Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 38

1And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760thy faceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440against Gogגּוֹג֙goyGH1463,the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Magogהַמָּג֔וֹגha.ma.GogH4031,the chiefרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of Meshechמֶ֣שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902and Tubalוְתֻבָ֑לve.tu.ValH8422,and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012against him,

3And sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559,Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I amagainst thee, O Gogגּ֔וֹגGogH1463,the chiefרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218princeנְשִׂ֕יאne.Si'H5387of Meshechמֶ֥שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902and Tubalוְתֻבָֽל׃ve.tu.ValH8422:

4And I will turn thee backוְשׁ֣וֹבַבְתִּ֔יךָve.Shoav.Ti.khaH7725,and putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414hooksחַחִ֖יםcha.ChimH2397into thy jawsבִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָbil.cha.Yei.khaH3895,and I will bring thee forthוְהוֹצֵאתִי֩ve.ho.tze.TiH3318,and all thine armyחֵילֶ֜ךָchei.Le.khaH2428,horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483and horsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֗יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571,all of them clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847with all sortsמִכְלוֹל֙mikh.lOlH4358of armour, evena greatרָב֙ravH7227companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951withbucklersצִנָּ֣הtzi.NahH6793and shieldsוּמָגֵ֔ןu.ma.GenH4043,all of them handlingתֹּפְשֵׂ֥יto.fe.SeiH8610swordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719:

5Persiaפָּרַ֛סpa.RasH6539,Ethiopiaכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568,and Libyaוּפ֖וּטu.FutH6316with them; all of them with shieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043and helmetוְכוֹבָֽע׃ve.kho.Va'H3553:

6Gomerגֹּ֚מֶרGo.merH1586,and all his bandsאֲגַפֶּ֔יהָ'a.ga.Pei.haH102;the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Togarmahתּֽוֹגַרְמָ֔הto.gar.MahH8425of the northצָפ֖וֹןtza.FonH6828quartersיַרְכְּתֵ֥יyar.ke.TeiH3411,and all his bandsאֲגַפָּ֑יו'a.ga.PavH102: andmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971with thee.

7Be thou preparedהִכֹּן֙hi.KonH3559,and prepareוְהָכֵ֣ןve.ha.KhenH3559for thyself, thou, and all thy companyקְהָלֶ֖ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951that are assembledהַנִּקְהָלִ֣יםha.nik.ha.LimH6950unto thee, and be thou a guardלְמִשְׁמָֽר׃le.mish.MarH4929unto them.

8After manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227daysמִיָּמִ֣יםmi.ya.MimH3117thou shalt be visitedתִּפָּקֵד֒ti.pa.KedH6485:in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319yearsהַשָּׁנִ֜יםha.sha.NimH8141thou shalt comeתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935into the landאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776that isbrought backמְשׁוֹבֶ֣בֶתme.sho.Ve.vetH7725from the swordמֵחֶ֗רֶבme.Che.revH2719, and isgatheredמְקֻבֶּ֙צֶת֙me.ku.Be.tzetH6908out of manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peopleמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971,against the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which have been alwaysתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548wasteלְחָרְבָּ֖הle.cha.re.BahH2723:but it is brought forthהוּצָ֔אָהhu.Tza.'ahH3318out of the nationsמֵעַמִּ֣יםme.'a.MimH5971,and they shall dwellוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983all of them.

9Thou shalt ascendוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927and comeתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935like a stormכַּשֹּׁאָ֣הka.sho.'AhH7722,thou shalt be like a cloudכֶּעָנָ֛ןke.'a.NanH6051to coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thou, and all thy bandsאֲגַפֶּ֔יךָ'a.ga.Pei.khaH102,and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with thee.

10Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; It shall also come to pass, thatat the same timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thingsדְבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697comeיַעֲל֤וּya.'a.LuH5927into thy mindלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,and thou shalt thinkוְחָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.cha.shav.TaH2803an evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451thoughtמַחֲשֶׁ֥בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284:

11And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,I will go upאֶֽעֱלֶה֙'e.'e.LehH5927to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of unwalled villagesפְּרָז֔וֹתpe.ra.ZotH6519;I will goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935to them that are at restהַשֹּׁ֣קְטִ֔יםha.Sho.ke.TimH8252,that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427safelyלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983,all of them dwellingיֹֽשְׁבִים֙yo.she.VimH3427without wallsחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346,and having neither barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280nor gatesוּדְלָתַ֖יִםu.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,

12To takeלִשְׁלֹ֥לlish.LolH7997a spoilשָׁלָ֖לsha.LalH7998,and to takeוְלָבֹ֣זve.la.VozH962a preyבַּ֑זBazH957;to turnלְהָשִׁ֨יבle.ha.ShivH7725thine handיָדְךָ֜ya.de.KhaH3027upon the desolate placesחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723that are nowinhabitedנוֹשָׁבֹ֗תno.sha.VotH3427,and upon the peopleעַם֙'amH5971that aregatheredמְאֻסָּ֣ףme.'u.SafH622out of the nationsמִגּוֹיִ֔םmi.go.YimH1471,which have gottenעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and goodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075,that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in the midstטַבּ֥וּרta.BurH2872of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13Shebaשְׁבָ֡אshe.Va'H7614,and Dedanוּ֠דְדָןU.de.donH1719,and the merchantsוְסֹחֲרֵ֨יve.so.cha.ReiH5503of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659,with all the young lionsכְּפִרֶ֙יהָ֙ke.fi.Rei.haH3715thereof, shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee, Art thou comeבָ֔אVa'H935to takeהֲלִשְׁלֹ֤לha.lish.LolH7997a spoilשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998?hast thou gatheredהִקְהַ֣לְתָּhik.Hal.taH6950thy companyקְהָלֶ֑ךָke.ha.Le.chaH6951to takeהֲלָבֹ֥זha.la.VozH962a preyבַּ֖זbazH957?to carry awayלָשֵׂ֣את׀la.SetH5375silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091,to take awayלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947cattleמִקְנֶ֣הmik.NehH4735and goodsוְקִנְיָ֔ןve.kin.YanH7075,to takeלִשְׁלֹ֖לlish.LolH7997a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419spoilשָׁלָ֥לsha.LalH7998?

14Therefore, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Gogלְג֔וֹגle.GogH1463,Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117when my peopleעַמִּ֧י'a.MiH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478dwellethבְּשֶׁ֨בֶתbe.She.vetH3427safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983,shalt thou not knowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045it?

15And thou shalt comeוּבָ֤אתָu.Va.taH935from thy placeמִמְּקֽוֹמְךָ֙mi.me.kom.ChaH4725out of the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828partsמִיַּרְכְּתֵ֣יmi.yar.ke.TeiH3411,thou, and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleוְעַמִּ֥יםve.'a.MimH5971with thee, all of them ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392upon horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419companyקָהָ֥לka.HalH6951,and a mightyרָֽב׃RavH7227armyוְחַ֥יִלve.Cha.yilH2428:

16And thou shalt come upוְעָלִ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Li.taH5927against my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as a cloudכֶּֽעָנָ֖ןke.'a.NanH6051to coverלְכַסּ֣וֹתle.kha.SotH3680the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;it shall be in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֨יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117,and I will bringוַהֲבִאוֹתִ֙יךָ֙va.ha.vi.'o.Ti.khaH935thee against my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,that the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471may knowדַּ֨עַתDa.'atH3045me, when I shall be sanctifiedבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יbe.hi.ka.de.ShiH6942in thee, O Gogגּֽוֹג׃ סGogH1463,before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

17Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Artthou he of whom I have spokenדִּבַּ֜רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in oldקַדְמוֹנִ֗יםkad.mo.NimH6931timeבְּיָמִ֣יםbe.ya.MimH3117byבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027my servantsעֲבָדַי֙'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which prophesiedהַֽנִּבְּאִ֛יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in those daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117manyyearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141that I would bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935thee against them?

18And it shall come to pass at the same timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117Gogגוֹג֙goyGH1463shall comeבּ֥וֹאBo'H935against the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, thatmy furyחֲמָתִ֖יcha.ma.TiH2534shall come upתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927in my faceבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639.

19For in my jealousyוּבְקִנְאָתִ֥יu.ve.kin.'a.TiH7068andin the fireבְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784of my wrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678have I spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,Surely in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall be a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419shakingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494in the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

20So that the fishesדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּם֩hai.YamH3220,and the fowlsוְע֨וֹףve.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the beastsוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,and all creeping thingsהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431that creepהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and all the menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120that areupon the faceמִפָּנַ֡יmi.pa.NaiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,shall shakeוְרָעֲשׁ֣וּve.ra.'a.ShuH7493at my presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and the mountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022shall be thrown downוְנֶהֶרְס֣וּve.ne.her.SuH2040,and the steep placesהַמַּדְרֵג֔וֹתha.mad.re.GotH4095shall fallוְנָֽפְלוּ֙ve.na.fe.LuH5307,and every wallחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346shall fallתִּפּֽוֹל׃ti.PolH5307to the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

21And I will callוְקָרָ֨אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121for a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719against him throughout all my mountainsהָרַי֙ha.RaiH2022,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069:every man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719shall be against his brotherבְּאָחִ֥יוbe.'a.ChivH251.

22And I will pleadוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֥יve.nish.pa.TiH8199against him with pestilenceבְּדֶ֣בֶרbe.De.verH1698and with bloodוּבְדָ֑םu.ve.DamH1818;and I will rainאַמְטִ֤יר'am.TirH4305upon him, and upon his bandsאֲגַפָּ֔יו'a.ga.PavH102,and upon the manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֥ים'a.MimH5971that arewith him, an overflowingשׁוֹטֵף֩sho.TefH7857rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653,and great hailstonesוְאַבְנֵ֨י אֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁve.'av.Nei 'el.ga.VishH68 H417,fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,and brimstoneוְגָפְרִ֗יתve.ga.fe.RitH1614.

23Thus will I magnifyוְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי֙ve.hit.ga.dil.TiH1431myself, and sanctifyוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּ֔יve.hit.ka.dish.TiH6942myself; and I will be knownוְנ֣וֹדַעְתִּ֔יve.No.da'.TiH3045in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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