15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 9:15:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 9:15:2 ⧉הָאָטָד֮haatadthe bramble Judges 9:15:3 ⧉אֶל־הָעֵצִים֒elhaetsimto the trees Judges 9:15:4 ⧉אִ֡םimif Judges 9:15:5 ⧉בֶּאֱמֶ֣תbeemetin truth Judges 9:15:6 ⧉אַתֶּם֩atemyou {plural} Judges 9:15:7 ⧉מֹשְׁחִ֨יםmoshekhimanointing Judges 9:15:8 ⧉אֹתִ֤יotime Judges 9:15:9 ⧉לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙lemelekhas king Judges 9:15:10 ⧉עֲלֵיכֶ֔םalekhemover you Judges 9:15:11 ⧉בֹּ֖אוּboucome {plural} Judges 9:15:12 ⧉חֲס֣וּkhasutake refuge Judges 9:15:13 ⧉בְצִלִּ֑יvetsiliin my shade Judges 9:15:14 ⧉וְאִם־אַ֕יִןveimayinand if not Judges 9:15:15 ⧉תֵּ֤צֵאtetselet {it} come out Judges 9:15:16 ⧉אֵשׁ֙eshfire Judges 9:15:17 ⧉מִן־הָ֣אָטָ֔דminhaatadfrom the bramble Judges 9:15:18 ⧉וְתֹאכַ֖לvetokhaland let it devour Judges 9:15:19 ⧉אֶת־אַרְזֵ֥יetarze{the} cedars of Judges 9:15:20 ⧉הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃hallevanonLebanon |
15. Formal Translation And the thornbush said to the trees, “If you are truly anointing me as king over you, then come and seek refuge in my shade. But if you are not, let fire burst out from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.” |
15. Dynamic Translation So the thornbush told the other trees, “If you really mean to make me your king, then come and find shelter in my shade. If not, may fire burst out from the thornbush and destroy even the cedars of Lebanon.” |