Look,הֵןfor righteousnessלְצֶדֶקa kingמֶלֶךְwill reign,יִמְלָךְand princesוּ שָׂרִיםfor justiceלְ לְמִשְׁפָּטwill rule.יָשֹׂרוּ
And each oneאִישׁwill beוְהָיָהlike a coverכְּמַחֲבֵאfrom the windרוּחַand a hiding placeוְסֵתֶרfrom the downpour,זָרֶםlike streamsכְּפַלְגֵיof waterמַיִםin a dry land,בְּצָיוֹןlike the shadeכְּצֵלof a heavyכָּבֵדcragסֶלַעin a wearyעֲיֵפָהland.בְּאֶרֶץ
And the eyesעֵינֵיof those who seeרֹאִיםwill notוְלֹאbe blinded,תִשְׁעֶינָהand the earsוְאָזְנֵיof those who hearשֹׁמְעִיםwill pay attention.תִּקְשַׁבְנָה
And the heartוּלְבַבof the hastyנִמְהָרִיםwill understandיָבִיןknowledge,לָדָעַתand the tongueוּלְשׁוֹןof the stammerersעִלְּגִיםwill hastenתְּמַהֵרto speakלְדַבֵּרclear things.צָחוֹת
The foolלְנָבָלwill noלֹאlongerעוֹדbe calledיִקָּרֵאnoble,נָדִיבnorוּ לֹאwill the cheatלְכִילַיbe said to beיֵאָמֵרa man of rank.שׁוֹעַ
Forכִּיthe foolנָבָלspeaksיְדַבֵּרfolly,נְבָלָהand his heartוְלִבּוֹdoesיַעֲשֶׂהwickedness,אָוֶןto practiceלַעֲשׂוֹתgodlessnessחֹנֶףand to speakוּלְדַבֵּרerrorתּוֹעָהagainst YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהto leave emptyלְהָרִיקthe soulנֶפֶשׁof the hungry,רָעֵבand the drinkוּמַשְׁקֶהof the thirstyצָמֵאhe makes fail.יַחְסִיר
And the cheat,וְכֵלַיhis weaponsכֵּלָיוare evil;רָעִיםheהוּאplansיָעָץschemesזִמּוֹתto ruinלְחַבֵּלthe afflictedעֲנִיִּיםwith wordsבְּאִמְרֵיof falsehood,שֶׁקֶרeven whenוּבְthe needyאֶבְיוֹןspeaksדַבֵּרwhat is just.מִשְׁפָּט
But the nobleוְנָדִיבplansיָעָץnoble things,נְדִיבוֹתand heוְהוּאby noble thingsעַל נְדִיבוֹתstands.יָקוּם
Womenנָשִׁיםwho are at ease,שַׁאֲנַנּוֹתrise up,קֹמְנָהhearשְׁמַעְנָהmy voice;קוֹלִיconfidentבֹּטחוֹתdaughters,בָּנוֹתgive earהַאְזֵנָּהto my saying.אִמְרָתִי
In daysיָמִיםbeyond a yearעַל שָׁנָהyou will shudder,תִּרְגַּזְנָהyou confident ones;בֹּטְחוֹתforכִּיthe grape harvestבָצִירis finished,כָּלָהthe ingatheringאֹסֶףwill notבְּלִיcome.יָבוֹא
Tremble,חִרְדוּyou who are at ease;שַׁאֲנַנּוֹתshudder,רְגָזָהyou confident ones;בֹּטְחוֹתstripפְּשֹׁטָהand make yourselves bare,וְעֹרָהand gird yourselvesוַחֲגוֹרָהon your hips.עַל חֲלָצָיִם
On the breastsעַל שָׁדַיִםthey beat themselves in lament,סֹפְדִיםfor the fieldsעַל שְׂדֵיof delight,חֶמֶדfor the fruitfulפֹּרִיָּהvine,עַל גֶּפֶן
on the groundעַל אַדְמַתof my peopleעַמִּיthornbushes andקוֹץbriersשָׁמִירcome up;תַּעֲלֶהyes,כִּיon allעַל כָּלthe housesבָּתֵּיof joy,מָשׂוֹשׂthe exultantעַלִּיזָהtown.קִרְיָה
Forכִּיthe palaceאַרְמוֹןis forsaken,נֻטָּשׁthe tumultהֲמוֹןof the cityעִירdeserted;עֻזָּבthe Ophelעֹפֶלand the watchtowerוָבַחַןhave becomeהָיָהcavesבְעַד מְעָרוֹתforever,עַד עוֹלָםa joyמְשׂוֹשׂof wild donkeys,פְּרָאִיםa pastureמִרְעֵהof flocks,עֲדָרִים
untilעַדa spiritרוּחַis poured outיֵעָרֶהon usעָלֵינוּfrom on high,מִמָּרוֹםand the wildernessוְ מִדְבָּרbecomesהָיָהan orchard,לַכַּרְמֶלand the orchardוְהַכַּרְמֶלis regardedיֵחָשֵׁבas a forest.לַיַּעַר
And justiceוְ מִשְׁפָּטwill dwellשָׁכַןin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרand righteousnessוּצְדָקָהwill abideתֵּשֵׁבin the orchard.בַּכַּרְמֶל
And the workוְ מַעֲשֵׂהof righteousnessהַצְּדָקָהwill beהָיָהpeace,שָׁלוֹםand the laborוַעֲבֹדַתof righteousness,הַצְּדָקָהquietnessהַשְׁקֵטand securityוָבֶטַחforever.עַד עוֹלָם
And my peopleוְ עַמִּיwill dwellיָשַׁבin an abodeבִּנְוֵהof peace,שָׁלוֹםand in secureמִבְטַחִיםdwellings,וּבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹתand in quietשַׁאֲנַנּוֹתresting places.וּבִמְנוּחֹת
And it will hailוּבָרַדwhen the forestבְּ הַיָּעַרcomes down,רֶדֶתand in lowlinessוּבַשִּׁפְלָהthe cityהָעִירwill be laid low.תִּשְׁפַּל
Happy are youאַשְׁרֵיכֶםwho sowזֹרְעֵיbeside allעַל כָּלwaters,מָיִםwho let range freeמְשַׁלְּחֵיthe footרֶגֶלof the oxהַשּׁוֹרand the donkey.וְהַחֲמוֹר