Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 32:15-30

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:

27Were it notלוּלֵ֗יlu.LeiH3884that I fearedאָג֔וּר'a.GurH1481the wrathכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708of the enemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341,lest their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862should behave themselves strangelyיְנַכְּר֖וּye.na.ke.RuH5234, andlest they should sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559,Our handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027ishighרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311,And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not doneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466all this.

28For they area nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471voidאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6of counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098, neither is there anyunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29O thatל֥וּluH3863they were wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449, thatthey understoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919this, thatthey would considerיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995their latter endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30How should oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147put tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH505to flightיָנִ֣יסוּya.Ni.suH5127,exceptלֹא֙lo'H3808their Rockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had soldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376themכִּי־ki-H3588,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had shut them upהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462?

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