2“As Godאֵ֭ל'elH410livesחַי־chai-H2416,who has takenH5493awayהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941,And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706,who has embitteredהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315,
3For as longכָל־ ע֣וֹדkhol- odH3605H5750aslifeH5397is in me, And thebreathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יnish.ma.TiH5397of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is in my nostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639,
4My lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193certainlyאִם־'im-H518will not speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696unjustlyH5767,Norאִם־'im-H518willmy tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956mutterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.
5Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me that I should declareאַצְדִּ֪יק'atz.DikH6663you rightH6663;Tillעַד־'ad-H5704I dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478I will not putH5493awayH5493my integrityתֻּמָּתִ֣יtu.ma.TiH8538from me.
6Iholdהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388fastH2388my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666and will not letH7503it goאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503.My heartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824does not reproachיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778anyH4480of my daysמִיָּמָֽי׃mi.ya.MaiH3117.
The State of the Godless
7“May my enemyH340be as the wickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563Andmy opponentוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יu.mit.ko.MiH6965as the unjustכְעַוָּֽל׃khe.'a.ValH5767.
8For whatמַה־mah-H4100isthe hopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615of the godlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611whenH3588he is cutיִבְצָ֑עyiv.Tza'H1214offH1214,WhenH3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433requiresיֵ֖שֶׁלYe.shelH7953hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315?
10Will he takeיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026delightH6026in the Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706?Will he callיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121on Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵֽת׃'EtH6256?
11I will instructאוֹרֶ֣ה'o.RehH3384you in thepowerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;Whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is with the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706I will not concealאֲכַחֵֽד׃'a.kha.ChedH3582.
12Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,allכֻּלְּכֶ֣םku.le.KhemH3605of you have seenחֲזִיתֶ֑םcha.zi.TemH2372it;Whyוְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-H4100thenזֶּ֝֗הZehH2088do youactH1891foolishlyH1891?
13“Thisזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088isthe portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of a wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,And the inheritanceוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159whichtyrantsעָ֝רִיצִ֗ים'a.ri.TzimH6184receiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.
14Thoughאִם־'im-H518his sonsבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121are manyיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, they are destinedfor the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; And hisdescendantsוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוve.tze.'e.tza.'AvH6631will not be satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yis.be.'u-H7646with breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
15His survivorsשְׂ֭רִידָיוse.ri.dovH8300will be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912because of the plagueבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194, And theirwidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490will not be able to weepתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.
17He may prepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it,but the justוְצַדִּ֣יקve.tza.DikH6662will wearיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil.BashH3847itAnd the innocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355will divideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505the silverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.
18He has builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004like the spider’s web,Or as a hutוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הu.khe.su.KahH5521whichthe watchmanנֹצֵֽר׃no.TzerH5341has madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213.
19He liesיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901downH7901richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223,but neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622;He opensפָּקַ֣חpa.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, andit is noH369longerH369.
20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091overtakeתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּta.si.Ge.huH5381him like a floodכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;A tempestסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492stealsגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589him awayH1589in the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.
21The eastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921carriesיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375him away, and he is goneוְיֵלַ֑ךְve.ye.LakhH1980,For it whirlsH8175himawayוִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּvi.sa.'a.Re.huH8175from his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
22For it will hurlוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְve.yash.LekhH7993at himwithoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sparingיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550;He will surelyבָּר֥וֹחַba.Ro.achH1272try tofleeיִבְרָֽח׃yiv.RachH1272from itspowerמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.
23Menwill clapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606their handsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709at him And willhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319him from his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
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