The Bible
אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֨בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃
I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃
He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃
He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃
He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃
He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃
Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃
He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י (אריה) [אֲרִ֖י] בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃
He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃
He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃
He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃
He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙ לְכָל־עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃
He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃
He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃
My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃
So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
זְכָר־עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃
Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
זָכ֣וֹר תִּזְכּ֔וֹר (ותשיח) [וְתָשׁ֥וֹחַ] עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃
Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.
My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־לִבִּ֖י עַל־כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃
Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כָל֖וּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃
They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃
Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃
Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
יִתֵּ֧ן לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ לֶ֖חִי יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃
Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעוֹלָ֖ם אֲדֹנָֽי׃
For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
כִּ֣י אִם־הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב (חסדו) [חֲסָדָֽיו] ׃
Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־אִֽישׁ׃
For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃
To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
לְהַטּוֹת֙ מִשְׁפַּט־גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃
to deny a man justice before the Most High,
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיב֔וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃
to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א צִוָּֽה׃
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃
Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־(חטאו) [חֲטָאָֽיו] ׃
Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה דְרָכֵ֨ינוּ֙ וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה׃
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֨נוּ֙ אֶל־כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֨עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃
“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”
We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃
You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
סַכּ֤וֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן֙ לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲב֖וֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃
You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
סְחִ֧י וּמָא֛וֹס תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃
You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃
All our enemies open their mouths against us.
All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃
Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
פַּלְגֵי־מַ֨יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד עֵינִ֔י עַל־שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃
Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃
My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,
Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
עַד־יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.
עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי׃
My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃
Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird.
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃
They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
צָֽפוּ־מַ֥יִם עַל־רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃
The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃
I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
קוֹלִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃
You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
קָרַ֨בְתָּ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃
You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃
You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃
You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
רָאִ֨יתָה֙ כָּל־נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃
You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃
O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me;
שִׂפְתֵ֤י קָמַי֙ וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם עָלַ֖י כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃
When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃
You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃
Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.
Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.