אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽ֫ל חֹ֥ק יְֽהוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ׃
ʾasappero ʾel chok ʾadonoy ʾomar ʾeylay beniy ʾatto ʾaniy hayyom yelidtiycho
Let me tell of the decree: the LORD said to me, “You are My son, I have fathered you this day.
שְׁאַ֤ל מִמֶּ֗נִּי וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה ג֭וֹיִם נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ וַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗ אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
sheʾal mimmenniy veʾetteno goyim nachalosecho vaʾachuzzosecho ʾafseyʾoretz
Ask it of Me, and I will make the nations your domain; your estate, the limits of the earth.
תְּ֭רֹעֵם בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט בַּרְזֶ֑ל כִּכְלִ֖י יוֹצֵ֣ר תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃
teroʿeym besheyvet barzel kichliy yotzeyr tenappetzeym
You can smash them with an iron rod, shatter them like potter’s ware.
וְ֭עַתָּה מְלָכִ֣ים הַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּ הִ֝וָּסְר֗וּ שֹׁ֣פְטֵי אָֽרֶץ׃
veʿatto melochiym haskiylu hiuuoseru shofetey ʾoretz
So now, O kings, be prudent; accept discipline, you rulers of the earth!
עִבְד֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה בְּיִרְאָ֑ה וְ֝גִ֗ילוּ בִּרְעָדָֽה׃
ʿivdu ʾes–ʾadonoy beyirʾo vegiylu birʿodo
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
נַשְּׁקוּ־בַ֡ר פֶּן־יֶאֱנַ֤ף ׀ וְתֹ֬אבְדוּ דֶ֗רֶךְ כִּֽי־יִבְעַ֣ר כִּמְעַ֣ט אַפּ֑וֹ אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י כָּל־ח֥וֹסֵי בֽוֹ׃
nashekuvar pen–yeʾenaf vesovedu derech kiyyivʿar kimʿat ʾappo ʾashrey kol–chosey vo
Gird yorselves with purity, lest He be angered, and your way be doomed in the mere flash of His anger. Happy are all who take refuge in Him.