1“Callקְֽרָא־ke.ra'-H7121nowנָ֭אna'H4994,isH3426thereH3426anyone who will answerעוֹנֶ֑ךָּo.Ne.kaH6030you?And to whichמִ֖יmiH4310of theholyמִקְּדֹשִׁ֣יםmi.ke.do.ShimH6918onesH6918will you turnתִּפְנֶֽה׃tif.NehH6437?
2ForirritationH7068killsיַהֲרָג־ya.ha.rog-H2026the foolלֶֽ֭אֱוִילLe.'e.vilH191,And jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068bringsH4191deathH4191to the simpleוּ֝פֹתֶ֗הu.fo.TehH6601.
3I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200thefoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191takingH8327rootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.RishH8327, And Icursedוָאֶקּ֖וֹבva.'e.KovH6895his homeנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116immediatelyפִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'OmH6597.
5The hungryרָ֘עֵ֤בra.'EvH7457devourיֹאכֵ֗לyo.KhelH398his harvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105And takeיִקָּחֵ֑הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947it to a place ofthornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791, And theschemerצַמִּ֣יםtza.MimH6782is eagerוְשָׁאַ֖ףve.sha.'AfH7602for their wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.
6Fordisasterאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205does not comeיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from the dustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,NorH3808does troubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999sproutיִצְמַ֥חyitz.MachH6779from the groundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127,
8“But as for me, I wouldseekאֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'ed.RoshH1875Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,And I would makeאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my pleaדִּבְרָתִֽי׃div.ra.TiH1700beforeH413Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,
10Hegivesהַנֹּתֵ֣ןha.no.TenH5414rainמָ֭טָרMa.torH4306on the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,And sendsוְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַve.Sho.le.achH7971waterמַ֝יִםMa.yimH4325on the fieldsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351,
11So thatHe setsלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760on highלְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.RomH4791those who are lowlyשְׁפָלִ֣יםshe.fa.LimH8217,And those who mournוְ֝קֹדְרִ֗יםve.ko.de.RimH6937are liftedשָׂ֣גְבוּSa.ge.vuH7682to safetyיֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha'H3468.
12Hefrustratesמֵ֭פֵרMe.ferH6565the schemesמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the shrewdעֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.MimH6175,So that their handsיְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.HemH3027cannotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808attainתַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213successתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃tu.shi.YahH8454.
13Hecapturesלֹכֵ֣דlo.KhedH3920the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450by their own clevernessH6193,And the adviceוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of the cunningנִפְתָּלִ֣יםnif.ta.LimH6617is quicklyH4116thwartedH4116.
14By dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119theymeetיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ye.fa.ge.shu-H6298with darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,And gropeיְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּye.mash.ShuH4959at noonבַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the nightוְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָהve.kha.Lay.lahH3915.
15But He savesוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467fromthe swordמֵ֭חֶרֶבMe.che.revH2719of their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֑םmi.pi.HemH6310, Andthe poorאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34from the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the strongחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389.
16So the helplessלַדַּ֣לla.DalH1800hasוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615, AndinjusticeH5767has shutקָ֣פְצָהKa.fe.tzahH7092its mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.
17“Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is the personאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582whom Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433disciplinesיוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּyo.khi.Che.nuH3198,So do not rejectתִּמְאָֽס׃tim.'AsH3988thedisciplineוּמוּסַ֥רu.mu.SarH4148ofthe Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
18ForHe inflictsH3510painיַכְאִ֣יבyakh.'IvH3510, andgivesH2280reliefH2280;He woundsיִ֝מְחַ֗ץyim.ChatzH4272,but His handsוְיָדָ֥יוve.ya.dovH3027alsohealתִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃tir.Pei.nahH7495.
19In sixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337troublesצָ֭רוֹתTza.rotH6869He will saveיַצִּילֶ֑ךָּya.tzi.Le.kaH5337you;Even in sevenוּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀u.ve.She.va'H7651,evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451will not touchיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060you.
20Infamineבְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oH7458He will redeemפָּֽדְךָ֣pa.de.KhaH6299you from deathמִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194, Andin warוּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421,from the powerמִ֣ידֵיMi.deiH3027of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
21You will behiddenתֵּחָבֵ֑אte.cha.Ve'H2244from the scourgeבְּשׁ֣וֹטbe.ShotH7752of the tongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956,And you will not beH3372afraidתִירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372of violenceמִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmi.ShodH7701whenכִּ֣יkiH3588it comesיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.
22You willlaughתִּשְׂחָ֑קtis.ChakH7832at violenceלְשֹׁ֣דle.ShodH7701and hungerוּלְכָפָ֣ןu.le.kha.FanH3720,And you will not beH3372afraidתִּירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372ofwildהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776animalsH2421.
23For you will be in leagueבְרִיתֶ֑ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285with the stonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704, Andthe animalsH2421of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704will be at peaceהָשְׁלְמָה־ha.she.le.mah-H7999with you.
24You will knowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045that yourtentאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ'o.ho.Le.khaH168is secureשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,For you will visitוּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥u.fa.kad.TaH6485your homeנָ֝וְךָNa.ve.khaH5116andhaveH2398nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808missingH2398.
25You will also knowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045that yourdescendantsזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233will be manyרַ֣בravH7227, Andyour offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631as the grassכְּעֵ֣שֶׂבke.'E.sevH6212of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
26You willcomeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935to the graveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913at a ripeH3624ageH3624,Like the stackingכַּעֲל֖וֹתka.'a.LotH5927of grainגָּדִ֣ישׁga.DishH1430in its seasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.
27Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009thisH2088;we have investigatedחֲקַרְנ֥וּהָcha.kar.Nu.haH2713it, andsoכֶּֽן־ken-H3651it is.Hearשְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּהShe.ma.'E.nahH8085it, and knowדַֽע־da'-H3045for yourself.”
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