1
The
righteous man perishes, and
no man takes it to
heart; And
devout men are
taken away, while
no one understands. For the
righteous man is
taken away from
evil,
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
enters into
peace; They
rest in their
beds, Each one who
walked in his
upright way.
.$el{h ~'tw{b.K.vim -l;[ .Wx.Wn'y ~w{l'v aw{b'y ? w{x{k.n
3
"But
come here, you
sons of a
sorceress,
Offspring of an
adulterer and a
prostitute.
@ea'n.m [;r,z h'n.n{[ yen.B h'Neh -.Wb.riq ~,T;a.w ? h,n.ziT;w
4
"Against whom do you
jest?
Against whom do you
open wide your
mouth And
stick out your
tongue? Are you not
children of
rebellion,
Offspring of
deceit,
h,p .Wbyix.r;T yim -l;[ .Wg'N;[.tiT yim -l;[ ? [;v,p -yed.lIy ~,T;a -aw{l]h !w{v'l .Wkyir]a;T ? r,q'v [;r,z
5
Who
inflame yourselves among the
oaks,
Under every luxuriant tree, Who
slaughter the
children in the
ravines,
Under the
clefts of the
crags?
yej]x{v !'n][;r #e[ -l'K t;x;T ~yilea'B ~yim'xeN;h ? ~yi['l.S;h yepi[.s t;x;T ~yil'x.N;B ~yid'l.y;h
6
"Among the
smooth stones of the
ravine Is your
portion, they are your
lot;
Even to them you have
poured out a
drink offering, You have
made a grain
offering. Shall I
relent concerning these things?
~,h'l -m;G .$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
high and
lofty mountain You have
made your
bed. You
also went up
there to
offer sacrifice.
~'v -m;G .$eb'K.vim .T.m;f a'Fin.w ;H{b'G -r;h l;[ ? x;b'z ;x{B.zil tyil'[
8
"Behind the
door and the
doorpost You have
set up your
sign;
Indeed, far
removed from Me, you have
uncovered yourself, And have
gone up and
made your
bed wide. And you have
made an agreement for yourself with them, You have
loved their
bed, You have
looked on their
manhood.
yiK .$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
"You have
journeyed to the
king with
oil And
increased your
perfumes; You have
sent your
envoys a great
distance And made them
go down to
Sheol.
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
"You were
tired out by the
length of your
road, Yet you did not
say, 'It is
hopeless.' You
found renewed strength,
Therefore * you did not
faint.
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
"Of
whom were you
worried and
fearful When you
lied, and did not
remember Me
Nor give Me a
thought? Was I not
silent even for a
long time So you do not
fear Me?
yitw{a.w yibeZ;k.t yiK yia.ryiT;w .T.g;a'D yim -t,a.w ? yin]a a{l]h .$eBil -l;[ .T.m;f -a{l .T.r;k'z a{l ? yia'ryit a{l yitw{a.w ~'l{[em.W h,v.x;m
12
"I will
declare your
righteousness and your
deeds, But they will not
profit you.
.$.Wlyi[w{y a{l.w .$Iy;f][;m -t,a.w .$et'q.dic dyiG;a yin]a
13
"When you
cry out, let your
collection of idols
deliver you. But the
wind will
carry all of them up, And a
breath will
take them away. But he who
takes refuge in Me will
inherit the
land And will
possess My
holy mountain."
;x.Wr -a'FIy ~'LUK -t,a.w .$Iy;c.WBiq .$UlyiC;y .$eq][;z.B ? v;ryIy.w #,r,a -l;x.nIy yib h,sw{x;h.w l,b'h -x;QIy ? yiv.d'q -r;h
14
And it will be
said,
"Build up,
build up,
prepare the
way,
Remove every
obstacle out of the
way of My
people."
lw{v.kim .Wmyir'h .$,r'd -.WN;P .WL{s -.WL{s r;m'a.w ? yiM;[ .$,r,Dim
15
For
thus says the
high and
exalted One Who
lives forever, whose
name is
Holy, "I
dwell on a
high and
holy place, And also with the
contrite and
lowly of
spirit In order to
revive the
spirit of the
lowly And to
revive the
heart of the
contrite.
vw{d'q.w d;[ !ek{v a'Fin.w ~'r r;m'a h{k yiK ? ;x.Wr -l;p.v.W a'K;D -t,a.w !w{K.v,a vw{d'q.w ~w{r'm w{m.v ? ~yia'K.din bel tw{y]x;h.l.W ~yil'p.v ;x.Wr tw{y]x;h.l
16
"For I will not
contend forever,
Nor will I
always be
angry; For the
spirit would
grow faint before * Me, And the
breath of those whom I have
made.
@w{c.Q,a x;c,n'l a{l.w byir'a ~'lw{[.l a{l yiK ? yin]a tw{m'v.n.W @w{j][;y y;n'p.Lim ;x.Wr -yiK ? yityif'[
17
"Because of the
iniquity of his
unjust gain I was
angry and
struck him; I
hid My face and was
angry, And he
went on
turning away, in the
way of his
heart.
@{c.q,a.w reT.s;h .WheK;a.w yiT.p;c'q w{[.ciB !{w][;B ? w{Bil .$,r,d.B b'bw{v .$,leY;w
18
"I have
seen his
ways, but I will
heal him; I will
lead him and
restore comfort to 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
Creating the
praise of the
lips.
Peace,
peace to him who is
far and to him who is
near,"
Says 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
tossing sea, For it
cannot * be
quiet, And its
waters toss up
refuse and
mud.
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,"
says my
God, "for the
wicked."
~yi['v.r'l y;h{l/a r;m'a ~w{l'v !yea