Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 20:32-44

32And that which comethוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ve.ha.'o.LahH5927into your mindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307shall not be at all, that ye sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,We will beH1961as the heathenכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,as the familiesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the countriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,to serveלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

33AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,surely with a mightyחֲזָקָ֜הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֨דbe.YadH3027,and with a stretched outנְטוּיָ֛הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֧וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,and with furyוּבְחֵמָ֥הu.ve.che.MahH2534poured outשְׁפוּכָ֖הshe.fu.KhahH8210,will I ruleאֶמְל֥וֹךְ'em.LokhH4427over you:

34And I will bring you outוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318from the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,and will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you out of the countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776wherein ye are scatteredנְפוֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,with a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027,and with a stretched outנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,and with furyוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534poured outשְׁפוּכָֽה׃she.fu.KhahH8210.

35And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935you into the wildernessמִדְבַּ֖רmid.BarH4057of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,and there will I pleadוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יve.nish.pa.TiH8199with you faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

36Like as I pleadedנִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙nish.Pa.tiH8199with your fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,so will I pleadאִשָּׁפֵ֣ט'i.sha.FetH8199with you, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

37And I will cause you to passוְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥יve.ha.'a.var.TiH5674under the rodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626,and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you into the bondבְּמָסֹ֥רֶתbe.ma.So.retH4562of the covenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285:

38And I will purge outוּבָרוֹתִ֣יu.va.ro.TiH1305from among you the rebelsהַמֹּרְדִ֤יםha.mo.re.DimH4775,and them that transgressוְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ve.ha.po.she.'ImH6586against me: I will bring them forthאוֹצִ֣יא'o.Tzi'H3318out of the countryמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776where they sojournמְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙me.gu.rei.HemH4033,and they shall not enterיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935into the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

39As for you, O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;GoH3212ye, serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647ye every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544,and hereafterוְאַחַ֕רve.'a.CharH310also,if ye will not hearkenשֹׁמְעִ֣יםsho.me.'ImH8085unto me: but polluteתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490ye my holyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034no more with your giftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,and with your idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40For in mine holyקָדְשִׁ֞יkod.shiH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022,in the mountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022of the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,there shall all the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,all of them in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,serveיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647me: there will I acceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521them, and there will I requireאֶדְר֣וֹשׁ'ed.Ro.oshH1875your offeringsתְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םte.ru.mo.tei.KhemH8641,and the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֛יתre.ShitH7225of your oblationsמַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmas.'o.tei.KhemH4864,with all your holy thingsקָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ka.de.shei.KhemH6944.

41I will acceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521you with your sweetנִיחֹחַ֮ni.cho.aChH5207savourבְּרֵ֣יחַbe.Rei.achH7381,when I bring you outבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318from the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you out of the countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776wherein ye have been scatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327;and I will be sanctifiedוְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.nik.dash.TiH6942in you beforeלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869the heathenהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42And ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I shall bringבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935you into the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,into the countryהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776forthe which I lifted upנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1.

43And there shall ye rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם־u.ze.khar.tem-H2142your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870,and all your doingsעֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.li.Lo.tei.KhemH5949,wherein ye have been defiledנִטְמֵאתֶ֖םnit.me.TemH2930;and ye shall lotheוּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙u.ne.ko.to.TemH6962yourselves in your own sightבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440for all your evilsרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םra.'o.tei.KhemH7451that ye have committedעֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃'a.si.TemH6213.

44And ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I have wroughtבַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥יba.'a.so.TiH6213with you for my name’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sake, not according to your wickedהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysכְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨םkhe.dar.khei.KhemH1870,nor according to your corruptהַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ha.nish.cha.tOtH7843doingsוְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤םve.kha.'a.li.lo.tei.KhemH5949,O ye houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

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