1The MightyH410OneH410,Godאֱֽלֹהִ֡ים'elo.HimH430,the Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696And summonedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, fromthe risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.ra.cho-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁShe.meshH8121to its settingמְבֹאֽוֹ׃me.vo.'OH3996.
2Out of Zionמִצִּיּ֥וֹןmi.tzi.YonH6726,the perfectionמִכְלַל־mikh.lal-H4359of beautyיֹ֗פִיYo.fiH3308,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430has shoneהוֹפִֽיעַ׃ho.Fi.a'H3313.
3May our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430comeיָ֤בֹ֥אya.Vo'H935and not keepH2790silentיֶ֫חֱרַ֥שׁye.che.RashH2790;Fireאֵשׁ־'esh-H784devoursתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440Him,And a stormH8175isH8175violentlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966ragingH8175aroundוּ֝סְבִיבָ֗יוu.se.vi.VavH5439Him.
4Hesummonsיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH4480H5921,And the earthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to judgeלָדִ֥יןla.DinH1777His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971:
5“Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622MygodlyH2623onesH2623to Me,Those who have madeכֹּרְתֵ֖יko.re.TeiH3772acovenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285with Me bysacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.”
7“Hearשִׁמְעָ֤הshim.'AhH8085,My peopleעַמִּ֨י׀'a.MiH5971,and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֗רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696;Israelיִ֭שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,I will testifyוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749against you;I am Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,your Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
8I donot rebukeאוֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ'o.khi.Che.khaH3198you for your sacrificesזְ֭בָחֶיךָZe.va.chei.khaH2077,And your burntוְעוֹלֹתֶ֖יךָve.'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930are continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeלְנֶגְדִּ֣יle.neg.DiH5048Me.
9I will not takeאֶקַּ֣ח'e.KachH3947abullפָ֑רFarH6499from your houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֣mi.bei.te.KhaH1004,Nor maleH6260goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260from your foldsמִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָmi.mikh.le.'o.Tei.khaH4356.
10Foreveryכָל־khol-H3605animalH2421of the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293is Mine,The cattleבְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹתbe.he.MotH929on a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505hillsH2022.
12Ifאִם־'im-H518I were hungryאֶ֭רְעַב'Er.'avH7456I would not tellאֹ֣מַר'O.marH559you, For theworldתֵ֝בֵ֗לte.VelH8398is Mine, andeverythingH4393it containsH4393.
13Shall I eatהַֽ֭אוֹכַלHa.'o.khalH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320ofbullsאַבִּירִ֑ים'a.bi.RimH47Or drinkאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃'esh.TehH8354the bloodוְדַ֖םve.DamH1818of maleH6260goatsעַתּוּדִ֣ים'a.tu.DimH6260?
14OfferH2076Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430aH2076sacrificeזְבַ֣חze.VachH2076of thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426Andpayוְשַׁלֵּ֖םve.sha.LemH7999your vowsנְדָרֶֽיךָ׃ne.da.Rei.khaH5088to the Mostלְעֶלְי֣וֹןle.'el.YonH5945HighH5945;
15Callוּ֭קְרָאֵנִיU.ke.ra.'e.niH7121upon Me on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869; I willrescueאֲ֝חַלֶּצְךָ֗'a.cha.letz.khaH2502you, and you willhonorוּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי׃U.te.kha.be.De.niH3513Me.”
16But to the wickedוְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀ve.La.ra.Sha'H7563Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saysאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100rightdo you have to tellלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608of My statutesחֻקָּ֑יchu.KaiH2706And to takeוַתִּשָּׂ֖אva.ti.Sa'H5375My covenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285in your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310?
17For you yourselfוְ֭אַתָּהVe.'a.tahH859hateשָׂנֵ֣אתָsa.Ne.taH8130disciplineמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148, And youthrowוַתַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְva.tash.LekhH7993My wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697behindאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.
18Whenאִם־'im-H518you seeרָאִ֣יתָra.'I.taH7200a thiefגַ֭נָּבga.noH1590, youbecomeH7521friendsH7521with him, And youassociateחֶלְקֶֽךָ׃chel.Ke.chaH2506with adulterersמְנָאֲפִ֣יםme.na.'a.FimH5003.
19YouletH7971your mouthפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310looseH7971in evilH7463, And yourtongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗u.le.shon.khaH3956harnessesתַּצְמִ֥ידtatz.MidH6775deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.
20You sitתֵּ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427andspeakתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696against your brotherבְּאָחִ֣יךָbe.'a.Chi.khaH251;You slanderתִּתֶּן־ דֹּֽפִי׃ti.ten- Do.fiH5414H1848your own mother’sאִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH517sonבְּבֶֽן־be.ven-H1121.
21TheseH428thingsאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428you have doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213andI keptH2790silentוְֽהֶחֱרַ֗שְׁתִּיve.he.che.Rash.tiH2790;You thoughtדִּמִּ֗יתָdi.Mi.taH1819that I was justlikeכָמ֑וֹךָkha.Mo.khaH3644you; I willrebukeאוֹכִיחֲךָ֖'o.khi.cha.KhaH3198you and presentוְאֶֽעֶרְכָ֣הve.'e.'er.KhahH6186the casebefore your eyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
22“Nowנָ֣אna'H4994considerבִּֽינוּ־bi.nu-H995thisH2088, you whoforgetשֹׁכְחֵ֣יsho.khe.CheiH7911Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433,Orפֶּן־pen-H6435I willtearאֶ֝טְרֹ֗ף'et.RofH2963youin pieces, and thereH369willH369beH369noH369oneH369to saveמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337you.
23He whooffersH2076aH2076sacrificeH2076of thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֗הto.DahH8426honorsיְֽכַ֫בְּדָ֥נְנִיye.Kha.be.Da.ne.niH3513Me; And to him whosetsוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760hiswayדֶּ֑רֶךְDe.rekhH1870properly I willshowאַ֝רְאֶ֗נּוּ'ar.'E.nuH7200the salvationבְּיֵ֣שַׁעbe.Ye.sha'H3468of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.”
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