Woe is me!אַלְלַי לִיForכִּיI have becomeהָיִיתִיlike the gatheringsכְּאָסְפֵּיof summer fruit,קַיִץlike the gleaningsכְּעֹלְלֹתof the grape harvest;בָּצִירthere is noאֵיןclusterאֶשְׁכּוֹלto eat,לֶאֱכוֹלno early figבִּכּוּרָהthat my soulנַפְשִׁיdesired.אִוְּתָה
The faithful oneחָסִידhas perishedאָבַדfromמִןthe earth,הָאָרֶץand there is noאָיִןupright oneוְיָשָׁרamong human beings;בָּאָדָםall of themכֻּלָּםlie in waitיֶאֱרֹבוּfor blood;לְדָמִיםeachאִישׁhuntsיָצוּדוּhis brotherאָחִיהוּwith a net.חֵרֶם
Evilעַל הָרַעis in both hands,כַּפַּיִםto do it well;לְהֵיטִיבthe officialהַשַּׂרasks,שֹׁאֵלand the judgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵטjudges for a reward,בַּשִׁלּוּםand the great man,וְהַגָּדוֹלheהוּאspeaksדֹּבֵרthe perverse desireהַוַּתof his soul;נַפְשׁוֹand they weave it together.וַיְעַבְּתוּהָ
The best of themטוֹבָםis like a briar hedge,כְּחֵדֶקthe upright oneיָשָׁרworse than a thorn hedge.מִמְּסוּכָהThe dayיוֹםof your watchmen,מְצַפֶּיךָyour punishment,פְּקֻדָּתְךָhas come;בָאָהnowעַתָּהwill beתִהְיֶהtheir confusion.מְבוּכָתָם
Do notאַלbelieveתַּאֲמִינוּa neighbor;בְרֵעַdo notאַלtrustתִּבְטְחוּin a companion;בְּאַלּוּףfrom her who liesמִשֹּׁכֶבֶתin your bosomחֵיקֶךָguardשְׁמֹרthe doorsפִּתְחֵיof your mouth.פִיךָ
Forכִּיthe sonבֵןdishonorsמְנַבֵּלthe father,אָבthe daughterבַּתrises upקָמָהagainst her mother,בְאִמָּהּthe daughter-in-lawכַּלָּהagainst her mother-in-law;בַּחֲמֹתָהּa man’sאִישׁenemiesאֹיְבֵיare the menאַנְשֵׁיof his own house.בֵיתוֹ
But Iוַאֲנִיwill watchאֲצַפֶּהfor YHWH;בַּיהוָהI will awaitאוֹחִילָהthe Elohimלֵאלֹהֵיof my salvation;יִשְׁעִיmy Elohimאֱלֹהָיwill hear me.יִשְׁמָעֵנִי
Do notאַלrejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִיover me,לִיmy enemy;אֹיַבְתִּיforכִּיthough I have fallen,נָפַלְתִּיI will rise;קָמְתִּיthoughכִּיI sitאֵשֵׁבin darkness,בַּחֹשֶׁךְYHWHיְהוָהis a lightאוֹרfor me.לִי
The rageזַעַףof YHWHיְהוָהI will bear,אֶשָּׂאforכִּיI have sinnedחָטָאתִיagainst him,לוֹuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרhe pleadsיָרִיבmy causeרִיבִיand executesוְעָשָׂהjustice for me;מִשְׁפָּטִיhe will bring me outיוֹצִיאֵנִיto the light;לָאוֹרI will seeאֶרְאֶהhis righteousness.בְּצִדְקָתוֹ
And my enemyוְ אֹיַבְתִּיwill see,תֵרֶאand shameבוּשָׁהwill cover her,וּתְכַסֶּהָwho saidהָאֹמְרָהto me,אֵלַי“Whereאַיּוֹis YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim?”אֱלֹהָיִךְMy eyesעֵינַיwill lookתִּרְאֶינָּהon her;בָּהּnowעַתָּהshe will beתִּהְיֶהfor tramplingלְמִרְמָסlike the mudכְּטִיטof the streets.חוּצוֹת
The dayיוֹםfor buildingלִבְנוֹתyour walls!גְּדֵרָיִךְThat dayיוֹם הַהוּאthe boundaryחֹקwill be far removed.יִרְחַק
That dayיוֹם הוּאthey will comeיָבוֹאto youוְעָדֶיךָfromלְמִנִּיAssyriaאַשּׁוּרand the citiesוְעָרֵיof Egypt,מָצוֹרand fromוּלְמִנִּיEgyptמָצוֹרtoוְעַדthe River,נָהָרand seaוְיָםto sea,מִיָּםand mountainוְהַרto mountain.הָהָר
And the landוְ הָאָרֶץwill becomeהָיְתָהa desolationלִשְׁמָמָהbecause ofעַלits inhabitants,יֹשְׁבֶיהָfor the fruitמִפְּרִיof their deeds.מַעַלְלֵיהֶם
Shepherdרְעֵהyour peopleעַמְּךָwith your rod,בְשִׁבְטֶךָthe flockצֹאןof your inheritance,נַחֲלָתֶךָwhich dwellsשֹׁכְנִיalone,לְבָדָדin the forestיַעַרin the midstבְּתוֹךְof a fertile field;כַּרְמֶלlet them grazeיִרְעוּin Bashanבָשָׁןand Gileadוְגִלְעָדas in the daysכִּימֵיof long ago.עוֹלָם
“As in the daysכִּימֵיof your going outצֵאתְךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםI will show himאַרְאֶנּוּwonders.”נִפְלָאוֹת
The nationsגוֹיִםwill seeיִרְאוּand be ashamedוְיֵבֹשׁוּof allמִכֹּלtheir might;גְּבוּרָתָםthey will putיָשִׂימוּtheir handיָדonעַלtheir mouth;פֶּהtheir earsאָזְנֵיהֶםwill be deaf.תֶּחֱרַשְׁנָה
They will lickיְלַחֲכוּdustעָפָרlike the serpent,כַּנָּחָשׁlike the crawling thingsכְּזֹחֲלֵיof the earth;אֶרֶץthey will come tremblingיִרְגְּזוּout of their enclosures;מִמִּסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶםbeforeאֶלYHWHיְהוָהour Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּthey will tremble in dread,יִפְחָדוּand they will be afraidוְיִרְאוּof you.מִמֶּךָּ
Whoמִיis an Elאֵלlike you,כָּמוֹךָforgivingנֹשֵׂאiniquityעָוֺןand passing overוְעֹבֵר עַלtransgressionפֶּשַׁעfor the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִיתof his inheritance?נַחֲלָתוֹHe does notלֹאretainהֶחֱזִיקhis angerאַפּוֹforever,לָעַדforכִּיheהוּאdelightsחָפֵץin loyal love.חֶסֶד
He will againיָשׁוּבhave mercy on us;יְרַחֲמֵנוּhe will subdueיִכְבֹּשׁour iniquities;עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּand you will castוְתַשְׁלִיךְinto the depthsבִּמְצֻלוֹתof the seaיָםallכָּלtheir sins.חַטֹּאותָם
You will giveתִּתֵּןfaithfulnessאֱמֶתto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹבloyal loveחֶסֶדto Abraham,לְאַבְרָהָםwhichאֲשֶׁרyou sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתָּto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵינוּfrom the daysמִימֵיof old.קֶדֶם