Obadiah 1

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חֲז֖וֹןthe vision of עֹֽבַדְיָ֑הObadiah כֹּֽה־thus אָמַר֩he says אֲדֹנָ֨יthe Lord יְהוִ֜הYahweh לֶאֱד֗וֹםof Edom שְׁמוּעָ֨הa report שָׁמַ֜עְנוּwe have heard מֵאֵ֤תfrom with יְהוָה֙Yahweh וְצִיר֙and an envoy בַּגּוֹיִ֣םamong the nations שֻׁלָּ֔חhe has been sent ק֛וּמוּarise וְנָק֥וּמָהso let us arise עָלֶיהָon it לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃for the battle

הִנֵּ֥הhere!קָטֹ֛ןsmall נְתַתִּ֖יךָI will make you בַּגּוֹיִ֑םamong the nations בָּז֥וּיwill be despised אַתָּ֖הyou מְאֹֽד׃exceedingly

זְד֤וֹןthe presumption of לִבְּךָ֙heart your הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָit has deceived you שֹׁכְנִ֥יO dweller בְחַגְוֵי־in clefts of סֶּ֖לַעrock מְר֣וֹםthe height of שִׁבְתּ֑וֹdwelling his אֹמֵ֣רwho says בְּלִבּ֔וֹin heart his מִ֥יwho?יוֹרִדֵ֖נִיwill he bring down me אָֽרֶץ׃the ground

אִם־if תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּyou will make high כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרlike the eagle וְאִם־and if בֵּ֥יןbetween כּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםthe stars שִׂ֣יםwill be set קִנֶּ֑ךָnest your מִשָּׁ֥םfrom there אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖I will bring down you נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

אִם־if גַּנָּבִ֤יםthieves בָּאֽוּ־they cameלְךָ֙to youאִם־if שׁ֣וֹדְדֵיdestroyers of לַ֔יְלָהnight אֵ֣יךְhow!נִדְמֵ֔יתָהyou will be destroyed הֲל֥וֹא¿ not יִגְנְב֖וּwill they steal דַּיָּ֑םsufficiency their אִם־if בֹּֽצְרִים֙grape gatherers בָּ֣אוּthey cameלָ֔ךְto youהֲל֖וֹא¿ not יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּwill they leave עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃gleanings

אֵ֚יךְhow!נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּthey will be plundered עֵשָׂ֔וEsau נִבְע֖וּthey will be searched out מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃hidden treasures its

עַֽד־to הַגְּב֣וּלthe border שִׁלְּח֗וּךָthey will send away you כֹּ֚לall אַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men of בְרִיתֶ֔ךָcovenant your הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָthey will deceive you יָכְל֥וּthey will prevailלְךָ֖to youאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men of שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָpeace your לַחְמְךָ֗food your יָשִׂ֤ימוּthey will set מָזוֹר֙a trap תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָunder you אֵ֥יןthere not תְּבוּנָ֖הis understandingבּֽוֹ׃in him

הֲל֛וֹא¿ not בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day הַה֖וּאthe that נְאֻםthe utterance of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יand I will destroy חֲכָמִים֙wise people מֵֽאֱד֔וֹםfrom Edom וּתְבוּנָ֖הand understanding מֵהַ֥רfrom the mountain of עֵשָֽׂו׃Esau

וְחַתּ֥וּand they will be dismayed גִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָwarriors your תֵּימָ֑ןO Teman לְמַ֧עַןso that יִכָּֽרֶת־he may be cut off אִ֛ישׁeveryone מֵהַ֥רfrom the mountain of עֵשָׂ֖וEsau מִקָּֽטֶל׃from slaughter

מֵחֲמַ֛סfrom the violence of אָחִ֥יךָbrother your יַעֲקֹ֖בJacob תְּכַסְּךָ֣it will cover you בוּשָׁ֑הshame וְנִכְרַ֖תָּand you will be cut off לְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever

בְּיוֹם֙on the day עֲמָֽדְךָ֣standing you מִנֶּ֔גֶדfrom before בְּי֛וֹםon the day שְׁב֥וֹתtook captive זָרִ֖יםstrangers חֵיל֑וֹwealth his וְנָכְרִ֞יםand foreigners בָּ֣אוּthey came שְׁעָרָ֗יוgates his וְעַל־and on יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalem יַדּ֣וּthey cast גוֹרָ֔לa lot גַּם־also אַתָּ֖הyou כְּאַחַ֥דwere like oneמֵהֶֽם׃from them

וְאַל־and may not תֵּ֤רֶאyou look בְיוֹם־on the day of אָחִ֙יךָ֙brother your בְּי֣וֹםon the day of נָכְר֔וֹmisfortune his וְאַל־and may not תִּשְׂמַ֥חyou rejoice לִבְנֵֽי־to the people of יְהוּדָ֖הJudah בְּי֣וֹםon the day אָבְדָ֑םperish they וְאַל־and may not תַּגְדֵּ֥לyou make big פִּ֖יךָmouth your בְּי֥וֹםon the day of צָרָֽה׃trouble

אַל־may not תָּב֤וֹאyou go בְשַֽׁעַר־in the gate of עַמִּי֙people my בְּי֣וֹםon the day of אֵידָ֔םdisaster their אַל־may not תֵּ֧רֶאyou look גַם־also אַתָּ֛הyou בְּרָעָת֖וֹon calamity his בְּי֣וֹםon the day of אֵיד֑וֹdisaster his וְאַל־and may not תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָהyou stretch out בְחֵיל֖וֹon wealth his בְּי֥וֹםon the day of אֵידֽוֹ׃disaster his

וְאַֽל־and may not תַּעֲמֹד֙you stand עַל־at הַפֶּ֔רֶקthe parting of ways לְהַכְרִ֖יתto cut off אֶת־obj.פְּלִיטָ֑יוfugitives his וְאַל־and may not תַּסְגֵּ֥רyou deliver up שְׂרִידָ֖יוsurvivors his בְּי֥וֹםon the day of צָרָֽה׃trouble

כִּֽי־for קָר֥וֹבis near יוֹם־the day of יְהוָ֖הYahweh עַל־on כָּל־all הַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nations כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust as עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙you have done יֵעָ֣שֶׂהit will be doneלָּ֔ךְto youגְּמֻלְךָ֖recompense your יָשׁ֥וּבit will return בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃on own head your

כִּ֗יfor כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֤רjust as שְׁתִיתֶם֙you have drunk עַל־on הַ֣רthe mountain of קָדְשִׁ֔יholiness my יִשְׁתּ֥וּthey will drink כָֽל־all הַגּוֹיִ֖םthe nations תָּמִ֑ידcontinually וְשָׁת֣וּand they will drink וְלָע֔וּand they will swallow וְהָי֖וּand they will be כְּל֥וֹאlike not הָיֽוּ׃they had been

וּבְהַ֥רand on the mountain of צִיּ֛וֹןZion תִּהְיֶ֥הit will be פְלֵיטָ֖הdeliverance וְהָ֣יָהand it will be קֹ֑דֶשׁa holy place וְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙and they will take possession of בֵּ֣יתthe house יַֽעֲקֹ֔בJacob אֵ֖תobj.מוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם׃possessions their

וְיָרְשׁ֨וּand they will take possession of הַנֶּ֜גֶבthe Negev אֶת־obj.הַ֣רthe mountain of עֵשָׂ֗וEsau וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙and the Shephelah אֶת־obj.פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםPhilistines וְיָרְשׁוּ֙and they will take possession of אֶת־obj.שְׂדֵ֣הthe region of אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim וְאֵ֖תand obj.שְׂדֵ֣הthe region of שֹׁמְר֑וֹןSamaria וּבִנְיָמִ֖ןand Benjamin אֶת־obj.הַגִּלְעָֽד׃the Gilead

וְגָלֻ֣תand the exiles of הַֽחֵל־the fortress הַ֠זֶּהthe this לִבְנֵ֨יof the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsrael אֲשֶֽׁר־who כְּנַעֲנִים֙will be Canaanites עַד־to צָ֣רְפַ֔תZarephath וְגָלֻ֥תand the exiles of יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem אֲשֶׁ֣רwho בִּסְפָרַ֑דare in Sepharad יִֽרְשׁ֕וּthey will take possession of אֵ֖תobj.עָרֵ֥יthe cities of הַנֶּֽגֶב׃the Negev

וְעָל֤וּand they will go up מֽוֹשִׁעִים֙deliverers בְּהַ֣רon the mountain of צִיּ֔וֹןZion לִשְׁפֹּ֖טto rule אֶת־obj.הַ֣רthe mountain of עֵשָׂ֑וEsau וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will belong לַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahweh הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃the kingship

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