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א
כִּקְדֹחַ אֵשׁ הֲמָסִים, מַיִם תִּבְעֶה-אֵשׁ, לְהוֹדִיעַ שִׁמְךָ, לְצָרֶיךָ; מִפָּנֶיךָ, גּוֹיִם יִרְגָּזוּ.
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As when fire kindleth the brush-wood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make Thy name known to Thine adversaries, that the nations might tremble at Thy presence,
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ב
בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ נוֹרָאוֹת, לֹא נְקַוֶּה; יָרַדְתָּ, מִפָּנֶיךָ הָרִים נָזֹלּוּ. {ס}
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2
When Thou didst tremendous things which we looked not for--Oh that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at Thy presence!--
{S}
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ג
וּמֵעוֹלָם לֹא-שָׁמְעוּ, לֹא הֶאֱזִינוּ; עַיִן לֹא-רָאָתָה, אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתְךָ--יַעֲשֶׂה, לִמְחַכֵּה-לוֹ.
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3
And whereof from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a Eloheem beside Thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for Him.
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ד
פָּגַעְתָּ אֶת-שָׂשׂ וְעֹשֵׂה צֶדֶק, בִּדְרָכֶיךָ יִזְכְּרוּךָ; הֵן-אַתָּה קָצַפְתָּ וַנֶּחֱטָא, בָּהֶם עוֹלָם וְנִוָּשֵׁעַ.
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4
Thou didst take away him that joyfully worked righteousness, those that remembered Thee in Thy ways--behold, Thou wast wroth, and we sinned--upon them have we stayed of old, that we might be saved.
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ה
וַנְּהִי כַטָּמֵא כֻּלָּנוּ, וּכְבֶגֶד עִדִּים כָּל-צִדְקֹתֵינוּ; וַנָּבֶל כֶּעָלֶה כֻּלָּנוּ, וַעֲונֵנוּ כָּרוּחַ יִשָּׂאֻנוּ.
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And we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment; and we all do fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
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ו
וְאֵין-קוֹרֵא בְשִׁמְךָ, מִתְעוֹרֵר לְהַחֲזִיק בָּךְ: כִּי-הִסְתַּרְתָּ פָנֶיךָ מִמֶּנּוּ, וַתְּמוּגֵנוּ בְּיַד-עֲונֵנוּ.
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And there is none that calleth upon Thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of Thee; for Thou hast hid Thy face from us, and hast consumed us by means of our iniquities.
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ז
וְעַתָּה יְהוָה, אָבִינוּ אָתָּה; אֲנַחְנוּ הַחֹמֶר וְאַתָּה יֹצְרֵנוּ, וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדְךָ כֻּלָּנוּ.
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7
But now, O YAHOWAH, Thou art our Father; we are the clay, and Thou our potter, and we all are the work of Thy hand.
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ח
אַל-תִּקְצֹף יְהוָה עַד-מְאֹד, וְאַל-לָעַד תִּזְכֹּר עָון; הֵן הַבֶּט-נָא, עַמְּךָ כֻלָּנוּ.
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Be not wroth very sore, O YAHOWAH, neither remember iniquity for ever; behold, look, we beseech Thee, we are all Thy people.
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ט
עָרֵי קָדְשְׁךָ, הָיוּ מִדְבָּר; צִיּוֹן מִדְבָּר הָיָתָה, יְרוּשָׁלִַם שְׁמָמָה.
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9
Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
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י
בֵּית קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ, אֲשֶׁר הִלְלוּךָ אֲבֹתֵינוּ--הָיָה, לִשְׂרֵפַת אֵשׁ; וְכָל-מַחֲמַדֵּינוּ, הָיָה לְחָרְבָּה.
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10
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised Thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
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יא
הַעַל-אֵלֶּה תִתְאַפַּק, יְהוָה; תֶּחֱשֶׁה וּתְעַנֵּנוּ, עַד-מְאֹד. {פ}
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Wilt Thou refrain Thyself for these things, O YAHOWAH? Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
{P}
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