Hebrew
יָשֵׂם נְהָרוֹת לְמִדְבָּר, וּמֹצָאֵי
מַיִם לְצִמָּאוֹן: אֶרֶץ פְּרִי
לִמְלֵחָה, מֵרָעַת יוֹשְׁבֵי בָהּ:
יָשֵׂם מִדְבָּר לַאֲגַם מַיִם, וְאֶרֶץ
צִיָּה לְמֹצָאֵי מָיִם: וַיּוֹשֶׁב שָׁם
רְעֵבִים, וַיְכוֹנְנוּ עִיר מוֹשָׁב:
וַיִּזְרְעוּ שָׂדוֹת וַיִּטְּעוּ כְרָמִים,
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ פְּרִי תְבוּאָה: וַיְבָרְכֵם
וַיִּרְבּוּ מְאֹד, וּבְהֶמְתָּם לֹא
יַמְעִיט: וַיִּמְעֲטוּ וַיָּשֹׁחוּ,
מֵעֹצֶר רָעָה וְיָגוֹן: שֹׁפֵךְ בּוּז
עַל נְדִיבִים, וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא
דָרֶךְ: וַיְשַׂגֵּב אֶבְיוֹן מֵעוֹנִי,
וַיָּשֶׂם כַּצֹּאן מִשְׁפָּחוֹת: יִרְאוּ
יְשָׁרִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ, וְכָל עַוְלָה
קָפְצָה פִּיהָ: מִי חָכָם וְיִשְׁמָר
אֵלֶּה, וְיִתְבּוֹנְנוּ חַסְדֵי יְיָ:
Sephardi
Yasem neharot le-midbar, u-motza'ei
mayim le-tzimma'on: eretz peri
li-melechah, me-ra'at yoshvei bah:
Yasem midbar la-agam mayim, ve-eretz
tziyyah le-motza'ei mayim: va-yoshev sham
re'evim, va-yechonenu ir moshav:
va-yizre'u sadot va-yitte'u cheramim,
vaya'asu peri tevu'ah: va-yevarechem
va-yirbu me'od, u-vehemtam lo
yam'it: va-yim'atu va-yashochu,
me-otzer ra'ah veyagon: shofech buz
al nedivim, va-yat'em be-tohu lo
darech: va-yesaggev evyon me-oni,
vayasem ka-tzon mishpachot: yir'u
yesharim ve-yismechu, vechol avlah
kaftzah pihah: mi chacham ve-yishmor
eleh, ve-yitbonenu chasdei Adonai:
English
God turns rivers into dry deserts and springs of water into dry land. He turns a land that produces many fruits into a salty place that produces no fruits as a punishment for the wickedness of the people who live on those lands. On the other hand, God turns deserts into lakes and dry lands into springs of water. He settles hungry people there and gives them food. They establish a city there for people to live in. They plant seeds in the fields and they plant vineyards; the fields produce grain, and the vineyards produce fruits. God blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He doesn’t cause their animals to be decreased in number. However, if the people of this city sin, they decrease in number and are thrown down through oppression and sadness. God can pour shame on important people and cause them to become lost in a wilderness without a path. But He also raises poor people from their suffering and makes their families large, like flocks of sheep. Fair and righteous people will see that God helps the poor, and they will rejoice; all wicked people will be too embarrassed to speak, and they will close their mouths. A person who is wise should keep these things in mind, and he will understand the kind ways of the Lord.