Revised Literal Translation

Habakkuk 2:1-4

1I will standאֶעֱמֹ֔דָה'e.'e.Mo.dahH5975upon my watchמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣יmish.mar.TiH4931,and setוְאֶֽתְיַצְּבָ֖הve.'et.ya.tze.VahH3320me upon the towerמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692,and will watchוַאֲצַפֶּ֗הva.'a.tza.PehH6822to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200what he will sayיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696unto me, and what I shall answerאָשִׁ֖יב'a.ShivH7725when I am reprovedתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433.

2And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me, and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Writeכְּת֣וֹבke.TovH3789the visionחָז֔וֹןcha.ZonH2377, and make itplainוּבָאֵ֖רu.va.'ErH874upon tabletsהַלֻּח֑וֹתha.lu.ChotH3871,that he may runיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323that readethק֥וֹרֵאKo.re'H7121it.

3For the visionחָזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377isyet for an appointed timeלַמּוֹעֵ֔דla.mo.'EdH4150,but at the endלַקֵּ֖ץla.KetzH7093it shall speakוְיָפֵ֥חַve.ya.Fe.achH6315,and not lieיְכַזֵּ֑בye.kha.ZevH3576:though it tarryיִתְמַהְמָהּ֙yit.mah.MahH4102,waitחַכֵּה־cha.keh-H2442for it; because it will surelyבֹ֥אvo'H935comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935,it will not tarryיְאַחֵֽר׃ye.'a.CherH309.

4Behold, his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315whichis lifted upעֻפְּלָ֔ה'u.pe.LahH6075is not uprightיָשְׁרָ֥הya.she.RahH3474in him: but the justוְצַדִּ֖יקve.tza.DikH6662shall liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421by his faithבֶּאֱמוּנָת֥וֹbe.'e.mu.na.ToH530.

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