And it came aboutוַיְהִיin the twelfth year,בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָהin the twelfth month,בִּשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁon the first dayבְּאֶחָדof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameהָיָהto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםraiseשָׂאa dirgeקִינָהover Pharaoh,עַל פַּרְעֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘A young lionכְּפִירof the nationsגּוֹיִםyou were compared to,נִדְמֵיתָand youוְאַתָּהare like the sea monsterכַּתַּנִּיםin the seas;בַּיַּמִּיםand you burst forthוַתָּגַחin your rivers,בְּנַהֲרוֹתֶיךָand muddiedוַתִּדְלַחthe watersמַיִםwith your feet,בְּרַגְלֶיךָand fouledוַתִּרְפֹּסtheir rivers.נַהֲרוֹתָם
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהI will spreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּיover youעָלֶיךָmy netרִשְׁתִּיwith an assemblyבִּקְהַלof manyרַבִּיםpeoples,עַמִּיםand they will haul you upוְהֶעֱלוּךָin my net.בְּחֶרְמִי
And I will leave youוּנְטַשְׁתִּיךָon the land,בָאָרֶץon the faceעַל פְּנֵיof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהI will hurl you,אֲטִילֶךָand I will makeוְהִשְׁכַּנְתִּיallכָּלthe birdsעוֹףof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםsettleהִשְׁכַּנְתִּיon you,עָלֶיךָand I will satisfyוְהִשְׂבַּעְתִּיwith youמִמְּךָthe animalsחַיַּתof allכָּלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
And I will putוְנָתַתִּיyour fleshבְּשָׂרְךָon the mountains,עַל הֶהָרִיםand fillוּמִלֵּאתִיthe valleysהַגֵּאָיוֹתwith your carrion.רָמוּתֶךָ
And I will waterוְהִשְׁקֵיתִיthe landאֶרֶץwith your flow,צָפָתְךָwith your blood,מִדָּמְךָto the mountains,אֶל הֶהָרִיםand the watercoursesוַאֲפִקִיםwill be filledיִמָּלְאוּןwith you.מִמֶּךָּ
And when I extinguish youבְכַבּוֹתְךָI will coverוְכִסֵּיתִיthe heavensשָׁמַיִםand darkenוְהִקְדַּרְתִּיtheir stars;כֹּכְבֵיהֶםthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁwith a cloudבֶּעָנָןI will cover,אֲכַסֶּנּוּand the moonוְיָרֵחַwill notלֹאmake its lightאוֹרוֹshine.יָאִיר
Allכָּלthe luminariesמְאוֹרֵיof lightאוֹרin the heavensבַּשָּׁמַיִםI will darkenאַקְדִּירֵםover you,עָלֶיךָand I will putוְנָתַתִּיdarknessחֹשֶׁךְon your land,עַל אַרְצְךָdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
And I will vexוְהִכְעַסְתִּיthe heartלֵבof manyרַבִּיםpeoplesעַמִּיםwhen I bringבַּהֲבִיאִיyour shatteringשִׁבְרְךָamong the nations,בַּגּוֹיִםtoעַלlandsאֲרָצוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרyou have notלֹאknown.יְדַעְתָּם
And I will makeוַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִיmanyרַבִּיםpeoplesעַמִּיםappalledהֲשִׁמּוֹתִיat you,עָלֶיךָand their kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶםwill bristleיִשְׂעֲרוּat youעָלֶיךָwith horrorשַׂעַרwhen I brandishבְּעוֹפְפִיmy swordחַרְבִּיbefore them;עַל פְּנֵיהֶםand they will trembleוְחָרְדוּevery moment,לִרְגָעִיםeachאִישׁfor his own soul,לְנַפְשׁוֹon the dayבְּיוֹםof your fall.מַפַּלְתֶּךָ
ForכִּיthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהThe swordחֶרֶבof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלwill come upon you.תְּבוֹאֶךָ
By the swordsבְּחַרְבוֹתof mighty menגִּבּוֹרִיםI will makeאַפִּילyour multitudeהֲמוֹנֶךָfall,אַפִּילthe fearsome onesעָרִיצֵיof the nations,גוֹיִםall of them;כֻּלָּםand they will devastateוְשָׁדְדוּthe prideגְּאוֹןof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand allוְ כָּלher multitudeהֲמוֹנָהּwill be exterminated.נִשְׁמַד
And I will makeוְהַאֲבַדְתִּיallכָּלher livestockבְּהֶמְתָּהּperishהַאֲבַדְתִּיfrom besideמֵעַלmanyרַבִּיםwaters;מַיִםand noוְלֹאhumanאָדָםfootרֶגֶלwill muddy themתִדְלָחֵםany more,עוֹדnorוּ לֹאwill the hoovesפַרְסוֹתof livestockבְּהֵמָהmuddy them.תִדְלָחֵם
ThenאָזI will makeאַשְׁקִיעַtheir watersמֵימֵיהֶםsettle,אַשְׁקִיעַand their riversוְנַהֲרוֹתָםlike oilכַּשֶּׁמֶןI will make flow,אוֹלִיךְdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
When I makeבְּתִתִּיthe landאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםa desolationשְׁמָמָהand the landוּ אֶרֶץis desolatedנְשַׁמָּהof its fullness,מִמְּלֹאָהּwhen I strikeבְּהַכּוֹתִיallכָּלwho liveיוֹשְׁבֵיin it,בָהּthey will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.יְהוָה
Thisהִיאis a dirge,קִינָהand they will chant it as a dirge;וְקוֹנְנוּהָthe daughtersבְּנוֹתof the nationsהַגּוֹיִםwill chantתְּקוֹנֵנָּהit;אוֹתָהּover Egyptעַל מִצְרַיִםand over allוְעַל כָּלher multitudeהֲמוֹנָהּthey will chantתְּקוֹנֵנָּהit,אוֹתָהּdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.’”יְהוִה
And it came aboutוַיְהִיin the twelfth year,בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָהon the fifteenth dayבַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂרof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameהָיָהto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםbewailנְהֵהthe multitudeעַל הֲמוֹןof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand bring it down,וְהוֹרִדֵהוּherאוֹתָהּand the daughtersוּבְנוֹתof nobleאַדִּרִםnations,גּוֹיִםto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof the depths,תַּחְתִּיּוֹתwith those who go downאֶת יוֹרְדֵיto the pit.בוֹר
Whomמִמִּיdo you surpass in pleasantness?נָעָמְתָּGo down,רְדָהand be laidוְהָשְׁכְּבָהwith the uncircumcised.אֶת עֲרֵלִים
In the midstבְּתוֹךְof those slainחַלְלֵיby the swordחֶרֶבthey will fall;יִפֹּלוּto the swordחֶרֶבshe is given;נִתָּנָהdrag her awayמָשְׁכוּ אוֹתָהּand allוְכָלher multitudes.הֲמוֹנֶיהָ
The mighty onesאֵלֵיof the mighty menגִבּוֹרִיםwill speakיְדַבְּרוּto himלוֹfrom the midstמִתּוֹךְof Sheol,שְׁאוֹלwith his helpers:אֶת עֹזְרָיו‘They have gone down,יָרְדוּthey lie there,שָׁכְבוּthe uncircumcised,הָעֲרֵלִיםslainחַלְלֵיby the sword.’חָרֶב
Thereשָׁםis Assyriaאַשּׁוּרand allוְכָלher assembly;קְהָלָהּaround himסְבִיבוֹתָיוare his graves,קִבְרֹתָיוall of themכֻּלָּםslain,חֲלָלִיםthose fallenהַנֹּפְלִיםby the sword,בֶּחָרֶב
whoseאֲשֶׁרgravesקִבְרֹתֶיהָwere putנִתְּנוּin the deepest partsבְּיַרְכְּתֵיof the pit,בוֹרand her assemblyוַ קְהָלָהּisיְהִיaroundסְבִיבוֹתher grave,קְבֻרָתָהּall of themכֻּלָּםslain,חֲלָלִיםfallenנֹפְלִיםby the sword,בַּחֶרֶבwhoאֲשֶׁרputנָתְנוּterrorחִתִּיתin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the living.חַיִּים
Thereשָׁםis Elamעֵילָםand allוְכָלher multitudeהֲמוֹנָהּaroundסְבִיבוֹתher grave,קְבֻרָתָהּall of themכֻּלָּםslain,חֲלָלִיםthose fallenהַנֹּפְלִיםby the sword,בַּחֶרֶבwhoאֲשֶׁרwent downיָרְדוּuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof the depths,תַּחְתִּיּוֹתwhoאֲשֶׁרputנָתְנוּtheir terrorחִתִּיתָםin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the living;חַיִּיםand they boreוַיִּשְׂאוּtheir disgraceכְלִמָּתָםwith those who go downאֶת יוֹרְדֵיto the pit.בוֹר
In the midstבְּתוֹךְof the slainחֲלָלִיםthey have setנָתְנוּa bedמִשְׁכָּבfor herלָהּwith allבְּכָלher multitude;הֲמוֹנָהּaround himסְבִיבוֹתָיוare her graves,קִבְרֹתֶהָall of themכֻּלָּםuncircumcised,עֲרֵלִיםslainחַלְלֵיby the sword;חֶרֶבforכִּיtheir terrorחִתִּיתָםwas putנִתַּןin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the living,חַיִּיםand they boreוַיִּשְׂאוּtheir disgraceכְלִמָּתָםwith those who go downאֶת יוֹרְדֵיto the pit;בוֹרin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the slainחֲלָלִיםhe was put.נִתָּן
Thereשָׁםare Meshech,מֶשֶׁךְTubal,תֻּבַלand allוְכָלher multitude;הֲמוֹנָהּaround himסְבִיבוֹתָיוare her graves,קִבְרוֹתֶיהָall of themכֻּלָּםuncircumcised,עֲרֵלִיםpiercedמְחֻלְלֵיby the sword;חֶרֶבforכִּיthey putנָתְנוּtheir terrorחִתִּיתָםin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the living.חַיִּים
And they do notוְלֹאlieיִשְׁכְּבוּwith the mighty menאֶת גִּבּוֹרִיםwho fellנֹפְלִיםfrom among the uncircumcised,מֵעֲרֵלִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwent downיָרְדוּto Sheolשְׁאוֹלwith their weaponsבִּכְלֵיof war,מִלְחַמְתָּםand they putוַיִּתְּנוּtheir swordsחַרְבוֹתָםunderתַּחַתtheir heads,רָאשֵׁיהֶםand their iniquitiesוַ עֲוֺנֹתָםwereתְּהִיon their bones;עַל עַצְמוֹתָםforכִּיthe terrorחִתִּיתof mighty men wasגִּבּוֹרִיםin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the living.חַיִּים
And you,וְאַתָּהin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםyou will be broken,תִּשָּׁבַרand you will lieוְתִשְׁכַּבwith those slainאֶת חַלְלֵיby the sword.חָרֶב
Thereשָׁמָּהis Edom,אֱדוֹםher kingsמְלָכֶיהָand allוְכָלher chiefs,נְשִׂיאֶיהָwhoאֲשֶׁרwere putנִתְּנוּin their mightבִגְבוּרָתָםwith those slainאֶת חַלְלֵיby the sword;חָרֶבtheyהֵמָּהlieיִשְׁכָּבוּwith the uncircumcisedאֶת עֲרֵלִיםand with those who go downוְאֶת יֹרְדֵיto the pit.בוֹר
Thereשָׁמָּהare the princesנְסִיכֵיof the north,צָפוֹןall of them,כֻּלָּםand everyוְכָלSidonian,צִדֹנִיwhoאֲשֶׁרwent downיָרְדוּwith the slainאֶת חֲלָלִיםwith their terror,בְּחִתִּיתָםbecause of their mightמִגְבוּרָתָםashamed;בּוֹשִׁיםand they lieוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםwith those slainאֶת חַלְלֵיby the sword,חֶרֶבand they boreוַיִּשְׂאוּtheir disgraceכְלִמָּתָםwith those who go downאֶת יוֹרְדֵיto the pit.בוֹר
ThemאוֹתָםPharaohפַרְעֹהwill see,יִרְאֶהand he will be comfortedוְנִחַםover allעַל כָּלhis multitude,הֲמוֹנוֹslainחַלְלֵיby the sword,חֶרֶבPharaohפַּרְעֹהand allוְכָלhis army,חֵילוֹdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.יְהוִה
ForכִּיI have putנָתַתִּיmy terrorחִתִּיתִיin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the living;חַיִּיםand he will be laidוְהֻשְׁכַּבin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the uncircumcised,עֲרֵלִיםwith those slainאֶת חַלְלֵיby the sword,חֶרֶבPharaohפַּרְעֹהand allוְכָלhis multitude,הֲמוֹנֹהdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH.”יְהוִה