Revised Literal Translation

Amos 5:5-15

5But seekתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875not Beth–elH1008,nor enterתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935into Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537,and passתַעֲבֹ֑רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674not to Beer–shebaH884:for Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537shall surelyגָּלֹ֣הga.LohH1540go into captivityיִגְלֶ֔הyig.LehH1540,and Beth–elH1008shall come to noughtלְאָֽוֶן׃le.'A.venH205.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and ye shall liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;lest he break outיִצְלַ֤חyitz.LachH6743like fireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and devourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398it, and there benone to quenchמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518itin Beth–elH1008.

7Ye who turnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941to wormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939,and leave offH3240righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in the earthלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,

8Seek himthat makethעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213the seven starsכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598and Orionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685,and turnethוְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.FekhH2015the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757into the morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242,and maketh the dayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117darkהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821with nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915:that callethהַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,and poureth them outוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034:

9That strengthenethהַמַּבְלִ֥יגha.mav.LigH1082the spoiledשֹׁ֖דshodH7701against the strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794,so that the spoiledוְשֹׁ֖דve.ShodH7701shall comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935against the fortressמִבְצָ֥רmiv.TzarH4013.

10They hateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130him that rebukethמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198in the gateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,and they abhorיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581him that speakethוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696uprightlyתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.

11Forasmuchיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282therefore as your treadingבּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞םbo.shas.KhemH1318isupon the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800,and ye takeתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947from him burdensוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864of wheatבַּר֙barH1250:ye have builtבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of hewn stoneגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496,but ye shall not dwellתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in them; ye have plantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193pleasantחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754,but ye shall not drinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196of them.

12For I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045your manifoldרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588and your mightyוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403:they afflictצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887the justצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662,they takeלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947a bribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724,and they turn asideהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34in the gateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179from their right.

13Therefore the prudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919shall keep silenceיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826in that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256; for it isan evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896,and not evilרָ֖עra'H7451,that ye may liveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421:and so Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,shall be with you, as ye have spokenאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130the evilרָע֙ra'H7451,and loveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157the goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and establishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the gateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:it may be that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will be graciousיֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.NanH2603unto the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

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