On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthis songהַשִּׁיר הַזֶּהwill be sungיוּשַׁרin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Judah:יְהוּדָה“We haveלָנוּa strongעָזcity;עִירhe setsיָשִׁיתsalvationיְשׁוּעָהas wallsחוֹמוֹתand rampart.וָחֵל
Openפִּתְחוּthe gates,שְׁעָרִיםand the righteousצַדִּיקnationגוֹיwill enter,וְיָבֹאthe one that keepsשֹׁמֵרfaithfulness.אֱמֻנִים
The purposeיֵצֶרthat is sustainedסָמוּךְyou will keep inתִּצֹּרpeace,שָׁלוֹםpeace,שָׁלוֹםforכִּיin youבְךָit trusts.בָּטוּחַ
Trustבִּטְחוּin YHWHבַיהוָהforever,עֲדֵי עַדforכִּיin YahבְּיָהּYHWH there isיְהוָהa Rockצוּרof the ages.עוֹלָמִים
Forכִּיhe has brought downהֵשַׁחthose who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיon high,מָרוֹםthe townקִרְיָהset on high;נִשְׂגָּבָהhe lays it low,יַשְׁפִּילֶנָּהhe lays it lowיַשְׁפִּילָהּto the ground,עַד אֶרֶץhe brings itיַגִּיעֶנָּהto the dust.עַד עָפָר
The footרָגֶלtramples it,תִּרְמְסֶנָּהthe feetרַגְלֵיof the afflicted,עָנִיthe stepsפַּעֲמֵיof the poor.”דַלִּים
The pathאֹרַחof the righteousלַצַּדִּיקis uprightness;מֵישָׁרִיםyou, Upright One,יָשָׁרlevelתְּפַלֵּסthe trackמַעְגַּלof the righteous.צַדִּיק
Yes,אַףin the pathאֹרַחof your judgments,מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָYHWH,יְהוָהwe have waited for you;קִוִּינוּךָto your nameלְשִׁמְךָand to your remembranceוּלְזִכְרְךָis the desireתַּאֲוַתof our soul.נָפֶשׁ
With my soulנַפְשִׁיI have longed for youאִוִּיתִיךָin the night;בַּלַּיְלָהyes,אַףwith my spiritרוּחִיwithin meבְקִרְבִּיI seek you early,אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּforכִּיwhenכַּאֲשֶׁרyour judgments areמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָon the earth,לָאָרֶץthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the worldתֵבֵלlearnלָמְדוּrighteousness.צֶדֶק
Though the wickedרָשָׁעis shown favor,יֻחַןhe does notבַּלlearnלָמַדrighteousness;צֶדֶקin a landבְּאֶרֶץof uprightnessנְכֹחוֹתhe acts perversely,יְעַוֵּלand does notוּבַלseeיִרְאֶהthe loftinessגֵּאוּתof YHWH.יְהוָה
YHWH,יְהוָהyour handיָדְךָis lifted up;רָמָהthey do notבַּלsee it.יֶחֱזָיוּןThey will seeיֶחֱזוּand be ashamedוְיֵבֹשׁוּat your zealקִנְאַתfor the people;עָםyes,אַףthe fireאֵשׁof your adversariesצָרֶיךָwill devour them.תֹאכְלֵם
YHWH,יְהוָהyou will establishתִּשְׁפֹּתpeaceשָׁלוֹםfor us,לָנוּforכִּיindeedגַּםallכָּלour worksמַעֲשֵׂינוּyou have doneפָּעַלְתָּfor us.לָּנוּ
YHWHיְהוָהour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּlordsאֲדֹנִיםbesides youזוּלָתֶךָhave ruled over us;בְּעָלוּנוּonlyלְבַדthrough youבְּךָdo we make mentionנַזְכִּירof your name.שְׁמֶךָ
The deadמֵתִיםwill notבַּלlive;יִחְיוּshadesרְפָאִיםwill notבַּלrise;יָקֻמוּthereforeלָכֵןyou have punishedפָּקַדְתָּand destroyed them,וַתַּשְׁמִידֵםand you have madeוַallכָּלremembranceזֵכֶרof themלָמוֹperish.תְּאַבֵּד
You have addedיָסַפְתָּto the nation,לַגּוֹיYHWH,יְהוָהyou have addedיָסַפְתָּto the nation;לַגּוֹיyou have been glorified;נִכְבָּדְתָּyou have moved far offרִחַקְתָּallכָּלthe endsקַצְוֵיof the land.אָרֶץ
YHWH,יְהוָהin distressבַּצַּרthey turned to you;פְּקָדוּךָthey poured outצָקוּןa whisper;לַחַשׁyour correction wasמוּסָרְךָon them.לָמוֹ
Asכְּמוֹa pregnant womanהָרָהwho draws nearתַּקְרִיבto giving birthלָלֶדֶתwrithes andתָּחִילcries outתִּזְעַקin her labor pains,בַּחֲבָלֶיהָsoכֵּןwere weהָיִינוּbefore you,מִפָּנֶיךָYHWH.יְהוָה
We were pregnant,הָרִינוּwe writhed;חַלְנוּas it wereכְּמוֹwe gave birthיָלַדְנוּto wind.רוּחַActs of salvationיְשׁוּעֹתwe do notבַּלworkנַעֲשֶׂהfor the earth,אֶרֶץandוּthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the worldתֵבֵלdo notבַלfall.יִפְּלוּ
Your deadמֵתֶיךָwill live;יִחְיוּmy corpse,נְבֵלָתִיthey will rise.יְקוּמוּןAwakeהָקִיצוּand shout for joy,וְרַנְּנוּyou who dwellשֹׁכְנֵיin the dust!עָפָרForכִּיyour dewטַלֶּךָis a dewטַלof lights,אוֹרֹתand the earthוָאָרֶץwill cause to fallתַּפִּילthe shades.רְפָאִים
Go,לֵךְmy people,עַמִּיenterבֹּאyour rooms,בַחֲדָרֶיךָand shutוּסְגֹרyour doorsדְּלָתְךָbehind you;בַּעֲדֶךָhide yourselfחֲבִי כִfor a littleמְעַטmoment,רֶגַעuntilעַדthe indignationזָעַםpasses.יַעֲבָר
Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהis coming outיֹצֵאfrom his placeמִמְּקוֹמוֹto punishלִפְקֹדthe iniquityעֲוֺןof the inhabitantיֹשֵׁבof the earthהָאָרֶץupon him;עָלָיוand the earthוְ הָאָרֶץwill uncoverגִלְּתָהits shed blood,אֶת דָּמֶיהָand will noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדcoverתְכַסֶּהits slain.עַל הֲרוּגֶיהָ