Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 32:35-41

35To me belongethvengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359,and recompenceוְשִׁלֵּ֔םve.shi.LemH8005;their footרַגְלָ֑םrag.LamH7272shall slideתָּמ֣וּטta.MutH4131in duetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256:for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343isat handקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,and the things that shall comeעֲתִדֹ֥ת'a.ti.DotH6264upon them make hasteוְחָ֖שׁve.ChashH2363.

36For Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall judgeיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and repentיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162himself for his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,when he seethיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200that theirpowerיָ֔דYadH3027is goneאָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latH235, and there isnoneוְאֶ֖פֶסve.'E.fesH657shut upעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113,or leftוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800.

37And he shall sayוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, Where aretheir godsאֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ'e.lo.Hei.movH430, theirrockצ֖וּרtzurH6697in whom they trustedחָסָ֥יוּcha.Sa.yuH2620,

38Which did eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398the fatחֵ֤לֶבChe.levH2459of their sacrificesזְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ze.va.Chei.movH2077, anddrankיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354the wineיֵ֣יןyeinH3196of their drink offeringsנְסִיכָ֑םne.si.KhamH5257?let them rise upיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965and helpוְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔םve.ya'.ze.ru.KhemH5826you, andbe your protectionסִתְרָֽה׃sit.RahH5643.

39Seeרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200now that I, even I, am he, and there isno godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430with me: I killאָמִ֣ית'a.MitH4191,and I make aliveוַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.YehH2421;I woundמָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ma.Chatz.tiH4272,and I healאֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'H7495: neither is there anythat can deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337out of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.

40For I lift upאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027to heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and sayוְאָמַ֕רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,I liveחַ֥יchaiH2416for everלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

41If I whetשַׁנּוֹתִי֙sha.no.TiH8150my glitteringבְּרַ֣קbe.RakH1300swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719,and mine handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027take holdוְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.ChezH270on judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941;I will renderאָשִׁ֤יב'a.ShivH7725vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359to mine enemiesלְצָרָ֔יle.tza.RaiH6862,and will rewardאֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃'a.sha.LemH7999them that hateוְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'AiH8130me.

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