1The Mighty Oneאֵ֤ל׀'elH410,Godאֱֽלֹהִ֡ים'elo.HimH430the LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,speaksדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696and summonsוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776from where the sun risesמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.ra.cho-H4217toעַד־'ad-H5704where it setsשֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁ מְבֹאֽוֹ׃She.mesh me.vo.'OH3996H8121.
3Our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430approachesיָ֤בֹ֥אya.Vo'H935and will notוְֽאַל־ve.'al-H408be silentיֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁye.che.RashH2790!Consumingתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784precedes Himלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440,and a tempestנִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃nis.'a.Rah me.'OdH8175H3966rages around Himוּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יוu.se.vi.VavH5439.
4He summonsיִקְרָ֣א אֶל־yik.Ra' 'el-H7121H413the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמֵעָ֑ל וְאֶל־me.'Al ve.'el-H5920H413,and the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that He may judgeלָדִ֥יןla.DinH1777His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971:
6And the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064proclaimוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046His righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֓ים׀'E.lo.HimH430Himselfה֣וּאhu'H1931is Judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
7“Hearשִׁמְעָ֤הshim.'AhH8085,O My peopleעַמִּ֨י׀'a.MiH5971,and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֗רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696,O Israelיִ֭שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,and I will testifyוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749against you:Iאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595am Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,your Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
8I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808rebukeאוֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ'o.khi.Che.khaH3198you forעַל־'al-H5921your sacrificesזְ֭בָחֶיךָZe.va.chei.khaH2077,and your burnt offeringsוְעוֹלֹתֶ֖יךָve.'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930are everתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before Meלְנֶגְדִּ֣יle.neg.DiH5048.
9I have noלֹא־lo'-H3808needאֶקַּ֣ח'e.KachH3947for a bullפָ֑רFarH6499from your stallמִבֵּיתְךָ֣mi.bei.te.KhaH1004or goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260from your pensמִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָmi.mikh.le.'o.Tei.khaH4356,
10forכִּי־ki-H3588everyכָל־khol-H3605beastחַיְתוֹ־chay.tov-H2416of the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293is Mine—the cattleבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929on a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505hillsבְּהַרְרֵי־be.ha.rei-H2042.
11I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045everyכָּל־kol-H3605birdע֣וֹףofH5775in the mountainsהָרִ֑יםha.RimH2022,and the creaturesוְזִ֥יזve.ZizH2123of the fieldשָׂ֝דַ֗יSa.DaiH7704areMineעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.
12Ifאִם־'im-H518I were hungryאֶ֭רְעַב'Er.'avH7456,I would notלֹא־lo'-H3808tellאֹ֣מַר'O.marH559you,forכִּי־ki-H3588the worldתֵ֝בֵ֗לte.VelH8398is Mine,and the fullness thereofוּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃u.me.lo.'AhH4393.
13Do I eatהַֽ֭אוֹכַלHa.'o.khalH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of bullsאַבִּירִ֑ים'a.bi.RimH47,or drinkאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃'esh.TehH8354the bloodוְדַ֖םve.DamH1818of goatsעַתּוּדִ֣ים'a.tu.DimH6260?
14Sacrificeזְבַ֣חze.VachH2076a thank offeringתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,and fulfillוְשַׁלֵּ֖םve.sha.LemH7999your vowsנְדָרֶֽיךָ׃ne.da.Rei.khaH5088to the Most Highלְעֶלְי֣וֹןle.'el.YonH5945.
15Call upon Meוּ֭קְרָאֵנִיU.ke.ra.'e.niH7121in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869;I will deliver youאֲ֝חַלֶּצְךָ֗'a.cha.letz.khaH2502,and you will honor Meוּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי׃U.te.kha.be.De.niH3513.”
16To the wicked, howeverוְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀ve.La.ra.Sha'H7563,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saysאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559, “What rightמַה־mah-H4100have youto reciteלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608My statutesחֻקָּ֑יchu.KaiH2706and to bearוַתִּשָּׂ֖אva.ti.Sa'H5375My covenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921your lipsפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310?
18Whenאִם־'im-H518you seeרָאִ֣יתָra.'I.taH7200a thiefגַ֭נָּבga.noH1590,you befriendוַתִּ֣רֶץva.Ti.retzH7521himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973,and throw in your lotחֶלְקֶֽךָ׃chel.Ke.chaH2506withוְעִ֖םve.'ImH5973adulterersמְנָאֲפִ֣יםme.na.'a.FimH5003.
20You sitתֵּ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427and malignתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696your brotherבְּאָחִ֣יךָbe.'a.Chi.khaH251;youתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414slanderדֹּֽפִי׃Do.fiH1848your own mother’sאִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH517sonבְּבֶֽן־be.ven-H1121.
21You have doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213these thingsאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428,and I kept silentוְֽהֶחֱרַ֗שְׁתִּיve.he.che.Rash.tiH2790;you thoughtדִּמִּ֗יתָdi.Mi.taH1819I wasH1961just like youכָמ֑וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644.But now I rebuke youאוֹכִיחֲךָ֖'o.khi.cha.KhaH3198and accuse youוְאֶֽעֶרְכָ֣הve.'e.'er.KhahH6186to your faceלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
22Nowנָ֣אna'H4994considerבִּֽינוּ־bi.nu-H995thisזֹ֭אתzotH2063,you who forgetשֹׁכְחֵ֣יsho.khe.CheiH7911Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435I tear you to piecesאֶ֝טְרֹ֗ף'et.RofH2963,with no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to rescue youמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337:
23He who sacrificesזֹבֵ֥חַzo.Ve.achH2076a thank offeringתּוֹדָ֗הto.DahH8426honors Meיְֽכַ֫בְּדָ֥נְנִיye.Kha.be.Da.ne.niH3513,and to him who rightly ordersוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760hiswayדֶּ֑רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,I will showאַ֝רְאֶ֗נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200the salvationבְּיֵ֣שַׁעbe.Ye.sha'H3468of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.”
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