1 וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר | 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows, |
2 בֶּן־אָדָם שִׂים פָּנֶיךָ עַל־הַר שֵׂעִיר וְהִנָּבֵא עָלָיו | 2 'Son of man, turn towards Mount Seir and prophesy against it. |
3 וְאָמַרְתָּ לֹּו כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי אֵלֶיךָ הַר־שֵׂעִיר וְנָטִיתִי יָדִי עָלֶיךָ וּנְתַתִּיךָ שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה | 3 Say to it, "The Lord Yahweh says this: Look, I am against you, Mount Seir; I shall stretch out my handagainst you; I shal make you a desolate waste; |
4 עָרֶיךָ חָרְבָּה אָשִׂים וְאַתָּה שְׁמָמָה תִהְיֶה וְיָדַעְתָּ כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה | 4 I shal lay your towns in ruins. You wil become a waste and you wil know that I am Yahweh. |
5 יַעַן הֱיֹות לְךָ אֵיבַת עֹולָם וַתַּגֵּר אֶת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־יְדֵי־חָרֶב בְּעֵת אֵידָם בְּעֵת עֲוֹן קֵץ | 5 Since, fol owing a long-standing hatred, you betrayed the Israelites to the sword on the day of theirdistress, on the day when an end came for their guilt, |
6 לָכֵן חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה כִּי־לְדָם אֶעֶשְׂךָ וְדָם יִרְדֲּפֶךָ אִם־לֹא דָם שָׂנֵאתָ וְדָם יִרְדֲּפֶךָ | 6 very wel , as I live -- declares the Lord Yahweh -- I destine you to bloodshed, and bloodshed wilpursue you. I swear it; you have incurred guilt by shedding blood, and bloodshed will pursue you. |
7 וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־הַר שֵׂעִיר לְשִׁמְמָה וּשְׁמָמָה וְהִכְרַתִּי מִמֶּנּוּ עֹבֵר וָשָׁב | 7 I shal make Mount Seir a desolate waste and denude it of anyone travel ing to and fro. |
8 וּמִלֵּאתִי אֶת־הָרָיו חֲלָלָיו גִּבְעֹותֶיךָ וְגֵאֹותֶיךָ וְכָל־אֲפִיקֶיךָ חַלְלֵי־חֶרֶב יִפְּלוּ בָהֶם | 8 I shal fil its mountains with its slaughtered; on your hills, in your val eys and in all your ravines, thoseslaughtered by the sword will fal . |
9 שִׁמְמֹות עֹולָם אֶתֶּנְךָ וְעָרֶיךָ לֹא [תֵישַׁבְנָה כ] (תָשֹׁבְנָה ק) וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה | 9 I shal make you a perpetual waste, your towns wil never be inhabited again, and you wil know that Iam Yahweh. |
10 יַעַן אֲמָרְךָ אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַגֹּויִם וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי הָאֲרָצֹות לִי תִהְיֶינָה וִירַשְׁנוּהָ וַיהוָה שָׁם הָיָה | 10 "Since you said: The two nations and the two countries wil be mine; we are going to take possessionof it, although Yahweh was there, |
11 לָכֵן חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְעָשִׂיתִי כְּאַפְּךָ וּכְקִנְאָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָה מִשִּׂנְאָתֶיךָ בָּם וְנֹודַעְתִּי בָם כַּאֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁפְּטֶךָ | 11 very well, as I live -- declares the Lord Yahweh -- I shal act with the same anger and jealousy as youacted in your hatred for them. I shall make myself known for their sake, when I punish you, |
12 וְיָדַעְתָּ כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה שָׁמַעְתִּי ׀ אֶת־כָּל־נָאָצֹותֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתָּ עַל־הָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר ׀ [שָׁמֵמָה כ] (שָׁמֵמוּ ק) לָנוּ נִתְּנוּ לְאָכְלָה | 12 and you wil know that I, Yahweh, have heard al the blasphemies which you have uttered against themountains of Israel, such as: They have been laid waste, they have been given to us for us to devour. |
13 וַתַּגְדִּילוּ עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם וְהַעְתַּרְתֶּם עָלַי דִּבְרֵיכֶם אֲנִי שָׁמָעְתִּי׃ ס | 13 Great was your insolence towards me, many your speeches against me; I have heard! |
14 כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה כִּשְׂמֹחַ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ | 14 Lord Yahweh says this: To the joy of the whole world, I shal make you a waste. |
15 כְּשִׂמְחָתְךָ לְנַחְלַת בֵּית־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמֵמָה כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ שְׁמָמָה תִהְיֶה הַר־שֵׂעִיר וְכָל־אֱדֹום כֻּלָּהּ וְיָדְעוּ כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה׃ פ | 15 Since you rejoiced because the heritage of the House of Israel had been laid waste, I shal do thesame to you, Mount Seir; and you wil become a waste, and so wil the whole of Edom; and they will know that Iam Yahweh.' " |