And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםthere wereהָיוּtwoשְׁתַּיִםwomen,נָשִׁיםdaughtersבְּנוֹתof oneאַחַתmother.אֵם
And they prostituted themselvesוַתִּזְנֶינָהin Egypt;בְמִצְרַיִםin their youthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶןthey prostituted themselves;זָנוּthereשָׁמָּהtheir breastsשְׁדֵיהֶןwere pressed,מֹעֲכוּand thereוְשָׁםwere squeezedעִשּׂוּthe bosomsדַּדֵּיof their virginity.בְּתוּלֵיהֶן
And their names:וּשְׁמוֹתָןOholahאָהֳלָהthe elder,הַגְּדוֹלָהand Oholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָהher sister.אֲחוֹתָהּAnd they becameוַתִּהְיֶינָהmine,לִיand they boreוַתֵּלַדְנָהsonsבָּנִיםand daughters.וּבָנוֹתAnd their names:וּשְׁמוֹתָןSamariaשֹׁמְרוֹןis Oholah,אָהֳלָהand JerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַםOholibah.אָהֳלִיבָה
And Oholahאָהֳלָהprostituted herselfוַתִּזֶןwhile under me,תַּחְתָּיand she was infatuatedוַתַּעְגַּבwith her lovers,עַל מְאַהֲבֶיהָwith Assyria,אֶל אַשּׁוּרthe near ones,קְרוֹבִים
clothedלְבֻשֵׁיin blue,תְכֵלֶתgovernorsפַּחוֹתand prefects,וּסְגָנִיםdesirable young menבַּחוּרֵי חֶמֶדall of them,כֻּלָּםhorsemenפָּרָשִׁיםridingרֹכְבֵיhorses.סוּסִים
And she bestowedוַתִּתֵּןher prostitutionsתַּזְנוּתֶיהָon them,עֲלֵיהֶםthe choicestמִבְחַרof the sonsבְּנֵיof Assyria,אַשּׁוּרall of them;כֻּלָּםand with allוּבְכֹלfor whomאֲשֶׁרshe was infatuated,עָגְבָהwith allבְּכָלtheir idols,גִּלּוּלֵיהֶםshe defiled herself.נִטְמָאָה
And her prostitutionsוְאֶת תַּזְנוּתֶיהָfrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםshe did notלֹאabandon,עָזָבָהforכִּיwith herאוֹתָהּthey layשָׁכְבוּin her youth,בִנְעוּרֶיהָand theyוְהֵמָּהsqueezedעִשּׂוּthe bosomsדַּדֵּיof her virginity,בְתוּלֶיהָand they poured outוַיִּשְׁפְּכוּtheir prostitutionתַזְנוּתָםon her.עָלֶיהָ
ThereforeלָכֵןI gave herנְתַתִּיהָinto the handבְּיַדof her lovers,מְאַהֲבֶיהָinto the handבְּיַדof the sonsבְּנֵיof Assyria,אַשּׁוּרfor whomאֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶםshe was infatuated.עָגְבָה
Theyהֵמָּהuncoveredגִּלּוּher nakedness;עֶרְוָתָהּher sonsבָּנֶיהָand her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶיהָthey took,לָקָחוּand herוְאוֹתָהּthey killedהָרָגוּwith the sword;בַּחֶרֶבand she becameוַתְּהִיa nameשֵׁםamong women,לַנָּשִׁיםfor they executedוּ עָשׂוּjudgmentsשְׁפוּטִיםon her.בָהּ
And her sisterאֲחוֹתָהּOholibahאָהֳלִיבָהsaw it,וַתֵּרֶאand she corruptedוַתַּשְׁחֵתher infatuationעַגְבָתָהּmore than she,מִמֶּנָּהand her prostitutionsוְאֶת תַּזְנוּתֶיהָmore than the prostitutionsמִזְּנוּנֵיof her sister.אֲחוֹתָהּ
With the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרshe was infatuated,עָגָבָהgovernorsפַּחוֹתand prefects,וּסְגָנִיםnear ones,קְרֹבִיםclothedלְבֻשֵׁיto perfection,מִכְלוֹלhorsemenפָּרָשִׁיםridingרֹכְבֵיhorses,סוּסִיםdesirable young menבַּחוּרֵי חֶמֶדall of them.כֻּלָּם
And I sawוָאֵרֶאthatכִּיshe had defiled herself;נִטְמָאָהoneאֶחָדwayדֶּרֶךְbelonged to the two of them.לִשְׁתֵּיהֶן
And she addedוַתּוֹסֶףto her prostitutions;אֶל תַּזְנוּתֶיהָand she sawוַתֵּרֶאmenאַנְשֵׁיcarvedמְחֻקֶּהon the wall,עַל הַקִּירimagesצַלְמֵיof Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּיםengravedחֲקֻקִיםin vermilion,בַּשָּׁשַׁר
girdedחֲגוֹרֵיwith beltsאֵזוֹרon their loins,בְּמָתְנֵיהֶםwith danglingסְרוּחֵיturbansטְבוּלִיםon their heads,בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶםwith the appearanceמַרְאֵהof officers,שָׁלִשִׁיםall of them,כֻּלָּםthe likenessדְּמוּתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Babylon,בָבֶלof Chaldea,כַּשְׂדִּיםthe landאֶרֶץof their birth.מוֹלַדְתָּם
And she was infatuated with themוַתַּעְגְּבָה עֲלֵיהֶםat the sightלְמַרְאֵהof her eyes,עֵינֶיהָand sentוַתִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםto themאֲלֵיהֶםin Chaldea.כַּשְׂדִּימָה
And the sonsבְנֵיof Babylonבָבֶלcameוַיָּבֹאוּto her,אֵלֶיהָto the bedלְמִשְׁכַּבof love,דֹּדִיםand they defiled herוַיְטַמְּאוּ אוֹתָהּwith their prostitution,בְּתַזְנוּתָםand she was defiledוַתִּטְמָאby them,בָםand her soulוַ נַפְשָׁהּfelt aversionתֵּקַעtoward them.מֵהֶם
And she uncoveredוַתְּגַלher prostitutions,תַּזְנוּתֶיהָand she uncoveredוַתְּגַלher nakedness,אֶת עֶרְוָתָהּand my soulוַ נַפְשִׁיfelt aversionתֵּקַעtoward her,מֵעָלֶיהָasכַּאֲשֶׁרmy soulנַפְשִׁיhad felt aversionנָקְעָהtoward her sister.מֵעַל אֲחוֹתָהּ
And she multipliedוַתַּרְבֶּהher prostitutions,אֶת תַּזְנוּתֶיהָrememberingלִזְכֹּרthe daysאֶת יְמֵיof her youth,נְעוּרֶיהָwhenאֲשֶׁרshe prostituted herselfזָנְתָהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
And she was infatuatedוַתַּעְגְּבָהwith their concubines,עַל פִּלַגְשֵׁיהֶםwhoseאֲשֶׁרfleshבְּשָׂרָםis the fleshבְּשַׂרof donkeys,חֲמוֹרִיםand whose flowוְ זִרְמָתָםis the flowזִרְמַתof horses.סוּסִים
And you missedוַתִּפְקְדִיthe infamyאֵת זִמַּתof your youth,נְעוּרָיִךְwhenבַּthose from Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםsqueezedעְשׂוֹתyour bosomsדַּדַּיִךְfor the sake ofלְמַעַןthe breastsשְׁדֵיof your youth.נְעוּרָיִךְ
Therefore,לָכֵןOholibah,אָהֳלִיבָהthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהLook, I amהִנְנִיstirring upמֵעִירyour loversאֶת מְאַהֲבַיִךְagainst you,עָלַיִךְthoseאֵתfrom whomאֲשֶׁר מֵהֶםyour soulנַפְשֵׁךְfelt aversion,נָקְעָהand I will bring themוַהֲבֵאתִיםagainst youעָלַיִךְfrom all around:מִסָּבִיב
the sonsבְּנֵיof Babylonבָבֶלand allוְכָלthe Chaldeans,כַּשְׂדִּיםPekodפְּקוֹדand Shoaוְשׁוֹעַand Koa,וְקוֹעַallכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרwith them,אוֹתָםdesirable young men,בַּחוּרֵי חֶמֶדgovernorsפַּחוֹתand prefectsוּסְגָנִיםall of them,כֻּלָּםofficersשָׁלִשִׁיםand renowned men,וּקְרוּאִיםridingרֹכְבֵיhorses,סוּסִיםall of them.כֻּלָּם
And they will comeוּבָאוּagainst youעָלַיִךְwith weapons,הֹצֶןchariots,רֶכֶבand wheels,וְגַלְגַּלand with an assemblyוּבִקְהַלof peoples;עַמִּיםlarge shieldצִנָּהand shieldוּמָגֵןand helmetוְקוֹבַעthey will setיָשִׂימוּagainst youעָלַיִךְall around;סָבִיבand I will setוְנָתַתִּיbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםjudgment,מִשְׁפָּטand they will judge youוּשְׁפָטוּךְaccording to their judgments.בְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶם
And I will setוְנָתַתִּיmy jealousyקִנְאָתִיagainst you,בָּךְand they will dealוְעָשׂוּwith youאוֹתָךְin fury;בְּחֵמָהyour noseאַפֵּךְand your earsוְאָזְנַיִךְthey will remove,יָסִירוּand what remains of youוְאַחֲרִיתֵךְwill fallתִּפּוֹלby the sword;בַּחֶרֶבtheyהֵמָּהwill takeיִקָּחוּyour sonsבָּנַיִךְand your daughters,וּבְנוֹתַיִךְand what remains of youוְאַחֲרִיתֵךְwill be devouredתֵּאָכֵלby fire.בָּאֵשׁ
And they will strip youוְהִפְשִׁיטוּךְof your clothesאֶת בְּגָדָיִךְand takeוְלָקְחוּthe objectsכְּלֵיof your beauty.תִפְאַרְתֵּךְ
And I will put an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיto your infamyזִמָּתֵךְin youמִמֵּךְand to your prostitutionוְאֶת זְנוּתֵךְfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand you will notוְלֹאlift upתִשְׂאִיyour eyesעֵינַיִךְto them,אֲלֵיהֶםand Egyptוּמִצְרַיִםyou will notלֹאrememberתִזְכְּרִיanymore.עוֹד
ForכִּיthusכֹהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהLook, I amהִנְנִיgiving youנֹתְנָךְinto the handבְּיַדof those whomאֲשֶׁרyou hate,שָׂנֵאתinto the handבְּיַדof those from whomאֲשֶׁר מֵהֶםyour soulנַפְשֵׁךְfelt aversion.נָקְעָה
And they will dealוְעָשׂוּwith youאוֹתָךְin hatred,בְּשִׂנְאָהand takeוְלָקְחוּallכָּלyour labor,יְגִיעֵךְand leave youוַעֲזָבוּךְnakedעֵירֹםand bare;וְעֶרְיָהand the nakednessעֶרְוַתof your prostitutionsזְנוּנַיִךְwill be uncovered,וְנִגְלָהboth your infamyוְזִמָּתֵךְand your prostitutions.וְתַזְנוּתָיִךְ
These thingsאֵלֶּהwill be done to youעָשֹׂה לָךְfor your prostituting yourselfבִּזְנוֹתֵךְafter the nations,אַחֲרֵי גוֹיִםbecauseעַל אֲשֶׁרyou defiled yourselfנִטְמֵאתwith their idols.בְּגִלּוּלֵיהֶם
In the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof your sisterאֲחוֹתֵךְyou have walked,הָלָכְתְּand I will putוְנָתַתִּיher cupכוֹסָהּinto your hand.בְּיָדֵךְ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִהThe cupכּוֹסof your sisterאֲחוֹתֵךְyou will drink,תִּשְׁתִּיthe deepהָעֲמֻקָּהand the wide;וְהָרְחָבָהyou will beתִּהְיֶהfor laughterלִצְחֹקand for derision;וּלְלַעַגit holdsלְהָכִילmuch.מִרְבָּה
With drunkennessשִׁכָּרוֹןand sorrowוְיָגוֹןyou will be filled,תִּמָּלֵאִיa cupכּוֹסof horrorשַׁמָּהand desolation,וּשְׁמָמָהthe cupכּוֹסof your sisterאֲחוֹתֵךְSamaria.שֹׁמְרוֹן
And you will drink itוְשָׁתִית אוֹתָהּand drain it,וּמָצִיתand its shardsוְאֶת חֲרָשֶׂיהָyou will gnaw,תְּגָרֵמִיand your breastsוְשָׁדַיִךְyou will tear,תְּנַתֵּקִיforכִּיIאֲנִיhave spoken,דִבַּרְתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהBecauseיַעַןyou have forgotten meשָׁכַחַתְּ אוֹתִיand cast meוַתַּשְׁלִיכִי אוֹתִיbehind your back,אַחֲרֵי גַוֵּךְyou alsoוְגַם אַתְּbearשְׂאִיyour infamyזִמָּתֵךְand your prostitutions.וְאֶת תַּזְנוּתָיִךְ
And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַיSonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwill you judgeהֲתִשְׁפּוֹטOholahאֶת אָהֳלָהand Oholibah?וְאֶת אָהֳלִיבָהThen declare to themוְהַגֵּד לָהֶןtheir abominations.אֵת תוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶן
Forכִּיthey have committed adultery,נִאֵפוּand bloodוְדָםis on their hands;בִּידֵיהֶןand with their idolsוְאֶת גִּלּוּלֵיהֶןthey have committed adultery;נִאֵפוּand evenוְגַםtheir sonsאֶת בְּנֵיהֶןwhomאֲשֶׁרthey had borneיָלְדוּto meלִיthey have made them passהֶעֱבִירוּto themלָהֶםas food.לְאָכְלָה
Moreoverעוֹדthisזֹאתthey have doneעָשׂוּto me:לִיthey have defiledטִמְּאוּmy sanctuaryאֶת מִקְדָּשִׁיon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאand my Sabbathsוְאֶת שַׁבְּתוֹתַיthey have profaned.חִלֵּלוּ
And when they slaughteredוּבְשַׁחֲטָםtheir sonsאֶת בְּנֵיהֶםfor their idols,לְגִלּוּלֵיהֶםthey cameוַיָּבֹאוּinto my sanctuaryאֶל מִקְדָּשִׁיon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאto profane it;לְחַלְּלוֹand look,וְהִנֵּהthusכֹהthey have doneעָשׂוּin the midstבְּתוֹךְof my house.בֵּיתִי
And evenוְאַף כִּיthey sentתִשְׁלַחְנָהfor menלַאֲנָשִׁיםcomingבָּאִיםfrom far away,מִמֶּרְחָקto whomאֲשֶׁר אֲלֵיהֶםa messengerמַלְאָךְwas sent;שָׁלוּחַand look,וְהִנֵּהthey came,בָאוּfor whomלַאֲשֶׁרyou bathed,רָחַצְתְּpaintedכָּחַלְתְּyour eyes,עֵינַיִךְand adorned yourselfוְעָדִיתwith ornaments,עֶדִי
and you satוְיָשַׁבְתְּonעַלa gloriousכְבוּדָּהcouch,מִטָּהwith a tableוְשֻׁלְחָןsetעָרוּךְbefore it,לְפָנֶיהָand my incenseוּקְטָרְתִּיand my oilוְשַׁמְנִיyou setשַׂמְתְּon it.עָלֶיהָ
And the soundוְקוֹלof a carefreeשָׁלֵוcrowdהָמוֹןwas in her,בָהּand with menוְאֶל אֲנָשִׁיםfrom the multitudeמֵרֹבof humankindאָדָםSabeansסָבָאִיםwere broughtמוּבָאִיםfrom the wilderness;מִמִּדְבָּרand they putוַיִּתְּנוּbraceletsצְמִידִיםon their handsאֶל יְדֵיהֶןand a crownוַעֲטֶרֶתof beautyתִּפְאֶרֶתon their heads.עַל רָאשֵׁיהֶן
And I saidוָאֹמַרof the one worn outלַבָּלָהwith adulteries,נִאוּפִים‘Nowעַתָּהthey will commitיִזְנוּher prostitutions,תַזְנוּתֶהָand she too.’וָהִיא
And one went inוַיָּבוֹאto her,אֵלֶיהָas one goes inכְּבוֹאto a womanאֶל אִשָּׁהwho is a prostitute;זוֹנָהsoכֵּןthey went inבָּאוּto Oholahאֶל אָהֳלָהand to Oholibah,וְאֶל אָהֳלִיבָהthe womenאִשֹּׁתof infamy.הַזִּמָּה
But righteousצַדִּיקִםmen,וַאֲנָשִׁיםtheyהֵמָּהwill judge themיִשְׁפְּטוּ אוֹתְהֶםwith the judgmentמִשְׁפַּטof adulteressesנֹאֲפוֹתand the judgmentוּמִשְׁפַּטof women who shedשֹׁפְכוֹתblood;דָּםforכִּיadulteressesנֹאֲפֹתthey are,הֵנָּהand bloodוְדָםis on their hands.בִּידֵיהֶן
ForכִּיthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהBring upהַעֲלֵהagainst themעֲלֵיהֶםan assembly,קָהָלand give them overוְנָתֹן אֶתְהֶןto dreadלְזַעֲוָהand to plunder.וְלָבַז
And the assemblyוְ קָהָלwill stoneרָגְמוּthemעֲלֵיהֶןwith stones,אֶבֶןand cut them downוּבָרֵא אוֹתְהֶןwith their swords;בְּחַרְבוֹתָםtheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶםand their daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶםthey will kill,יַהֲרֹגוּand their housesוּבָתֵּיהֶןthey will burnיִשְׂרֹפוּwith fire.בָּאֵשׁ
And I will put an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיto infamyזִמָּהin the land,מִן הָאָרֶץand allכָּלthe womenהַנָּשִׁיםwill take correction,וְנִוַּסְּרוּand they will notוְלֹאactתַעֲשֶׂינָהaccording to your infamy.כְּזִמַּתְכֶנָה
And they will putוְנָתְנוּyour infamyזִמַּתְכֶנָהon you,עֲלֵיכֶןand the sinsוַחֲטָאֵיof your idolsגִלּוּלֵיכֶןyou will bear;תִּשֶּׂאינָהand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI amאֲנִיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.”יְהוִה