Hearשִׁמְעוּthisהַזֶּהword,הַדָּבָרcowsפָּרוֹתof Bashan,הַבָּשָׁןwhoאֲשֶׁרare on the mountainבְּהַרof Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןwho oppressהָעֹשְׁקוֹתthe poor,דַּלִּיםwho crushהָרֹצְצוֹתthe needy,אֶבְיוֹנִיםwho sayהָאֹמְרֹתto their lords,לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶם“Bring,הָבִיאָהand let us drink.”וְנִשְׁתֶּה
AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhas swornנִשְׁבַּעby his holinessבְּקָדְשׁוֹthat,כִּיlook,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare comingבָּאִיםupon youעֲלֵיכֶםwhen they will carryוְנִשָּׂאyouאֶתְכֶםaway with hooks,בְּצִנּוֹתand the last of youוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶןwith fishדּוּגָהhooks.בְּסִירוֹת
And through the breachesוּפְרָצִיםyou will go out,תֵּצֶאנָהeach womanאִשָּׁהstraight ahead of her;נֶגְדָּהּand you will be castוְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּנָהto Harmon,הַהַרְמוֹנָהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Comeבֹּאוּto Bethelבֵית אֵלand transgress;וּפִשְׁעוּat Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּלmultiplyהַרְבּוּtransgression;לִפְשֹׁעַand bringוְהָבִיאוּevery morningלַבֹּקֶרyour sacrifices,זִבְחֵיכֶםevery threeלִשְׁלֹשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםyour tithes.מַעְשְׂרֹתֵיכֶם
And offer up in smokeוְקַטֵּרa thank offeringתּוֹדָהof leavened bread,מֵחָמֵץand proclaimוְקִרְאוּfreewill offerings,נְדָבוֹתannounce them;הַשְׁמִיעוּforכִּיsoכֵןyou love it,אֲהַבְתֶּםchildrenבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
And Iוְ אֲנִיalsoגַםgaveנָתַתִּיyouלָכֶםcleannessנִקְיוֹןof teethשִׁנַּיִםin allבְּכָלyour cities,עָרֵיכֶםand lackוְחֹסֶרof breadלֶחֶםin allבְּכֹלyour places;מְקוֹמֹתֵיכֶםyet you did notוְלֹאreturnשַׁבְתֶּםto me,עָדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
And Iוְ אָנֹכִיalsoגַםwithheldמָנַעְתִּיfrom youמִכֶּםthe rainהַגֶּשֶׁםwhen there were stillבְּעוֹדthreeשְׁלֹשָׁהmonthsחֳדָשִׁיםto the harvest;לַקָּצִירand I would send rainוְהִמְטַרְתִּיonעַלoneאֶחָתcity,עִירand onוְעַלanotherאַחַתcityעִירI would notלֹאsend rain;אַמְטִירoneאַחַתfieldחֶלְקָהwould be rained on,תִּמָּטֵרand the fieldוְחֶלְקָהon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָit did notלֹאrainתַמְטִירwould dry up.תִּיבָשׁ
And twoוְ שְׁתַּיִםor threeשָׁלֹשׁcitiesעָרִיםwould staggerנָעוּtoאֶלoneאַחַתcityעִירto drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתwater,מַיִםand they were notוְלֹאsatisfied;יִשְׂבָּעוּyet you did notוְלֹאreturnשַׁבְתֶּםto me,עָדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
I struckהִכֵּיתִיyouאֶתְכֶםwith blightבַּשִּׁדָּפוֹןand with mildew;וּבַיֵּרָקוֹןthe multitudeהַרְבּוֹתof your gardensגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶםand your vineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶםand your fig treesוּתְאֵנֵיכֶםand your olive treesוְזֵיתֵיכֶםthe cutting locustהַגָּזָםdevoured;יֹאכַלyet you did notוְלֹאreturnשַׁבְתֶּםto me,עָדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
I sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיamong youבָכֶםpestilenceדֶּבֶרafter the mannerבְּדֶרֶךְof Egypt;מִצְרַיִםI killedהָרַגְתִּיyour young menבַּחוּרֵיכֶםwith the sword,בַחֶרֶבalong withעִםthe captureשְׁבִיof your horses;סוּסֵיכֶםand I madeוָאַעֲלֶהthe stenchבְּאֹשׁof your campsמַחֲנֵיכֶםgo upאַעֲלֶהeven into your nostrils;וּבְאַפְּכֶםyet you did notוְלֹאreturnשַׁבְתֶּםto me,עָדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
I overthrewהָפַכְתִּיsome among youבָכֶםas when Elohim overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַת אֱלֹהִיםSodomסְדֹםand Gomorrah,וְאֶת עֲמֹרָהand you wereוַתִּהְיוּlike a burning stickכְּאוּדsnatchedמֻצָּלfrom the fire;מִשְׂרֵפָהyet you did notוְלֹאreturnשַׁבְתֶּםto me,עָדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהI will doאֶעֱשֶׂהto you,לְּךָIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלbecauseעֵקֶב כִּיI will doאֶעֱשֶׂהthisזֹאתto you,לָּךְprepareהִכּוֹןto meetלִקְרַאתyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthe one who formsיוֹצֵרthe mountainsהָרִיםand createsוּבֹרֵאthe wind,רוּחַand declaresוּמַגִּידto human beingsלְאָדָםwhatמַהhis thought is,שֵּׂחוֹwho makesעֹשֵׂהthe dawnשַׁחַרdarkness,עֵיפָהand treadsוְדֹרֵךְonעַלthe heightsבָּמֳתֵיof the earth:אָרֶץYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתis his name.שְׁמוֹ