Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 32:15-26

15But Jeshurunיְשֻׁרוּן֙ye.shu.RunH3484waxed fatוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ןvai.yish.ManH8080,and kickedוַיִּבְעָ֔טvai.yiv.'AtH1163:thou art waxen fatשָׁמַ֖נְתָּsha.Man.taH8080,thou art grown thickעָבִ֣יתָ'a.Vi.taH5666,thou art coveredכָּשִׂ֑יתָka.Si.taH3780with fatness;then he forsookוַיִּטֹּשׁ֙vai.yi.ToshH5203Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433whichmadeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him, and lightly esteemedוַיְנַבֵּ֖לvay.na.BelH5034the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of his salvationיְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.

16They provoked him to jealousyיַקְנִאֻ֖הוּyak.ni.'U.huH7065with strangeבְּזָרִ֑יםbe.za.RimH2114gods,with abominationsבְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖תbe.to.'e.VotH8441provoked they him to angerיַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃yakh.'i.Su.huH3707.

17They sacrificedיִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.ChuH2076unto devilsלַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.DimH7700,not to Godאֱלֹ֔הַ'e.Lo.haH433;to godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430whom they knewיְדָע֑וּםye.da.'UmH3045not, to newחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319gods thatcameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935newlyמִקָּרֹ֣בmi.ka.RoH7138upH935,whom your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1fearedשְׂעָר֖וּםse.'a.RumH8175not.

18Of the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697thatbegatיְלָדְךָ֖ye.la.de.KhaH3205thee thou art unmindfulתֶּ֑שִׁיTe.shiH7876,and hast forgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֖חva.tish.KachH7911Godאֵ֥ל'elH410that formedמְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃me.cho.le.Le.khaH2342thee.

19And when Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,he abhorredוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006them,because of the provokingמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121,and of his daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200what their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be: for they area very perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom isno faithאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.

21They have moved me to jealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with that which isnotH3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;they have provoked me to angerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with their vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892:and I will move them to jealousyאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065with those which arenot a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will provoke them to angerאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707with a foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471.

22For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784is kindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in mine angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,and shall burnוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344unto the lowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,and shall consumeוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with her increaseוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,and set on fireוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23I will heapאַסְפֶּ֥ה'as.PehH5595mischiefsרָע֑וֹתra.'otH7451upon them; I will spendאֲכַלֶּה־'a.kha.leh-H3615mine arrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671upon them.

24They shall beburntמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198with hungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458,and devouredוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898with burning heatרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565,and with bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815destructionוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986:I will also sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971the teethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929upon them, with the poisonחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of serpentsזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119of the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25The swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719withoutמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351,and terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367withinוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315,shall destroyתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921both the young manבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970and the virginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,the sucklingיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243alsowith the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of gray hairsשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.

26I saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I would scatter them into cornersאַפְאֵיהֶ֑ם'af.'ei.HemH6284,I would make the remembranceזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them to ceaseאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673from among menמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582:

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