HearשִׁמְעוּthisהַזֶּהwordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas spokenדִּבֶּרagainst you,עֲלֵיכֶםchildrenבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלagainstעַלthe wholeכָּלfamilyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָהthatאֲשֶׁרI brought upהֶעֱלֵיתִיfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםsaying:לֵאמֹר
Youאֶתְכֶםonlyרַקhave I knownיָדַעְתִּיof allמִכֹּלthe familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתof the earth;הָאֲדָמָהthereforeעַל כֵּןI will call you to accountאֶפְקֹד עֲלֵיכֶםfor allכָּלyour iniquities.עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶם
Do twoהֲ שְׁנַיִםwalkיֵלְכוּtogetherיַחְדָּוunlessבִּלְתִּי אִםthey have agreed to meet?נוֹעָדוּ
Does a lionהֲ אַרְיֵהroarיִשְׁאַגin the forestבַּיַּעַרwhen he hasוְ לוֹnoאֵיןprey?טֶרֶףDoes a young lionהֲ כְּפִירutterיִתֵּןhis voiceקוֹלוֹfrom his denמִמְּעֹנָתוֹunlessבִּלְתִּי אִםhe has caught something?לָכָד
Does a birdהֲ צִפּוֹרfallתִפֹּלinto a snareעַל פַּחon the groundהָאָרֶץwhen there is noוּ אֵיןtrapמוֹקֵשׁfor it?לָהּDoes a snareהֲ פַּחspring upיַעֲלֶהfromמִןthe groundהָאֲדָמָהwhen it has notוְ לֹאcaught anything at all?לָכוֹד יִלְכּוֹד
Ifאִםa hornשׁוֹפָרis blownיִתָּקַעin a city,בְּעִירwill the peopleוְעָםnotלֹאtremble?יֶחֱרָדוּIfאִםthere isתִּהְיֶהevilרָעָהin a city,בְּעִירhas YHWHוַיהוָהnotלֹאdone it?עָשָׂה
ForכִּיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהdoes notלֹאdoיַעֲשֶׂהa thingדָּבָרunlessכִּי אִםhe has revealedגָּלָהhis secret counselסוֹדוֹtoאֶלhis servantsעֲבָדָיוthe prophets.הַנְּבִיאִים
A lionאַרְיֵהhas roared;שָׁאָגwhoמִיwill notלֹאfear?יִירָאAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhas spoken;דִּבֶּרwhoמִיwill notלֹאprophesy?יִנָּבֵא
Proclaimהַשְׁמִיעוּoverעַלthe citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתin Ashdod,בְּאַשְׁדּוֹדand overוְעַלthe citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand say,וְאִמְרוּ“Gatherהֵאָסְפוּonעַלthe mountainsהָרֵיof Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןand seeוּרְאוּthe greatרַבּוֹתtumultsמְהוּמֹתin her midst,בְּתוֹכָהּand the oppressedוַעֲשׁוּקִיםwithin her.”בְּקִרְבָּהּ
And they do notוְלֹאknow howיָדְעוּto doעֲשׂוֹתwhat is right,נְכֹחָהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthose who store upהָאוֹצְרִיםviolenceחָמָסand destructionוָשֹׁדin their citadels.בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵיהֶם
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהAn enemy,צַרand he will be aroundוּסְבִיבthe land;הָאָרֶץand he will bring downוְהוֹרִדyour strengthעֻזֵּךְfrom you,מִמֵּךְand your citadelsאַרְמְנוֹתָיִךְwill be plundered.וְנָבֹזּוּ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהAsכַּאֲשֶׁרthe shepherdהָרֹעֶהrescuesיַצִּילfrom the mouthמִפִּיof the lionהָאֲרִיtwoשְׁתֵּיlegsכְרָעַיִםorאוֹa pieceבְדַלof an ear,אֹזֶןsoכֵּןwill the childrenבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלbe rescued,יִנָּצְלוּwho dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִיםin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרוֹןat the cornerבִּפְאַתof a bedמִטָּהand in Damascusוּבִדְמֶשֶׁקof a couch.עָרֶשׂ
Hearשִׁמְעוּand testifyוְהָעִידוּagainst the houseבְּבֵיתof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יְהוִהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot.הַצְּבָאוֹת
Forכִּיon the dayבְּיוֹםI call to accountפָּקְדִיthe transgressionsפִשְׁעֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלupon him,עָלָיוI will also call to accountוּפָקַדְתִּיthe altarsעַל מִזְבְּחוֹתof Bethel;בֵּית אֵלand the hornsוְ קַרְנוֹתof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַwill be cut offנִגְדְּעוּand fallוְנָפְלוּto the ground.לָאָרֶץ
And I will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִיthe winterהַחֹרֶףhouseבֵיתalong withעַלthe summerהַקָּיִץhouse;בֵּיתand the housesוְ בָּתֵּיof ivoryהַשֵּׁןwill perish,אָבְדוּand manyרַבִּיםhousesבָּתִּיםwill come to an end,וְסָפוּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה