Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:13-44

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall makeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֨u.ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee the headלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,and not the tailלְזָנָ֔בle.za.NavH2180;and thou shalt be above onlyלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,and thou shalt not be beneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295;if that thou hearkenתִשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085unto the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀mitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104and to doוְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ve.la.'a.SotH6213them:

14And thou shalt not go asideתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493from any of the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697which I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225, or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,to goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָֽם׃ סle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.

15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearkenתִשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;that all these cursesהַקְּלָל֥וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shall comeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935upon thee, and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃ve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee:

16Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou bein the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou bein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

17Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall bethy basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and thy storeוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863.

18Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall bethe fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֖vit.ne.KhaH990,and the fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,the increaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the flocksוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

19Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou bewhen thou comest inבְּבֹאֶ֑ךָbe.vo.'E.khaH935,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou bewhen thou goest outבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318.

20Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall sendיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971upon thee cursingהַמְּאֵרָ֤הha.me.'e.RahH3994,vexationהַמְּהוּמָה֙ha.me.hu.MahH4103,and rebukeהַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶתha.mig.'E.retH4045,in all that thou settestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027unto for to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213,until thou be destroyedהִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤hi.sha.med.KhaH8045,and until thou perishאֲבָדְךָ֙'a.va.de.KhaH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118;becauseמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the wickednessרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of thy doingsמַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָma.'a.la.Lei.khaH4611,whereby thou hast forsakenעֲזַבְתָּֽנִי׃'a.zav.Ta.niH5800me.

21Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall make the pestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698cleaveיַדְבֵּ֧קyad.BekH1692unto thee, until he have consumedכַּלֹּת֣וֹka.lo.ToH3615thee from off the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

22Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068shall smiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with a consumptionבַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתba.sha.Che.fetH7829,and with a feverוּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתu.vak.ka.Da.chatH6920,and with an inflammationוּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶתu.vad.da.Le.ketH1816,and with an extreme burningוּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙u.va.char.ChurH2746,and with the swordוּבַחֶ֔רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,and with blastingוּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹןu.vash.shi.da.FonH7711,and with mildewוּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןu.vai.ye.ra.KonH3420;and they shall pursueוּרְדָפ֖וּךָu.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee until thou perishאָבְדֶֽךָ׃'a.ve.De.khaH6.

23And thy heavenשָׁמֶ֛יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064that isover thy headרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218shall be brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that is under thee shall beironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

24Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall makeיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414the rainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306of thy landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderאָבָ֣ק'a.VakH80and dustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083:from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall it come downיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381upon thee, until thou be destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

25Yhwhיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall causeיִתֶּנְךָ֨yi.ten.KhaH5414thee to be smittenנִגָּף֮ni.GafH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thine enemiesאֹיְבֶיךָ֒'o.ye.vei.KhaH341:thou shalt go outתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870against them, and fleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440them: and shalt be removedלְזַעֲוָ֔הle.za.'a.VahH2189into all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26And thy carcaseנִבְלָֽתְךָ֙niv.la.te.KhaH5038shall be meatלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978unto all fowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and unto the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there shall be none to frighten themawayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

27Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will smiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with the botchבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and with the emerodsוּבַטְּחֹרִ֔יםu.vo.'o.fa.limH6076 H2914,and with the scabוּבַגָּרָ֖בu.va.ga.RavH1618,and with the itchוּבֶחָ֑רֶסu.ve.Cha.resH2775,whereof thou canstתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not be healedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall smiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with madnessבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697,and blindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788,and astonishmentוּבְתִמְה֖וֹןu.ve.tim.HonH8541of heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824:

29And thou shalt gropeמְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁme.ma.SheshH4959at noondayבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,as the blindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787gropethיְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁye.ma.SheshH4959in darknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653,and thou shalt not prosperתַצְלִ֖יחַtatz.Li.achH6743in thy waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870:and thou shalt be only oppressedעָשׁ֧וּק'a.ShukH6231and spoiledוְגָז֛וּלve.ga.ZulH1497evermoreהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117,and no man shall saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467thee.

30Thou shalt betrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781a wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,and anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376shall lieיִשְׁכָּבֶ֔נָּהyish.ka.be.nahH7693 H7901with her: thou shalt buildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129an houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,and thou shalt not dwellתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427therein: thou shalt plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193a vineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754,and shalt not gather the grapesתְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃te.chal.le.Le.nuH2490thereof.

31Thine oxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shall beslainטָב֣וּחַta.Vu.achH2873before thine eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and thou shalt not eatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398thereof: thine donkeyחֲמֹֽרְךָ֙cha.mo.re.KhaH2543shall beviolently taken awayגָּז֣וּלga.ZulH1497from before thy faceמִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and shall not be restoredיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725to thee: thy sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629shall begivenנְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.NotH5414unto thine enemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,and thou shalt have none to rescueמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467them.

32Thy sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shall begivenנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414unto anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312peopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971,and thine eyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall lookרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200,and failוְכָל֥וֹתve.kha.LotH3616with longingfor them all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long: and there shall beno mightלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410in thine handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

33The fruitפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,and all thy laboursיְגִ֣יעֲךָ֔ye.Gi.'a.khaH3018,shall a nationעַ֖ם'amH5971which thou knowestיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045not eat upיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398;and thou shalt be only oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231and crushedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533alwayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117:

34So that thou shalt be madמְשֻׁגָּ֑עme.shu.Ga'H7696for the sightמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758of thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869which thou shalt seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall smiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee in the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290,and in the legsהַשֹּׁקַ֔יִםha.sho.Ka.yimH7785,with a soreרָ֗עRa'H7451botchבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822that cannotתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201be healedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495,from the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of thy footרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272unto the top of thy headקָדְקֳדֶֽךָ׃ka.de.ko.De.chaH6936.

36Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall bringH3212thee, and thy kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428which thou shalt setתָּקִ֣יםta.KimH6965over thee, unto a nationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471which neither thou nor thy fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045;and there shalt thou serveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37And thou shalt become an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,a proverbלְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.ShalH4912,and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.NahH8148,among all nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whither Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall leadיְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.KhaH5090thee.

38Thou shalt carryH3318muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233outH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and shalt gatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622butlittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592inH622;for the locustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697shall consumeיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39Thou shalt plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,and dressוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647them,but shalt neither drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354ofthe wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,nor gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes;for the wormsהַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ha.to.La.'atH8438shall eatתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them.

40Thou shalt have olive treesזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132throughout all thy coastsגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366,but thou shalt not anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480thyselfwith the oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081;for thine oliveזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132shall castיִשַּׁ֖לyi.ShalH5394his fruit.

41Thou shalt begetתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall goH3212into captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42All thy treesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127shall the locustהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767consumeיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423.

43The strangerהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616that iswithinבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130thee shall get upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927above thee veryמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605highמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605;and thou shalt come downתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381veryמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295lowמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

44He shall lendיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867to thee, and thou shalt not lendתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867to him: he shall be the headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218,and thou shalt be the tailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

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