Obadiah (עובדיה) - Abdia 3

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 אֲנִי הַגֶּבֶר רָאָה עֳנִי בְּשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתֹו	1 I am the man familiar with misery under the rod of his fury.
2 אֹותִי נָהַג וַיֹּלַךְ חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֹור	2 He has led and guided me into darkness, not light.
3 אַךְ בִּי יָשֻׁב יַהֲפֹךְ יָדֹו כָּל־הַיֹּום׃ ס	3 Against none but me does he turn his hand, again and again, al day.
4 בִּלָּה בְשָׂרִי וְעֹורִי שִׁבַּר עַצְמֹותָי	4 He has wasted my flesh and skin away, has broken my bones.
5 בָּנָה עָלַי וַיַּקַּף רֹאשׁ וּתְלָאָה	5 He has besieged me and made hardship a circlet round my head.
6 בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים הֹושִׁיבַנִי כְּמֵתֵי עֹולָם׃ ס	6 He has forced me to dwel where al is dark, like those long-dead in their everlasting home.
7 גָּדַר בַּעֲדִי וְלֹא אֵצֵא הִכְבִּיד נְחָשְׁתִּי	7 He has walled me in so that I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains;
8 גַּם כִּי אֶזְעַק וַאֲשַׁוֵּעַ שָׂתַם תְּפִלָּתִי	8 even when I shout for help, he shuts out my prayer.
9 גָּדַר דְּרָכַי בְּגָזִית נְתִיבֹתַי עִוָּה׃ ס	9 He has closed my way with blocks of stone, he has obstructed my paths.
10 דֹּב אֹרֵב הוּא לִי [אַרְיֵה כ] (אֲרִי ק) בְּמִסְתָּרִים	10 For me he is a lurking bear, a lion in hiding.
11 דְּרָכַי סֹורֵר וַיְפַשְּׁחֵנִי שָׂמַנִי שֹׁמֵם	11 Heading me off, he has torn me apart, leaving me shattered.
12 דָּרַךְ קַשְׁתֹּו וַיַּצִּיבֵנִי כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵץ׃ ס	12 He has bent his bow and used me as a target for his arrows.
13 הֵבִיא בְּכִלְיֹותָי בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתֹו	13 He has shot deep into me with shafts from his quiver.
14 הָיִיתִי שְּׂחֹק לְכָל־עַמִּי נְגִינָתָם כָּל־הַיֹּום	14 I have become a joke to al my own people, their refrain all day long.
15 הִשְׂבִּיעַנִי בַמְּרֹורִים הִרְוַנִי לַעֲנָה׃ ס	15 He has given me my fil of bitterness, he has made me drunk with wormwood.
16 וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּחָצָץ שִׁנָּי הִכְפִּישַׁנִי בָּאֵפֶר	16 He has broken my teeth with gravel, he has fed me on ashes.
17 וַתִּזְנַח מִשָּׁלֹום נַפְשִׁי נָשִׁיתִי טֹובָה	17 I have been deprived of peace, I have forgotten what happiness is
18 וָאֹמַר אָבַד נִצְחִי וְתֹוחַלְתִּי מֵיְהוָה׃ ס	18 and thought, 'My lasting hope in Yahweh is lost.'
19 זְכָר־עָנְיִי וּמְרוּדִי לַעֲנָה וָרֹאשׁ	19 Bring to mind my misery and anguish; it is wormwood and gall!
20 זָכֹור תִּזְכֹּור [וְתָשִׁיחַ כ] (וְתָשֹׁוחַ ק) עָלַי נַפְשִׁי	20 My heart dwel s on this continual y and sinks within me.
21 זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל־לִבִּי עַל־כֵּן אֹוחִיל׃ ס	21 This is what I shal keep in mind and so regain some hope:
22 חַסְדֵי יְהוָה כִּי לֹא־תָמְנוּ כִּי לֹא־כָלוּ רַחֲמָיו	22 Surely Yahweh's mercies are not over, his deeds of faithful love not exhausted;
23 חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ	23 every morning they are renewed; great is his faithfulness!
24 חֶלְקִי יְהוָה אָמְרָה נַפְשִׁי עַל־כֵּן אֹוחִיל לֹו׃ ס	24 'Yahweh is al I have,' I say to myself, 'and so I shal put my hope in him.'
25 טֹוב יְהוָה לְקֹוָו לְנֶפֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶׁנּוּ	25 Yahweh is good to those who trust him, to al who search for him.
26 טֹוב וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם לִתְשׁוּעַת יְהוָה	26 It is good to wait in silence for Yahweh to save.
27 טֹוב לַגֶּבֶר כִּי־יִשָּׂא עֹל בִּנְעוּרָיו׃ ס	27 It is good for someone to bear the yoke from a young age,
28 יֵשֵׁב בָּדָד וְיִדֹּם כִּי נָטַל עָלָיו	28 to sit in solitude and silence when it weighs heavy,
29 יִתֵּן בֶּעָפָר פִּיהוּ אוּלַי יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה	29 to lay one's head in the dust -- maybe there is hope-
30 יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִי יִשְׂבַּע בְּחֶרְפָּה׃ ס	30 to offer one's cheek to the striker, to have one's fil of disgrace!
31 כִּי לֹא יִזְנַח לְעֹולָם אֲדֹנָי	31 For the Lord will not reject anyone for ever.
32 כִּי אִם־הֹוגָה וְרִחַם כְּרֹב [חַסְדֹּו כ] (חֲסָדָיו׃ ק)	32 If he brings grief, he wil have pity out of the ful ness of his faithful love,
33 כִּי לֹא עִנָּה מִלִּבֹּו וַיַּגֶּה בְּנֵי־אִישׁ׃ ס	33 for it is not for his own pleasure that he torments and grieves the human race.
34 לְדַכֵּא תַּחַת רַגְלָיו כֹּל אֲסִירֵי אָרֶץ	34 When al the prisoners in a country are crushed underfoot,
35 לְהַטֹּות מִשְׁפַּט־גָּבֶר נֶגֶד פְּנֵי עֶלְיֹון	35 when human rights are overridden in defiance of the Most High,
36 לְעַוֵּת אָדָם בְּרִיבֹו אֲדֹנָי לֹא רָאָה׃ ס	36 when someone is cheated of justice, does not the Lord see it?
37 מִי זֶה אָמַר וַתֶּהִי אֲדֹנָי לֹא צִוָּה	37 Who has only to speak and it is so done? Who commands, if not the Lord?
38 מִפִּי עֶלְיֹון לֹא תֵצֵא הָרָעֹות וְהַטֹּוב	38 From where, if not from the mouth of the Most High, do evil and good come?
39 מַה־יִּתְאֹונֵן אָדָם חָי גֶּבֶר עַל־ [חֶטְאֹו כ] (חֲטָאָיו׃ ק) ס	39 Why then should anyone complain? Better to be bold against one's sins.
40 נַחְפְּשָׂה דְרָכֵינוּ וְנַחְקֹרָה וְנָשׁוּבָה עַד־יְהוָה	40 Let us examine our path, let us ponder it and return to Yahweh.
41 נִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל־כַּפָּיִם אֶל־אֵל בַּשָּׁמָיִם	41 Let us raise our hearts and hands to God in heaven.
42 נַחְנוּ פָשַׁעְנוּ וּמָרִינוּ אַתָּה לֹא סָלָחְתָּ׃ ס	42 We are the ones who have sinned, who have rebel ed, and you have not forgiven.
43 סַכֹּתָה בָאַף וַתִּרְדְּפֵנוּ הָרַגְתָּ לֹא חָמָלְתָּ	43 You have enveloped us in anger, pursuing us, slaughtering without pity.
44 סַכֹּותָה בֶעָנָן לָךְ מֵעֲבֹור תְּפִלָּה	44 You have wrapped yourself in a cloud too thick for prayer to pierce.
45 סְחִי וּמָאֹוס תְּשִׂימֵנוּ בְּקֶרֶב הָעַמִּים׃ ס	45 You have reduced us to rubbish and refuse among the nations.
46 פָּצוּ עָלֵינוּ פִּיהֶם כָּל־אֹיְבֵינוּ	46 Our enemies open their mouths in chorus against us.
47 פַּחַד וָפַחַת הָיָה לָנוּ הַשֵּׁאת וְהַשָּׁבֶר	47 Terror and pitfal have been our lot, ravage and ruin.
48 פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם תֵּרַד עֵינִי עַל־שֶׁבֶר בַּת־עַמִּי׃ ס	48 My eyes dissolve in torrents of tears at the ruin of my beloved people.
49 עֵינִי נִגְּרָה וְלֹא תִדְמֶה מֵאֵין הֲפֻגֹות	49 My eyes wil weep ceaselessly, without relief,
50 עַד־יַשְׁקִיף וְיֵרֶא יְהוָה מִשָּׁמָיִם	50 until Yahweh looks down and sees from heaven.
51 עֵינִי עֹולְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי מִכֹּל בְּנֹות עִירִי׃ ס	51 My eyes have grown sore over al the daughters of my city.
52 צֹוד צָדוּנִי כַּצִּפֹּור אֹיְבַי חִנָּם	52 Unprovoked, my enemies hunted me down like a bird.
53 צָמְתוּ בַבֹּור חַיָּי וַיַּדּוּ־אֶבֶן בִּי	53 They shut me final y in a pit, they closed me in with a stone.
54 צָפוּ־מַיִם עַל־רֹאשִׁי אָמַרְתִּי נִגְזָרְתִּי׃ ס	54 The waters rose over my head; I thought, 'I am lost!'
55 קָרָאתִי שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה מִבֹּור תַּחְתִּיֹּות	55 Yahweh, I called on your name from the deep pit.
56 קֹולִי שָׁמָעְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵם אָזְנְךָ לְרַוְחָתִי לְשַׁוְעָתִי	56 You heard my voice, do not close your ear to my prayer, to my cry.
57 קָרַבְתָּ בְּיֹום אֶקְרָאֶךָּ אָמַרְתָּ אַל־תִּירָא׃ ס	57 You are near when I cal to you. You said, 'Do not be afraid!'
58 רַבְתָּ אֲדֹנָי רִיבֵי נַפְשִׁי גָּאַלְתָּ חַיָּי	58 Lord, you defended my cause, you have redeemed my life.
59 רָאִיתָה יְהוָה עַוָּתָתִי שָׁפְטָה מִשְׁפָּטִי	59 Yahweh, you have seen the wrong done to me, grant me redress.
60 רָאִיתָה כָּל־נִקְמָתָם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לִי׃ ס	60 You have seen their vindictiveness, al their plots against me.
61 שָׁמַעְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם יְהוָה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם עָלָי	61 You have heard their insults, Yahweh, al their plots against me,
62 שִׂפְתֵי קָמַי וְהֶגְיֹונָם עָלַי כָּל־הַיֹּום	62 the whispering and murmuring of my enemies against me all day long.
63 שִׁבְתָּם וְקִימָתָם הַבִּיטָה אֲנִי מַנְגִּינָתָם׃ ס	63 Look, whether they sit or stand, I am their refrain.
64 תָּשִׁיב לָהֶם גְּמוּל יְהוָה כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם	64 Yahweh, repay them as their deeds deserve.
65 תִּתֵּן לָהֶם מְגִנַּת־לֵב תַּאֲלָתְךָ לָהֶם	65 Lay hardness of heart as your curse on them.
66 תִּרְדֹּף בְּאַף וְתַשְׁמִידֵם מִתַּחַת שְׁמֵי יְהוָה׃ פ	66 Angrily pursue them, root them out from under your heavens!