Just a little more Biblical poetry, this time from one of the Twelve "Minor" Prophets. The recording continues my habit of reading the Bible in a reconstruction of medieval Tiberian Hebrew phonology.
Audio recording of me chanting the original text in Tiberian Hebrew
"Why, God?"
Habakkuk 1:1-4
Translated by A.Z. Foreman
The message that came in a vision upon prophet Habakkuk:
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out
and You not listen?
I shriek OUTRAGE to You,
and You do not deliver!
Why do You show me horror,
tolerate godawful things?
Plunder and outrage are all before me
combat and conflict all about.
So the law is crippled,
and justice comes out never.
For the wicked are closing in on the good
so justice comes out crooked.
The Original:
Audio recording of me chanting the original text in Tiberian Hebrew
"Why, God?"
Habakkuk 1:1-4
Translated by A.Z. Foreman
The message that came in a vision upon prophet Habakkuk:
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out
and You not listen?
I shriek OUTRAGE to You,
and You do not deliver!
Why do You show me horror,
tolerate godawful things?
Plunder and outrage are all before me
combat and conflict all about.
So the law is crippled,
and justice comes out never.
For the wicked are closing in on the good
so justice comes out crooked.
The Original:
הַמַּשָּׂא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה חֲבַקּ֖וּק הַנָּבִֽיא׃
עַד־אָ֧נָה יְהֹוָ֛ה שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמָ֑ע
אֶזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ חָמָ֖ס וְלֹ֥א תוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃
לָ֣מָּה תַרְאֵ֤נִי אָ֙וֶן֙ וְעָמָ֣ל תַּבִּ֔יט
וְשֹׁ֥ד וְחָמָ֖ס לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וַיְהִ֧י רִ֦יב וּמָד֖וֹן יִשָּֽׂא׃
עַל־כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְלֹא־יֵצֵ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
כִּ֤י רָשָׁע֙ מַכְתִּ֣יר אֶת־הַצַּדִּ֔יק
עַל־כֵּ֛ן יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְעֻקָּֽל׃
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