Nowעַתָּהgather yourself in bands,תִּתְגֹּדְדִיdaughterבַתof bands;גְּדוּדa siegeמָצוֹרhe has laidשָׂםagainst us;עָלֵינוּwith the rodבַּשֵּׁבֶטthey will strikeיַכּוּonעַלthe cheekהַלְּחִיthe judgeשֹׁפֵטof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
But you,וְאַתָּהBethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםEphrathah,אֶפְרָתָהsmallצָעִירto beלִהְיוֹתamong the thousandsבְּאַלְפֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהfrom youמִמְּךָone will come outיֵצֵאfor meלִיto beלִהְיוֹתrulerמוֹשֵׁלin Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand his goings outוּמוֹצָאֹתָיוare from of old,מִקֶּדֶםfrom the daysמִימֵיof long ago.עוֹלָם
Thereforeלָכֵןhe will give them upיִתְּנֵםuntilעַדthe timeעֵתwhen she who is to give birthיוֹלֵדָהhas given birth;יָלָדָהand the restוְיֶתֶרof his brothersאֶחָיוwill returnיְשׁוּבוּןtoעַלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And he will standוְעָמַדand shepherdוְרָעָהin the strengthבְּעֹזof YHWH,יְהוָהin the majestyבִּגְאוֹןof the nameשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהhis Elohim;אֱלֹהָיוand they will dwell,וְיָשָׁבוּforכִּיnowעַתָּהhe will be greatיִגְדַּלtoעַדthe endsאַפְסֵיof the earth.אָרֶץ
And this oneוְ זֶהwill beהָיָהpeace.שָׁלוֹםWhenכִּיAssyriaאַשּׁוּרcomesיָבוֹאinto our landבְאַרְצֵנוּand whenוְכִיhe treadsיִדְרֹךְin our citadels,בְּאַרְמְנֹתֵינוּwe will raiseוַהֲקֵמֹנוּagainst himעָלָיוsevenשִׁבְעָהshepherdsרֹעִיםand eightוּשְׁמֹנָהprincesנְסִיכֵיof men.אָדָם
And they will shepherdוְרָעוּthe landאֶרֶץof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרwith the sword,בַּחֶרֶבand the landוְ אֶרֶץof Nimrodנִמְרֹדat its entrances;בִּפְתָחֶיהָand he will deliverוְהִצִּילfrom Assyriaמֵאַשּׁוּרwhenכִּיhe comesיָבוֹאinto our landבְאַרְצֵנוּand whenוְכִיhe treadsיִדְרֹךְwithin our border.בִּגְבוּלֵנוּ
And the remnantוְ שְׁאֵרִיתof Jacobיַעֲקֹבwill beהָיָהin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof manyרַבִּיםpeoplesעַמִּיםlike dewכְּטַלfromמֵאֵתYHWH,יְהוָהlike showersכִּרְבִיבִיםonעֲלֵיthe grass,עֵשֶׂבwhichאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאwaitיְקַוֶּהfor manלְאִישׁnorוְלֹאhopeיְיַחֵלfor human beings.לִבְנֵי אָדָם
And the remnantוְ שְׁאֵרִיתof Jacobיַעֲקֹבwill beהָיָהamong the nations,בַּגּוֹיִםin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof manyרַבִּיםpeoples,עַמִּיםlike a lionכְּאַרְיֵהamong the beastsבְּבַהֲמוֹתof the forest,יַעַרlike a young lionכִּכְפִירamong flocksבְּעֶדְרֵיof sheep,צֹאןwhich,אֲשֶׁרifאִםit passes through,עָבַרtramplesוְרָמַסand tears,וְטָרַףand there is no oneוְאֵיןto deliver.מַצִּיל
Your handיָדְךָwill be lifted upתָּרֹםagainstעַלyour adversaries,צָרֶיךָand allוְכָלyour enemiesאֹיְבֶיךָwill be cut off.יִכָּרֵתוּ
“And it will happenוְהָיָהon that day,בַיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthat I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיyour horsesסוּסֶיךָfrom among youמִקִּרְבֶּךָand destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּיyour chariots.מַרְכְּבֹתֶיךָ
And I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיthe citiesעָרֵיof your landאַרְצֶךָand tear downוְהָרַסְתִּיallכָּלyour fortresses.מִבְצָרֶיךָ
And I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיsorceriesכְשָׁפִיםfrom your hand,מִיָּדֶךָand there will notוּ לֹאbeיִהְיוּfor youלָךְfortune-tellers.מְעוֹנְנִים
And I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיyour carved imagesפְסִילֶיךָand your standing stonesוּמַצֵּבוֹתֶיךָfrom among you,מִקִּרְבֶּךָand you will notוְלֹאbow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהanymoreעוֹדto the workלְמַעֲשֵׂהof your hands.יָדֶיךָ
And I will uprootוְנָתַשְׁתִּיyour Asherahsאֲשֵׁירֶיךָfrom among you,מִקִּרְבֶּךָand destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּיyour cities.עָרֶיךָ
And I will executeוְעָשִׂיתִיin angerבְּאַףand in furyוּבְחֵמָהvengeanceנָקָםon the nationsהַגּוֹיִםthatאֲשֶׁרdid notלֹאlisten.”שָׁמֵעוּ