17“I will tellאֲחַוְךָ֥'a.chav.KhaH2331you, listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me;And whatוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I have seenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372I will also declareוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608;
18Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450have toldיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046,And have not concealedכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582fromtheir fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1,
20The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563writhesH2342in painמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342allכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, Andnumberedוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557are the yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141storedנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845up for the ruthlessלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.
21Soundsקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343are in his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241;While at peaceבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703comesיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
22He does not believeיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539that he willreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725from darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,And he is destinedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822forthe swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23He wandersנֹ֘דֵ֤דno.DedH5074about for foodלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899,saying, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֑ה'ai.YehH346is it?’He knowsיָדַ֓ע׀ya.Da'H3045that a dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isat handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.
24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691terrifyיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204him,They overpowerתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630him like a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264for the attackלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593,
25Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has stretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186out his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410And conductsH1396himselfarrogantlyH1396againstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
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