| א כָּרַע בֵּל, קֹרֵס נְבוֹ--הָיוּ עֲצַבֵּיהֶם, לַחַיָּה וְלַבְּהֵמָה; נְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶם עֲמוּסוֹת, מַשָּׂא לַעֲיֵפָה. | 1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle; the things that ye carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast. |
| ב קָרְסוּ כָרְעוּ יַחְדָּו, לֹא יָכְלוּ מַלֵּט מַשָּׂא; וְנַפְשָׁם, בַּשְּׁבִי הָלָכָה. {פ} | 2 They stoop, they bow down together, they could not deliver the burden; and themselves are gone into captivity. {P} |
| ג שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי בֵּית יַעֲקֹב, וְכָל-שְׁאֵרִית בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל--הַעֲמֻסִים, מִנִּי-בֶטֶן, הַנְּשֻׂאִים, מִנִּי-רָחַם. | 3 Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that are borne [by Me] from the birth, that are carried from the womb: |
| ד וְעַד-זִקְנָה אֲנִי הוּא, וְעַד-שֵׂיבָה אֲנִי אֶסְבֹּל; אֲנִי עָשִׂיתִי וַאֲנִי אֶשָּׂא, וַאֲנִי אֶסְבֹּל וַאֲמַלֵּט. {ס} | 4 Even to old age I am the same, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. {S} |
| ה לְמִי תְדַמְּיוּנִי, וְתַשְׁווּ; וְתַמְשִׁלוּנִי, וְנִדְמֶה. | 5 To whom will ye liken Me, and make Me equal, and compare Me, that we may be like? |
| ו הַזָּלִים זָהָב מִכִּיס, וְכֶסֶף בַּקָּנֶה יִשְׁקֹלוּ; יִשְׂכְּרוּ צוֹרֵף וְיַעֲשֵׂהוּ אֵל, יִסְגְּדוּ אַף-יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ. | 6 Ye that lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; ye that hire a goldsmith, that he make it a god, to fall down thereto, yea, to worship. |
| ז יִשָּׂאֻהוּ עַל-כָּתֵף יִסְבְּלֻהוּ וְיַנִּיחֻהוּ תַחְתָּיו, וְיַעֲמֹד--מִמְּקוֹמוֹ, לֹא יָמִישׁ; אַף-יִצְעַק אֵלָיו וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה, מִצָּרָתוֹ לֹא יוֹשִׁיעֶנּוּ. {ס} | 7 He is borne upon the shoulder, he is carried, and set in his place, and he standeth, from his place he doth not remove; yea, though one cry unto him, he cannot answer, nor save him out of his trouble. {S} |
| ח זִכְרוּ-זֹאת, וְהִתְאֹשָׁשׁוּ; הָשִׁיבוּ פוֹשְׁעִים, עַל-לֵב. | 8 Remember this, and stand fast; bring it to mind, O ye transgressors. |
| ט זִכְרוּ רִאשֹׁנוֹת, מֵעוֹלָם: כִּי אָנֹכִי אֵל וְאֵין עוֹד, אֱלֹהִים וְאֶפֶס כָּמוֹנִי. | 9 Remember the former things of old: that I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me; |
| י מַגִּיד מֵרֵאשִׁית אַחֲרִית, וּמִקֶּדֶם אֲשֶׁר לֹא-נַעֲשׂוּ; אֹמֵר עֲצָתִי תָקוּם, וְכָל-חֶפְצִי אֶעֱשֶׂה. | 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying: 'My counsel shall stand, and all My pleasure will I do'; |
| יא קֹרֵא מִמִּזְרָח עַיִט, מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק אִישׁ עצתו עֲצָתִי; אַף-דִּבַּרְתִּי, אַף-אֲבִיאֶנָּה--יָצַרְתִּי, אַף-אֶעֱשֶׂנָּה. {ס} | 11 Calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of My counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass, I have purposed, I will also do it. {S} |
| יב שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי, אַבִּירֵי לֵב--הָרְחוֹקִים, מִצְּדָקָה. | 12 Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness: |
| יג קֵרַבְתִּי צִדְקָתִי לֹא תִרְחָק, וּתְשׁוּעָתִי לֹא תְאַחֵר; וְנָתַתִּי בְצִיּוֹן תְּשׁוּעָה, לְיִשְׂרָאֵל תִּפְאַרְתִּי. {ס} | 13 I bring near My righteousness, it shall not be far off, and My salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel My glory. {S} |