New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 28:45-68

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.

47“Becauseתַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834you did not serveעָבַ֙דְתָּ֙'a.Vad.taH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057and a gladוּבְט֣וּבu.ve.TuvH2898heartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824,for the abundanceמֵרֹ֖בme.RoH7230of allH3605thingsH3605;

48therefore you shall serveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647your enemiesH340whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will sendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971against you,in hungerבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458,in thirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,in nakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903,and in the lackוּבְחֹ֣סֶרu.ve.Cho.serH2640of allH3605thingsH3605; and Hewill putוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414an ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270yokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923on your neckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677untilעַ֥ד'adH5704He has destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045you.

49“The Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068will bringיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375a nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471againstעָלֶ֨יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you from afarמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350,from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,as the eagleהַנָּ֑שֶׁרha.Na.sherH5404swoopsH1675downיִדְאֶ֖הyid.'EhH1675,a nationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471whoseH834languageלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956you shall not understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085,

50a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471of fierceעַ֣ז'azH5794countenanceפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834willhaveיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375noלֹא־lo'-H3808respectפָנִים֙fa.NimH6440for the oldלְזָקֵ֔ןle.za.KenH2205,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808showיָחֹֽן׃ya.ChonH2603favorH2603to the youngוְנַ֖עַרve.Na.'arH5288.

51Moreover, it shall eatוְ֠אָכַלVe.'a.khalH398theoffspringפְּרִ֨יpe.RiH6529of your herdבְהֶמְתְּךָ֥ve.hem.te.KhaH929and the produceוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of your groundאַדְמָתְךָ֮'ad.ma.te.KhaH127untilעַ֣ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒hi.sha.me.doKhH8045,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834also leavesיַשְׁאִ֜ירyash.'IrH7604you noH3808grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715,newתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,or oilוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3323,norH3808the increaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of your herdאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504or the youngוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of your flockצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629untilעַ֥ד'adH5704they have caused you to perishהַאֲבִיד֖וֹha.'a.vi.DoH6.

52It shall besiegeוְהֵצַ֨רve.he.TzarH6887you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179untilעַ֣ד'adH5704your highהַגְּבֹה֣וֹתha.ge.vo.HotH1364and fortifiedוְהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתve.ha.be.tzu.RotH1219wallsחֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙cho.mo.Tei.khaH2346in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustedבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982comeרֶ֤דֶתRe.detH3381downH3381throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and it shall besiegeוְהֵצַ֤רve.he.TzarH6887you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179throughoutבְּכָ֨ל־be.kholH3605your landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414you.

53Then you shall eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398theoffspringפְרִֽי־fe.ri-H6529of your own bodyבִטְנְךָ֗vit.ne.KhaH990,the fleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320of your sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121and of your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you, during the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and the distressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your enemyH340willoppressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693you.

54The manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376who isrefinedהָרַ֣ךְha.RakhH7390and veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966delicateוְהֶעָנֹ֖גve.he.'a.NogH6028among youshall be hostileתֵּרַ֨עte.Ra'H7489toward his brotherבְאָחִיו֙ve.'a.ChivH251and toward the wifeוּבְאֵ֣שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802he cherishesחֵיק֔וֹchei.KoH2436and toward the restוּבְיֶ֥תֶרu.ve.Ye.terH3499of his childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834remainיוֹתִֽיר׃yo.TirH3498,

55soH4480that he will not giveמִתֵּ֣ת׀mi.TetH5414evenoneלְאַחַ֣דle.'a.ChadH259of them anyH4480of the fleshמִבְּשַׂ֤רmi.be.SarH1320of his childrenבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he will eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398,sinceH4480he has nothingמִבְּלִ֥י כֹּ֑לmi.be.Li KolH1097 H3605elseleftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604,during the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and the distressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689by whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834your enemyH340willoppressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourtownsשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃she.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

56Therefinedהָרַכָּ֨הha.ra.KahH7390and delicateוְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗הve.ha.'a.nu.GahH6028womanH6028among you, whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834would not ventureנִסְּתָ֤הni.se.TahH5254to setהַצֵּ֣גha.TzegH3322the soleכַף־khaf-H3709of her footרַגְלָהּ֙rag.LahH7272on the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776for delicatenessמֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖גme.hit.'a.NegH6026andrefinementוּמֵרֹ֑ךְu.me.RokhH7391,shall be hostileתֵּרַ֤עte.Ra'H7489toward the husbandבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376she cherishesחֵיקָ֔הּchei.KahH2436and toward her sonוּבִבְנָ֖הּu.viv.NahH1121and daughterוּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃u.ve.vi.TahH1323,

57and toward her afterbirthוּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָ֞הּu.ve.shil.ya.TahH7988which issuesהַיּוֹצֵ֣ת׀hai.yo.TzetH3318from betweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996herlegsרַגְלֶ֗יהָrag.Lei.haH7272and toward her childrenוּבְבָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.va.Nei.haH1121whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she bearsתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205; forshe will eatתֹאכְלֵ֥םtokh.LemH398them secretlyבַּסָּ֑תֶרba.Sa.terH5643for lackבְּחֹֽסֶר־be.cho.ser-H2640of anythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605else,during the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and the distressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689by whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834your enemyH340willoppressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693you in yourtownsבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

58“Ifאִם־'im-H518you are not carefulתִשְׁמֹ֜רtish.MorH8104to observeלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451which are writtenהַכְּתוּבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thisH2088bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, tofearלְ֠יִרְאָהLe.yir.'ahH3372thisH2088honoredהַנִּכְבָּ֤דha.nikh.BadH3513and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372nameהַשֵּׁ֞םha.ShemH8034,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,

59then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will bringH6381extraordinaryוְהִפְלָ֤אve.hif.La'H6381plaguesH4347on you andyour descendantsזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233, evensevereגְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.do.lOtH1419and lastingוְנֶ֣אֱמָנ֔וֹתve.Ne.'e.ma.NotH539plaguesH4347,and miserableרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451and chronicוְנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ve.ne.'e.ma.NimH539sicknessesוָחֳלָיִ֥םvo.cho.la.YimH2483.

60He will bringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725backH7725on you allכָּל־kol-H3605the diseasesמַדְוֵ֣הmad.VehH4064of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714of whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you were afraidיָגֹ֖רְתָּya.Go.re.taH3025,and they will clingוְדָבְק֖וּve.da.ve.KuH1692to you.

61Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571everyכָּל־kol-H3605sicknessחֳלִי֙cho.LiH2483and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605plagueמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834,not writtenכָת֔וּבkha.TuvH3789in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will bringיַעְלֵ֤םya'.LemH5927on youuntilעַ֖ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

62Then you shall be leftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.TemH7604fewמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592in numberבִּמְתֵ֣יbim.TeiH4962,whereasתַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834you were as numerousלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588you did notobeyשָׁמַ֔עְתָּ בְּק֖וֹלsha.Ma'.ta be.KolH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

63It shall comeוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961about that as the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068delightedשָׂ֨שׂsasH7797overH5921you to prosperלְהֵיטִ֣יבle.hei.TivH3190you, and multiplyוּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתu.le.har.BotH7235you, soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willdelightיָשִׂ֤ישׂya.SisH7797overH5921you to make you perishלְהַאֲבִ֥ידle.ha.'a.VidH6and destroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידu.le.hash.MidH8045you; and you will betornוְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙ve.ni.sach.TemH5255from the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

64Moreover, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willscatterוֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ve.he.fi.tze.KhaH6327you among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,from one endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to the other endקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and thereשָּׁ֜םshamH8033you shallserveוְעָבַ֨דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834you or your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have not knownיָדַ֛עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045.

65Among thoseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֤םu.va.go.YimH1471you shall findH7280noלֹ֣אlo'H3808restתַרְגִּ֔יעַtar.Gi.a'H7280,and there will be noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808restingH4496placeמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for the soleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of your footרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272;but thereשָׁם֙shamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will giveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414you a tremblingרַגָּ֔זra.GazH7268heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,failingוְכִלְי֥וֹןve.khil.YonH3631of eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and despairוְדַֽאֲב֥וֹןve.da.'a.VonH1671of soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

66So your lifeH2425shallhangתְּלֻאִ֥יםte.lu.'ImH8511in doubt before you; and you will be in dreadוּפָֽחַדְתָּ֙u.fa.chad.TaH6342nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֔םve.yo.MamH3119,and shall haveH539noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808assuranceH539of your lifeH2425.

67In the morningבַּבֹּ֤קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242you shall sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, ‘Wouldמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֣ןmi- yi.TenH4310 H5414that it were eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153!’And at eveningוּבָעֶ֥רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153you shall sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, ‘Wouldמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֣ןmi- yi.TenH4310 H5414that it were morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242!’becauseH4480of the dreadמִפַּ֤חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of your heartלְבָֽבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you dreadתִּפְחָ֔דtif.ChadH6342,and for the sightוּמִמַּרְאֵ֥הu.mi.mar.'EhH4758of your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

68The Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068will bringH7725you backH7725to Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714in shipsבָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒bo.'o.ni.yOtH591,by the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870about whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spokeאָמַ֣רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559to you, ‘You will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seeלִרְאֹתָ֑הּlir.'o.TahH7200it againתֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254!’And thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033you will offerH4376yourselves for saleH4376to your enemiesH340as maleלַעֲבָדִ֥יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleוְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198slavesH8198 H5650,but thereH369will be noH369buyerקֹנֶֽה׃ סko.NehH7069.”

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