Hebrew OT: WLC Transliterated 1had·da·var a·sher dib·ber ha·shem el-ba·vel el-e·retz kas·dim; be·yad yir·me·ya·hu han·na·vi. 2hag·gi·du vag·go·v·yim ve·hash·mi·'u u·se·'u-nes, hash·mi·'u al-te·cha·che·du; im·ru nil·ke·dah va·vel ho·vish bel chat me·ro·dach, ho·vi·shu a·tzab·bei·ha, chat·tu gil·lu·lei·ha. 3ki a·lah a·lei·ha go·vy mi·tza·fo·vn hu-ya·shit et-ar·tzah le·sham·mah, ve·lo-yih·yeh yo·v·shev bah; me·'a·dam ve·'ad-be·he·mah na·du ha·la·chu. 4bai·ya·mim ha·hem·mah u·va·'et ha·hi ne·'um-ha·shem, ya·vo·'u ve·nei-yis·ra·'el hem·mah u·ve·nei-ye·hu·dah yach·dav; ha·lo·vch u·va·chov ye·le·chu, ve·'et-ha·shem e·lo·hei·hem ye·vak·ke·shu. 5tzi·yo·vn yish·'a·lu, de·rech hen·nah fe·nei·hem; bo·'u ve·nil·vu el-ha·shem, be·rit o·v·lam lo ti·sha·che·ach. s 6tzon o·ve·do·vt ha·yah ch hai·u k am·mi, ro·'ei·hem hit·'um, ha·rim sho·v·ve·vim ch sho·vv·vum; k me·har el-giv·'ah ha·la·chu, sha·che·chu riv·tzam. 7kol-mo·vtz·'ei·hem a·cha·lum, ve·tza·rei·hem a·me·ru lo ne·sham; ta·chat a·sher cha·te·'u la·shem ne·veh-tze·dek, u·mik·veh a·vo·v·tei·hem ha·shem. s 8nu·du mit·to·vch ba·vel, u·me·'e·retz kas·dim ya·tze·'u ch tze·'u; k vih·yu ke·'at·tu·dim lif·nei-tzon. 9ki hin·neh a·no·chi me·'ir u·ma·'a·leh al-ba·vel ke·hal-go·v·yim ge·do·lim me·'e·retz tza·fo·vn, ve·'a·re·chu lah, mi·sham til·la·ched; chi·tzav ke·gib·bo·vr mash·kil, lo ya·shuv rei·kam. 10ve·ha·ye·tah chas·dim le·sha·lal; kol-sho·le·lei·ha yis·ba·'u ne·'um-ha·shem. 11ki tis·me·chi ch tis·me·chu k ki ta·'al·zi ch ta·'al·zu, k sho·sei na·cha·la·ti; ki ta·fu·shi ch ta·fu·shu k ke·'eg·lah da·shah, ve·titz·ha·li ch ve·titz·ha·lu k ka·'ab·bi·rim. 12bo·v·shah im·me·chem me·'od, cha·fe·rah yo·v·lad·te·chem; hin·neh a·cha·rit go·v·yim, mid·bar tzi·yah va·'a·ra·vah. 13mik·ke·tzef ha·shem lo te·shev, ve·ha·ye·tah she·ma·mah kul·lah; kol o·ver al-ba·vel, yi·shom ve·yish·rok al-kol-mak·ko·v·tei·ha. 14ir·chu al-ba·vel sa·viv kol-do·re·chei ke·shet, ye·du e·lei·ha, al-tach·me·lu el-chetz; ki la·shem cha·ta·'ah. 15ha·ri·'u a·lei·ha sa·viv na·te·nah ya·dah, na·fe·lu ash·vi·yo·tei·ha ch a·she·yo·v·tei·ha, k ne·her·su cho·v·mo·v·tei·ha; ki nik·mat ha·shem hi hin·na·ke·mu vah, ka·'a·sher a·se·tah a·su-lah. 16kir·tu zo·v·re·a' mib·ba·vel, ve·to·fes mag·gal be·'et ka·tzir; mip·pe·nei che·rev hai·yo·v·nah, ish el-am·mov yif·nu, ve·'ish le·'ar·tzov ya·nu·su. s 17seh fe·zu·rah yis·ra·'el a·ra·yo·vt hid·di·chu; ha·ri·sho·vn a·cha·lov me·lech a·shur, ve·zeh ha·'a·cha·ro·vn i·tze·mov, ne·vu·chad·re·tzar me·lech ba·vel. s 18la·chen koh-a·mar ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el, hin·ni fo·ked el-me·lech ba·vel ve·'el-ar·tzov; ka·'a·sher pa·kad·ti el-me·lech a·shur. 19ve·sho·vav·ti et-yis·ra·'el el-na·ve·hu, ve·ra·'ah hak·kar·mel ve·hab·ba·shan; u·ve·har ef·ra·yim ve·hag·gil·'ad tis·ba naf·shov. 20bai·ya·mim ha·hem u·va·'et ha·hi ne·'um-ha·shem ye·vuk·kash et-a·von yis·ra·'el ve·'ei·nen·nu, ve·'et-chat·tot ye·hu·dah ve·lo tim·ma·tze·y·nah; ki es·lach la·'a·sher ash·'ir. 21al-ha·'a·retz me·ra·ta·yim a·leh a·lei·ha, ve·'el-yo·vsh·vei pe·ko·vd; cha·rov ve·ha·cha·rem a·cha·rei·hem ne·'um-ha·shem, va·'a·seh ke·chol a·sher tziv·vi·ti·cha. s 22ko·vl mil·cha·mah ba·'a·retz; ve·she·ver ga·do·vl. 23eich nig·da vai·yi·sha·ver, pat·tish kol-ha·'a·retz; eich ha·ye·tah le·sham·mah ba·vel bag·go·v·yim. 24ya·ko·she·ti lach ve·gam-nil·kad·te ba·vel, ve·'at·te lo ya·da·'at·te; nim·tzet ve·gam-nit·pas·te, ki va·shem hit·ga·rit. 25pa·tach ha·shem et-o·v·tza·rov, vai·yo·v·tze et-ke·lei za'·mov; ki-me·la·chah hi la·do·nai ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt be·'e·retz kas·dim. 26bo·'u-lah mik·ketz pit·chu ma·'a·vu·sei·ha, sal·lu·ha che·mov-a·re·mim ve·ha·cha·ri·mu·ha; al-te·hi-lah she·'e·rit. 27chir·vu kol-pa·rei·ha, ye·re·du lat·ta·vach; ho·vy a·lei·hem, ki-va yo·v·mam et pe·kud·da·tam. s 28ko·vl na·sim u·fe·le·tim me·'e·retz ba·vel; le·hag·gid be·tzi·yo·vn et-nik·mat ha·shem e·lo·hei·nu, nik·mat hei·cha·lov. 29hash·mi·'u el-ba·vel rab·bim kol-do·re·chei ke·shet cha·nu a·lei·ha sa·viv al-ye·hi- lah k pe·le·tah, shal·le·mu-lah ke·fa·'o·lah, ke·chol a·sher a·se·tah a·su-lah; ki el-ha·shem za·dah el-ke·do·vsh yis·ra·'el. 30la·chen yip·pe·lu va·chu·rei·ha bir·cho·vo·tei·ha; ve·chol-an·shei mil·cham·tah yid·dam·mu bai·yo·vm ha·hu ne·'um-ha·shem. s 31hin·ni e·lei·cha za·do·vn, ne·'um-a·do·nai ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt; ki ba yo·vm·cha et pe·kad·ti·cha. 32ve·cha·shal za·do·vn ve·na·fal, ve·'ein lov me·kim; ve·hi·tzat·ti esh be·'a·rav, ve·'a·che·lah kol-se·vi·vo·tav. s 33koh a·mar ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt, a·shu·kim be·nei-yis·ra·'el u·ve·nei-ye·hu·dah yach·dav; ve·chol-sho·vei·hem he·che·zi·ku vam, me·'a·nu shal·le·cham. 34go·'a·lam cha·zak ha·shem tze·va·'o·vt she·mov, riv ya·riv et-ri·vam; le·ma·'an hir·gi·a' et-ha·'a·retz, ve·hir·giz le·yo·she·vei va·vel. 35che·rev al-kas·dim ne·'um-ha·shem; ve·'el-yo·she·vei va·vel, ve·'el-sa·rei·ha ve·'el-cha·cha·mei·ha. 36che·rev el-hab·bad·dim ve·no·'a·lu; che·rev el-gib·bo·v·rei·ha va·chat·tu. 37che·rev el-su·sav ve·'el-rich·bov ve·'el-kol-ha·'e·rev a·sher be·to·v·chah ve·hai·u le·na·shim; che·rev el-o·vtz·ro·tei·ha u·vuz·za·zu. 38cho·rev el-mei·mei·ha ve·ya·ve·shu; ki e·retz pe·si·lim hi, u·va·'ei·mim yit·ho·la·lu. 39la·chen ye·she·vu tzi·yim et-i·yim, ve·ya·she·vu vah be·no·vt ya·'a·nah; ve·lo-te·shev o·vd la·ne·tzach, ve·lo tish·ko·vn ad-do·vr va·do·vr. 40ke·mah·pe·chat e·lo·him et-se·dom ve·'et-a·mo·rah ve·'et-she·che·nei·ha ne·'um-ha·shem; lo-ye·shev sham ish, ve·lo-ya·gur bah ben-a·dam. 41hin·neh am ba mi·tza·fo·vn; ve·go·vy ga·do·vl u·me·la·chim rab·bim, ye·'o·ru mi·yar·ke·tei-a·retz. 42ke·shet ve·chi·don ya·cha·zi·ku ach·za·ri hem·mah ve·lo ye·ra·che·mu, ko·v·lam kai·yam ye·he·meh, ve·'al-su·sim yir·ka·vu; a·ruch ke·'ish lam·mil·cha·mah, a·la·yich bat-ba·vel. 43sha·ma me·lech-ba·vel et-shim·'am ve·ra·fu ya·dav; tza·rah he·che·zi·kat·hu, chil kai·yo·v·le·dah. 44hin·neh ke·'ar·yeh ya·'a·leh mig·ge·'o·vn hai·yar·den el-ne·veh ei·tan ki-ar·gi·'ah a·ru·tzem ch a·ri·tzem k me·'a·lei·ha, u·mi va·chur e·lei·ha ef·kod; ki mi cha·mo·v·ni u·mi yo·v·'i·den·ni, u·mi-zeh ro·'eh, a·sher ya·'a·mod le·fa·nai. 45la·chen shim·'u a·tzat-ha·shem a·sher ya·'atz el-ba·vel, u·mach·she·vo·v·tav, a·sher cha·shav el-e·retz kas·dim; im-lo yis·cha·vum tze·'i·rei ha·tzon, im-lo ya·shim a·lei·hem na·veh. 46mik·ko·vl nit·pe·sah va·vel, nir·'a·shah ha·'a·retz; u·ze·'a·kah bag·go·v·yim nish·ma. s |