1“Call outקְֽרָא־ke.ra'-H7121if you pleaseנָ֭אna'H4994,but who will answerהֲיֵ֣שׁ עוֹנֶ֑ךָּha.Yesh o.Ne.kaH3426H6030?Toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413whichמִ֖יmiH4310of the holy onesמִקְּדֹשִׁ֣יםmi.ke.do.ShimH6918will you turnתִּפְנֶֽה׃tif.NehH6437?
5The hungryרָ֘עֵ֤בra.'EvH7457אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834consumeיֹאכֵ֗ל וְאֶֽל־yo.Khel ve.'el-H398H413his harvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105,taking it evenיִקָּחֵ֑הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947from the thornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791,and the thirstyצַמִּ֣יםtza.MimH6782pant afterוְשָׁאַ֖ףve.sha.'AfH7602his wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.
6Forכִּ֤י׀kiH3588distressאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205does notלֹא־lo'-H3808springיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from the dustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,and troubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999does notלֹא־lo'-H3808sproutיִצְמַ֥חyitz.MachH6779from the groundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127.
7Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120is bornיוּלָּ֑דyu.LadH3205to troubleלְעָמָ֣לle.'a.MalH5999as surely as sparksוּבְנֵי־ רֶ֝֗שֶׁףu.ve.nei- Re.shefH1121H7565flyעֽוּף׃'UfH5774upwardיַגְבִּ֥יהוּyag.Bi.huH1361.
8Howeverאוּלָ֗ם'u.LamH199,if I were youאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589,I would appealאֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'ed.RoshH1875toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410and layאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my causeדִּבְרָתִֽי׃div.ra.TiH1700beforeוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Himאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430—
11He setsלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760the lowlyשְׁפָלִ֣יםshe.fa.LimH8217on highלְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.RomH4791,so that mournersוְ֝קֹדְרִ֗יםve.ko.de.RimH6937are liftedשָׂ֣גְבוּSa.ge.vuH7682to safetyיֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha'H3468.
12He thwartsמֵ֭פֵרMe.ferH6565the schemesמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the craftyעֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.MimH6175,so that their handsיְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.HemH3027findתַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808successתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃tu.shi.YahH8454.
13He catchesלֹכֵ֣דlo.KhedH3920the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their craftinessבְּעָרְמָ֑םbe.'a.re.MamH6191,and sweeps awayנִמְהָֽרָה׃nim.Ha.rahH4116the plansוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of the cunningנִפְתָּלִ֣יםnif.ta.LimH6617.
14They encounterיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ye.fa.ge.shu-H6298darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and gropeיְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּye.mash.ShuH4959at noonבַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the nightוְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָהve.kha.Lay.lahH3915.
15He savesוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467the needyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34from the swordמֵ֭חֶרֶבMe.che.revH2719in their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֑םmi.pi.HemH6310and from the clutchesוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the powerfulחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389.
16So the poorלַדַּ֣לla.DalH1800haveוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,and injusticeוְ֝עֹלָ֗תָהve.'o.La.tahH5766shutsקָ֣פְצָהKa.fe.tzahH7092its mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.
17Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835indeedהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009is the manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582whomGodאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433correctsיוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּyo.khi.Che.nuH3198;so do notאַל־'al-H408despiseתִּמְאָֽס׃tim.'AsH3988the disciplineוּמוּסַ֥רu.mu.SarH4148of the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
18Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Heה֣וּאhu'H1931woundsיַכְאִ֣יבyakh.'IvH3510,but He also bindsוְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁve.yech.BashH2280;He strikesיִ֝מְחַ֗ץyim.ChatzH4272,but His handsוְיָדָ֥יוve.ya.dovH3027also healתִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃tir.Pei.nahH7495.
19He will rescueיַצִּילֶ֑ךָּya.tzi.Le.kaH5337you from sixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337calamitiesצָ֭רוֹתTza.rotH6869;noלֹא־lo'-H3808harmרָֽע׃Ra'H7451will touchיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060youin sevenוּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀u.ve.She.va'H7651.
20In famineבְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oH7458He will redeem youפָּֽדְךָ֣pa.de.KhaH6299from deathמִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,and in battleוּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421from the strokeמִ֣ידֵיMi.deiH3027of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
21You will be hiddenתֵּחָבֵ֑אte.cha.Ve'H2244from the scourgeבְּשׁ֣וֹטbe.ShotH7752of the tongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956,and will notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808fearתִירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372havocמִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmi.ShodH7701whenכִּ֣יkiH3588it comesיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.
22You will laughתִּשְׂחָ֑קtis.ChakH7832at destructionלְשֹׁ֣דle.ShodH7701and famineוּלְכָפָ֣ןu.le.kha.FanH3720,and need notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372the beastsוּֽמֵחַיַּ֥תu.me.chai.YatH2416of the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588you will have a covenantבְרִיתֶ֑ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285withעִם־'im-H5973the stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704,and the wildהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704animalsוְחַיַּ֥תve.chai.YatH2416will be at peaceהָשְׁלְמָה־ha.she.le.mah-H7999with you.
24You will knowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588your tentאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ'o.ho.Le.khaH168is secureשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,and find nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808amissתֶחֱטָֽא׃te.che.Ta'H2398when inspectingוּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥u.fa.kad.TaH6485your homeנָ֝וְךָNa.ve.khaH5116.
25You will knowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588your offspringזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233will be manyרַ֣בravH7227,your descendantsוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631like the grassכְּעֵ֣שֶׂבke.'E.sevH6212of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
26You will comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935toאֱלֵי־'e.lei-H413the graveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913in full vigorבְכֶ֣לַחve.Khe.lachH3624,like a sheaf of grainגָּדִ֣ישׁga.DishH1430gatheredכַּעֲל֖וֹתka.'a.LotH5927in seasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.
27Indeedהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,we have investigatedזֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָzot cha.kar.Nu.haH2713H2063,and itהִ֑יאHi'H1931is trueכֶּֽן־ken-H3651!So hear itשְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּהShe.ma.'E.nahH8085andוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859knowדַֽע־da'-H3045for yourself.”
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