And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםprophesyהִנָּבֵאand say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהWail,הֵילִילוּ“Ah,הָהּthe day!”לַיּוֹם
Forכִּיnearקָרוֹבis the day,יוֹםand nearוְקָרוֹבis the dayיוֹםof YHWH;לַיהוָהa dayיוֹםof cloud,עָנָןa timeעֵתof the nationsגּוֹיִםit will be.יִהְיֶה
And a swordוּ חֶרֶבwill comeבָאָהagainst Egypt,בְּמִצְרַיִםand there will beוְהָיְתָהshudderingחַלְחָלָהin Cush,בְּכוּשׁwhen the slainבִּ חָלָלfallנְפֹלin Egypt,בְּמִצְרָיִםand they take awayוְלָקְחוּher multitude,הֲמוֹנָהּand her foundationsיְסוֹדֹתֶיהָare torn down.וְנֶהֶרְסוּ
Cush,כּוּשׁand Put,וּפוּטand Lud,וְלוּדand allוְכָלthe mixed peoples,הָעֶרֶבand Cub,וְכוּבand the sonsוּבְנֵיof the landאֶרֶץof the covenantהַבְּרִיתwith themאִתָּםby the swordבַּחֶרֶבwill fall.יִפֹּלוּ
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהThose who supportסֹמְכֵיEgyptמִצְרַיִםwill fall,וְנָפְלוּand the prideוְ גְּאוֹןof her strengthעֻזָּהּwill come down;יָרַדfrom Migdolמִמִּגְדֹּלto Syeneסְוֵנֵהby the swordבַּחֶרֶבthey will fallיִפְּלוּin her,בָהּdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
And they will be desolateוְנָשַׁמּוּin the midstבְּתוֹךְof desolatedנְשַׁמּוֹתlands,אֲרָצוֹתand its citiesוְעָרָיוin the midstבְּתוֹךְof ruinedנַחֲרָבוֹתcitiesעָרִיםwill be.תִּהְיֶינָה
And they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwhen I setבְּתִתִּיfireאֵשׁin Egyptבְּמִצְרַיִםand allוְ כָּלher helpersעֹזְרֶיהָare broken.נִשְׁבְּרוּ
On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאmessengersמַלְאָכִיםwill go outיֵצְאוּfrom before meמִלְּפָנַיin shipsבַּצִּיםto terrifyלְהַחֲרִידCushכּוּשׁthat is secure;בֶּטַחand there will beוְהָיְתָהshudderingחַלְחָלָהamong themבָהֶםon the dayבְּיוֹםof Egypt;מִצְרַיִםfor,כִּיlook,הִנֵּהit is coming.בָּאָה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהI will put an end toוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיthe multitudeהֲמוֹןof Egyptמִצְרַיִםby the handבְּיַדof Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon.בָּבֶל
Heהוּאand his peopleוְעַמּוֹwith him,אִתּוֹthe fearsome onesעָרִיצֵיof the nations,גוֹיִםare broughtמוּבָאִיםto destroyלְשַׁחֵתthe land;הָאָרֶץand they will drawוְהֵרִיקוּtheir swordsחַרְבוֹתָםagainst Egyptעַל מִצְרַיִםand fillוּמָלְאוּthe landהָאָרֶץwith slain.חָלָל
And I will makeוְנָתַתִּיthe channelsיְאֹרִיםdry,חָרָבָהand I will sellוּמָכַרְתִּיthe landהָאָרֶץinto the handבְּיַדof evil men;רָעִיםand I will make desolateוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִיthe landאֶרֶץand its fullnessוּמְלֹאָהּby the handבְּיַדof strangers.זָרִיםI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave spoken.דִּבַּרְתִּי
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהI will makeוְהַאֲבַדְתִּיthe idolsגִלּוּלִיםperish,הַאֲבַדְתִּיand I will put an end toוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיthe idolsאֱלִילִיםfrom Memphis;מִנֹּףand there will noוְ לֹאlongerעוֹדbeיִהְיֶהa chiefנָשִׂיאfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand I will putוְנָתַתִּיfearיִרְאָהin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
And I will makeוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִיPathrosפַּתְרוֹסdesolate,הֲשִׁמֹּתִיand I will setוְנָתַתִּיfireאֵשׁin Zoan,בְּצֹעַןand I will executeוְעָשִׂיתִיjudgmentsשְׁפָטִיםin Thebes.בְּנֹא
And I will pour outוְשָׁפַכְתִּיmy furyחֲמָתִיon Sin,עַל סִיןthe strongholdמָעוֹזof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיthe multitudeהֲמוֹןof Thebes.נֹא
And I will setוְנָתַתִּיfireאֵשׁin Egypt;בְּמִצְרַיִםSinסִיןwill writhe in pain,חוּל תָּחוּלand Thebesוְנֹאwill beתִּהְיֶהbreached,לְהִבָּקֵעַand Memphisוְנֹףwill have adversariesצָרֵיby day.יוֹמָם
The young menבַּחוּרֵיof Onאָוֶןand of Pi-besethוּפִי בֶסֶתby the swordבַּחֶרֶבwill fall,יִפֹּלוּand theyוְהֵנָּהwill goתֵלַכְנָהinto captivity.בַּשְּׁבִי
And in Tahpanhesוּבִתְחַפְנְחֵסthe dayהַיּוֹםwill grow dark,חָשַׂךְwhen I breakבְּשִׁבְרִיthereשָׁםthe barsמֹטוֹתof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand the prideוְ גְּאוֹןof her strengthעֻזָּהּceasesנִשְׁבַּתin her;בָּהּas for her,הִיאa cloudעָנָןwill cover her,יְכַסֶּנָּהand her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶיהָwill goתֵלַכְנָהinto captivity.בַּשְּׁבִי
And I will executeוְעָשִׂיתִיjudgmentsשְׁפָטִיםin Egypt,בְּמִצְרָיִםand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.’”יְהוָה
And it came aboutוַיְהִיin the eleventh year,בְּאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָהin the first month,בָּרִאשׁוֹןon the seventh dayבְּשִׁבְעָהof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameהָיָהto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםthe armזְרוֹעַof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהkingמֶלֶךְof EgyptמִצְרַיִםI have broken;שָׁבָרְתִּיand look,וְהִנֵּהit has notלֹאbeen bound upחֻבְּשָׁהto giveלָתֵתit remedies,רְפֻאוֹתto putלָשׂוּםa bandageחִתּוּלto bind it up,לְחָבְשָׁהּto strengthen itלְחָזְקָהּto graspלִתְפֹּשׂthe sword.בֶּחָרֶב
ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִהLook, I amהִנְנִיagainst Pharaohאֶל פַּרְעֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּיhis arms,זְרֹעֹתָיוthe strongהַחֲזָקָהand the broken,וְ הַנִּשְׁבָּרֶתand I will makeוְהִפַּלְתִּיthe swordהַחֶרֶבfallהִפַּלְתִּיfrom his hand.מִיָּדוֹ
And I will scatterוַהֲפִצוֹתִיEgyptמִצְרַיִםamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםand disperse themוְזֵרִיתִםthrough the lands.בָּאֲרָצוֹת
And I will strengthenוְחִזַּקְתִּיthe armsזְרֹעוֹתof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלand putוְנָתַתִּיmy swordחַרְבִּיin his hand;בְּיָדוֹand I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּיthe armsזְרֹעוֹתof Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹהand he will groanוְנָאַקbefore himלְפָנָיוwith the groansנַאֲקוֹתof a mortally wounded man.חָלָל
And I will strengthenוְהַחֲזַקְתִּיthe armsזְרֹעוֹתof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand the armsוּזְרֹעוֹתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהwill fall;תִּפֹּלְנָהand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwhen I putבְּתִתִּיmy swordחַרְבִּיinto the handבְּיַדof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand he stretches it outוְנָטָה אוֹתָהּagainst the landאֶל אֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
And I will scatterוַהֲפִצוֹתִיEgyptמִצְרַיִםamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםand disperseוְזֵרִיתִיthemאוֹתָםthrough the lands;בָּאֲרָצוֹתand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.”יְהוָה