New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 28:35-46

35The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will strikeיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221you on the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290and legsהַשֹּׁקַ֔יִםha.sho.Ka.yimH7785with soreרָ֗עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822,from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֖לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808be healedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495,from the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of your footרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272to the crownH6936of your headH6936.

36The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיוֹלֵ֨ךְyo.LekhH1980you and your kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you setתָּקִ֣יםta.KimH6965overעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, to a nationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834neitherH3808you norH3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,and thereשָּׁ֛םshamH8033you shall serveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37You shall becomeוְהָיִ֣יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,a proverbלְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.ShalH4912,and a tauntוְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068drivesיְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.KhaH5090you.

38“You shall bringתּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'H3318out muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704but you will gatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622in littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592, forthe locustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697will consumeיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39You shall plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193and cultivateוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,but you will neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of the wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes,for the wormH8439will devourתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them.

40You shall haveיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961oliveזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132treesH2132throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your territoryגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366but you will not anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480yourself with the oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081,for your olivesזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132will dropH5394offH5394.

41You shallhaveתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323but they will not be yours, for they will goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42The cricketהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767shall possessיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605your treesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and the produceוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

43The alienהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is amongבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130you shall riseיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927aboveעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you higherמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605and higherמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605,but you will goתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381downH3381lowerמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295and lowerמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

44He shall lendיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867to you, but you will not lendתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867to him;he shall be the headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218,and you will be the tailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

45“So allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהַקְּלָל֣וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935on you and pursueוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291you and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381youuntilעַ֖ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588you would notobeyשָׁמַ֗עְתָּ בְּקוֹל֙sha.Ma'.ta be.kOlH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430by keepingלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680you.

46They shall becomeוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226and a wonderוּלְמוֹפֵ֑תu.le.mo.FetH4159on you and yourdescendantsוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

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