Isaiah 8

1Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי קַח־לְךָ גִּלָּיֹון גָּדֹול וּכְתֹב עָלָיו בְּחֶרֶט אֱנֹושׁ לְמַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז׃ (2696)

2And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

וְאָעִידָה לִּי עֵדִים נֶאֱמָנִים אֵת אוּרִיָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶת־זְכַרְיָהוּ בֶּן יְבֶרֶכְיָהוּ׃ (2114)

3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.

וָאֶקְרַב אֶל־הַנְּבִיאָה וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי קְרָא שְׁמֹו מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז׃ (3409)

4For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

כִּי בְּטֶרֶם יֵדַע הַנַּעַר קְרֹא אָבִי וְאִמִּי יִשָּׂא ׀ אֶת־חֵיל דַּמֶּשֶׂק וְאֵת שְׁלַל שֹׁמְרֹון לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר׃ (4395)

5The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,

וַיֹּסֶף יְהוָה דַּבֵּר אֵלַי עֹוד לֵאמֹר׃ (780)

See also: Isaiah 7:10

6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

יַעַן כִּי מָאַס הָעָם הַזֶּה אֵת מֵי הַשִּׁלֹחַ הַהֹלְכִים לְאַט וּמְשֹׂושׂ אֶת־רְצִין וּבֶן־רְמַלְיָהוּ׃ (3089)

7Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

וְלָכֵן הִנֵּה אֲדֹנָי מַעֲלֶה עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־מֵי הַנָּהָר הָעֲצוּמִים וְהָרַבִּים אֶת־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּבֹודֹו וְעָלָה עַל־כָּל־אֲפִיקָיו וְהָלַךְ עַל־כָּל־גְּדֹותָיו׃ (4367)

8And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

וְחָלַף בִּיהוּדָה שָׁטַף וְעָבַר עַד־צַוָּאר יַגִּיעַ וְהָיָה מֻטֹּות כְּנָפָיו מְלֹא רֹחַב־אַרְצְךָ עִמָּנוּ אֵל׃ (2723)

9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

רֹעוּ עַמִּים וָחֹתּוּ וְהַאֲזִינוּ כֹּל מֶרְחַקֵּי־אָרֶץ הִתְאַזְּרוּ וָחֹתּוּ הִתְאַזְּרוּ וָחֹתּוּ׃ (3718)

10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

עֻצוּ עֵצָה וְתֻפָר דַּבְּרוּ דָבָר וְלֹא יָקוּם כִּי עִמָּנוּ אֵל׃ (1855)

11For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי כְּחֶזְקַת הַיָּד וְיִסְּרֵנִי מִלֶּכֶת בְּדֶרֶךְ הָעָם־הַזֶּה לֵאמֹר׃ (2372)

12Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

לֹא־תֹאמְרוּן קֶשֶׁר לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמַר הָעָם הַזֶּה קָשֶׁר וְאֶת־מֹורָאֹו לֹא־תִירְאוּ וְלֹא תַעֲרִיצוּ׃ (5013)

13Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אֹתֹו תַקְדִּישׁוּ וְהוּא מֹורַאֲכֶם וְהוּא מַעֲרִצְכֶם׃ (2956)

14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

וְהָיָה לְמִקְדָּשׁ וּלְאֶבֶן נֶגֶף וּלְצוּר מִכְשֹׁול לִשְׁנֵי בָתֵּי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְפַח וּלְמֹוקֵשׁ לְיֹושֵׁב יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃ (4327)

15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

וְכָשְׁלוּ בָם רַבִּים וְנָפְלוּ וְנִשְׁבָּרוּ וְנֹוקְשׁוּ וְנִלְכָּדוּ׃ (1976)

16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

צֹור תְּעוּדָה חֲתֹום תֹּורָה בְּלִמֻּדָי׃ (1932)

17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

וְחִכִּיתִי לַיהוָה הַמַּסְתִּיר פָּנָיו מִבֵּית יַעֲקֹב וְקִוֵּיתִי־לֹו׃ (2573)

18Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי וְהַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לִי יְהוָה לְאֹתֹות וּלְמֹופְתִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעִם יְהוָה צְבָאֹות הַשֹּׁכֵן בְּהַר צִיֹּון׃ (4718)

19And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

וְכִי־יֹאמְרוּ אֲלֵיכֶם דִּרְשׁוּ אֶל־הָאֹבֹות וְאֶל־הַיִּדְּעֹנִים הַמְצַפְצְפִים וְהַמַּהְגִּים הֲלֹוא־עַם אֶל־אֱלֹהָיו יִדְרֹשׁ בְּעַד הַחַיִּים אֶל־הַמֵּתִים׃ (3543)

20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

לְתֹורָה וְלִתְעוּדָה אִם־לֹא יֹאמְרוּ כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לֹו שָׁחַר׃ (2840)

21And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

וְעָבַר בָּהּ נִקְשֶׁה וְרָעֵב וְהָיָה כִי־יִרְעַב וְהִתְקַצַּף וְקִלֵּל בְּמַלְכֹּו וּבֵאלֹהָיו וּפָנָה לְמָעְלָה׃ (2677)

22And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

וְאֶל־אֶרֶץ יַבִּיט וְהִנֵּה צָרָה וַחֲשֵׁכָה מְעוּף צוּקָה וַאֲפֵלָה מְנֻדָּח׃ (1680)