| א כִּקְדֹחַ אֵשׁ הֲמָסִים, מַיִם תִּבְעֶה-אֵשׁ, לְהוֹדִיעַ שִׁמְךָ, לְצָרֶיךָ; מִפָּנֶיךָ, גּוֹיִם יִרְגָּזוּ. | 1 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, |
| ב בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ נוֹרָאוֹת, לֹא נְקַוֶּה; יָרַדְתָּ, מִפָּנֶיךָ הָרִים נָזֹלּוּ. {ס} | 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} |
| ג וּמֵעוֹלָם לֹא-שָׁמְעוּ, לֹא הֶאֱזִינוּ; עַיִן לֹא-רָאָתָה, אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתְךָ--יַעֲשֶׂה, לִמְחַכֵּה-לוֹ. | 3 And whereof from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God beside Thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for Him. |
| ד פָּגַעְתָּ אֶת-שָׂשׂ וְעֹשֵׂה צֶדֶק, בִּדְרָכֶיךָ יִזְכְּרוּךָ; הֵן-אַתָּה קָצַפְתָּ וַנֶּחֱטָא, בָּהֶם עוֹלָם וְנִוָּשֵׁעַ. | 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. |
| ה וַנְּהִי כַטָּמֵא כֻּלָּנוּ, וּכְבֶגֶד עִדִּים כָּל-צִדְקֹתֵינוּ; וַנָּבֶל כֶּעָלֶה כֻּלָּנוּ, וַעֲוֺנֵנוּ כָּרוּחַ יִשָּׂאֻנוּ. | 5 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. |
| ו וְאֵין-קוֹרֵא בְשִׁמְךָ, מִתְעוֹרֵר לְהַחֲזִיק בָּךְ: כִּי-הִסְתַּרְתָּ פָנֶיךָ מִמֶּנּוּ, וַתְּמוּגֵנוּ בְּיַד-עֲוֺנֵנוּ. | 6 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. |
| ז וְעַתָּה יְהוָה, אָבִינוּ אָתָּה; אֲנַחְנוּ הַחֹמֶר וְאַתָּה יֹצְרֵנוּ, וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדְךָ כֻּלָּנוּ. | 7 But now, O LORD, Thou art our Father; we are the clay, and Thou our potter, and we all are the work of Thy hand. |
| ח אַל-תִּקְצֹף יְהוָה עַד-מְאֹד, וְאַל-לָעַד תִּזְכֹּר עָוֺן; הֵן הַבֶּט-נָא, עַמְּךָ כֻלָּנוּ. | 8 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever; behold, look, we beseech Thee, we are all Thy people. |
| ט עָרֵי קָדְשְׁךָ, הָיוּ מִדְבָּר; צִיּוֹן מִדְבָּר הָיָתָה, יְרוּשָׁלִַם שְׁמָמָה. | 9 Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. |
| י בֵּית קָדְשֵׁנוּ וְתִפְאַרְתֵּנוּ, אֲשֶׁר הִלְלוּךָ אֲבֹתֵינוּ--הָיָה, לִשְׂרֵפַת אֵשׁ; וְכָל-מַחֲמַדֵּינוּ, הָיָה לְחָרְבָּה. | 10 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised Thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant things are laid waste. |
| יא הַעַל-אֵלֶּה תִתְאַפַּק, יְהוָה; תֶּחֱשֶׁה וּתְעַנֵּנוּ, עַד-מְאֹד. {פ} | 11 Wilt Thou refrain Thyself for these things, O LORD? Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and afflict us very sore? {P} |