2“Bearכַּתַּר־ka.tar-H3803with mea little longerזְ֭עֵירZe.'eirH2191,and I will show youוַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּva.'a.cha.Ve.kaH2331thatכִּ֤יkiH3588there is moreע֖וֹדodH5750to be saidמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405on God’s behalfלֶאֱל֣וֹהַּle.'e.Lo.ahH433.
3I getאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my knowledgeדֵ֭עִיDe.'iH1843from afarלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350,and I will ascribeאֶֽתֵּֽן־'e.ten-H5414justiceצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664to my Makerוּ֝לְפֹעֲלִ֗יu.le.fo.'a.LiH6466.
4Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588trulyאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551my wordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405are free ofלֹא־lo'-H3808falsehoodשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267;one perfectתְּמִ֖יםte.MimH8549in knowledgeדֵּע֣וֹתde.'otH1844is with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.
5Indeedהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410ismightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524,but He despisesיִמְאָ֑סyim.'AsH3988no oneוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; He ismightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524in strengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581of understandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6He does notלֹא־lo'-H3808keep the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563aliveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421,but He grantsיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414justiceוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941to the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
7He does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeיִגְרַ֥עyig.Ra'H1639His eyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869off the righteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662,but He enthrones themלַכִּסֵּ֑א וַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥םla.ki.Se' vai.yo.shi.VemH3678H3427withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428and exalts themוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331.
8And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518men are boundאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631with chainsבַּזִּקִּ֑יםba.zi.KimH2131,caughtיִ֝לָּכְד֗וּןyi.la.khe.DunH3920in cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040,
9then He tellsוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046themtheir deedsפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467and howכִּ֣יkiH3588arrogantlyיִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃yit.ga.Ba.ruH1396they have transgressedוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588.
11Ifאִֽם־'im-H518they obeyיִשְׁמְע֗וּyish.me.'UH8085and serveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647Him,then they endיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.LuH3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896and their yearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141in happinessבַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ba.ne.'i.MimH5273.
12But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808obeyיִ֭שְׁמְעוּYish.me.'uH8085,then they perishיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674by the swordבְּשֶׁ֣לַחbe.She.lachH7973and dieוְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'UH1478withoutכִּבְלִי־kiv.li-H1097knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13The godlessוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611in heartלֵ֭בlevH3820harborיָשִׂ֣ימוּya.Si.muH7760resentmentאָ֑ף'AfH639;even whenכִּ֣יkiH3588He binds themאֲסָרָֽם׃'a.sa.RamH631,they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cry for helpיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768.
14Theyנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315dieתָּמֹ֣תta.MotH4191in their youthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םve.chai.ya.TamH2416,among the male shrine prostitutesבַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃ba.ke.de.ShimH6945.
15God rescuesיְחַלֵּ֣ץye.cha.LetzH2502the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041by their afflictionבְעָנְי֑וֹve.'a.ne.YoH6040and opensוְיִ֖גֶלve.Yi.gelH1540their earsאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241in oppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906.
16Indeedוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH637,He drew youהֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ha.si.te.KhaH5496from the jawsמִפִּי־mi.pi-H6310of distressצָ֗רTzarH6862to a spaciousלֹא־ מוּצָ֣ק תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְנַ֥חַתlo'- mu.Tzak tach.Tei.ha ve.Na.chatH3808H4164H8478H5183and broad placeרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338,to a tableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390of richnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.
17But now you are ladenמָלֵ֑אתָma.Le.taH4390with the judgmentוְדִין־ve.din-H1779due the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563;judgmentדִּ֖יןdinH1779and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941have seized youיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551.
18כִּֽי־ki-H3588Be carefulחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534that no oneפֶּן־pen-H6435luresיְסִֽיתְךָ֣ye.si.te.KhaH5496you with richesבְסָ֑פֶקve.Sa.fekH5607;do notאַל־'al-H408let a largeוְרָב־ve.rov-H7227bribeכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724lead you astrayיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186.
19Can your wealthשׁ֭וּעֲךָShu.'a.khaH7769or allוְ֝כֹ֗לve.KholH3605your mighty effortמַאֲמַצֵּי־ כֹֽחַ׃ma.'a.ma.tzei- Kho.achH3981H3581keepהֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְha.ya.'a.RokhH6186you fromלֹ֣אlo'H3808distressבְצָ֑רve.TzarH6862?
20Do notאַל־'al-H408long forתִּשְׁאַ֥ףtish.'AfH7602the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,when peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971vanishלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927from their homesתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.
21Be carefulהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104notאַל־'al-H408to turnתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437toאֶל־'el-H413iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588עַל־'al-H5921thisזֶ֝֗הZehH2088you have preferredבָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.taH977to afflictionמֵעֹֽנִי׃me.'O.niH6040.
22Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410is exaltedיַשְׂגִּ֣יבyas.GivH7682in His powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581.Whoמִ֖יmiH4310is a teacherמוֹרֶֽה׃mo.RehH4175like Himכָמֹ֣הוּkha.Mo.huH3644?
23Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has appointedפָקַ֣דfa.KadH6485His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870for Himעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921,orוּמִֽי־u.mi-H4310told Himאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘You have doneפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466wrongעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766’?
24Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142כִּֽי־ki-H3588to magnifyתַשְׂגִּ֣יאtas.Gi'H7679His workפָעֳל֑וֹfo.'o.LoH6467,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834menאֲנָשִֽׁים׃'a.na.ShimH582have praised in songשֹׁרְר֣וּsho.re.RuH7891.
26Indeedהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410isgreatשַׂ֭גִּיאSa.gi'H7689—beyondוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808our knowledgeנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045;the numberמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557of His yearsשָׁנָ֣יוsha.NavH8141is unsearchableוְלֹא־ חֵֽקֶר׃ve.lo'- Che.kerH3808H2714.
27Forכִּ֭יkiH3588He draws upיְגָרַ֣עye.ga.Ra'H1639dropsנִטְפֵי־nit.fei-H5198of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325which distillיָזֹ֖קּוּya.Zo.kuH2212the rainמָטָ֣רma.TarH4306from the mistלְאֵדֽוֹ׃le.'e.DoH108,
29Furthermoreאַ֣ף אִם־'af 'im-H637H518,who can understandיָ֭בִיןYa.vinH995how the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645spread outמִפְרְשֵׂי־mif.re.sei-H4666,how the thunder roarsתְּ֝שֻׁא֗וֹתte.shu.'otH8663from His pavilionסֻכָּתֽוֹ׃su.ka.ToH5521?
30See howהֵן־hen-H2005He scattersפָּרַ֣שׂpa.RasH6566His lightningאוֹר֑וֹ'o.RoH216around Himעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921and coversכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680the depthsוְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖יve.sha.re.SheiH8328of the seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.
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