Revised Literal Translation

Obadiah 1:2-14

2Behold, I have madeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee smallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471:thou art greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966despisedבָּז֥וּיba.ZuiH959.

3The prideזְד֤וֹןze.DonH2087of thine heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820hath deceivedהִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָhi.shi.'E.khaH5377thee, thou that dwellestשֹׁכְנִ֥יsho.khe.NiH7931in the cleftsבְחַגְוֵי־ve.chag.vei-H2288of the rockסֶּ֖לַעSe.la'H5553,whose habitationH3427ishighמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791;that saithאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Who shall bring me downיוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niH3381to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

4Though thou exaltתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahH1361thyselfas the eagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404,and though thou setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760thy nestקִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chaH7064among the starsכּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.VimH3556,thence will I bring thee downאוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5If thievesגַּנָּבִ֤יםga.na.VimH1590cameבָּאֽוּ־ba.'u-H935to thee, if robbersשׁ֣וֹדְדֵיSho.deiH7703by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, (how art thou cut offנִדְמֵ֔יתָהnid.Mei.tahH1820!)would they not have stolenיִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.VuH1589till they had enoughדַּיָּ֑םdai.YamH1767?if the grapegatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to thee, would they not leaveיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegrapesעֹלֵלֽוֹת׃o.le.LotH5955?

6How are the thingsof Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215searched outנֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּnech.pe.SuH2664! howare his hiddenמַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃matz.pu.NavH4710things sought upנִבְע֖וּniv.'UH1158!

7All the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of thy confederacyבְרִיתֶ֔ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285have broughtשִׁלְּח֗וּךָshi.le.Chu.khaH7971thee evento the borderהַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.VulH1366:the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582that were at peaceשְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965with thee have deceivedהִשִּׁיא֛וּךָhi.shi.'U.khaH5377thee, andprevailedיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201against thee; they that eatthy breadלַחְמְךָ֗lach.me.KhaH3899have laidיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760a woundמָזוֹר֙ma.zOrH4204under thee: there isnone understandingתְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.NahH8394in him.

8Shall I not in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻםne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,even destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6the wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menout of Edomמֵֽאֱד֔וֹםme.'e.DomH123,and understandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394out of the mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022of Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215?

9And thy mightyגִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָgi.bo.Rei.khaH1368men,O Temanתֵּימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487,shall be dismayedוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865,to the end that every oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of the mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022of Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215may be cut offיִכָּֽרֶת־yi.ka.ret-H3772by slaughterמִקָּֽטֶל׃mi.Ka.telH6993.

10For thyviolenceמֵחֲמַ֛סme.cha.MasH2555against thy brotherאָחִ֥יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290shameבוּשָׁ֑הvu.ShahH955shall coverתְּכַסְּךָ֣te.kha.se.KhaH3680thee, and thou shalt be cut offוְנִכְרַ֖תָּve.nikh.Ra.taH3772for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

11In the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117that thou stoodestעֲמָֽדְךָ֣'a.ma.de.KhaH5975on the other side, in the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that the strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114carried away captiveשְׁב֥וֹתshe.VotH7617his forcesחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428,and foreignersוְנָכְרִ֞יםve.na.khe.RimH5237enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into his gatesשְׁעָרָ֗יוsha.'a.rovH8179,and castיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486upon Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, even thou wastas oneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of them.

12But thou shouldest not have lookedתֵּ֤רֶאTe.re'H7200on the dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of thy brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117that he became a strangerנָכְר֔וֹna.khe.RoH5235;neither shouldest thou have rejoicedתִּשְׂמַ֥חtis.MachH8055over the childrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of their destructionאָבְדָ֑ם'a.ve.DamH6;neither shouldest thou have spokenפִּ֖יךָPi.khaH6310proudlyתַּגְדֵּ֥לtag.DelH1431in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

13Thou shouldest not have enteredתָּב֤וֹאta.Vo'H935into the gateבְשַֽׁעַר־ve.sha.'ar-H8179of my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343;yea, thou shouldest not have lookedתֵּ֧רֶאTe.re'H7200on their afflictionבְּרָעָת֖וֹbe.ra.'a.ToH7451in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of their calamityאֵיד֑וֹ'ei.DoH343,nor have laidתִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָהtish.Lach.nahH7971handson their substanceבְחֵיל֖וֹve.chei.LoH2428in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of their calamityאֵידֽוֹ׃'ei.DoH343;

14Neither shouldest thou have stoodתַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975in the crosswayהַפֶּ֔רֶקha.Pe.rekH6563,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.RitH3772those of his that did escapeפְּלִיטָ֑יוpe.li.TavH6412;neither shouldest thou have delivered upתַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.GerH5462those of his that did remainשְׂרִידָ֖יוse.ri.DavH8300in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

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