New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 32:19-43

19“The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200this,and spurnedוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006themBecauseH4480of the provocationמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708byHis sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them,I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200whatמָ֣הmahH4100their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319will be;For they are a perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,Sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom there is noלֹא־lo'-H3808faithfulnessאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.

21They have madeH7065Me jealousקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with whatis not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;They have provokedH3707Me toH3707angerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with theiridolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892.So I will makeH7065them jealousאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065with those who arenot a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will provokeאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707them toH3707angerH3707with a foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471,

22For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784has flaredקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in My angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,And it burnsוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344to the lowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482partH8482ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,And devoursוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with its yieldוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,And setsוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857onH3857fireH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23‘I will addH3254misfortunesH7463to them;I will useH3615upH3615My arrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671on them.

24They will bewastedמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198by famineרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458,and emaciatedוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898byplagueרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565And a bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815epidemicוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986;And the teethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929I will sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971against them,With the venomחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of crawlingזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119thingsH2119of the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25Outsideמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH4480 H2351the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719will makeתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921themchildlessH7921,And insideוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH4480 H2315,terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367--BothH1571youngבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970manH970and virginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,The nursingH3243childH3243with the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of grayשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872hairH7872.

26I would have saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will wipeH6284them outH6284,I will removeאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673the mentionזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143oftheir name from humanityמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582,”

27Had I not fearedאָג֔וּר'a.GurH1481the provocationכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708by the enemyH340,That their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862would misjudgeH5235,That they would sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559, “Our handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027isH7311triumphantH7311,And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has not performedפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088.”’

28“For they are a nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471destituteאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6of counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098,And thereH369isH369noH369understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29IfH3863onlyH3863they wereH2449wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449andthey understoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919thisH2088; If onlythey would discernיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995theirfutureלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30HowH351could oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,And twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147putH5127tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH7233toH5127flightH5127,Unlessאִם־ לֹא֙ כִּי־'im- lo' ki-H518 H3808 H3588theirRockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had soldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376them,And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had givenH5462them upH5462?

31Indeedכִּ֛יkiH3588,their rockכְצוּרֵ֖נוּkhe.tzu.Re.nuH6697is not like our Rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697;Even our enemiesH340themselves judgeפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414this.

32For their vineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612is from the vineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,And from the fieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017;Their grapesעֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙'a.na.Ve.movH6025are grapesעִנְּבֵי־'i.ne.vei-H6025ofpoisonר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219,Their clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811,bitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846.

33Their wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196is the venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534ofserpentsתַּנִּינִ֖םta.ni.NimH8577, And thedeadlyאַכְזָֽר׃'akh.ZarH393poisonוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7219of vipersפְּתָנִ֖יםpe.ta.NimH6620.

34‘Is it not storedH3647upH3647with Me,Sealedחָתֻ֖םcha.TumH2856upH2856in My treasuriesבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214?

35Vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359is Mine, and retributionוְשִׁלֵּ֔םve.shi.LemH8005; In duetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256their footרַגְלָ֑םrag.LamH7272will slipתָּמ֣וּטta.MutH4131.For the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of their disasterאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,And the impendingH6264thingsH6264are hurryingוְחָ֖שׁve.ChashH2363to them.’

36For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will vindicateיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,And will haveH5162compassionיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162on His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,WhenH3588He seesיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200that theirstrengthיָ֔דYadH3027isH235goneH235,And thereH657isH657noneH657remaining,bondעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113or freeוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800.

37And He will sayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Whereאֵ֣י'eiH335are their godsאֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ'e.lo.Hei.movH430,The rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697in which they tookH2620refugeחָסָ֥יוּcha.Sa.yuH2620?

38Those whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834ateיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398the fatחֵ֤לֶבChe.levH2459of their sacrificesזְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ze.va.Chei.movH2077, Anddrankיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354the wineיֵ֣יןyeinH3196of their drinkH5257offeringH5257?Let them riseH6965upH6965and helpוְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔םve.ya'.ze.ru.KhemH5826you,Let them be your protectionסִתְרָֽה׃sit.RahH5643!

39Seeרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258that I, I am He,And thereH369isH369noH369godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5973Me; It is I whoputאָמִ֣ית'a.MitH4191toH4191deathH4191and giveH2421lifeוַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.YehH2421.I have woundedמָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ma.Chatz.tiH4272and it is I whohealאֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'H7495,And thereH369isH369noH369oneH369who can saveמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337anyonefrom My handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.

40Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,I raiseאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375My handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027to heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,And sayוְאָמַ֕רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,as I liveחַ֥יchaiH2416foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769,

41Ifאִם־'im-H518I have sharpenedשַׁנּוֹתִי֙sha.no.TiH8150My flashingבְּרַ֣קbe.RakH1300swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719,And My handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027has takenוְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.ChezH270holdH270of justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941,I will returnאָשִׁ֤יב'a.ShivH7725vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359on My adversariesלְצָרָ֔יle.tza.RaiH6862,And I will repayאֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃'a.sha.LemH7999those who hateוְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'AiH8130Me.

42I will makeאַשְׁכִּ֤יר'ash.KirH7937My arrowsחִצַּי֙chi.TzaiH2671drunkH7937with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,And My swordוְחַרְבִּ֖יve.char.BiH2719will devourתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,With the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of the slainחָלָל֙cha.LalH2491and the captivesוְשִׁבְיָ֔הve.shiv.YahH7633,From the long-hairedפַּרְע֥וֹתpar.'otH6546leadersמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218of the enemyH340.’

43Rejoiceהַרְנִ֤ינוּhar.Ni.nuH7442,you nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, withHis peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;For He will avengeיִקּ֑וֹםyi.KomH5358the bloodדַם־dam-H1818of His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,And will returnיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725vengeanceוְנָקָם֙ve.na.KamH5359on His adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,And will atoneוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for His landאַדְמָת֖וֹ'ad.ma.ToH127andHis peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.MoH5971.”

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