The Song of the Vineyard

Isaiah 5:1–7

A vineyard on a fruitful hill, fenced and planted with the choicest vine, that brought forth wild grapes: the house of Yashar-Al.

Isaiah 5:1–7

1 AShayarah (I let sing) Naa (Now) LaYadayaday (for my well beloved) Shayarath (song) Dawaday (my beloved) LaKaramaw (about his vineyard). Karam (vineyard) YaHayah (came to pass) LaYadayaday (my beloved) BaQaran (in hill) Ban (son). Shaman (oil)

2 WaYaIzaqaw (And 𐤏𐤆𐤒 him) WaYaSaqalaw (and dug gathered out its stones), WaYaNataiw (and planted him) Sharaq (choicest vine), WaYaBanah (and built) Magadal (tower) BaThawakaw (in its midst), WaGam (and indeed / moreover) Yaqab (out winepress) YaChatzab (cut) Baw (therein him). WaYaQawah (and he looked) LaIshahawath (to yield - plural) Inabayam (grapes), WaYaIshah (and it yielded) Baashayam (wild grapes).

3 “WaIthah (And now / present moment) Yawashab (Now, dwelling) Yarawashalam (Jerusalem) WaAyash (and men) Yahawadah (Judah), Shapataw (you judge) Naa (Now) Bayanay (between me) WaBayanaKaramay (and between between my vineyard).

4 Mah (What / why / how) LaIshahawath (done - plural) Iwad (more/again) LaKaramay (more to my vineyard), WaLaa (And not) Ishahayathay (make)? Baw (within him) Madawai (for what reason), Qawahayathay (looked) LaIshahawath (to yield - plural) Inabayam (grapes), WaYaIshah (and it yield) Baashayam (wild grapes)?

5 WaIthah (And now / present moment) AYawadayaih (I now tell) Naa (Now) Athakam (the entirety of you) AthaAshar-Anay (the entirety of who/that I / Me) Ishah (make) LaKaramay (to my vineyard). HaSawar ([causing] take away) Mashawakahathaw (its hedge), WaYaHayah (and came to pass) LaBair (eaten up). Paratz (break down) Gadaraw (its wall), WaYaHayah (and trampled down) LaMaramas (𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤎).

6 WaAShayathaw (And I lay him) Bathah (wasteland). Laa (NOT) YaZamar (it pruned) WaLaa (and hoed), YaIdar (𐤏𐤃𐤓) WaYaIlah (and it grow) Shamayar (briers) WaShayath (and thorns). WaIlaHaIbayam (and over the clouds) ATzawah (I command) MaHaMatayar (from [causing] rain) MaHaMatayar (from no rain on it) Ilayaw (went up him) Matar (𐤌𐤈𐤓).”

7 KayaKaram (Surely vineyard) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies) Bayath (house) Yashar-Al (Israel), WaAyash (and men) Yahawadah (Judah) Natai (pleasant plant): Shaishawaiyaw (his 𐤔𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤏) WaYaQawah (and he looked) LaMashapat (for justice), WaHanah (and behold), Mashapach (oppression); LaTzadaqah (for righteousness), WaHanah (and behold), Tzaiqah (cry of distress).

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