ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Whereאֵי זֶהis the documentסֵפֶרof divorceכְּרִיתוּתof your mother,אִמְּכֶםwith whichאֲשֶׁרI sent her away?שִׁלַּחְתִּיהָOrאוֹwhichמִיof my creditorsמִנּוֹשַׁיis itto whomאֲשֶׁר לוֹI soldמָכַרְתִּיyou?אֶתְכֶםLook,הֵןfor your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶםyou were sold,נִמְכַּרְתֶּםand for your transgressionsוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶםyour motherאִמְּכֶםwas sent away.שֻׁלְּחָה
Whyמַדּוּעַdid I come,בָּאתִיand there wasוְאֵיןno one;אִישׁI called,קָרָאתִיand there was noוְאֵיןone to answer?עוֹנֶהIsהֲmy handיָדִיreallyקָצוֹרtoo shortקָצְרָהto ransom?מִפְּדוּתOrוְאִםis there noאֵיןpowerכֹחַin meבִּיto deliver?לְהַצִּילLook,הֵןby my rebukeבְּגַעֲרָתִיI dry upאַחֲרִיבthe sea,יָםI makeאָשִׂיםthe riversנְהָרוֹתa wilderness;מִדְבָּרtheir fishדְּגָתָםstinkתִּבְאַשׁfor lack ofמֵאֵיןwater,מַיִםand dieוְתָמֹתof thirst.בַּצָּמָא
I clotheאַלְבִּישׁthe heavensשָׁמַיִםwith blackness,קַדְרוּתandוְI makeאָשִׂיםsackclothשַׂקtheir covering.”כְּסוּתָם
AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהֹוִהhas given meנָתַן לִיa tongueלְשׁוֹןof disciples,לִמּוּדִיםto knowלָדַעַתhow to sustainלָעוּתthe wearyאֶת יָעֵףwith a word;דָּבָרhe wakensיָעִירmorning by morning,בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶרhe wakensיָעִירmy earלִי אֹזֶןto hearלִשְׁמֹעַlike disciples.כַּלִּמּוּדִים
AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhas openedפָּתַחmy ear,לִי אֹזֶןand Iוְאָנֹכִיdid notלֹאrebel;מָרִיתִיI did notלֹאturnנְסוּגֹתִיback.אָחוֹר
My backגֵּוִיI gaveנָתַתִּיto those who struck,לְמַכִּיםand my cheeksוּלְחָיַיto those who pulled out the beard;לְמֹרְטִיםmy faceפָּנַיI did notלֹאhideהִסְתַּרְתִּיfrom humiliationsמִכְּלִמּוֹתand spit.וָרֹק
But AdonaiוַאדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhelps me;יַעֲזָר לִיthereforeעַל כֵּןI have notלֹאbeen humiliated;נִכְלָמְתִּיthereforeעַל כֵּןI have setשַׂמְתִּיmy faceפָנַיlike flint,כַּחַלָּמִישׁand I knowוָאֵדַעthatכִּיI will notלֹאbe ashamed.אֵבוֹשׁ
Nearקָרוֹבis he who declares me righteous;מַצְדִּיקִיwhoמִיwill contendיָרִיבwith me?אִתִּיLet us stand upנַעַמְדָהtogether;יָּחַדwhoמִיis my adversary in judgment?בַעַל מִשְׁפָּטִיLet him come nearיִגַּשׁto me.אֵלָי
Look,הֵןAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהhelps me;יַעֲזָר לִיwhoמִיis he whoהוּאwill condemn me?יַרְשִׁיעֵנִיLook,הֵןall of themכֻּלָּםlike a garmentכַּבֶּגֶדwill wear out;יִבְלוּthe mothעָשׁwill eat them.יֹאכְלֵם
Whoמִיamong youבָכֶםfearsיְרֵאYHWH,יְהוָהlistensשֹׁמֵעַto the voiceבְּקוֹלof his servant?עַבְדּוֹHe whoאֲשֶׁרwalksהָלַךְin darknessחֲשֵׁכִיםand has noוְאֵין לוֹbrightness,נֹגַהּlet him trustיִבְטַחin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH,יְהוָהand leanוְיִשָּׁעֵןon his Elohim.בֵּאלֹהָיו
Look,הֵןall of youכֻּלְּכֶםwho kindleקֹדְחֵיfire,אֵשׁwho gird yourselvesמְאַזְּרֵיwith firebrands:זִיקוֹתwalkלְכוּin the lightבְּאוּרof your fire,אֶשְׁכֶםand among the firebrandsוּבְזִיקוֹתthat you have set ablaze.בִּעַרְתֶּםFrom my handמִיָּדִיthisזֹּאתhas comeהָיְתָהto you:לָכֶםin tormentלְמַעֲצֵבָהyou will lie down.תִּשְׁכָּבוּן