1“Blast the shofar in Tzion, and sound an alarm in My Har Kodesh; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for Yom יהוה comes, for it is at hand; 2A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as blackness spread upon the mountains; a great people and a mighty, there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations. 3A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame blazes; the land is as Gan Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yes, and nothing escapes them. 4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run. 5Like the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a mighty people set in battle array. 6At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces have gathered blackness. 7They run like mighty men, they climb the wall like men of war; and they move on, every one in his ways, and they entangle not their paths. 8Neither does one thrust another, they march every one in his highway; and they break through the weapons, and suffer no harm. 9They leap upon the city, they run upon the wall, they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief. 10Before them the earth quakes, the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are become dark, and the stars withdraw their shining. 11And יהוה utters His voice before His army; for His camp is very great, for he is mighty that executes His D’var; for great is Yom יהוה , and very terrible; and who can abide it? 12Yet even now, says יהוה , turn unto Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation; 13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto יהוה your Elohim; for He is gracious and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in compassion, and sorrows from the evil. 14Who knows whether He will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind Him, even a Minkhah and a Nesekh unto יהוה your Elohim?”
Ha’Azinu (1) 15“Blast the shofar in Tzion, consecrate a fast, call a solemn assembly; 16Gather the people, consecrate the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that nurse at the breast; let the bridegroom go forth from his kheder, and the bride out of her khuppah. 17Let the Kohanim, the ministers of יהוה , weep between the porch and the Mizbe’akh, and let them say, ‘Spare Your people, O יהוה , and give not Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should make them a byword: why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their Elohim?’ 18Then was יהוה jealous for His land, and had pity on His people. 19And יהוה answered and said unto His people, ‘Behold, I will send you grain, and wine, and oil, and you shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations; 20but I will remove far off from you the northern one, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the eastern sea, and his hinder part toward the western sea; that his foulness may come up, and his ill savor may come up, because he has done great things.’ 21Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for יהוה has done great things. 22Be not afraid, you beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. 23Be glad then, O B’nei Tzion, and rejoice in יהוה your Elohim; for He gives you the former rain in just measure, and He causes to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, at the first. 24And the floors shall be full of grain, and the vats shall overflow with choice wine and oil. 25And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpiller, and the palmer-worm, My great army which I sent among you. 26And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the Name of יהוה your Elohim, that has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be ashamed. 27And you shall know that I am in the midst of Yisra’el, and that I am יהוה your Elohim, and there is none else; and My people shall never be ashamed.” end Ha’Azinu (1)
אתִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בְּצִיּוֹן וְהָרִיעוּ בְּהַר קָדְשִׁי יִרְגְּזוּ כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ: כִּי בָא יוֹם יהוה כִּי קָרוֹב. ביוֹם חֹשֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָה יוֹם עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל כְּשַׁחַר פָּרֻשׂ עַל הֶהָרִים; עַם רַב וְעָצוּם כָּמֹהוּ לֹא נִהְיָה מִן הָעוֹלָם וְאַחֲרָיו לֹא יוֹסֵף עַד שְׁנֵי דּוֹר וָדוֹר. גלְפָנָיו אָכְלָה אֵשׁ וְאַחֲרָיו תְּלַהֵט לֶהָבָה; כְּגַן עֵדֶן הָאָרֶץ לְפָנָיו וְאַחֲרָיו מִדְבַּר שְׁמָמָה וְגַם פְּלֵיטָה לֹא הָיְתָה לּוֹ. דכְּמַרְאֵה סוּסִים מַרְאֵהוּ; וּכְפָרָשִׁים כֵּן יְרוּצוּן. הכְּקוֹל מַרְכָּבוֹת עַל רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים יְרַקֵּדוּן כְּקוֹל לַהַב אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה קָשׁ; כְּעַם עָצוּם עֱרוּךְ מִלְחָמָה. ומִפָּנָיו יָחִילוּ עַמִּים; כָּל פָּנִים קִבְּצוּ פָארוּר. זכְּגִבּוֹרִים יְרֻצוּן כְּאַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה יַעֲלוּ חוֹמָה; וְאִישׁ בִּדְרָכָיו יֵלֵכוּן וְלֹא יְעַבְּטוּן אֹרְחוֹתָם. חוְאִישׁ אָחִיו לֹא יִדְחָקוּן גֶּבֶר בִּמְסִלָּתוֹ יֵלֵכוּן; וּבְעַד הַשֶּׁלַח יִפֹּלוּ לֹא יִבְצָעוּ. טבָּעִיר יָשֹׁקּוּ בַּחוֹמָה יְרֻצוּן בַּבָּתִּים יַעֲלוּ; בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹנִים יָבֹאוּ כַּגַּנָּב. ילְפָנָיו רָגְזָה אֶרֶץ רָעֲשׁוּ שָׁמָיִם; שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ קָדָרוּ וְכוֹכָבִים אָסְפוּ נָגְהָם. יאוַיהוה נָתַן קוֹלוֹ לִפְנֵי חֵילוֹ כִּי רַב מְאֹד מַחֲנֵהוּ כִּי עָצוּם עֹשֵׂה דְבָרוֹ: כִּי גָדוֹל יוֹם יהוה וְנוֹרָא מְאֹד וּמִי יְכִילֶנּוּ. יבוְגַם עַתָּה נְאֻם יהוה שֻׁבוּ עָדַי בְּכָל לְבַבְכֶם; וּבְצוֹם וּבִבְכִי וּבְמִסְפֵּד. יגוְקִרְעוּ לְבַבְכֶם וְאַל בִּגְדֵיכֶם וְשׁוּבוּ אֶל יהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם: כִּי חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם הוּא אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד וְנִחָם עַל הָרָעָה. ידמִי יוֹדֵעַ יָשׁוּב וְנִחָם; וְהִשְׁאִיר אַחֲרָיו בְּרָכָה מִנְחָה וָנֶסֶךְ לַיהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
טותִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בְּצִיּוֹן; קַדְּשׁוּ צוֹם קִרְאוּ עֲצָרָה. טזאִסְפוּ עָם קַדְּשׁוּ קָהָל קִבְצוּ זְקֵנִים אִסְפוּ עוֹלָלִים וְיֹנְקֵי שָׁדָיִם: יֵצֵא חָתָן מֵחֶדְרוֹ וְכַלָּה מֵחֻפָּתָהּ. יזבֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ יִבְכּוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים מְשָׁרְתֵי יהוה ; וְיֹאמְרוּ חוּסָה יהוה עַל עַמֶּךָ וְאַל תִּתֵּן נַחֲלָתְךָ לְחֶרְפָּה לִמְשָׁל בָּם גּוֹיִם לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ בָעַמִּים אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם. יחוַיְקַנֵּא יהוה לְאַרְצוֹ; וַיַּחְמֹל עַל עַמּוֹ. יטוַיַּעַן יהוה וַיֹּאמֶר לְעַמּוֹ הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ לָכֶם אֶת הַדָּגָן וְהַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר וּשְׂבַעְתֶּם אֹתוֹ; וְלֹא אֶתֵּן אֶתְכֶם עוֹד חֶרְפָּה בַּגּוֹיִם. כוְאֶת הַצְּפוֹנִי אַרְחִיק מֵעֲלֵיכֶם וְהִדַּחְתִּיו אֶל אֶרֶץ צִיָּה וּשְׁמָמָה אֶת פָּנָיו אֶל הַיָּם הַקַּדְמֹנִי וְסֹפוֹ אֶל הַיָּם הָאַחֲרוֹן; וְעָלָה בָאְשׁוֹ וְתַעַל צַחֲנָתוֹ כִּי הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֹת. כאאַל תִּירְאִי אֲדָמָה; גִּילִי וּשְׂמָחִי כִּי הִגְדִּיל יהוה לַעֲשׂוֹת. כבאַל תִּירְאוּ בַּהֲמוֹת שָׂדַי כִּי דָשְׁאוּ נְאוֹת מִדְבָּר: כִּי עֵץ נָשָׂא פִרְיוֹ תְּאֵנָה וָגֶפֶן נָתְנוּ חֵילָם. כגוּבְנֵי צִיּוֹן גִּילוּ וְשִׂמְחוּ בַּיהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כִּי נָתַן לָכֶם אֶת הַמּוֹרֶה לִצְדָקָה; וַיּוֹרֶד לָכֶם גֶּשֶׁם מוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ בָּרִאשׁוֹן. כדוּמָלְאוּ הַגֳּרָנוֹת בָּר; וְהֵשִׁיקוּ הַיְקָבִים תִּירוֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר. כהוְשִׁלַּמְתִּי לָכֶם אֶת הַשָּׁנִים אֲשֶׁר אָכַל הָאַרְבֶּה הַיֶּלֶק וְהֶחָסִיל וְהַגָּזָם: חֵילִי הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר שִׁלַּחְתִּי בָּכֶם. כווַאֲכַלְתֶּם אָכוֹל וְשָׂבוֹעַ וְהִלַּלְתֶּם אֶת שֵׁם יהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה עִמָּכֶם לְהַפְלִיא; וְלֹא יֵבֹשׁוּ עַמִּי לְעוֹלָם. כזוִידַעְתֶּם כִּי בְקֶרֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל אָנִי וַאֲנִי יהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְאֵין עוֹד; וְלֹא יֵבֹשׁוּ עַמִּי לְעוֹלָם.