3“Let the dayי֭וֹםYomH3117perishיֹ֣אבַדYoadH6on which I was to be bornאִוָּ֣לֶד'i.Va.ledH3205,And the nightוְהַלַּ֥יְלָהve.ha.Lay.lahH3915whichsaidאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘Aboyגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397is conceivedהֹ֣רָהHo.rahH2029.’
4May that dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117be darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;Let not Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605careיִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּyid.re.She.huH1875for it,NorH408lightנְהָרָֽה׃ne.ha.RahH5105shineתּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'H3313on it.
5Letdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and blackH6757gloomH6757claimיִגְאָלֻ֡הוּyig.'a.Lu.huH1350it;Let a cloudעֲנָנָ֑ה'a.na.NahH6053settleתִּשְׁכָּן־tish.kon-H7931on it;Let the blacknessכִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵיkim.Ri.reiH3650of the dayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117terrifyיְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.huH1204it.
6As forthat nightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,let darknessאֹ֥פֶל'O.felH652seizeיִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּyi.ka.Che.HuH3947it;Let it not rejoiceיִ֭חַדְּYi.chadH2302among the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of the yearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;Let it not comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935into the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557of the monthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391.
7Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,let that nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915be barrenגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565;Let noאַל־'al-H408joyfulH7445shoutH7445enterתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935it.
8Let those curseיִקְּבֻ֥הוּyi.ke.Vu.huH6895it who curseאֹרְרֵי־'o.re.rei-H779the dayי֑וֹםYomH3117, Who arepreparedהָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.DimH6264torouseעֹרֵ֥ר'o.RerH5782Leviathanלִוְיָתָֽן׃liv.ya.TanH3882.
9Let the starsכּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.VeiH3556of its twilightנִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.PoH5399be darkenedיֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.KhuH2821;Let it waitיְקַו־ye.kav-H6960for lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216but haveH369noneH369,And let it not seeיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200thebreakingבְּעַפְעַפֵּי־be.'af.'a.pei-H6079dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837;
10Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588it did not shutסָ֭גַרSa.garH5462the openingדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817of my mother’swombבִטְנִ֑יvit.NiH990,Or hideוַיַּסְתֵּ֥רvai.yas.TerH5641troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999from my eyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.
11“Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I not dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191at birthמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358,ComeH3318forthיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990and expireוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478?
12Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069did the kneesבִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yimH1290receiveקִדְּמ֣וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me,And whyוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100the breastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699,that I should suckאִינָֽק׃'i.NakH3243?
13For nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258Iwould have lainH7901downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and beenH8252quietH8252;I would have sleptיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462thenאָ֤ז׀'azH227,I would have beenH5117at restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117,
14Withkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428and withcounselorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Who rebuiltהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129ruinsחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723for themselves;
15Orא֣וֹ'oH176withprincesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269who had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,Who were fillingהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004withsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
16Orא֤וֹ'oH176like a miscarriageכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309which isdiscardedטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934, I would not be,As infantsכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768that neverH3808sawרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
18The prisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615are at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162;They do not hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the taskmasterנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.
19The smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and the greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,And the slaveוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650is freeחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.
20“Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100islightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to him whoH6001suffersH6001,And lifeH2425to the bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751of soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,
21Wholongהַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםham.cha.KimH2442for deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,but thereH369is noneH369,And digוַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּvai.yach.pe.Ru.huH2658for it moreH4480thanH4480forhiddenH4301treasuresH4301,
23Why is light givento a manלְ֭גֶבֶרLe.ge.verH1397whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wayדַּרְכּ֣וֹdar.KoH1870is hiddenנִסְתָּ֑רָהnis.Ta.rahH5641, And whomGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433has hedgedH5480in?
24Formy groaningאַנְחָתִ֣י'an.cha.TiH585comesתָבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935at the sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of my foodלַ֭חְמִיLach.miH3899, Andmy criesשַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃sha.'a.go.TaiH7581pourוַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.KhuH5413out like waterכַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325.
26Iam not at easeשָׁלַ֨וְתִּי׀sha.Lav.tiH7951,norH3808am I quietשָׁקַ֥טְתִּיsha.Ka.tiH8252,And I am not at restנָ֗חְתִּיNa.che.tiH5117,but turmoilרֹֽגֶז׃ פRo.gezH7267comesוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935.”
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