Righteousצַדִּיקare you,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהwhenכִּיI contendאָרִיבwith you;אֵלֶיךָyetאַךְjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטִיםI will speakאֲדַבֵּרwith you:אוֹתָךְWhyמַדּוּעַdoes the wayדֶּרֶךְof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםprosper?צָלֵחָהWhy are at easeשָׁלוּallכָּלwho betrayבֹּגְדֵיwith betrayal?בָגֶד
You planted them;נְטַעְתָּםthey have evenגַּםtaken root;שֹׁרָשׁוּthey grow,יֵלְכוּthey evenגַּםproduceעָשׂוּfruit;פֶרִיnearקָרוֹבare youאַתָּהin their mouth,בְּפִיהֶםbut farוְרָחוֹקfrom their kidneys.מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶם
But you,וְאַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהknow me;יְדַעְתָּנִיyou see me,תִּרְאֵנִיand you have testedוּבָחַנְתָּmy heartלִבִּיwith you.אִתָּךְDrag them offהַתִּקֵםlike sheepכְּצֹאןto the slaughter,לְטִבְחָהand set them apartוְהַקְדִּשֵׁםfor the dayלְיוֹםof killing.הֲרֵגָה
How longעַד מָתַיwill the landהָאָרֶץmourn,תֶּאֱבַלand the grassוְעֵשֶׂבof everyכָּלfieldהַשָּׂדֶהwither?יִיבָשׁBecause of the evilמֵרָעַתof those who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיin itבָהּthe animalsבְהֵמוֹתand the birdsוָעוֹףare swept away,סָפְתָהforכִּיthey say:אָמְרוּ“He will notלֹאseeיִרְאֶהour end.”אֶת אַחֲרִיתֵנוּ
Ifכִּיwith men on footאֶת רַגְלִיםyou have runרַצְתָּהand they have wearied you,וַיַּלְאוּךָhowוְאֵיךְwill you competeתְּתַחֲרֶהwith the horses?אֶת הַסּוּסִיםAndוּin a landבְאֶרֶץof peaceשָׁלוֹםyou feel secure,אַתָּה בוֹטֵחַbut howוְאֵיךְwill you doתַּעֲשֶׂהin the thicketבִּגְאוֹןof the Jordan?הַיַּרְדֵּן
Forכִּיevenגַםyour brothersאַחֶיךָand the houseוּבֵיתof your father,אָבִיךָevenגַּםtheyהֵמָּהhave betrayed you;בָּגְדוּ בָךְevenגַּםtheyהֵמָּהhave shoutedקָרְאוּafter youאַחֲרֶיךָin full voice;מָלֵאdo notאַלtrust them,תַּאֲמֵן בָּםthoughכִּיthey speak to youיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלֶיךָgood things.טוֹבוֹת
I have leftעָזַבְתִּיmy house;אֶת בֵּיתִיI have abandonedנָטַשְׁתִּיmy inheritance;אֶת נַחֲלָתִיI have givenנָתַתִּיthe belovedאֶת יְדִדוּתof my soulנַפְשִׁיinto the palmבְּכַףof her enemies.אֹיְבֶיהָ
My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִיhas becomeהָיְתָהto meלִּיlike a lionכְּאַרְיֵהin the forest;בַיָּעַרshe has raisedנָתְנָהagainst meעָלַיher voice;בְּקוֹלָהּthereforeעַל כֵּןI have hated her.שְׂנֵאתִיהָ
Isהַmy inheritanceנַחֲלָתִיto meלִיa speckledצָבוּעַbird of prey?עַיִטAre the birds of preyהַעַיִטall aroundסָבִיבagainst her?עָלֶיהָGo,לְכוּgatherאִסְפוּallכָּלthe animalsחַיַּתof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהbring themהֵתָיוּto devour.לְאָכְלָה
Manyרַבִּיםshepherdsרֹעִיםhave destroyedשִׁחֲתוּmy vineyard;כַרְמִיthey have trampledבֹּסְסוּmy portion;אֶת חֶלְקָתִיthey have madeנָתְנוּthe portionאֶת חֶלְקַתof my delightחֶמְדָּתִיa wildernessלְמִדְבַּרof desolation.שְׁמָמָה
They have made itשָׂמָהּa desolation;לִשְׁמָמָהit mournsאָבְלָהbefore me,עָלַיdesolate;שְׁמֵמָהdesolateנָשַׁמָּהis allכָּלthe land,הָאָרֶץforכִּיthere is noאֵיןmanאִישׁwho takes itשָׂםtoעַלheart.לֵב
On allעַל כָּלthe bare heightsשְׁפָיִםin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרdestroyersשֹׁדְדִיםhave come,בָּאוּforכִּיthe swordחֶרֶבof YHWHלַיהוָהdevoursאֹכְלָהfrom one endמִקְצֵהof the landאֶרֶץtoוְעַדthe other endקְצֵהof the land;הָאָרֶץthere is noאֵיןpeaceשָׁלוֹםfor anyלְכָלflesh.בָּשָׂר
They have sownזָרְעוּwheatחִטִּיםand thornsוְקֹצִיםthey have reaped;קָצָרוּthey have worn themselves out;נֶחְלוּit does notלֹאprofit them.יוֹעִלוּAnd be ashamedוּבֹשׁוּof your harvestsמִתְּבוּאֹתֵיכֶםbecause of the burningמֵחֲרוֹןangerאַףof YHWH.יְהוָה
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerning allעַל כָּלmy evilהָרָעִיםneighborsשְׁכֵנַיwho touchהַנֹּגְעִיםthe inheritanceבַּנַּחֲלָהthatאֲשֶׁרI gave as an inheritanceהִנְחַלְתִּיto my peopleאֶת עַמִּיIsrael:אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל“Look, I amהִנְנִיuprooting themנֹתְשָׁםfrom their ground,מֵעַל אַדְמָתָםand the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof JudahיְהוּדָהI will uprootאֶתּוֹשׁfrom among them.מִתּוֹכָם
And it will be,וְהָיָהafterאַחֲרֵיI have uprooted them,נָתְשִׁי אוֹתָםI will turn backאָשׁוּבand have compassion on them,וְרִחַמְתִּיםand I will bring them back,וַהֲשִׁבֹתִיםeachאִישׁto his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָתוֹand eachוְאִישׁto his land.לְאַרְצוֹ
And it will be,וְהָיָהifאִםthey reallyלָמֹדlearnיִלְמְדוּthe waysאֶת דַּרְכֵיof my people,עַמִּיto swearלְהִשָּׁבֵעַby my name,בִּשְׁמִי‘As YHWHיְהוָהlives,’חַיjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרthey taughtלִמְּדוּmy peopleאֶת עַמִּיto swearלְהִשָּׁבֵעַby Baal,בַּבָּעַלthen they will be built upוְנִבְנוּin the midstבְּתוֹךְof my people.עַמִּי
But ifוְאִםthey do notלֹאlisten,יִשְׁמָעוּI will uprootוְנָתַשְׁתִּיthat nation,אֶת הַגּוֹי הַהוּאuprootingנָתוֹשׁand destroying it,וְאַבֵּדdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.”יְהוָה