1
"Now muster yourselves in
troops,
daughter of
troops; They have
laid siege against us; With a
rod they will
smite the
judge of
Israel on the
cheek.
.Wnyel'[ ~'f rw{c'm d.Wd.G -t;b yid.d{G.tiT h'T;[ ? lea'r.fIy jep{v tea yix.L;h -l;[ .WK;y j,beV;B
2
"But as for you,
Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too
little to be among the
clans of
Judah, From you One will
go forth for Me to be
ruler in
Israel. His
goings forth are from
long ago, From the
days of
eternity."
tw{y.hil ryi['c h't'r.p,a ~,x,l -tyeB h'T;a.w ? levw{m tw{y.hil aecey yil '$.Mim h'd.Wh.y yep.l;a.B ? ~'lw{[ yemyim ~,d,Qim wy't{a'cw{m.W lea'r.fIy.B
3
Therefore He will
give them up
until the
time When she who is in
labor has
borne a child. Then the
remainder of His
brethren Will
return to the
sons of
Israel.
r,t,y.w h'd'l'y h'delw{y te[ -d;[ ~en.TIy !ek'l ? lea'r.fIy yen.B -l;[ !.Wb.Wv.y wy'x,a
4
And He will
arise and
shepherd His flock In the
strength of the
LORD, In the
majesty of the
name of the
LORD His
God. And they will
remain,
Because at that
time He will be
great To the
ends of the
earth.
~ev !w{a.giB h'wh.y z{[.B h'['r.w d;m'[.w ? #,r'a -yes.p;a -d;[ l;D.gIy h'T;[ -yiK .Wb'v'y.w wy'h{l/a h'wh.y
5
This One will be our
peace.
When the
Assyrian invades our
land,
When he
tramples on our
citadels, Then we will
raise against him
Seven shepherds and
eight leaders of
men.
.Wnec.r;a.b aw{b'y -yiK r.WV;a ~w{l'v h,z h'y'h.w ? wy'l'[ .Wn{meq]h;w .Wnyet{n.m.r;a.B .${r.dIy yik.w ? ~'d'a yekyis.n h'n{m.v.W ~yi[{r h'[.biv
6
They will
shepherd the
land of
Assyria with the
sword, The
land of
Nimrod at its
entrances; And He will
deliver us from the
Assyrian When he
attacks our
land And
when he
tramples our
territory.
#,r,a -t,a.w b,r,x;B r.WV;a #,r,a -t,a .W['r.w ? aw{b'y -yiK r.WV;aem lyiCih.w 'hy,x't.piB d{r.min ? .Wnel.Wb.giB .${r.dIy yik.w .Wnec.r;a.b
7
Then the
remnant of
Jacob Will be
among many peoples Like
dew from the
LORD, Like
showers on
vegetation Which do not
wait for
man Or
delay for the
sons of
men.
~yiB;r ~yiM;[ b,r,q.B b{q][;y tyirea.v h'y'h.w ? r,v]a b,fe[ -yel][ ~yibyib.riK h'wh.y teaem l;j.K ? ~'d'a yen.bil lex;y.y a{l.w vyia.l h/W;q.y -a{l
8
The
remnant of
Jacob Will be among the
nations,
Among many peoples Like a
lion among the
beasts of the
forest, Like a
young lion among
flocks of
sheep,
Which,
if he
passes through,
Tramples down and
tears, And
there is
none to
rescue.
~yiM;[ b,r,q.B ~Iyw{G;B b{q][;y tyirea.v h'y'h.w ? !a{c -yer.d,[.B ryip.kiK r;[;y tw{m]h;b.B hey.r;a.K ~yiB;r ? lyiC;m !yea.w @;r'j.w s;m'r.w r;b'[ ~ia r,v]a
9
Your
hand will be
lifted up
against your
adversaries, And
all your
enemies will be
cut off.
.Wter'KIy '$y,b.y{a -l'k.w '$y,r'c -l;[ '$.d'y ~{r'T
10
"It will be in that
day,"
declares the
LORD, "That I will
cut off your
horses from
among you And
destroy your
chariots.
yiT;r.kih.w h'wh.y -mUa.n a.Wh;h -mw{Y;b h'y'h.w ? '$y,t{b.K.r;m yiT.d;b]a;h.w '$,B.riQim '$y,s.Ws
11
"I will also
cut off the
cities of your
land And
tear down all your
fortifications.
'$y,r'c.bim -l'K yiT.s;r'h.w '$,c.r;a yer'[ yiT;r.kih.w
12
"I will
cut off sorceries from your
hand, And you will
have fortune-tellers no more.
.$'l -.Wy.hIy a{l ~yin.nw{[.m.W '$,d'Yim ~yip'v.k yiT;r.kih.w
13
"I will
cut off your
carved images And your sacred
pillars from
among you, So that you will
no longer bow down To the
work of your
hands.
h,w]x;T.vit -a{l.w '$,B.riQim '$y,tw{beC;m.W '$y,lyis.p yiT;r.kih.w ? '$y,d'y hef][;m.l dw{[
14
"I will
root out your
Asherim from
among you And
destroy your
cities.
'$y,r'[ yiT.d;m.vih.w '$,B.riQim '$y,ryev]a yiT.v;t'n.w
15
"And I will
execute vengeance in
anger and
wrath On the
nations which have not
obeyed."
~Iyw{G;h -t,a ~'q'n h'mex.b.W @;a.B yityif'[.w ? .W[em'v a{l r,v]a