Woe,הוֹיdevastator,שׁוֹדֵדand youוְאַתָּהhave notלֹאbeen devastated;שָׁדוּדand traitor,וּבוֹגֵדand they have notוְלֹאbetrayed you!בָגְדוּ בוֹWhen you finishכַּהֲתִמְךָdevastating,שׁוֹדֵדyou will be devastated;תּוּשַּׁדwhen you stopכַּנְּלֹתְךָbetraying,לִבְגֹּדthey will betray you.יִבְגְּדוּ בָךְ
YHWH,יְהוָהshow us favor;חָנֵּנוּfor youלְךָwe have waited.קִוִּינוּBeהֱיֵהtheir armזְרֹעָםevery morning,לַבְּקָרִיםalsoאַףour salvationיְשׁוּעָתֵנוּin the timeבְּעֵתof distress.צָרָה
At the soundמִקּוֹלof the tumultהָמוֹןpeoplesעַמִּיםflee;נָדְדוּwhen you rise upמֵרוֹמְמֻתֶךָnationsגּוֹיִםscatter.נָפְצוּ
And your spoilשְׁלַלְכֶםis gatheredוְאֻסַּףas the hopping locustהֶחָסִילgathers;אֹסֶףlike the rushingכְּמַשַּׁקof locustsגֵּבִיםthey rushשׁוֹקֵקupon it.בּוֹ
YHWHיְהוָהis set on high,נִשְׂגָּבforכִּיhe dwellsשֹׁכֵןon high;מָרוֹםhe has filledמִלֵּאZionצִיּוֹןwith justiceמִשְׁפָּטand righteousness.וּצְדָקָה
And he will beוְהָיָהthe steadinessאֱמוּנַתof your times,עִתֶּיךָa wealthחֹסֶןof acts of salvation,יְשׁוּעֹתwisdomחָכְמַתand knowledge;וָדָעַתthe fearיִרְאַתof YHWH,יְהוָהthat isהִיאhis treasure.אוֹצָרוֹ
Look,הֵןtheir valiant onesאֶרְאֶלָּםcry outצָעֲקוּoutside;חֻצָהthe messengersמַלְאֲכֵיof peaceשָׁלוֹםweep bitterly.מַר יִבְכָּיוּן
The highwaysמְסִלּוֹתare desolate;נָשַׁמּוּthe travelerעֹבֵרon the pathאֹרַחhas ceased.שָׁבַתHe has brokenהֵפֵרthe covenant,בְּרִיתhe has despisedמָאַסcities,עָרִיםhe has noלֹאregardחָשַׁבfor mortals.אֱנוֹשׁ
The landאָרֶץmourns,אָבַלlanguishes;אֻמְלְלָהLebanonלְבָנוֹןis abashed,הֶחְפִּירit withers;קָמַלSharonהַשָּׁרוֹןhas becomeהָיָהlike the Arabah,כָּעֲרָבָהand Bashanוְ בָּשָׁןand Carmelוְכַרְמֶלshake off their leaves.נֹעֵר
“NowעַתָּהI will rise,”אָקוּםsaysיֹאמַרYHWH,יְהוָה“nowעַתָּהI will be exalted,אֵרוֹמָםnowעַתָּהI will be lifted up.אֶנָּשֵׂא
You conceiveתַּהֲרוּdry grass,חֲשַׁשׁyou give birthתֵּלְדוּto stubble;קַשׁyour breath isרוּחֲכֶםa fireאֵשׁthat will devour you.תֹּאכַלְכֶם
And peoplesוְ עַמִּיםwill beהָיוּburningsמִשְׂרְפוֹתof lime,שִׂידthornbushesקוֹצִיםcut down,כְּסוּחִיםin the fireבָּאֵשׁthey will be set ablaze.יִצַּתּוּ
Hear,שִׁמְעוּyou who are far off,רְחוֹקִיםwhatאֲשֶׁרI have done;עָשִׂיתִיand know,וּדְעוּyou who are near,קְרוֹבִיםmy might.”גְּבֻרָתִי
Sinnersחַטָּאִיםin Zionבְצִיּוֹןare in dread;פָּחֲדוּtremblingרְעָדָהhas seizedאָחֲזָהthe godless:חֲנֵפִים“Whoמִיamong usלָנוּcan resideיָגוּרwith the devouringאוֹכֵלָהfire?אֵשׁWhoמִיamong usלָנוּcan resideיָגוּרwith eternalעוֹלָםburnings?”מוֹקְדֵי
He who walksהֹלֵךְin righteous deedsצְדָקוֹתand speaksוְדֹבֵרuprightly,מֵישָׁרִיםwho rejectsמֹאֵסthe gainבְּבֶצַעof oppressions,מַעֲשַׁקּוֹתwho shakesנֹעֵרhis handsכַּפָּיוfrom holdingמִתְּמֹךְa bribe,בַּשֹּׁחַדwho stopsאֹטֵםhis earאָזְנוֹfrom hearingמִשְּׁמֹעַof bloodshed,דָּמִיםand shutsוְעֹצֵםhis eyesעֵינָיוfrom lookingמֵרְאוֹתon evil,בְּרָע
heהוּאwill dwellיִשְׁכֹּןon the heights;מְרוֹמִיםfortressesמְצָדוֹתof cragsסְלָעִיםwill be his high refuge;מִשְׂגַּבּוֹhis breadלַחְמוֹwill be given,נִתָּןhis watersמֵימָיוsure.נֶאֱמָנִים
A kingמֶלֶךְin his beautyבְּיָפְיוֹyour eyesעֵינֶיךָwill gaze on;תֶּחֱזֶינָהthey will seeתִּרְאֶינָהa landאֶרֶץof far distances.מַרְחַקִּים
Your heartלִבְּךָwill meditate onיֶהְגֶּהthe terror:אֵימָה“Where isאַיֵּהthe one who counted?סֹפֵרWhere isאַיֵּהthe one who weighed?שֹׁקֵלWhere isאַיֵּהthe one who countedסֹפֵרthe towers?”אֶת הַמִּגְדָּלִים
The insolentנוֹעָזpeopleאֶת עַםyou will notלֹאsee,תִרְאֶהa peopleעַםof speech too deepעִמְקֵי שָׂפָהto understand,מִשְּׁמוֹעַof a stammeringנִלְעַגtongueלָשׁוֹןwithoutאֵיןunderstanding.בִּינָה
Gaze onחֲזֵהZion,צִיּוֹןthe townקִרְיַתof our appointed feasts!מוֹעֲדֵנוּYour eyesעֵינֶיךָwill seeתִרְאֶינָהJerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםa quietשַׁאֲנָןabode,נָוֶהa tentאֹהֶלthat will notבַּלbe moved;יִצְעָןits stakesיְתֵדֹתָיוwill neverבַּל לָנֶצַחbe pulled up,יִסַּעand noneוְכָל בַּלof its cordsחֲבָלָיוwill be broken.יִנָּתֵקוּ
Butכִּי אִםthereשָׁםYHWH will beיְהוָהmagnificentאַדִּירfor us,לָנוּa placeמְקוֹםof rivers,נְהָרִיםof canalsיְאֹרִיםbroadרַחֲבֵיon every side;יָדָיִםnoבַּלgalleyאֳנִיwith oarsשַׁיִטwill goתֵּלֶךְon it,בּוֹand noוְ לֹאmagnificentאַדִּירshipצִיwill pass over it.יַעַבְרֶנּוּ
ForכִּיYHWH isיְהוָהour judge,שֹׁפְטֵנוּYHWH isיְהוָהour lawgiver,מְחֹקְקֵנוּYHWH isיְהוָהour King;מַלְכֵּנוּheהוּאwill save us.יוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
Your ropesחֲבָלָיִךְhang loose;נִטְּשׁוּthey cannotבַּלholdיְחַזְּקוּfirmכֵןthe base of their mast,תָּרְנָםthey cannotבַּלspread outפָּרְשׂוּthe sail.נֵסThenאָזprey,עַדabundantמַרְבֶּהspoil,שָׁלָלwill be divided;חֻלַּקthe lameפִּסְחִיםwill plunderבָּזְזוּthe plunder.בַז
And noוּבַלresidentשָׁכֵןwill say,יֹאמַר“I am sick”;חָלִיתִיthe peopleהָעָםwho dwellהַיֹּשֵׁבin itבָּהּwill have their iniquityעָוֺןtaken away.נְשֻׂא