1
The
righteous perisheth, and no
man layeth it to
heart: and
merciful men are taken
away, none
considering that the
righteous is taken
away from the
evil to come.
d,s,x -yev.n;a.w bel -l;[ ~'f vyia !yea.w d'b'a qyiD;C;h ? h'['r'h yen.Pim -yiK !yibem !yea.B ~yip's/a,n ? qyiD;C;h @;s/a,n
2
He shall
enter into
peace: they shall
rest in their
beds, each one
walking in his
uprightness.
.$el{h ~'tw{b.K.vim -l;[ .Wx.Wn'y ~w{l'v aw{b'y ? w{x{k.n
3
But draw
near hither, ye
sons of the
sorceress, the
seed of the
adulterer and the
whore.
@ea'n.m [;r,z h'n.n{[ yen.B h'Neh -.Wb.riq ~,T;a.w ? h,n.ziT;w
4
Against whom do ye
sport yourselves? against whom make ye a
wide mouth, and draw
out the
tongue? are ye not
children of
transgression, a
seed of
falsehood,
h,p .Wbyix.r;T yim -l;[ .Wg'N;[.tiT yim -l;[ ? [;v,p -yed.lIy ~,T;a -aw{l]h !w{v'l .Wkyir]a;T ? r,q'v [;r,z
5
Enflaming yourselves with
idols under every
green tree, slaying the
children in the
valleys under the
clifts of the
rocks?
yej]x{v !'n][;r #e[ -l'K t;x;T ~yilea'B ~yim'xeN;h ? ~yi['l.S;h yepi[.s t;x;T ~yil'x.N;B ~yid'l.y;h
6
Among the
smooth stones of the
stream is thy
portion; they, they are thy
lot: even to them hast thou
poured a drink
offering, thou hast
offered a meat
offering. Should I receive
comfort in these?
~,h'l -m;G .$el'rw{G ~eh ~eh .$eq.l,x l;x;n -yeq.L;x.B ? ~ex'N,a h,Lea l;[;h h'x.nim tyil/[,h .$,s,n .T.k;p'v
7
Upon a
lofty and
high mountain hast thou
set thy
bed: even thither wentest thou
up to
offer sacrifice.
~'v -m;G .$eb'K.vim .T.m;f a'Fin.w ;H{b'G -r;h l;[ ? x;b'z ;x{B.zil tyil'[
8
Behind the
doors also and the
posts hast thou set
up thy
remembrance: for thou hast
discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone
up; thou hast
enlarged thy
bed, and
made thee a covenant with them; thou
lovedst their
bed where thou
sawest it.
yiK .$enw{r.kiz .T.m;f h'z.Wz.M;h.w t,l,D;h r;x;a.w ? .$'l -t'r.kiT;w .$eb'K.vim .T.b;x.rih yil][;T;w tyiLiG yiTiaem ? tyiz'x d'y ~'b'K.vim .T.b;h'a ~,hem
9
And thou
wentest to the
king with
ointment, and didst
increase thy
perfumes, and didst
send thy
messengers far
off, and didst
debase thyself even unto
hell.
yix.L;v.T;w .$Iy'xUQir yiB.r;T;w !,m,V;B .$,l,M;l yirUv'T;w ? lw{a.v -d;[ yilyiP.v;T;w q{x'rem -d;[ ~].ky;ric
10
Thou art
wearied in the
greatness of thy
way; yet
saidst thou not, There is no
hope: thou hast
found the
life of thine
hand; therefore thou wast not
grieved.
t;Y;x v'aw{n .T.r;m'a a{l .T;[;g'y .$eK.r;D b{r.B ? tyil'x a{l !eK -l;[ ta'c'm .$ed'y
11
And of whom hast thou been
afraid or
feared, that thou hast
lied, and hast not
remembered me, nor
laid it to thy
heart? have not I held my
peace even of
old, and thou
fearest me not?
yitw{a.w yibeZ;k.t yiK yia.ryiT;w .T.g;a'D yim -t,a.w ? yin]a a{l]h .$eBil -l;[ .T.m;f -a{l .T.r;k'z a{l ? yia'ryit a{l yitw{a.w ~'l{[em.W h,v.x;m
12
I will
declare thy
righteousness, and thy
works; for they shall not
profit thee.
.$.Wlyi[w{y a{l.w .$Iy;f][;m -t,a.w .$et'q.dic dyiG;a yin]a
13
When thou
criest, let thy
companies deliver thee; but the
wind shall carry them all
away;
vanity shall
take them: but he that putteth his
trust in me shall
possess the
land, and shall
inherit my
holy mountain;
;x.Wr -a'FIy ~'LUK -t,a.w .$Iy;c.WBiq .$UlyiC;y .$eq][;z.B ? v;ryIy.w #,r,a -l;x.nIy yib h,sw{x;h.w l,b'h -x;QIy ? yiv.d'q -r;h
14
And shall
say, Cast ye
up, cast ye
up,
prepare the
way, take
up the
stumblingblock out of the
way of my
people.
lw{v.kim .Wmyir'h .$,r'd -.WN;P .WL{s -.WL{s r;m'a.w ? yiM;[ .$,r,Dim
15
For thus
saith the
high and lofty
One that
inhabiteth eternity, whose
name is
Holy; I
dwell in the
high and
holy place, with him also that is of a
contrite and
humble spirit, to
revive the
spirit of the
humble, and to
revive the
heart of the contrite
ones.
vw{d'q.w d;[ !ek{v a'Fin.w ~'r r;m'a h{k yiK ? ;x.Wr -l;p.v.W a'K;D -t,a.w !w{K.v,a vw{d'q.w ~w{r'm w{m.v ? ~yia'K.din bel tw{y]x;h.l.W ~yil'p.v ;x.Wr tw{y]x;h.l
16
For I will not
contend for
ever, neither will I be
always wroth: for the
spirit should
fail before me, and the
souls which I have
made.
@w{c.Q,a x;c,n'l a{l.w byir'a ~'lw{[.l a{l yiK ? yin]a tw{m'v.n.W @w{j][;y y;n'p.Lim ;x.Wr -yiK ? yityif'[
17
For the
iniquity of his
covetousness was I
wroth, and
smote him: I
hid me, and was
wroth, and he went
on frowardly in the
way of his
heart.
@{c.q,a.w reT.s;h .WheK;a.w yiT.p;c'q w{[.ciB !{w][;B ? w{Bil .$,r,d.B b'bw{v .$,leY;w
18
I have
seen his
ways, and will
heal him: I will
lead him also, and
restore comforts unto him and to his
mourners.
~eL;v]a;w .Whex.n;a.w .Whea'P.r,a.w yityia'r wy'k'r.D ? wy'leb]a;l.w w{l ~yimUxin
19
I
create the
fruit of the
lips; Peace, peace to him that is far
off, and to him that is
near, saith the
LORD; and I will
heal him.
qw{x'r'l ~w{l'v ~w{l'v ~Iy't'p.f b.Wn aerw{B ? wyita'p.r.W h'wh.y r;m'a bw{r'Q;l.w
20
But the
wicked are like the
troubled sea, when it
cannot rest, whose
waters cast
up mire and
dirt.
l'k.Wy a{l jeq.v;h yiK v'r.gin ~'Y;K ~yi['v.r'h.w ? jyij'w v,p,r wy'myem .Wv.r.giY;w
21
There is no
peace, saith my
God, to the
wicked.
~yi['v.r'l y;h{l/a r;m'a ~w{l'v !yea