HVqrmpa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יָדְע֖וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu-2 they-know HVqp3cp הָבִ֑ין 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍 havin to-understand HVhc כֻּלָּ/ם֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all-of-them HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/דַרְכָּ֣/ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤌 ledarekam to-their-way HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp פָּנ֔וּ 𐤐𐤍𐤅 panu they-have-turned HVqp3cp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each-man HNcmsa לְ/בִצְע֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤑𐤏/𐤅 levitseo to-his-gain HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מִ/קָּצֵֽ/הוּ 𐤌/𐤒𐤑/𐤄𐤅 miqatsehu from-his-end HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms

Come let me get wine and let us drink heavily strong drink and it will be like this day tomorrow great beyond measure

12 אֵתָ֥יוּ 𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤅 etayu Come HVqv2mp אֶקְחָה 𐤀𐤒𐤇𐤄 eqechah let me get HVqh1cs יַ֖יִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin wine HNcmsa וְ/נִסְבְּאָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤁𐤀𐤄 venisebeah and let us drink heavily HC/Vqh1cp שֵׁכָ֑ר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 shekhar strong drink HNcmsa וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be HC/Vqq3ms כָ/זֶה֙ 𐤊/𐤆𐤄 khazeh like this HR/Pdxms י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsa מָחָ֔ר 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow HNcmsa גָּד֖וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great HAamsa יֶ֥תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter beyond HNcmsa מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod measure HD

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