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מִזְמ֣וֺר לְדָוִ֑ד אַחֲרֵ֥י הִ֝לָּחֲמ֗וֹ אֶת־גׇּלְיָֽת׃
A psalm of David, after he battled Goliath.
2
צָעִ֗יר הָ֭יִֽיתִי בְת֣וֹךְ אָחָ֑י; וְ֝נַ֗עַר בְּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽי׃
Young I was in the midst of my brothers, and a lad in my father’s house.
3
רֺ֭עֶֽה בְּצֺ֣אן אָבִ֑י; נוֹהֵ֖ג עֶדְר֥וֹ בַמִּדְבָּֽר׃
A shepherd of my father’s flock, driving his herd in the wilderness.
4
יָדַ֗י עָ֭שֽׂוּ עוּגָ֑ב; אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י כּ֥וֹנֲנוּ נָֽבֶל׃
My hands performed upon a lute, my fingers worked a lyre.
5
וּמִ֣י יַגּׅ֣יד לַיהו֑ה; י֝הו֗ה ה֥וּא יִשְׁמָֽע׃
And who can tell Adonai? Adonai – He will hear.
6
ה֭וּא שָׁלַ֥ח מַלְאָכ֑וֹ; וַ֫יִּקָּחֵ֥נִי מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי צֹא֣ן אָבִֽי׃
He sent His messenger, and took me from after my father’s flock.
7
וַ֭יִּמְשָׁחַֽנִי בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן מִשְׁחָת֑וֹ; וַיְּצַוַּ֖נִי נָגִ֣יד עַל־עַמּֽוֹ׃
And He anointed me with anointing oil, and appointed me a prince of my people.
8
אַחַ֗י טוֹבִ֣ים וּגְדוֹלִ֑ים; וְלֺ֥א בָ֝הֶ֗ם חָפֵ֥ץ יהוֽה׃
My brothers are good and strong, but them Adonai did not desire.
9
יָצָ֖אְתִי לִקְרַ֣את הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑י; וַ֝יְּקַלֲלֵ֗נִי בָאֱלִלָֽיו׃
He took me out towards the Philistine, who cursed me through his idols.
10
וְאָנֹכִ֤י ׀ שָׁלַ֗פְתִּי חַרְבּ֥וֺ; וָאֶכְרֺ֣ת רֹאשׁ֣וֹ מֵעָלָ֑יו; וָאָסִ֥יר חֶ֝רְפָּ֗ה מִבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And I tore off his sword, and cut off his head, and removed reproach from the children of Israel.