Hear,שִׁמְעוּplease,נָאwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהsays:אֹמֵר“Arise,קוּםcontendרִיבbeforeאֶתthe mountains,הֶהָרִיםand let the hillsוְ הַגְּבָעוֹתhearתִשְׁמַעְנָהyour voice.”קוֹלֶךָ
Hear,שִׁמְעוּmountains,הָרִיםthe disputeרִיבof YHWH,יְהוָהand you perennialוְהָאֵתָנִיםfoundationsמֹסְדֵיof the earth;אָרֶץforכִּיYHWHלַיהוָהhas a disputeרִיבwith his people,עִם עַמּוֹand withוְעִםIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhe will argue.יִתְוַכָּח
“My people,עַמִּיwhatמֶהhave I doneעָשִׂיתִיto you,לְךָand howוּמָהhave I wearied you?הֶלְאֵתִיךָTestifyעֲנֵהagainst me!בִּי
ForכִּיI brought you upהֶעֱלִתִיךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand from the houseוּמִבֵּיתof slavesעֲבָדִיםI ransomed you,פְּדִיתִיךָand I sentוָאֶשְׁלַחbefore youלְפָנֶיךָMoses,מֹשֶׁהAaron,אַהֲרֹןand Miriam.וּמִרְיָם
My people,עַמִּיremember,זְכָרplease,נָאwhatמַהBalakבָּלָקkingמֶלֶךְof Moabמוֹאָבcounseled,יָּעַץand whatוּמֶהBalaamבִּלְעָםsonבֶּןof Beorבְּעוֹרansweredעָנָהhim,אֹתוֹand of what happened fromמִןShittimהַשִּׁטִּיםtoעַדGilgal,הַגִּלְגָּלso thatלְמַעַןyou may knowדַּעַתthe righteous actsצִדְקוֹתof YHWH.”יְהוָה
With whatבַּמָּהshall I come beforeאֲקַדֵּםYHWH,יְהוָהand bow myselfאִכַּףbefore the Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיon high?מָרוֹםShall I come before himהַאֲקַדְּמֶנּוּwith burnt offerings,בְעוֹלוֹתwith calvesבַּעֲגָלִיםa year old?בְּנֵי שָׁנָה
WillהֲYHWHיְהוָהbe pleasedיִרְצֶהwith thousandsבְּאַלְפֵיof rams,אֵילִיםwith myriadsבְּרִבְבוֹתof torrentsנַחֲלֵיof oil?שָׁמֶןShall I giveהַאֶתֵּןmy firstbornבְּכוֹרִיfor my transgression,פִּשְׁעִיthe fruitפְּרִיof my wombבִטְנִיfor the sinחַטַּאתof my soul?נַפְשִׁי
He has announcedהִגִּידto you,לְךָhuman being,אָדָםwhatמַהis good;טּוֹבand whatוּמָהdoes YHWHיְהוָהseekדּוֹרֵשׁfrom youמִמְּךָbutכִּי אִםto doעֲשׂוֹתjustice,מִשְׁפָּטand to loveוְאַהֲבַתloyal love,חֶסֶדand to walk humblyוְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶתwith your Elohim?עִם אֱלֹהֶיךָ
The voiceקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהcallsיִקְרָאto the city,לָעִירand sound judgmentוְתוּשִׁיָּהseesיִרְאֶהyour name:שְׁמֶךָ“Hearשִׁמְעוּthe rod,מַטֶּהand whoוּמִיhas appointed it.יְעָדָהּ
Are there stillעוֹד הַאִשׁin the houseבֵּיתof the wickedרָשָׁעtreasuresאֹצְרוֹתof wickedness,רֶשַׁעand the scantוְ רָזוֹןephahאֵיפַתthat provokes indignation?זְעוּמָה
Shall I be pureהַאֶזְכֶּהwith scalesבְּמֹאזְנֵיof wickedness,רֶשַׁעand with a bagוּבְכִיסof deceitfulמִרְמָהweights?אַבְנֵי
Forאֲשֶׁרher rich menעֲשִׁירֶיהָare fullמָלְאוּof violence,חָמָסand her inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶיהָspeakדִּבְּרוּfalsehood,שָׁקֶרand their tongueוּלְשׁוֹנָםis deceitרְמִיָּהin their mouth.בְּפִיהֶם
And Iוְ אֲנִיtooגַםhave made you sickהֶחֱלֵיתִיby striking you,הַכּוֹתֶךָmaking you desolateהַשְׁמֵםbecause ofעַלyour sins.חַטֹּאתֶךָ
Youאַתָּהwill eatתֹאכַלbut notוְלֹאbe satisfied,תִשְׂבָּעand your emptinessוְיֶשְׁחֲךָwill be within you;בְּקִרְבֶּךָand you will put awayוְתַסֵּגbut notוְלֹאbring to safety,תַפְלִיטand whatוַאֲשֶׁרyou bring to safetyתְּפַלֵּטI will giveאֶתֵּןto the sword.לַחֶרֶב
Youאַתָּהwill sowתִזְרַעbut notוְלֹאreap;תִקְצוֹרyouאַתָּהwill treadתִדְרֹךְthe oliveזַיִתbut notוְלֹאanoint yourselfתָסוּךְwith oil;שֶׁמֶןand tread the new wine,וְתִירוֹשׁbut notוְלֹאdrinkתִשְׁתֶּהthe wine.יָּיִן
And the statutesוְ חֻקּוֹתof Omriעָמְרִיare kept,יִשְׁתַּמֵּרand allוְכֹלthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof the houseבֵיתof Ahab,אַחְאָבand you walkוַתֵּלְכוּin their counsels,בְּמֹעֲצוֹתָםso thatלְמַעַןI may makeתִּתִּיyouאֹתְךָa horror,לְשַׁמָּהand her inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶיהָa hissing;לִשְׁרֵקָהand the reproachוְחֶרְפַּתof my peopleעַמִּיyou will bear.”תִּשָּׂאוּ