Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 24

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1 מַדּוּעַ מִשַּׁדַּי לֹא־נִצְפְּנוּ עִתִּים [וְיֹדְעֹו כ] (וְיֹדְעָיו ק) לֹא־חָזוּ יָמָיו	1 The times are not hidden from the Almighty; even those who know him, do not know his days.
2 גְּבֻלֹות יַשִּׂיגוּ עֵדֶר גָּזְלוּ וַיִּרְעוּ	2 Some have crossed the boundaries, plundered the flocks, and given them pasture.
3 חֲמֹור יְתֹומִים יִנְהָגוּ יַחְבְּלוּ שֹׁור אַלְמָנָה	3 They have driven away the donkey of orphans, and have taken the cow from the widow as collateral.
4 יַטּוּ אֶבְיֹונִים מִדָּרֶךְ יַחַד חֻבְּאוּ עֲנִיֵּי־אָרֶץ	4 They have undermined the way of the poor, and have pressed together the meek of the earth.
5 הֵן פְּרָאִים ׀ בַּמִּדְבָּר יָצְאוּ בְּפָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵי לַטָּרֶף עֲרָבָה לֹו לֶחֶם לַנְּעָרִים	5 Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.
6 בַּשָּׂדֶה בְּלִילֹו [יַקְצִירוּ כ] (יִקְצֹורוּ ק) וְכֶרֶם רָשָׁע יְלַקֵּשׁוּ	6 They reap a field that is not their own, and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.
7 עָרֹום יָלִינוּ מִבְּלִי לְבוּשׁ וְאֵין כְּסוּת בַּקָּרָה	7 They send men away naked, having taken the clothing of those who have no covering in the cold;
8 מִזֶּרֶם הָרִים יִרְטָבוּ וּמִבְּלִי מַחְסֶה חִבְּקוּ־צוּר	8 these are wet with the mountain rain, and, having no covering, they embrace the rocks.
9 יִגְזְלוּ מִשֹּׁד יָתֹום וְעַל־עָנִי יַחְבֹּלוּ	9 They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.
10 עָרֹום הִלְּכוּ בְּלִי לְבוּשׁ וּרְעֵבִים נָשְׂאוּ עֹמֶר	10 From the naked and those who do not have enough clothing, and from the hungry, they have taken away sheaves of grain.
11 בֵּין־שׁוּרֹתָם יַצְהִירוּ יְקָבִים דָּרְכוּ וַיִּצְמָאוּ	11 They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who, though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.
12 מֵעִיר מְתִים ׀ יִנְאָקוּ וְנֶפֶשׁ־חֲלָלִים תְּשַׁוֵּעַ וֶאֱלֹוהַּ לֹא־יָשִׂים תִּפְלָה	12 In the cities, they caused the men to groan and the spirit of the wounded to cry out, and so God does not allow this to go unpunished.
13 הֵמָּה ׀ הָיוּ בְּמֹרְדֵי־אֹור לֹא־הִכִּירוּ דְרָכָיו וְלֹא יָשְׁבוּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָיו	13 They have been rebellious against the light; they have not known his ways, nor have they returned by his paths.
14 לָאֹור יָקוּם רֹוצֵחַ יִקְטָל־עָנִי וְאֶבְיֹון וּבַלַּיְלָה יְהִי כַגַּנָּב	14 The killer of men rises at first light; he executes the destitute and the poor, but, in truth, he is like a thief in the night.
15 וְעֵין נֹאֵף ׀ שָׁמְרָה נֶשֶׁף לֵאמֹר לֹא־תְשׁוּרֵנִי עָיִן וְסֵתֶר פָּנִים יָשִׂים	15 The eye of the adulterer waits for darkness, saying, “No eye will see me,” and he covers his face.
16 חָתַר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ בָּתִּים יֹומָם חִתְּמוּ־לָמֹו לֹא־יָדְעוּ אֹור	16 He passes through houses in the nighttime, just as they had agreed among themselves in the daytime; and they are ignorant of the light.
17 כִּי יַחְדָּו ׀ בֹּקֶר לָמֹו צַלְמָוֶת כִּי־יַכִּיר בַּלְהֹות צַלְמָוֶת	17 If sunrise should suddenly appear, it is treated by them like the shadow of death; and they walk in darkness, as if in light.
18 קַל־הוּא ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם תְּקֻלַּל חֶלְקָתָם בָּאָרֶץ לֹא־יִפְנֶה דֶּרֶךְ כְּרָמִים	18 He is nimble on the surface of water. His place on land is to be accursed. May he not walk by way of the vineyards.
19 צִיָּה גַם־חֹם יִגְזְלוּ מֵימֵי־שֶׁלֶג שְׁאֹול חָטָאוּ	19 May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat, and his sin, all the way to hell.
20 יִשְׁכָּחֵהוּ רֶחֶם ׀ מְתָקֹו רִמָּה עֹוד לֹא־יִזָּכֵר וַתִּשָּׁבֵר כָּעֵץ עַוְלָה	20 Let mercy forget him. His charm is worms. Let him not be remembered, but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.
21 רֹעֶה עֲקָרָה לֹא תֵלֵד וְאַלְמָנָה לֹא יְיֵטִיב	21 For he has fed on the barren, who does not bear fruit, and he has not done good to the widow.
22 וּמָשַׁךְ אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחֹו יָקוּם וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין בַּחַיִּין	22 He has pulled down the strong by his strength, and, when he stands up, he will not have trust in his life.
23 יִתֶּן־לֹו לָבֶטַח וְיִשָּׁעֵן וְעֵינֵיהוּ עַל־דַּרְכֵיהֶם	23 God has given him a place for repentance, and he abuses it with arrogance, but his eyes are upon his ways.
24 רֹומּוּ מְּעַט ׀ וְאֵינֶנּוּ וְהֻמְּכוּ כַּכֹּל יִקָּפְצוּן וּכְרֹאשׁ שִׁבֹּלֶת יִמָּלוּ	24 They are lifted up for a little while, but they will not continue, and they will be brought low, just like all things, and they will be taken away, and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed.
25 וְאִם־לֹא אֵפֹו מִי יַכְזִיבֵנִי וְיָשֵׂם לְאַל מִלָּתִי׃ ס	25 But, if this is not so, who is able to prove to me that I have lied and to place my words before God?