Ezekiel 38 יְחֶזְקֵאל פרק ל״ח

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1. 1

   וַיְהִיvay/HIand it came to passדְבַר־יְהֹוָהde/VAR-Adonaithe word of the LORDאֵלַיe/LAYto meלֵאמֹר׃le/MORsaying

   And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2. 2

   בֶּן־אָדָםben-a/DAMson of manשִׂיםsimsetפָּנֶיךָpa/NE/khayour faceאֶל־גּוֹגel-Gogtoward GogאֶרֶץE/retsthe land ofהַמָּגוֹגHam/ma/GOGMagogנְשִׂיאne/SIthe princeרֹאשׁroshchief ofמֶשֶׁךְME/shekhMeshechוְתֻבָלve/Tu/VALand Tubalוְהִנָּבֵאve/hin/na/VEand prophesyעָלָיו׃a/LAYVagainst him

   Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,

3. 3

   וְאָמַרְתָּve/a/mar/TAand sayכֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODהִנְנִיhin/NIbehold Iאֵלֶיךָe/LE/khaagainst youגּוֹגGogO Gogנְשִׂיאne/SIthe princeרֹאשׁroshchief ofמֶשֶׁךְME/shekhMeshechוְתֻבָל׃ve/Tu/VALand Tubal

   And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

4. 4

   וְשׁוֹבַבְתִּיךָve/sho/vav/TI/khaand I will turn you backוְנָתַתִּיve/na/tat/TIand putחַחִיםcha/CHIMhooksבִּלְחָיֶיךָbil/cha/YE/khain your jawsוְהוֹצֵאתִיve/ho/tse/TIand I will bring outאוֹתְךָot/KHAyouוְאֶת־כׇּל־חֵילֶךָve/ET-kol-che/LE/khaand all your armyסוּסִיםsu/SIMhorsesוּפָרָשִׁיםu/fa/ra/SHIMand horsemenלְבֻשֵׁיle/vu/SHEclothed inמִכְלוֹלmikh/LOLfull armorכֻּלָּםkul/LAMall of themקָהָלka/HALa companyרָבravgreatצִנָּהtsin/NAwith bucklerוּמָגֵןu/ma/GENand shieldתֹּפְשֵׂיtof/SEhandlingחֲרָבוֹתcha/ra/VOTswordsכֻּלָּם׃kul/LAMall of them

   And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:

5. 5

   פָּרַסPa/RASPersiaכּוּשׁKushCushוּפוּטu/FUTand Putאִתָּםit/TAMwith themכֻּלָּםkul/LAMall of themמָגֵןma/GENwith shieldוְכוֹבָע׃ve/kho/VAand helmet

   Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:

6. 6

   גֹּמֶרGO/merGomerוְכׇל־אֲגַפֶּיהָve/KHOL-a/gap/PE/haand all her bandsבֵּיתbetthe house ofתּוֹגַרְמָהTo/gar/MATogarmahיַרְכְּתֵיyar/ke/TEof the far parts ofצָפוֹןtsa/FONthe northוְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲגַפָּיוve/ET-kol-a/gap/PAYVand all his bandsעַמִּיםam/MIMpeoplesרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyאִתָּךְ׃it/TAKHwith you

   Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

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   הִכֹּןhik/KONbe preparedוְהָכֵןve/ha/KHENand prepareלְךָle/KHAyourselfאַתָּהat/TAyouוְכׇל־קְהָלֶךָve/KHOL-ke/ha/LE/khaand all your companyהַנִּקְהָלִיםhan/nik/ha/LIMthat are assembledעָלֶיךָa/LE/khato youוְהָיִיתָve/ha/YI/taand you shall beלָהֶםla/HEMfor themלְמִשְׁמָר׃le/mish/MARa guard

   Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

8. 8

   מִיָּמִיםmiy/ya/MIMafter daysרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyתִּפָּקֵדtip/pa/KEDyou shall be musteredבְּאַחֲרִיתbe/a/cha/RITin the latterהַשָּׁנִיםhash/sha/NIMthe yearsתָּבוֹאta/VOyou shall comeאֶל־אֶרֶץel-E/retsinto the landמְשׁוֹבֶבֶתme/sho/VE/vetbrought backמֵחֶרֶבme/CHE/revfrom the swordמְקֻבֶּצֶתme/kub/BE/tsetgathered togetherמֵעַמִּיםme/am/MIMfrom peoplesרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyעַלalonהָרֵיha/REthe mountains ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelאֲשֶׁר־הָיוּa/SHER-ha/YUwhich had beenלְחׇרְבָּהle/chor/BAa wasteתָּמִידta/MIDcontinuallyוְהִיאve/HIbut itמֵעַמִּיםme/am/MIMfrom peoplesהוּצָאָהhu/TSA/ais brought outוְיָשְׁבוּve/ya/she/VUand they shall dwellלָבֶטַחla/VE/tachin safetyכֻּלָּם׃kul/LAMall of them

   After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.

9. 9

   וְעָלִיתָve/a/LI/tayou shall ascendכַּשֹּׁאָהkash/sho/Alike a stormתָבוֹאta/VOyou shall comeכֶּעָנָןke/a/NANlike a cloudלְכַסּוֹתle/khas/SOTto coverהָאָרֶץha/A/retsthe landתִּהְיֶהtih/YEyou shall beאַתָּהat/TAyouוְכׇל־אֲגַפֶּיךָve/KHOL-a/gap/PE/khaand all your bandsוְעַמִּיםve/am/MIMand peoplesרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyאוֹתָךְ׃o/TAKHwith you

   Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.

10. 10

    כֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODוְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMin the dayהַהוּאha/HUthatיַעֲלוּya/a/LUshall come upדְבָרִיםde/va/RIMthingsעַל־לְבָבֶךָal-le/va/VE/khainto your mindוְחָשַׁבְתָּve/cha/shav/TAand you shall deviseמַחֲשֶׁבֶתma/cha/SHE/veta planרָעָה׃ra/Aevil

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

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    וְאָמַרְתָּve/a/mar/TAand you shall sayאֶעֱלֶהe/e/LEI will go upעַל־אֶרֶץal-E/retsagainst the land ofפְּרָזוֹתpe/ra/ZOTunwalled villagesאָבוֹאa/VOI will comeהַשֹּׁקְטִיםhash/shok/TIMon those at restיֹשְׁבֵיyosh/VEwho dwellלָבֶטַחla/VE/tachin safetyכֻּלָּםkul/LAMall of themיֹשְׁבִיםyosh/VIMdwellingבְּאֵיןbe/ENwithoutחוֹמָהcho/MAa wallוּבְרִיחַu/ve/RI/achand barsוּדְלָתַיִםu/de/la/TA/yimand gatesאֵיןennoneלָהֶם׃la/HEMthey have

    And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

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    לִשְׁלֹלlish/LOLto takeשָׁלָלsha/LALspoilוְלָבֹזve/la/VOZand to seizeבַּזbazpreyלְהָשִׁיבle/ha/SHIVto turnיָדְךָya/de/KHAyour handעַל־חֳרָבוֹתal-cho/ra/VOTagainst the ruinsנוֹשָׁבוֹתno/sha/VOTthat are now inhabitedוְאֶל־עַםve/EL-amand against a peopleמְאֻסָּףme/us/SAFgatheredמִגּוֹיִםmig/go/YIMfrom nationsעֹשֶׂהo/SEwho have gottenמִקְנֶהmik/NElivestockוְקִנְיָןve/kin/YANand possessionsיֹשְׁבֵיyosh/VEwho dwellעַל־טַבּוּרal-tab/BURon the navel ofהָאָרֶץ׃ha/A/retsthe earth

    To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

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    שְׁבָאShe/VAShebaוּדְדָןu/De/DANand Dedanוְסֹחֲרֵיve/so/cha/REand the traders ofתַרְשִׁישׁTar/SHISHTarshishוְכׇל־כְּפִירֶיהָve/KHOL-ke/fi/re/HAwith all her young lionsיֹאמְרוּyo/me/RUshall sayלְךָle/KHAto youהֲלִשְׁלֹלha/lish/LOLto takeשָׁלָלsha/LALspoilאַתָּהat/TAhave youבָאvacomeהֲלָבֹזha/la/VOZto seizeבַּזbaza preyהִקְהַלְתָּhik/HAL/tahave you gatheredקְהָלֶךָke/ha/LE/khayour companyלָשֵׂאתla/SETto carry awayכֶּסֶףKE/sefsilverוְזָהָבve/za/HAVand goldלָקַחַתla/KA/chatto take awayמִקְנֶהmik/NElivestockוְקִנְיָןve/kin/YANand possessionsלִשְׁלֹלlish/LOLto takeשָׁלָלsha/LALspoilגָּדוֹל׃ga/DOLgreat

    Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

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    לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeהִנָּבֵאhin/na/VEprophesyבֶן־אָדָםven-a/DAMson of manוְאָמַרְתָּve/a/mar/TAand sayלְגוֹגle/GOGto Gogכֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODהֲלוֹאha/LOshall you notבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMin the dayהַהוּאha/HUthatבְּשֶׁבֶתbe/SHE/vetwhen dwellsעַמִּיam/MImy peopleיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelלָבֶטַחla/VE/tachin safetyתֵּדָע׃te/DAknow it

    Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

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    וּבָאתָu/VA/taand you shall comeמִמְּקוֹמְךָmim/me/kom/KHAfrom your placeמִיַּרְכְּתֵיmiy/yar/ke/TEfrom the far parts ofצָפוֹןtsa/FONthe northאַתָּהat/TAyouוְעַמִּיםve/am/MIMand peoplesרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyאִתָּךְit/TAKHwith youרֹכְבֵיrokh/VEriding onסוּסִיםsu/SIMhorsesכֻּלָּםkul/LAMall of themקָהָלka/HALa companyגָּדוֹלga/DOLgreatוְחַיִלve/CHA/yiland an armyרָב׃ravmighty

    And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

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    וְעָלִיתָve/a/LI/taand you shall come upעַל־עַמִּיal-am/MIagainst my peopleיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelכֶּעָנָןke/a/NANlike a cloudלְכַסּוֹתle/khas/SOTto coverהָאָרֶץha/A/retsthe landבְּאַחֲרִיתbe/a/cha/RITin the latterהַיָּמִיםhay/ya/MIMthe daysתִּהְיֶהtih/YEit shall beוַהֲבִאוֹתִיךָva/ha/vi/o/TI/khaand I will bring youעַל־אַרְצִיal-ar/TSIagainst my landלְמַעַןle/MA/anthatדַּעַתDA/atmay knowהַגּוֹיִםhag/go/YIMthe nationsאֹתִיo/TImeבְּהִקָּדְשִׁיbe/hik/ka/de/SHIwhen I am sanctifiedבְךָve/KHAin youלְעֵינֵיהֶםle/e/ne/HEMbefore their eyesגּוֹג׃GogO Gog

    And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

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    כֹּה־אָמַרko-a/MARthus saysאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODהַאַתָּה־הוּאha/at/TA-huare you heאֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתִּיa/SHER-dib/BAR/tiof whom I have spokenבְּיָמִיםbe/ya/MIMin daysקַדְמוֹנִיםkad/mo/NIMoldבְּיַדbe/YADbyעֲבָדַיa/va/DAYmy servantsנְבִיאֵיne/vi/Ethe prophets ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelהַנִּבְּאִיםhan/nib/be/IMwho prophesiedבַּיָּמִיםbay/ya/MIMin the daysהָהֵםha/HEMthoseשָׁנִיםsha/NIMfor yearsלְהָבִיאle/ha/VIthat I would bringאֹתְךָot/KHAyouעֲלֵיהֶם׃a/le/HEMagainst them

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

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    וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall come to passבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMin the dayהַהוּאha/HUthatבְּיוֹםbe/YOMin the day ofבּוֹאbowhen comesגוֹגGogGogעַל־אַדְמַתal-ad/MATagainst the land ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelנְאֻםne/UMsaysאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODתַּעֲלֶהta/a/LEshall come upחֲמָתִיcha/ma/TImy furyבְּאַפִּי׃be/ap/PIin my nostrils

    And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.

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    וּבְקִנְאָתִיu/ve/kin/a/TIand in my jealousyבְאֵשׁ־עֶבְרָתִיve/ESH-ev/ra/TIin the fire of my wrathדִּבַּרְתִּיdib/BAR/tiI have spokenאִם־לֹאim-losurelyבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMin the dayהַהוּאha/HUthatיִהְיֶהyih/YEthere shall beרַעַשׁRA/asha shakingגָּדוֹלga/DOLgreatעַלalinאַדְמַתad/MATthe land ofיִשְׂרָאֵל׃Yis/ra/ELIsrael

    For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

20. 20

    וְרָעֲשׁוּve/ra/a/SHUso that shall shakeמִפָּנַיmip/pa/NAYat my presenceדְּגֵיde/GEthe fish ofהַיָּםhay/YAMthe seaוְעוֹףve/OFand the birds ofהַשָּׁמַיִםhash/sha/MA/yimthe heavensוְחַיַּתve/chay/YATand the beasts ofהַשָּׂדֶהhas/sa/DEthe fieldוְכׇל־הָרֶמֶשׂve/KHOL-ha/RE/mesand all creeping thingsהָרֹמֵשׂha/ro/MESthat creepעַל־הָאֲדָמָהal-ha/a/da/MAon the groundוְכֹלve/KHOLand allהָאָדָםha/a/DAMmenאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthat areעַל־פְּנֵיal-pe/NEon the face ofהָאֲדָמָהha/a/da/MAthe earthוְנֶהֶרְסוּve/ne/her/SUand shall be thrown downהֶהָרִיםhe/ha/RIMthe mountainsוְנָפְלוּve/na/fe/LUand shall fallהַמַּדְרֵגוֹתham/mad/re/GOTthe cliffsוְכׇל־חוֹמָהve/KHOL-cho/MAand every wallלָאָרֶץla/A/retsto the groundתִּפּוֹל׃tip/POLshall fall

    So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.

21. 21

    וְקָרָאתִיve/ka/RA/tiand I will call forעָלָיוa/LAYVagainst himלְכׇל־הָרַיle/KHOL-ha/RAYthroughout all my mountainsחֶרֶבCHE/reva swordנְאֻםne/UMsaysאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe LordיֱהֹוִהAdonaiGODחֶרֶבCHE/revthe sword ofאִישׁishevery manבְּאָחִיוbe/a/CHIVagainst his brotherתִּהְיֶה׃tih/YEshall be

    And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.

22. 22

    וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּיve/nish/pat/TIand I will pleadאִתּוֹit/TOwith himבְּדֶבֶרbe/DE/verwith pestilenceוּבְדָםu/ve/DAMand with bloodוְגֶשֶׁםve/GE/shemand rainשׁוֹטֵףsho/TEFoverflowingוְאַבְנֵיve/av/NEand stones ofאֶלְגָּבִישׁel/ga/VISHhailאֵשׁeshfireוְגׇפְרִיתve/gof/RITand brimstoneאַמְטִירam/TIRI will rainעָלָיוa/LAYVon himוְעַל־אֲגַפָּיוve/AL-a/gap/PAYVand on his bandsוְעַל־עַמִּיםve/AL-am/MIMand on the peoplesרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthat areאִתּוֹ׃it/TOwith him

    And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

23. 23

    וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּיve/hit/gad/dil/TIthus I will magnify myselfוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּיve/hit/kad/dish/TIand sanctify myselfוְנוֹדַעְתִּיve/no/DA/tiand I will be knownלְעֵינֵיle/e/NEin the eyes ofגּוֹיִםgo/YIMnationsרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyוְיָדְעוּve/ya/de/Uand they shall knowכִּי־אֲנִיki-a/NIthat I amיְהֹוָה׃Adonaithe LORD

    Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.