And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
“And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהto the groundלְאַדְמַתof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלAn end!קֵץThe endהַקֵּץhas comeבָּאupon the fourעַל אַרְבַּעcornersכַּנְפוֹתof the land.הָאָרֶץ
Nowעַתָּהthe end isהַקֵּץupon you,עָלַיִךְand I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיmy angerאַפִּיagainst you,בָּךְand judge youוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְaccording to your ways,כִּדְרָכָיִךְand I will layוְנָתַתִּיupon youעָלַיִךְallכָּלyour abominations.תּוֹעֲבֹתָיִךְ
And my eyeוְ עֵינִיwill notלֹאspareתָחוֹסyou,עָלַיִךְand I will notוְלֹאshow pity;אֶחְמוֹלforכִּיyour waysדְרָכַיִךְI will layאֶתֵּןupon you,עָלַיִךְand your abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתַיִךְwill beתִּהְיֶיןָin your midst;בְּתוֹכֵךְand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.”יְהוָה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִה“An evil,רָעָהa uniqueאַחַתevil!רָעָהLook,הִנֵּהit is coming!בָאָה
An endקֵץhas come;בָּאhas comeבָּאthe end;הַקֵּץit has awakenedהֵקִיץagainst you;אֵלָיִךְlook,הִנֵּהit is coming!בָּאָה
The turnהַצְּפִירָהhas comeבָּאָהto you,אֵלֶיךָinhabitantיוֹשֵׁבof the land;הָאָרֶץthe timeהָעֵתhas come,בָּאthe dayהַיּוֹםis near;קָרוֹבconfusion,מְהוּמָהand noוְלֹאshout of joyהֵדon the mountains.הָרִים
NowעַתָּהsoonמִקָּרוֹבI will pour outאֶשְׁפּוֹךְmy furyחֲמָתִיupon you,עָלַיִךְand spendוְכִלֵּיתִיmy angerאַפִּיon you,בָּךְand judge youוּשְׁפַטְתִּיךְaccording to your ways,כִּדְרָכָיִךְand layוְנָתַתִּיupon youעָלַיִךְallכָּלyour abominations.תּוֹעֲבוֹתָיִךְ
And my eyeוְ עֵינִיwill notלֹאspare,תָחוֹסand I will notוְלֹאshow pity;אֶחְמוֹלaccording to your waysכִּדְרָכַיִךְI will layאֶתֵּןupon you,עָלַיִךְand your abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתַיִךְwill beתִּהְיֶיןָin your midst;בְּתוֹכֵךְand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהam the one who strikes.מַכֶּה
Look,הִנֵּהthe day!הַיּוֹםLook,הִנֵּהit is coming!בָאָהThe turnהַצְּפִרָהhas gone out,יָצְאָהthe rodהַמַּטֶּהhas blossomed,צָץinsolenceהַזָּדוֹןhas budded.פָּרַח
Violenceהֶחָמָסhas risenקָםinto a rodלְמַטֵּהof wickedness;רֶשַׁעnothingלֹאof them,מֵהֶםand nothingוְלֹאof their multitude,מֵהֲמוֹנָםand nothingוְלֹאof their wealth,מֶהֱמֵהֶםand noוְלֹאlamentנֹהַּfor them.בָּהֶם
The timeהָעֵתhas come,בָּאthe dayהַיּוֹםhas arrived;הִגִּיעַlet the buyerהַקּוֹנֶהnotאַלrejoice,יִשְׂמָחand the sellerוְהַמּוֹכֵרnotאַלmourn,יִתְאַבָּלforכִּיburning anger isחָרוֹןupon allאֶל כָּלher multitude.הֲמוֹנָהּ
Forכִּיthe sellerהַמּוֹכֵרwill notלֹאreturnיָשׁוּבto what was sold,אֶל הַמִּמְכָּרeven thoughוְtheir life beחַיָּתָםstillעוֹדamong the living;בַּחַיִּיםforכִּיthe visionחָזוֹןconcerning allאֶל כָּלher multitudeהֲמוֹנָהּwill notלֹאturn back,יָשׁוּבand no oneוְאִישׁ לֹאby his iniquityבַּעֲוֺנוֹwill strengthenיִתְחַזָּקוּhis life.חַיָּתוֹ
They have blownתָּקְעוּthe trumpetבַתָּקוֹעַand preparedוְהָכִיןeverything,הַכֹּלbut there is no oneוְאֵיןgoingהֹלֵךְto battle,לַמִּלְחָמָהforכִּיmy burning anger isחֲרוֹנִיupon allאֶל כָּלher multitude.הֲמוֹנָהּ
The swordהַחֶרֶבis outside,בַּחוּץand pestilenceוְהַדֶּבֶרand famineוְהָרָעָבinside;מִבָּיִתwhoeverאֲשֶׁרis in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהwill dieיָמוּתby the sword,בַּחֶרֶבand whoeverוַאֲשֶׁרis in the city,בָּעִירfamineרָעָבand pestilenceוָדֶבֶרwill devour him.יֹאכֲלֶנּוּ
And those of them who escapeוּ פְּלִיטֵיהֶםwill escape,פָלְטוּand they will beוְהָיוּon the mountainsאֶל הֶהָרִיםlike dovesכְּיוֹנֵיof the valleys,הַגֵּאָיוֹתall of themכֻּלָּםmoaning,הֹמוֹתeachאִישׁfor his iniquity.בַּעֲוֺנוֹ
Allכָּלhandsהַיָּדַיִםwill grow limp,תִּרְפֶּינָהand allוְכָלkneesבִּרְכַּיִםwill goתֵּלַכְנָהto water.מָּיִם
And they will gird onוְחָגְרוּsackcloth,שַׂקִּיםand shudderingפַּלָּצוּתwill coverוְכִסְּתָהthem;אוֹתָםand on allוְאֶל כָּלfacesפָּנִיםwill be shame,בּוּשָׁהand on allוּבְכָלtheir headsרָאשֵׁיהֶםbaldness.קָרְחָה
Their silverכַּסְפָּםinto the streetsבַּחוּצוֹתthey will throw,יַשְׁלִיכוּand their goldוּזְהָבָםwill beיִהְיֶהas impurity;לְנִדָּהtheir silverכַּסְפָּםand their goldוּזְהָבָםwill notלֹאbe ableיוּכַלto deliver themלְהַצִּילָםon the dayבְּיוֹםof the wrathעֶבְרַתof YHWH;יְהוָהtheir appetiteנַפְשָׁםthey will notלֹאsatisfy,יְשַׂבֵּעוּand their insidesוּמֵעֵיהֶםthey will notלֹאfill,יְמַלֵּאוּforכִּיit wasהָיָהthe stumbling blockמִכְשׁוֹלof their iniquity.עֲוֺנָם
And the beautyוּצְבִיof its ornamentעֶדְיוֹthey setשָׂמָהוּfor pride,לְגָאוֹןand the imagesוְצַלְמֵיof their abominations,תוֹעֲבֹתָםtheir detestable things,שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶםthey madeעָשׂוּwith it;בוֹthereforeעַל כֵּןI have made itנְתַתִּיוfor themלָהֶםan impurity.לְנִדָּה
And I will give itוּנְתַתִּיוinto the handבְּיַדof the strangersהַזָּרִיםas plunder,לָבַזand to the wickedוּלְרִשְׁעֵיof the earthהָאָרֶץas spoil,לְשָׁלָלand they will profane it.וְחִלְּלוּהוּ
And I will turnוַהֲסִבּוֹתִיmy faceפָנַיfrom them,מֵהֶםand they will profaneוְחִלְּלוּmy hidden treasure,צְפוּנִיand violent menפָּרִיצִיםwill enterוּבָאוּitבָהּand profane it.וְחִלְּלוּהָ
Makeעֲשֵׂהthe chain,הָרַתּוֹקforכִּיthe landהָאָרֶץis fullמָלְאָהof judgmentמִשְׁפַּטof blood,דָּמִיםand the cityוְהָעִירis fullמָלְאָהof violence.חָמָס
And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִיthe worstרָעֵיof the nations,גוֹיִםand they will possessוְיָרְשׁוּtheir houses;בָּתֵּיהֶםand I will make ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיthe prideגְּאוֹןof the strong,עַזִּיםand their sanctuariesמְקַדְשֵׁיהֶםwill be profaned.וְנִחֲלוּ
Anguishקְפָדָהhas come,בָאand they will seekוּבִקְשׁוּpeace,שָׁלוֹםand there will be none.וָאָיִן
Calamityהֹוָהuponעַלcalamityהֹוָהwill come,תָּבוֹאand reportוּשְׁמֻעָהuponאֶלreportשְׁמוּעָהwill be;תִּהְיֶהand they will seekוּבִקְשׁוּa visionחָזוֹןfrom the prophet,מִנָּבִיאbut instructionוְתוֹרָהwill perishתֹּאבַדfrom the priest,מִכֹּהֵןand counselוְעֵצָהfrom the elders.מִזְּקֵנִים
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְwill mourn,יִתְאַבָּלand the chiefוְנָשִׂיאwill be clothedיִלְבַּשׁwith desolation,שְׁמָמָהand the handsוִידֵיof the peopleעַםof the landהָאָרֶץwill be terrified;תִּבָּהַלְנָהaccording to their wayמִדַּרְכָּםI will dealאֶעֱשֶׂהwith them,אוֹתָםand by their judgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶםI will judge them;אֶשְׁפְּטֵםand they will knowוְיָדְעוּthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.”יְהוָה