Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 32:1-10

1And it came to pass in the twelfthH6240 H8147yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,in the twelfth monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,in the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,take upשָׂ֤אsa'H5375a lamentationקִינָה֙ki.NahH7015for Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, Thou art likeנִדְמֵ֑יתָnid.Mei.taH1819a young lionכְּפִ֥ירke.FirH3715of the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471, and thou artas a whaleכַּתַּנִּ֣יםka.ta.NimH8565 H8577in the seasבַּיַּמִּ֔יםbai.ya.MimH3220:and thou camest forthוַתָּ֣גַחva.Ta.gachH1518with thy riversבְּנַהֲרוֹתֶ֗יךָbe.na.ha.ro.Tei.khaH5104,and troubledstוַתִּדְלַח־va.tid.lach-H1804the watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325with thy feetבְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272,and fouledstוַתִּרְפֹּ֖סva.tir.PosH7515their riversנַהֲרוֹתָֽם׃na.ha.ro.TamH5104.

3Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;I will therefore spread outוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566my netרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568over thee with a companyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971;and they shall bring thee upוְהֶעֱל֖וּךָve.he.'e.Lu.khaH5927in my netבְּחֶרְמִֽי׃be.cher.MiH2764.

4Then will I leaveוּנְטַשְׁתִּ֣יךָu.ne.tash.Ti.khaH5203thee upon the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,I will cast thee forthאֲטִילֶ֑ךָ'a.ti.Le.khaH2904upon the openפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,and will cause all the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to remainוְהִשְׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.hish.kan.TiH7931upon thee, and I will fillוְהִשְׂבַּעְתִּ֥יve.his.ba'.TiH7646the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the whole earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776with thee.

5And I will layוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414thy fleshבְּשָׂרְךָ֖be.sa.re.KhaH1320upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and fillוּמִלֵּאתִ֥יu.mi.le.TiH4390the valleysהַגֵּאָי֖וֹתha.ge.'a.YotH1516with thy heightרָמוּתֶֽךָ׃ra.mu.Te.khaH7419.

6I will also waterוְהִשְׁקֵיתִ֨יve.hish.kei.TiH8248with thy bloodמִדָּמְךָ֖mi.da.me.KhaH1818the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776wherein thou swimmestצָפָתְךָ֛tza.fa.te.KhaH6824, evento the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022;and the riversוַאֲפִקִ֖יםva.'a.fi.KimH650shall be fullיִמָּלְא֥וּןyi.mal.'UnH4390of thee.

7And when I shall put thee outבְכַבּֽוֹתְךָ֙ve.kha.bot.KhaH3518,I will coverוְכִסֵּיתִ֤יve.khi.sei.TiH3680the heavenשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and makeH6937the starsכֹּֽכְבֵיהֶ֑םko.khe.vei.HemH3556thereof darkH6937;I will coverאֲכַסֶּ֔נּוּ'a.kha.Se.nuH3680the sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121with a cloudבֶּעָנָ֣ןbe.'a.NanH6051,and the moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394shall not giveיָאִ֥ירya.'IrH215her lightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216.

8All the brightמְא֤וֹרֵיme.'o.reiH3974lightsאוֹר֙'OrH216of heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064will I make darkאַקְדִּירֵ֖ם'ak.di.RemH6937over thee, and setוְנָתַ֤תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414darknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙cho.shekhH2822upon thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

9I will also vexוְהִ֨כְעַסְתִּ֔יve.Hikh.'as.TiH3707the heartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971,when I shall bringבַּהֲבִיאִ֤יba.ha.vi.'IH935thy destructionשִׁבְרְךָ֙shiv.re.KhaH7667among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,into the countriesאֲרָצ֖וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776which thou hast not knownיְדַעְתָּֽם׃ye.da'.TamH3045.

10Yea, I will make manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971amazedוַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֨יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074at thee, and their kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙u.mal.khei.HemH4428shall be horriblyשַׂ֔עַרSa.'arH8178afraidיִשְׂעֲר֤וּyis.'a.RuH8175for thee, when I shall brandishבְּעוֹפְפִ֥יbe.'o.FiH5774my swordחַרְבִּ֖יchar.BiH2719before themפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440;and they shall trembleוְחָרְד֤וּve.cha.re.DuH2729at everymomentלִרְגָעִים֙lir.ga.'ImH7281,every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376for his own lifeלְנַפְשׁ֔וֹle.naf.ShoH5315,in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of thy fallמַפַּלְתֶּֽךָ׃ סma.pal.Te.khaH4658.

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