2 שְׁמוּאֵל 22
Modern Hebrew BibleTranslation
Modern Hebrew Bible
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1וידבר דוד ליהוה את דברי השירה הזאת ביום הציל יהוה אתו מכף כל איביו ומכף שאול׃
1And David spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul;
2ויאמר יהוה סלעי ומצדתי ומפלטי לי׃
2and he said: The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3אלהי צורי אחסה בו מגני וקרן ישעי משגבי ומנוסי משעי מחמס תשעני׃
3The God who is my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; my saviour, Thou savest me from violence.
4מהלל אקרא יהוה ומאיבי אושע׃
4Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
5כי אפפני משברי מות נחלי בליעל יבעתני׃
5For the waves of Death compassed me. The floods of Belial assailed me.
6חבלי שאול סבני קדמני מקשי מות׃
6The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.
7בצר לי אקרא יהוה ואל אלהי אקרא וישמע מהיכלו קולי ושועתי באזניו׃
7In my distress I called upon the LORD, yea, I called unto my God; and out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry did enter into His ears.
8ותגעש ותרעש הארץ מוסדות השמים ירגזו ויתגעשו כי חרה לו׃
8Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
9עלה עשן באפו ואש מפיו תאכל גחלים בערו ממנו׃
9Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.
10ויט שמים וירד וערפל תחת רגליו׃
10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
11וירכב על כרוב ויעף וירא על כנפי רוח׃
11And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12וישת חשך סביבתיו סכות חשרת מים עבי שחקים׃
12And He made darkness pavilions round about Him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13מנגה נגדו בערו גחלי אש׃
13At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
14ירעם מן שמים יהוה ועליון יתן קולו׃
14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High gave forth His voice.
15וישלח חצים ויפיצם ברק ויהמם׃
15And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16ויראו אפקי ים יגלו מסדות תבל בגערת יהוה מנשמת רוח אפו׃
16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17ישלח ממרום יקחני ימשני ממים רבים׃
17He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters;
18יצילני מאיבי עז משנאי כי אמצו ממני׃
18He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19יקדמני ביום אידי ויהי יהוה משען לי׃
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.
20ויצא למרחב אתי יחלצני כי חפץ בי׃
20He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
21יגמלני יהוה כצדקתי כבר ידי ישיב לי׃
21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.
22כי שמרתי דרכי יהוה ולא רשעתי מאלהי׃
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23כי כל משפטו לנגדי וחקתיו לא אסור ממנה׃
23For all His ordinances were before me; and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
24ואהיה תמים לו ואשתמרה מעוני׃
24And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
25וישב יהוה לי כצדקתי כברי לנגד עיניו׃
25Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes.
26עם חסיד תתחסד עם גבור תמים תתמם׃
26With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright,
27עם נבר תתבר ועם עקש תתפל׃
27With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
28ואת עם עני תושיע ועיניך על רמים תשפיל׃
28And the afflicted people Thou dost save; but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.
29כי אתה נירי יהוה ויהוה יגיה חשכי׃
29For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD doth lighten my darkness.
30כי בכה ארוץ גדוד באלהי אדלג שור׃
30For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I scale a wall.
31האל תמים דרכו אמרת יהוה צרופה מגן הוא לכל החסים בו׃
31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.
32כי מי אל מבלעדי יהוה ומי צור מבלעדי אלהינו׃
32For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a Rock, save our God?
33האל מעוזי חיל ויתר תמים דרכו׃
33The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight;
34משוה רגליו כאילות ועל במותי יעמדני׃
34Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;
35מלמד ידי למלחמה ונחת קשת נחושה זרעתי׃
35Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36ותתן לי מגן ישעך וענתך תרבני׃
36Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
37תרחיב צעדי תחתני ולא מעדו קרסלי׃
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
38ארדפה איבי ואשמידם ולא אשוב עד כלותם׃
38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
39ואכלם ואמחצם ולא יקומון ויפלו תחת רגלי׃
39And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40ותזרני חיל למלחמה תכריע קמי תחתני׃
40For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41ואיבי תתה לי ערף משנאי ואצמיתם׃
41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me; yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off.
42ישעו ואין משיע אל יהוה ולא ענם׃
42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
43ואשחקם כעפר ארץ כטיט חוצות אדקם ארקעם׃
43Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did tread them down.
44ותפלטני מריבי עמי תשמרני לראש גוים עם לא ידעתי יעבדני׃
44Thou also hast delivered me from the contentions of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me.
45בני נכר יתכחשו לי לשמוע אזן ישמעו לי׃
45The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
46בני נכר יבלו ויחגרו ממסגרותם׃
46The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.
47חי יהוה וברוך צורי וירם אלהי צור ישעי׃
47The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, my Rock of salvation;
48האל הנתן נקמת לי ומוריד עמים תחתני׃
48Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,
49ומוציאי מאיבי ומקמי תרוממני מאיש חמסים תצילני׃
49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
50על כן אודך יהוה בגוים ולשמך אזמר׃
50Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.
51מגדיל ישועות מלכו ועשה חסד למשיחו לדוד ולזרעו עד עולם׃
51A tower of salvation is He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
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