Revised Literal Translation

Amos 8

1Thus hath the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069shewedהִרְאַ֖נִיhir.'A.niH7200unto me: and behold a basketכְּל֥וּבke.LuvH3619of summer fruitקָֽיִץ׃Ka.yitzH7019.

2And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,what seestרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200thou? And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,A basketכְּל֣וּבke.LuvH3619of summer fruitקָ֑יִץKa.yitzH7019.Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto me, The endהַקֵּץ֙ha.KetzH7093is comeבָּ֤אba'H935upon my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will not againאוֹסִ֥יף'o.SifH3254passעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674by them any more.

3And the songsשִׁיר֤וֹתshi.RotH7892of the templeהֵיכָל֙hei.KhalH1964shall be howlingsוְהֵילִ֜ילוּve.hei.Li.luH3213in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069: there shall bemanyרַ֣בravH7227dead bodiesהַפֶּ֔גֶרha.Pe.gerH6297in every placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725; they shall cast themforthהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993with silenceהָֽס׃ פHasH2013.

4Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, O ye that swallow upהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,even to makeH7673the poorעֲנִיֵּיan.vei-H6035 H6041of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776to failH7673,

5Sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,When will the new moonהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320be goneיַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.VorH5674,that we may sellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahH7666foodשֶּׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7668?and the sabbathוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.BatH7676,that we may set forthוְנִפְתְּחָה־ve.nif.te.chah-H6605wheatבָּ֑רBarH1250,making the ephahאֵיפָה֙'ei.FahH374smallלְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.TinH6994,and the shekelשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255greatוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.DilH1431,and falsifyingוּלְעַוֵּ֖תu.le.'a.VetH5791the balancesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976by deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820?

6That we may buyלִקְנ֤וֹתlik.NotH7069the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800for silverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701,and the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair of shoesנַעֲלָ֑יִםna.'a.La.yimH5275; yea,and sellנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃nash.BirH7666the refuseוּמַפַּ֥לu.ma.PalH4651of the wheatבַּ֖רbarH1250?

7Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650by the excellencyבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,Surely I will neverלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911any of their worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.

8Shall not the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleתִרְגַּ֣זtir.GazH7264for this, and every one mournוְאָבַ֖לve.'a.ValH56that dwellethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427therein? and it shall rise upוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927wholly as a floodH2975;and it shall be cast outוְנִגְרְשָׁ֥הve.nig.re.ShahH1644and drownedוְנִשְׁקְעָ֖הve.nish.kahH8248 H8257, as bythe floodH216of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,that I will cause the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121to go downוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,and I will darkenוְהַחֲשַׁכְתִּ֥יve.ha.cha.shakh.TiH2821the earthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776in the clearאֽוֹר׃'orH216dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117:

10And I will turnוְהָפַכְתִּ֨יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015your feastsחַגֵּיכֶ֜םcha.gei.KhemH2282into mourningלְאֵ֗בֶלle.'E.velH60,and all your songsשִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙shi.rei.KhemH7892into lamentationלְקִינָ֔הle.ki.NahH7015;and I will bring upוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927sackclothשָׂ֔קSakH8242upon all loinsמָתְנַ֙יִם֙ma.te.Na.yimH4975,and baldnessקָרְחָ֑הka.re.ChahH7144upon every headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218;and I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760it as the mourningכְּאֵ֣בֶלke.'E.velH60of an onlyיָחִ֔ידya.ChidH3173son,and the endוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof as a bitterמָֽר׃MarH4751dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

11Behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֗יםba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,that I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.hish.lach.TiH7971a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,not a famineרָעָ֤בra.'AvH7458of breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899,nor a thirstצָמָ֣אtza.Ma'H6772for waterלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325,but of hearingלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

12And they shall wanderוְנָעוּ֙ve.na.'UH5128from seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220to seaיָ֔םYamH3220,and from the northוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.FonH6828even to the eastמִזְרָ֑חmiz.RachH4217,they shall run to and froיְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּye.sho.TuH7751to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and shall not findיִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uH4672it.

13In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the fairהַיָּפ֛וֹתhai.ya.FotH3303virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֧תha.be.tu.LotH1330and young menוְהַבַּחוּרִ֖יםve.ha.ba.chu.RimH970faintתִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָהTit.'a.laf.nahH5968for thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

14They that swearהַנִּשְׁבָּעִים֙ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the sinבְּאַשְׁמַ֣תbe.'ash.MatH819of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Thy godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,livethחֵ֤יcheiH2416;and, The mannerדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Beer–shebaH884livethוְחֵ֖יve.CheiH2416;even they shall fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,and never rise upיָק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965again.

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