Revised Literal Translation

Amos 9

1I sawרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the Lordאֲדֹנָ֜י'a.do.NaiH136standingנִצָּ֣בni.TzavH5324upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:and he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Smiteהַ֨ךְhakhH5221the lintel of the doorהַכַּפְתּ֜וֹרha.kaf.TorH3730,that the postsהַסִּפִּ֗יםha.si.PimH5592may shakeוְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּve.yir.'a.ShuH7493:and cutוּבְצַ֙עַם֙u.ve.Tza.'amH1214them in the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,all of them; and I will slayאֶהֱרֹ֑ג'e.he.RogH2026the lastוְאַחֲרִיתָ֖םve.'a.cha.ri.TamH319of them with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:he that fleethיָנ֤וּסya.NusH5127of them shall not flee awayנָ֔סNasH5127,and he that escapethפָּלִֽיט׃pa.LitH6412of them shall not be deliveredיִמָּלֵ֥טyi.ma.LetH4422.

2Though they digיַחְתְּר֣וּyach.te.RuH2864into hellבִשְׁא֔וֹלvish.'olH7585,thence shall mine handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027takeתִקָּחֵ֑םti.ka.ChemH3947them; though they climb upיַעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thence will I bring them downאוֹרִידֵֽם׃'o.ri.DemH3381:

3And though they hideיֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselves in the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3760,I will searchאֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664and take them outוּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםu.le.kach.TimH3947thence; and though they be hidיִסָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Sa.te.RuH5641from my sightעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869in the bottomבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,thence will I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175,and he shall biteוּנְשָׁכָֽם׃u.ne.sha.KhamH5391them:

4And though they goH3212into captivityבַשְּׁבִי֙va.she.ViH7628beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔ם'.vei.HemH341,thence will I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and it shall slayוַהֲרָגָ֑תַםva.ha.ra.Ga.tamH2026them: and I will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760mine eyesעֵינִ֧י'ei.NiH5869upon them for evilלְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'AhH7451,and not for goodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

5And the Lordוַאדֹנָ֨יva.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069of Armiesהַצְּבָא֗וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635ishe that touchethהַנּוֹגֵ֤עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,and it shall meltוַתָּמ֔וֹגva.ta.MogH4127,and all that dwellי֣וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427therein shall mournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56:and it shall rise upוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927wholly like a floodכַיְאֹר֙khay.'OrH2975;and shall be drownedוְשָׁקְעָ֖הve.sha.ke.'AhH8257, as bythe floodכִּיאֹ֥רki.'OrH2975of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6It ishe that buildethהַבּוֹנֶ֤הha.bo.NehH1129his chambersמַעֲלוֹתָ֔יוma.'a.lo.tovH4609in the heavenבַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙va.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and hath foundedיְסָדָ֑הּye.sa.DahH3245his vaultוַאֲגֻדָּת֖וֹva.'a.gu.da.ToH92in the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;he that callethהַקֹּרֵ֣אha.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׃she.MoH8034.

7Areye not as childrenכִבְנֵי֩khiv.NeiH1121of the Ethiopiansכֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhu.shi.YimH3569unto me, O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Have not I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714?and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430from Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,and the Syriansוַאֲרָ֥םva.'a.RamH758from Kirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Behold, the eyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069areupon the sinfulH2403kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467,and I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣יve.hish.mad.TiH8045it from off the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;savingאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657that I will not utterlyהַשְׁמֵ֥ידhash.MeidH8045destroyאַשְׁמִ֛יד'ash.MidH8045the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For, lo, I will commandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680,and I will siftוַהֲנִע֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.'o.tiH5128the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478among all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, like as wheatis siftedיִנּ֙וֹעַ֙yi.No.a'H5128in a sieveבַּכְּבָרָ֔הba.ke.va.RahH3531,yet shall not the least grainצְר֖וֹרtze.RorH6872fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307upon the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10All the sinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971shall dieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,which sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559,The evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451shall not overtakeתַגִּ֧ישׁta.GishH5066nor preventוְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.DimH6923us.

11In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will I raise upאָקִ֛ים'a.KimH6965the tabernacleסֻכַּ֥תsu.KatH5521of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732that is fallenהַנֹּפֶ֑לֶתha.no.Fe.letH5307,and close upוְגָדַרְתִּ֣יve.ga.dar.TiH1443the breachesפִּרְצֵיהֶ֗ןpir.tzei.HenH6556thereof; and I will raise upאָקִ֔ים'a.KimH6965his ruinsוַהֲרִֽסֹתָיו֙va.ha.ri.so.TavH2034,and I will buildוּבְנִיתִ֖יהָu.ve.ni.Ti.haH1129it as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

12That they may possessיִֽירְשׁ֜וּyi.re.ShuH3423the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123,and of all the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,which are calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that doethעֹ֥שֶׂה'O.sehH6213this.

13Behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that the plowmanחוֹרֵשׁ֙cho.ReshH2790shall overtakeוְנִגַּ֤שׁve.ni.GashH5066the reaperבַּקֹּצֵ֔רba.ko.TzerH7114,and the treaderוְדֹרֵ֥ךְve.do.RekhH1869of grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025him that sowethבְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְbe.mo.ShekhH4900seedהַזָּ֑רַעha.Za.ra'H2233;and the mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022shall dropוְהִטִּ֤יפוּve.hi.Ti.fuH5197sweet wineעָסִ֔יס'a.SisH6071,and all the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389shall meltתִּתְמוֹגַֽגְנָה׃tit.mo.Gag.nahH4127.

14And I will bring againוְשַׁבְתִּי֮ve.shav.TiH7725the captivityשְׁב֣וּתshe.VutH7622of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and they shall buildוּבָנ֞וּu.va.NuH1129the wasteנְשַׁמּוֹת֙ne.sha.mOtH8074citiesעָרִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,and inhabitוְיָשָׁ֔בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them;and they shall plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and drinkוְשָׁת֖וּve.sha.TuH8354the wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196thereof; they shall also makeוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593,and eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398the fruitפְּרִיהֶֽם׃pe.ri.HemH6529of them.

15And I will plantוּנְטַעְתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta'.TimH5193them upon their landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127,and they shall no more be pulled upיִנָּתְשׁ֜וּyi.na.te.ShuH5428out of their landאַדְמָתָם֙'ad.ma.TamH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

Commentaries on Amos 9