ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwill have compassionיְרַחֵםon Jacobאֶת יַעֲקֹבand will againוּ עוֹדchooseבָחַרIsrael,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand will settle themוְהִנִּיחָםon their own ground;עַל אַדְמָתָםand the resident alienהַגֵּרwill joinוְנִלְוָהthem,עֲלֵיהֶםand they will attach themselvesוְנִסְפְּחוּto the houseעַל בֵּיתof Jacob.יַעֲקֹב
And peoplesוּ עַמִּיםwill take themלְקָחוּםand bring themוֶהֱבִיאוּםto their place,אֶל מְקוֹמָםand the houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill possess them as an inheritanceוְהִתְנַחֲלוּםon the groundעַל אַדְמַתof YHWHיְהוָהas male slavesלַעֲבָדִיםand female slaves;וְלִשְׁפָחוֹתand they will beוְהָיוּcaptorsשֹׁבִיםof their captorsלְשֹׁבֵיהֶםand will ruleוְרָדוּover their oppressors.בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶם
And it will happen,וְהָיָהon the dayבְּיוֹםwhen YHWHיְהוָהgives you restהָנִיחַ לְךָfrom your painמֵעָצְבְּךָand from your turmoilוּמֵרָגְזֶךָand from the hard serviceוּמִן הָעֲבֹדָה הַקָּשָׁהwith whichאֲשֶׁר בָּךְyou were made to serve,עֻבַּד
that you will take upוְנָשָׂאתָthisהַזֶּהpoemהַמָּשָׁלagainst the kingעַל מֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand say,וְאָמָרְתָּ“Howאֵיךְthe oppressorנֹגֵשׂhas ceased,שָׁבַתthe furyמַדְהֵבָהhas ceased!שָׁבְתָה
YHWHיְהוָהhas brokenשָׁבַרthe staffמַטֵּהof the wicked,רְשָׁעִיםthe scepterשֵׁבֶטof rulers,מֹשְׁלִים
that struckמַכֶּהpeoplesעַמִּיםin wrathבְּעֶבְרָהwith blowsמַכַּתwithoutבִּלְתִּיceasing,סָרָהthat ruledרֹדֶהthe nationsגּוֹיִםin angerבָאַףwith persecutionמֻרְדָּףthat no one held back.בְּלִי חָשָׂךְ
The wholeכָּלearthהָאָרֶץis at rest,נָחָהis quiet;שָׁקְטָהthey break outפָּצְחוּinto joyful shouting.רִנָּה
Evenגַּםthe cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁיםrejoiceשָׂמְחוּover you,לְךָthe cedarsאַרְזֵיof Lebanon:לְבָנוֹן‘Sinceמֵאָזyou lay down,שָׁכַבְתָּnoלֹאwoodcutterהַכֹּרֵתcomes upיַעֲלֶהagainst us.’עָלֵינוּ
Sheolשְׁאוֹלbelowמִתַּחַתis stirred upרָגְזָהfor youלְךָto meetלִקְרַאתyour coming;בּוֹאֶךָit rousesעוֹרֵרfor youלְךָthe shades,רְפָאִיםallכָּלthe male goatsעַתּוּדֵיof the earth;אָרֶץit makes riseהֵקִיםfrom their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָםallכֹּלthe kingsמַלְכֵיof the nations.גוֹיִם
All of themכֻּלָּםwill answerיַעֲנוּand sayוְיֹאמְרוּto you,אֵלֶיךָ‘You tooגַּם אַתָּהhave been made weakחֻלֵּיתָas we are;כָמוֹנוּyou have become likeנִמְשָׁלְתָּus.’אֵלֵינוּ
Your prideגְּאוֹנֶךָhas been brought downהוּרַדto Sheol,שְׁאוֹלthe noiseהֶמְיַתof your harps;נְבָלֶיךָbeneath youתַּחְתֶּיךָwormsרִמָּהare spread out,יֻצַּעand grubsוּ תּוֹלֵעָהare your covering.מְכַסֶּיךָ
Howאֵיךְyou have fallenנָפַלְתָּfrom the heavens,מִשָּׁמַיִםBright Star,הֵילֵלsonבֶּןof the dawn!שָׁחַרYou have been cut downנִגְדַּעְתָּto the ground,לָאָרֶץyou who weakenedחוֹלֵשׁthe nations!עַל גּוֹיִם
And youוְאַתָּהsaidאָמַרְתָּin your heart,בִלְבָבְךָ‘To the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםI will ascend;אֶעֱלֶהaboveמִמַּעַלthe starsלְכוֹכְבֵיof ElאֵלI will raiseאָרִיםmy throne,כִּסְאִיand I will sitוְאֵשֵׁבon the mountבְּהַרof meeting,מוֹעֵדin the far reachesבְּיַרְכְּתֵיof the north;צָפוֹן
I will ascendאֶעֱלֶהaboveעַלthe heightsבָּמֳתֵיof the clouds;עָבI will make myself likeאֶדַּמֶּהElyon.’לְעֶלְיוֹן
Butאַךְto Sheolאֶל שְׁאוֹלyou will be brought down,תּוּרָדto the depthsאֶל יַרְכְּתֵיof the pit.בוֹר
Those who see youרֹאֶיךָwill gazeיַשְׁגִּיחוּat you,אֵלֶיךָthey will ponderיִתְבּוֹנָנוּyou:אֵלֶיךָ‘Is thisהֲזֶהthe manהָאִישׁwho made the earth tremble,מַרְגִּיז הָאָרֶץwho shookמַרְעִישׁkingdoms,מַמְלָכוֹת
who madeשָׂםthe worldתֵּבֵלlike a wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּרand tore downוְ הָרָסits cities,עָרָיוand his prisonersאֲסִירָיוhe did notלֹאreleaseפָתַחto their home?’בָּיְתָה
Allכָּלthe kingsמַלְכֵיof the nations,גוֹיִםall of them,כֻּלָּםlieשָׁכְבוּin honor,בְכָבוֹדeachאִישׁin his own house;בְּבֵיתוֹ
but youוְאַתָּהhave been cast outהָשְׁלַכְתָּaway from your graveמִקִּבְרְךָlike a loathedנִתְעָבshoot,כְּנֵצֶרclothedלְבוּשׁwith the slain,הֲרֻגִיםthose pierced by the sword,מְטֹעֲנֵי חָרֶבwho go downיוֹרְדֵיto the stonesאֶל אַבְנֵיof the pit,בוֹרlike a corpseכְּפֶגֶרtrampled underfoot.מוּבָס
You will notלֹאbe joinedתֵחַדwith themאִתָּםin burial,בִּקְבוּרָהforכִּיyou have destroyedשִׁחַתָּyour land,אַרְצְךָyou have killedהָרָגְתָּyour people.עַמְּךָThe offspringזֶרַעof evildoersמְרֵעִיםwill neverלֹא לְעוֹלָםbe named.יִקָּרֵא
Prepareהָכִינוּa place of slaughterמַטְבֵּחַfor his sonsלְבָנָיוfor the iniquityבַּעֲוֺןof their fathers,אֲבוֹתָםso that they may notבַּלriseיָקֻמוּand possessוְיָרְשׁוּthe earthאָרֶץand fillוּמָלְאוּthe faceפְנֵיof the worldתֵבֵלwith cities.”עָרִים
“And I will rise upוְקַמְתִּיagainst them,”עֲלֵיהֶםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹת“and I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיfrom Babylonלְבָבֶלnameשֵׁםand remnant,וּשְׁאָרprogenyוְנִיןand posterity,”וָנֶכֶדdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
“And I will make itוְשַׂמְתִּיהָa possessionלְמוֹרַשׁfor the hedgehogקִפֹּדand poolsוְאַגְמֵיof water,מָיִםand I will sweep itוְטֵאטֵאתִיהָwith the broomבְּמַטְאֲטֵאof destruction,”הַשְׁמֵדdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
YHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתhas sworn,נִשְׁבַּעsaying,לֵאמֹר“Surelyאִם לֹאasכַּאֲשֶׁרI have intended,דִּמִּיתִיsoכֵּןit will be,הָיָתָהand asוְכַאֲשֶׁרI have planned,יָעַצְתִּיitהִיאwill stand:תָקוּם
to breakלִשְׁבֹּרAssyriaאַשּׁוּרin my land,בְּאַרְצִיand on my mountainsוְעַל הָרַיI will trample him;אֲבוּסֶנּוּand his yokeעֻלּוֹwill departוְסָרfrom them,מֵעֲלֵיהֶםand his burdenוְסֻבֳּלוֹwill departיָסוּרfrom his shoulder.”מֵעַל שִׁכְמוֹ
Thisזֹאתisthe planהָעֵצָהthat is plannedהַיְּעוּצָהconcerning the wholeעַל כָּלearth,הָאָרֶץand thisוְזֹאתisthe handהַיָּדthat is stretched outהַנְּטוּיָהover allעַל כָּלthe nations.הַגּוֹיִם
ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתhas planned it,יָעָץand whoוּמִיwill annul it?יָפֵרAnd his handוְיָדוֹisstretched out,הַנְּטוּיָהand whoוּמִיwill turn it back?יְשִׁיבֶנָּה
In the yearבִּשְׁנַתof the deathמוֹתof KingהַמֶּלֶךְAhazאָחָזthisהַזֶּהburdenהַמַּשָּׂאcame:הָיָה
Do notאַלrejoice,תִּשְׂמְחִיPhilistia,פְלֶשֶׁתall of you,כֻּלֵּךְbecauseכִּיthe rodשֵׁבֶטthat struck youמַכֵּךְis broken;נִשְׁבַּרforכִּיfrom the rootמִשֹּׁרֶשׁof the serpentנָחָשׁwill come outיֵצֵאa cobra,צֶפַעand its fruitוּפִרְיוֹwill bea flyingמְעוֹפֵףfiery serpent.שָׂרָף
And the firstbornוְ בְּכוֹרֵיof the poorדַלִּיםwill graze,רָעוּand the needyוְאֶבְיוֹנִיםwill lie downיִרְבָּצוּin safety;לָבֶטַחbut I will killוְהֵמַתִּיyour rootשָׁרְשֵׁךְwith famine,בָרָעָבand it will killוּ יַהֲרֹגyour remnant.שְׁאֵרִיתֵךְ
Wail,הֵילִילִיgate!שַׁעַרCry out,זַעֲקִיcity!עִירMelt away,נָמוֹגPhilistia,פְּלֶשֶׁתall of you!כֻּלֵּךְForכִּיfrom the northמִצָּפוֹןsmokeעָשָׁןis coming,בָּאand there is noוְאֵיןstragglerבּוֹדֵדin his ranks.בְּמוֹעָדָיו
And whatוּמַהwill one answerיַּעֲנֶהthe messengersמַלְאֲכֵיof the nation?גוֹיThatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas foundedיִסַּדZion,צִיּוֹןand in itוּבָהּthe afflictedעֲנִיֵּיof his peopleעַמּוֹwill take refuge.יֶחֱסוּ