Revised Literal Translation

Zephaniah 1:7-13

7Hold thy peaceהַ֕סhasH2013at the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069:for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isat handקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138:for Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath preparedהֵכִ֧יןhe.KhinH3559a sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077,he hath bidהִקְדִּ֥ישׁhik.DishH6942his guestsקְרֻאָֽיו׃ke.ru.'AvH7121.

8And it shall come to pass in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077,that I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֥יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and all such as are clothedהַלֹּבְשִׁ֖יםha.loe.ShimH3847with strangeנָכְרִֽי׃na.khe.RiH5237apparelמַלְבּ֥וּשׁmal.BushH4403.

9In the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117also will I punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֗יu.fa.kad.TiH6485all those that leapהַדּוֹלֵ֛גha.do.LegH1801on the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֖ןha.mif.TanH4670,which fillהַֽמְמַלְאִ֛יםha.mal.'ImH4390their masters’אֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.HemH113housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004with violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ סu.mir.MahH4820.

10And it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that there shall bethe noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963of a cryצְעָקָה֙tze.'a.KahH6818from the fishהַדָּגִ֔יםha.da.GimH1709gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,and an howlingוִֽילָלָ֖הvi.la.LahH3215from the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932,and a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419crashingוְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verH7667from the hillsמֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃me.ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

11Howlהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,ye inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Makteshהַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁha.makh.TeshH4389,for all the merchantכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971are cut downנִדְמָה֙nid.MahH1820;all they that bearנְטִ֥ילֵיne.Ti.leiH5187silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701are cut offנִכְרְת֖וּnikh.re.TuH3772.

12And it shall come to pass at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, thatI will searchאֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ'a.cha.PesH2664Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with candlesבַּנֵּר֑וֹתba.ne.RotH5216,and punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that are settledהַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ha.ko.fe.'ImH7087on their leesשִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔םshim.rei.HemH8105:that sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559in their heartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will not do goodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190,neither will he do evilיָרֵֽעַ׃ya.Re.a'H7489.

13Therefore their goodsחֵילָם֙chei.LamH2428shall become a bootyלִמְשִׁסָּ֔הlim.shi.SahH4933,and their housesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֖םu.va.tei.HemH1004a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077:they shall also buildוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּים֙va.TimH1004,but not inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuH3427them;and they shall plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,but not drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354the wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196thereof.

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