New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 28:58-68

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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