1“But nowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258they mock meשָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮sa.cha.Ku 'a.LaiH7832H5921,men youngerצְעִירִ֥יםtze.'i.RimH6810than I amמִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥יםmi.Me.ni le.Ya.MimH4480H3117,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1I would have refusedמָאַ֥סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988to putלָ֝שִׁ֗יתla.ShitH7896withעִם־'im-H5973my sheepצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629dogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611.
2גַּם־gam-H1571What useלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100to meעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921was the strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027,since their vigorכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3624had left themאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6?
3Gauntגַּ֫לְמ֥וּדgal.MudH1565from povertyבְּחֶ֥סֶרbe.Che.serH2639and hungerוּבְכָפָ֗ןu.ve.kha.FanH3720,they gnawedהַֽעֹרְקִ֥יםha.'o.re.KimH6207the dry landצִיָּ֑הtzi.YahH6723,and the desolateשׁוֹאָ֥הsho.'AhH7722wastelandוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃u.me.sho.'AhH4875by nightאֶ֝֗מֶשׁ'E.meshH570.
4They pluckedהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםha.ko.te.FimH6998mallowמַלּ֣וּחַma.Lu.achH4408amongעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the shrubsשִׂ֑יחַSi.achH7880,and the rootsוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of the broom treeרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574were their foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899.
5They were banishedיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּye.go.Ra.shuH1644fromמִן־min-H4480amongגֵּ֥וgevH1460men,shoutedיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321atעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921like thievesכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590,
6so that they livedלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931on the slopesבַּעֲר֣וּץba.'a.RutzH6178of the wadisנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158,among the rocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710and in holesחֹרֵ֖יcho.ReiH2356in the groundעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083.
8A senselessנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036בְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121andגַּם־gam-H1571namelessבְלִי־ שֵׁ֑םve.li- ShemH1097H8034broodבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,they were drivenנִ֝כְּא֗וּni.ke.'UH5217offמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9And nowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258they mock me in songנְגִינָתָ֣ם הָיִ֑יתִיne.gi.na.Tam ha.Yi.tiH1961H5058;I have becomeוָאֱהִ֖יva.'e.HiH1961a bywordלְמִלָּֽה׃le.mi.LahH4405among them.
10They abhor meתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581and keep farרָ֣חֲקוּRa.cha.kuH7368from meמֶ֑נִּיMe.niH4480;they do notלֹא־lo'-H3808hesitateחָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuH2820to spitרֹֽק׃RokH7536in my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
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