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Isaiah 59 यिशायियस्य भविष्यद्वाक्यानि 59

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वाvā विकलंvikalaṃ तस्टtasṭa आचरंācaraṃ नna खातुमच्तमंkhātumactamaṃ।।
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vā vikalaṃ tasṭa ācaraṃ na khātumactamaṃ||

Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
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युyu श्रदाषाśradāṣā वियुञ्चन्तिviyuñcanti युष्मान्yuṣ·mān युशाकमीखात्yuśākamīkhāt। नna प्रणतिpraṇati सsa पापेpā·pe वीvī युदत्ताyudattā विमुखोछतःvimukhochataḥ
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yu śradāṣā viyuñcanti yuṣmān yuśākamīkhāt| na praṇati sa pāpe vī yudattā vimukhochataḥ

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
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लिपिli·pi रजतेनrajatena दत्ताdat·tā वोvo युष्रदङ्गलयेाyuṣradaṅgalayeā ऽङ्कसाṅkasā। युद्मदोाyudmadoā छोcho गटघावाचोgaṭaghāvāco युश्मन्निङ्काघभाषिणीyuśmanniṅkāghabhāṣiṇī।।
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lipi rajatena dattā vo yuṣradaṅgalayeā 'ṅkasā| yudmadoā cho gaṭaghāvāco yuśmanniṅkāghabhāṣiṇī||

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
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चम्मंप्रचारकाcammaṃpracārakā नास्तिnās·ti नास्तिnās·ti न्याय्यविचारकःnyāyyavicārakaḥ। मायांmāyāṃ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ वलम्बन्तेvalambante प्रभाषन्तेprabhāṣante चca दुतांdutāṃ। दोाराम्येनdoārāmyena सगन्भास्तेsaganbhāste प्रसवन्तिprasavanti प्रतारणांpratāraṇāṃ।।
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cammaṃpracārakā nāsti nāsti nyāyyavicārakaḥ| māyāṃ sarvvaṃ valambante prabhāṣante ca dutāṃ| doārāmyena saganbhāste prasavanti pratāraṇāṃ||

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
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स्फाटयनृुरगाण्डानिsphāṭayanṛuragāṇḍāni लृताजालंlṛtājālaṃ वयन्तिvayanti चca। तघामणडानिtaghāmaṇaḍāni येye ऽच्रातिcrāti प्राणत्यागंprā·ṇat·yā·gaṃ कसतिkasati सःsaḥ। वचाण्डंvacāṇḍaṃ स्फायतेsphāyate तस्यtas·ya मध्याद्madh·yād त्यद्यतेtyadyate फणीphaṇī।। तेषामूतानिteṣāmūtāni जालानिjā·lā·ni नापयुक्तानिnāpayuktāni वाससेvāsase। नna खाङ्गkhāṅga वेङयिव्यन्तिveṅayivyanti तेte खनिभम्मितवस्तभिःkhanibhammitavastabhiḥ।। तेषांte·ṣāṃ कर्म्माणिkar·mā·ṇi सर्व्वाणिsar·vā·ṇi पापकम्माणिpāpakammāṇi सन्तिsan·ti छिchi। दोdo राक्यस्यrākyasya कियाkiyā तेषांte·ṣāṃ कस्तयारवतिषतेkastayāravatiṣate।।
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sphāṭayanṛuragāṇḍāni lṛtājālaṃ vayanti ca| taghāmaṇaḍāni ye 'crāti prāṇatyāgaṃ kasati saḥ| vacāṇḍaṃ sphāyate tasya madhyād tyadyate phaṇī|| teṣāmūtāni jālāni nāpayuktāni vāsase| na khāṅga veṅayivyanti te khanibhammitavastabhiḥ|| teṣāṃ karmmāṇi sarvvāṇi pāpakammāṇi santi chi| do rākyasya kiyā teṣāṃ kastayāravatiṣate||

They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
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सत्वरंsat·va·raṃ चरगोcarago तेषाम्te·ṣām अपकारायapakārāya धावतःdhāvataḥ। सचेsace रक्तपातायrak·ta·pā·tā·ya भवताbha·va·tā डतगामिनेḍatagāmine।।
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satvaraṃ carago teṣām apakārāya dhāvataḥ| sace raktapātāya bhavatā ḍatagāmine||

Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
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सकलाःsa·ka·lāḥ कल्यनास्तेघांkalyanāsteghāṃ सन्तिsan·ti पातकpātaka कल्यkalya ताःtāḥ। ज्ञेjñe नाश्खnāśkha विद्येतेvid·ye·te तेषांte·ṣāṃ सकलsakala वत्मसुvatmasu।।
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sakalāḥ kalyanāsteghāṃ santi pātaka kalya tāḥ| jñe nāśkha vidyete teṣāṃ sakala vatmasu||

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
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नna विदुःvi·duḥ शान्तिमारśāntimāra तेte नास्तिnās·ti तेषांte·ṣāṃ गतौga·tau नयःnayaḥ। सन्तिsan·ti तेषाञ्चte·ṣāñ·ca वत्मानिvatmāni वक्ीछातानिvakīchātāni तैःtaiḥ स्वयंsva·yaṃ। तत्रtat·ra गच्छतिgac·cha·ti यःyaḥ कश्चित्kaś·cit सsa शान्तिंśān·tiṃ नावगच्छतिnāvagacchati
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na viduḥ śāntimāra te nāsti teṣāṃ gatau nayaḥ| santi teṣāñca vatmāni vakīchātāni taiḥ svayaṃ| tatra gacchati yaḥ kaścit sa śāntiṃ nāvagacchati

The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
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एतस्मात्e·tas·māt कारगान््यायाkāragānyāyā स्मत्ताsmattā दूरेdū·re वतिछतेंvatichateṃ च्स्माकंcsmākaṃ सच्रिधोsacridho धर्म्मंdhar·maṃ उपस्थातुमपारकःupasthātumapārakaḥ।। दीप्तिंdīp·tiṃ प्रतीक्षpratīkṣa माणेव्वस्सासुmāṇevvassāsu ध्वान्तंdhvāntaṃ विटश्यतेviṭaśyate। प्रभांpra·bhāṃ परतोच्छparatoccha चास्माभिcāsmābhi भवेम्यतेbhavemyate हिhi तमिस्रकेta·mis·ra·ke।। अन्धाan·dhā यथाya·thā वयंva·yaṃ कुदंkudaṃ परोस्पुश्यामक्षेparospuśyāmakṣe तथाta·thā। परीस्पश्यामparīspaśyāma केke इस्तेiste नेंचछीनाneṃcachīnā नराna·rā इवi·va।।
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etasmāt kāragānyāyā smattā dūre vatichateṃ csmākaṃ sacridho dharmmaṃ upasthātumapārakaḥ|| dīptiṃ pratīkṣa māṇevvassāsu dhvāntaṃ viṭaśyate| prabhāṃ paratoccha cāsmābhi bhavemyate hi tamisrake|| andhā yathā vayaṃ kudaṃ parospuśyāmakṣe tathā| parīspaśyāma ke iste neṃcachīnā narā iva||

Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
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प्रस्खलामखखpraskhalāmakhakha मध्याङ्तmadhyāṅta सन्ध्यायांsan·dhyā·yāṃ समयेsa·ma·ye यथाya·thā। स्थानेष्वालाकद्धीनेषुsthāneṣvālākaddhīneṣu प्रमीताpramītā वाvā नराna·rā यथाya·thā।।
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praskhalāmakhakha madhyāṅta sandhyāyāṃ samaye yathā| sthāneṣvālākaddhīneṣu pramītā vā narā yathā||

We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
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भल्लुकाखेbhallukākhe यथाya·thā तदद्tadad गच्जामःgacjāmaḥ सकलाsa·ka·lā वयंva·yaṃ। कपोताkapotā इवi·va कुम्मेस्kummes शोśo कजन्यkajanya कलध्वनिंkaladhvaniṃ।। सम्प्रतीच्तामदहेsampratīctāmadahe घम्मेसghammesa तुtu नवोापतिखतिnavoāpatikhati। सस्प्रतीक्षामक्तेsaspratīkṣāmakte चागंcāgaṃ तत्tat तुtu दूरेdū·re वितिषरतेvitiṣarate।
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bhallukākhe yathā tadad gacjāmaḥ sakalā vayaṃ| kapotā iva kummes śo kajanya kaladhvaniṃ|| sampratīctāmadahe ghammesa tu navoāpatikhati| saspratīkṣāmakte cāgaṃ tat tu dūre vitiṣarate|

We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
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तवta·va साक्षाद्sāk·ṣād याyā साकम्sā·kam अपराधाःaparādhāḥ सुश्वूरयःsuśvūrayaḥ। साच्यमसमद्दिरुडच्वास्माकंsācyamasamaddiruḍacvāsmākaṃ पापैश्चpā·paiś·ca दीयतेdī·ya·te।। चछप्रराधाcachaprarādhā यतोya·to स्माकंsmākaṃ सन्त्यस्मजञ्ज्ञानगाचरेsantyasmajañjñānagācare। च्यवबुध्यामक्षेcyavabudhyāmakṣe सम्यक्sam·yak स्त्रीstrī याyā धम्मेक्रियाdhammekriyā वयंva·yaṃ।।
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tava sākṣād yā sākam aparādhāḥ suśvūrayaḥ| sācyamasamaddiruḍacvāsmākaṃ pāpaiśca dīyate|| cachaprarādhā yato smākaṃ santyasmajañjñānagācare| cyavabudhyāmakṣe samyak strī yā dhammekriyā vayaṃ||

For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;
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परषस्यापराध्यन्तिparaṣasyāparādhyanti सर्व्वsar·va मियाmiyā वदन्तिva·dan·ti चca। सकलाsa·ka·lā निवत्तन्तेnivattante अस्मदौप्रात्asmadauprāt पराइपुखाःparāipukhāḥ।
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paraṣasyāparādhyanti sarvva miyā vadanti ca| sakalā nivattante asmadauprāt parāipukhāḥ|

In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
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देde राक्यrākya सत्यमागाज्चsatyamāgājca भ्रमणंbhra·ma·ṇaṃ कथर्यन्तिkatharyanti तेte। चिसेनान्दतवाचस्त्रcisenāndatavācastra सन्धत्यsandhatya चिन्तयन्तिcin·ta·yan·ti तेte।।
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de rākya satyamāgājca bhramaṇaṃ katharyanti te| cisenāndatavācastra sandhatya cintayanti te||

And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
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एष्छतःeṣchataḥ कियतेkiyate न्यायोnyāyo स्मोsmo दूरेdū·re ऽवतितेvatite। विचारस्यvi·cā·ras·ya स्थलेstha·le यस्मात्yas·māt स्खलन्तिskha·lan·ti भातिbhāti सत्यताsat·ya·tā। सम्परवेदृञ्चsamparavedṛñca तत्tat स्थानंsthā·naṃ नna ब्रोतिbroti यथधा्थताyathadhāthatā।। सत्यताsat·ya·tā दुलभाdulabhā जाताjā·tā पापत्यागीpāpatyāgī चca मुष्यतेmuṣyate। तद्tad विलोक्यvi·lok·ya नयाभावंnayābhāvaṃ नामर्घोत्nāmarghot परमोpa·ra·mo वरva·ra:।।
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eṣchataḥ kiyate nyāyo smo dūre 'vatite| vicārasya sthale yasmāt skhalanti bhāti satyatā| samparavedṛñca tat sthānaṃ na broti yathadhāthatā|| satyatā dulabhā jātā pāpatyāgī ca muṣyate| tad vilokya nayābhāvaṃ nāmarghot paramo vara:||

Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
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परुषःparuṣaḥ कोko ऽपिpi नाम्नाnām·nā, सsa यदाya·dā प्रसमेच्ततprasamectata मध्यस्थस्यmadh·yas·thas·ya तदभावाद्tadabhāvād अभवत्a·bha·vat सsa चमत्कृतःcamatkṛtaḥ। बाङरचास्तbāṅaracāsta तस्यैवtas·yai·va खधम्मेस्तमघारयत्khadhammestamaghārayat।।
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paruṣaḥ ko 'pi nāmnā, sa yadā prasamectata madhyasthasya tadabhāvād abhavat sa camatkṛtaḥ| bāṅaracāsta tasyaiva khadhammestamaghārayat||

And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
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यya हात्वाhātvā वम्मवद्vammavad धर्म्मंdhar·maṃ परिpari चागcāga शिरśi·ra स्तवत्stavat। सsa प्रतौकारवस्त्राणयका्षींत्prataukāravastrāṇayakāṣīṃt खीौयपरिच्छदkhīauyaparicchada। प्रावारमिवprāvāramiva योद्ुश्चyoduśca जिगीघांjigīghāṃ पय्यधत्तpayyadhatta सःsaḥ।। यस्यyas·ya यादक्yādak क्रियाkri·yā तस्मtas·ma तादक्tādak फलंpha·laṃ सsa दारुतिdāruti।
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ya hātvā vammavad dharmmaṃ pari cāga śira stavat| sa prataukāravastrāṇayakāṣīṃt khīauyaparicchada| prāvāramiva yoduśca jigīghāṃ payyadhatta saḥ|| yasya yādak kriyā tasma tādak phalaṃ sa dāruti|

For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
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कापाझिंkāpājhiṃ स्त्रीstrī यशyaśa आःāḥ सवाsavā रिष्यस्थोचितंriṣyasthocitaṃ फलpha·la। दीपवर्गdīpavarga निवासिभ्यःnivāsibhyaḥ सsa दास्टत्यचितंdāsṭatyacitaṃ फलंpha·laṃ।।
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kāpājhiṃ strī yaśa āḥ savā riṣyasthocitaṃ phala| dīpavarga nivāsibhyaḥ sa dāsṭatyacitaṃ phalaṃ||

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
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विचसिव्यन्तिvicasivyanti पास्वात्याpāsvātyā' परमशस्यparamaśasya नामतःnā·ma·taḥ। खूय्यादयप्रदेशस्थाkhūyyādayapradeśasthā भेष्यन्तिbheṣyanti तत्प्रतापतःtatpratāpataḥ।। यच्चyac·ca खातखतीतुल्यःkhātakhatītulyaḥ परिपन्श्याकमिव्यतिparipanśyākamivyati। तta प्रत्यात्माpratyātmā परेशस्यpa·re·śas·ya घ्वजमुव्धापयिष्यतिghvajamuvdhāpayiṣyati।। संsaṃ।येye।
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vicasivyanti pāsvātyā' paramaśasya nāmataḥ| khūyyādayapradeśasthā bheṣyanti tatpratāpataḥ|| yacca khātakhatītulyaḥ paripanśyākamivyati| ta pratyātmā pareśasya ghvajamuvdhāpayiṣyati|| saṃ|ye|

So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
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तेte मुक्तिदातकस्त्दार्न।मागमिव्यति। याकूबाyā·kū·bā येye जनाःja·nāḥ सर्व्वंsar·vaṃ परारत्ताparārattā च्यधर्स्सcyadharssa नःnaḥ। तेभ्योtebh·yo दास्यतिdās·ya·ti मु्तिmuti सsa इतिi·ti ब्रतेbrate परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ।।
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te muktidātakastdārna|māgamivyati| yākūbā ye janāḥ sarvvaṃ parārattā cyadharssa naḥ| tebhyo dāsyati muti sa iti brate parameśvaraḥ||

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
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पुनव्वारमिद्punavvāramid वाक्यंvāk·yaṃ भाषतेbhā·ṣa·te परमेश्वरःpa·ra·meś·va·raḥ। नियमस्तेniyamaste जनैःja·naiḥ सादंsādaṃ मयाकारिma·yā·kā·ri सsa इंटशःiṃṭaśaḥ।। त्वामधघिथ्डितtvāmadhaghithḍita आत्माāt·mā मेme मद्दाmaddā चस्तन्मुखेcastanmukhe ्पिंताःpiṃtāḥ नna म्नशिष्यन्तिmnaśiṣyanti वल्लात्vallāt तेte नna त्वदंशस्यtvadaṃśasya वक्कतःvakkataḥ। नna तद्श्रस्यtadśrasya वाvā वक्लाद्vaklād खद्याव।धdha कदाचनka·dā·ca·na। भाषतेbhā·ṣa·te भारतीमेतांbhāratīmetāṃ स्वयमेवsva·ya·me·va परेशखरःpareśakharaḥ।।
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punavvāramid vākyaṃ bhāṣate parameśvaraḥ| niyamaste janaiḥ sādaṃ mayākāri sa iṃṭaśaḥ|| tvāmadhaghithḍita ātmā me maddā castanmukhe piṃtāḥ na mnaśiṣyanti vallāt te na tvadaṃśasya vakkataḥ| na tadśrasya vā vaklād khadyāva|dha kadācana| bhāṣate bhāratīmetāṃ svayameva pareśakharaḥ||

As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.