And whenוּכְthese thingsאֵלֶּהwere finished,כַלּוֹתthe officialsהַשָּׂרִיםapproachedנִגְּשׁוּme,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר“The peopleהָעָםof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִיםand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםhave notלֹאseparated themselvesנִבְדְּלוּfrom the peoplesמֵעַמֵּיof the lands,הָאֲרָצוֹתaccording to their abominations,כְּתוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶםthose of the Canaanite,לַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Hittite,הַחִתִּיthe Perizzite,הַפְּרִזִּיthe Jebusite,הַיְבוּסִיthe Ammonite,הָעַמֹּנִיthe Moabite,הַמֹּאָבִיthe Egyptian,הַמִּצְרִיand the Amorite.וְהָאֱמֹרִי
Forכִּיthey have takenנָשְׂאוּof their daughtersמִבְּנֹתֵיהֶםfor themselvesלָהֶםand for their sons,וְלִבְנֵיהֶםandוְthe holyהַקֹּדֶשׁoffspringזֶרַעhas mixed itselfהִתְעָרְבוּwith the peoplesבְּעַמֵּיof the lands;הָאֲרָצוֹתand the handוְיַדof the officialsהַשָּׂרִיםand the officialsוְהַסְּגָנִיםhas beenהָיְתָהfirstרִאשׁוֹנָהin thisהַזֶּהunfaithfulness.”בַּמַּעַל
And when I heardוּכְשָׁמְעִיthisהַזֶּהthing,הַדָּבָרI toreקָרַעְתִּיmy garmentבִּגְדִיand my robe,וּמְעִילִיand pulled outוָאֶמְרְטָהsome of the hairמִשְּׂעַרof my headרֹאשִׁיand my beard,וּזְקָנִיand satוָאֵשְׁבָהappalled.מְשׁוֹמֵם
And to meוְאֵלַיgatheredיֵאָסְפוּeveryoneכֹּלwho trembledחָרֵדat the wordsבְּדִבְרֵיof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלbecause ofעַלthe unfaithfulnessמַעַלof the exiles,הַגּוֹלָהwhile Iוַאֲנִיsatיֹשֵׁבappalledמְשׁוֹמֵםuntilעַד לְthe eveningהָעָרֶבoffering.מִנְחַת
And at the eveningוּבְ הָעֶרֶבofferingמִנְחַתI roseקַמְתִּיfrom my affliction,מִתַּעֲנִיתִיand having tornוּבְקָרְעִיmy garmentבִגְדִיand my robe,וּמְעִילִיI fellוָאֶכְרְעָהon my kneesעַל בִּרְכַּיand spread outוָאֶפְרְשָׂהmy handsכַפַּיtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim,אֱלֹהָי
and I said,וָאֹמְרָה“My Elohim,אֱלֹהַיI am ashamedבֹּשְׁתִּיand humiliatedוְנִכְלַמְתִּיto liftלְהָרִיםmy face,פָּנַיmy Elohim,אֱלֹהַיto you,אֵלֶיךָforכִּיour iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּhave multipliedרָבוּhigher thanלְמַעְלָהour head,רֹּאשׁand our guiltוְאַשְׁמָתֵנוּhas grownגָדְלָהup toעַד לַthe heavens.שָּׁמָיִם
From the daysמִימֵיof our fathersאֲבֹתֵינוּweאֲנַחְנוּhave been in greatבְּ גְדֹלָהguiltאַשְׁמָהuntilעַדthisהַזֶּהday;הַיּוֹםand for our iniquitiesוּבַעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּweאֲנַחְנוּhave been given,נִתַּנּוּour kings,מְלָכֵינוּand our priests,כֹהֲנֵינוּinto the handבְּיַדof the kingsמַלְכֵיof the lands,הָאֲרָצוֹתto the sword,בַּחֶרֶבto captivity,בַּשְּׁבִיand to plunder,וּבַבִּזָּהand to shameוּבְבֹשֶׁתof face,פָּנִיםas at thisכְּ הַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹם
And now,וְעַתָּהfor a briefכִּמְעַטmomentרֶגַעthere has beenהָיְתָהfavorתְחִנָּהfromמֵאֵתYHWHיְהוָהour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּto leaveלְהַשְׁאִירusלָנוּescapees,פְּלֵיטָהand to giveוְלָתֶתusלָנוּa pegיָתֵדin his holy place,בִּמְקוֹם קָדְשׁוֹthat our Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּmay brightenלְהָאִירour eyesעֵינֵינוּand give usוּלְתִתֵּנוּa littleמְעַטlifeמִחְיָהin our servitude.בְּעַבְדֻתֵנוּ
Forכִּיweאֲנַחְנוּare slaves,עֲבָדִיםyet in our servitudeוּבְעַבְדֻתֵנוּour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּhas notלֹאforsaken us,עֲזָבָנוּbut he extendedוַיַּטto usעָלֵינוּloyal loveחֶסֶדbeforeלִפְנֵיthe kingsמַלְכֵיof Persia,פָרַסto giveלָתֶתusלָנוּlife,מִחְיָהto raise upלְרוֹמֵםthe houseבֵּיתof our Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּand to set upוּלְהַעֲמִידits ruins,חָרְבֹתָיוand to giveוְלָתֶתusלָנוּa fenceגָדֵרin Judahבִּיהוּדָהand in Jerusalem.וּבִירוּשָׁלִָם
And now,וְעַתָּהwhatמַהshall we say,נֹּאמַרour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּafterאַחֲרֵיthis?זֹאתForכִּיwe have forsakenעָזַבְנוּyour commandments,מִצְוֺתֶיךָ
whichאֲשֶׁרyou commandedצִוִּיתָby the handבְּיַדof your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָthe prophets,הַנְּבִיאִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘The landהָאָרֶץwhichאֲשֶׁרyouאַתֶּםare enteringבָּאִיםto possess itלְרִשְׁתָּהּisהִיאa landאֶרֶץof impurityנִדָּהthrough the impurityבְּנִדַּתof the peoplesעַמֵּיof the lands,הָאֲרָצוֹתthrough their abominations,בְּתוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶםwith whichאֲשֶׁרthey have filled itמִלְאוּהָfrom one endמִפֶּהto the otherאֶל פֶּהwith their uncleanness.בְּטֻמְאָתָם
And now,וְעַתָּהdo notאַלgiveתִּתְּנוּyour daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶםto their sons,לִבְנֵיהֶםand do notאַלtakeתִּשְׂאוּtheir daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶםfor your sons,לִבְנֵיכֶםand you shall notוְלֹאseekתִדְרְשׁוּtheir peaceשְׁלֹמָםor their goodוְטוֹבָתָםforever,עַד עוֹלָםso thatלְמַעַןyou may be strongתֶּחֶזְקוּand eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּםthe goodטוּבof the landהָאָרֶץand leave it as a possessionוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּםto your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶםforever.’עַד עוֹלָם
And afterוְאַחֲרֵיallכָּלthat has comeהַבָּאupon usעָלֵינוּfor our evilבְּ הָרָעִיםdeedsמַעֲשֵׂינוּand for our greatוּבְ הַגְּדֹלָהguilt,אַשְׁמָתֵנוּforכִּיyou,אַתָּהour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּhave held back punishmentחָשַׂכְתָּbelowלְמַטָּהour iniquity,מֵעֲוֺנֵנוּand have givenוְנָתַתָּהusלָּנוּescapeesפְּלֵיטָהlike these,כָּזֹאת
shall we againהֲנָשׁוּבbreakלְהָפֵרyour commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיךָand intermarryוּלְהִתְחַתֵּןwith the peoplesבְּעַמֵּיof theseהָאֵלֶּהabominations?הַתֹּעֵבוֹתWould you notהֲלוֹאbe angryתֶאֱנַףwith usבָּנוּuntilעַדyou made an end of us,כַּלֵּהso that there is noלְאֵיןremnantשְׁאֵרִיתor escapees?וּפְלֵיטָה
YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyouאַתָּהare righteous,צַדִּיקforכִּיwe have been leftנִשְׁאַרְנוּas escapees,פְלֵיטָהas at thisכְּ הַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹםHere we areהִנְנוּbefore youלְפָנֶיךָin our guilt,בְּאַשְׁמָתֵינוּforכִּיit is not possibleאֵין לַto standעֲמוֹדbefore youלְפָנֶיךָbecause ofעַלthis.”זֹאת