Obadiah
from Scroll 4Q82 Minor Prophetsg
1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about
Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let’s
rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have
made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised. 3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who
dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the
ground?’ 4 Though you mount on high as the eagle,
and though you will set your
nest is set among the stars, I will
bring you down from there,” says Yahweh. 5 “If
thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh,
what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If
grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes?
[..]
8 “Won’t I in that
day”,
says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the
mountain of Esau? 9 Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from
the mountain of Esau by slaughter. 10 For the
violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever. 11 In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his
substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem,
even you were like one of them. 12 But don’t
look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in
the day of their destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of distress.
[..]
14 Don’t stand in the
crossroads to cut off
those of his who escape. Don’t deliver up those of his who remain in the day of
distress. 15 For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have
done, it will be done to you. Your deeds
will return upon your own head.
Obadiah from Scroll Wadi Muraba’at Minor Prophets
1 The
vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about
Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an
ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and
let’s rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made you small
among the nations. You are greatly despised. 3 The
pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the
clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who
says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’ 4 Though you mount on high as the eagle, and
though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh. 5 “If thieves came to you, if robbers by
night—oh, what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had
enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some
gleaning grapes? 6 How Esau will be
ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out! 7 All the men of your alliance have brought you on
your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have
deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare
under you. There is no understanding in him.”
8 “Won’t I
in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and
understanding out of the mountain of Esau? 9 Your
mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be
cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter. 10 For
the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you
will be cut off forever. 11 In the day that you
stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away
his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for
Jerusalem, even you were like one of them. 12 But don’t look down on
your brother in the day of his disaster, and
don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their
destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of
distress. 13 Don’t enter into the gate of
my people in the day of their calamity. Don’t look
down on their affliction in the day of their calamity,
neither seize their wealth on the day of their calamity. 14 Don’t stand in
the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don’t
deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress. 15 For the day of Yahweh is near
all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will
return upon your own head. 16 For as you
have drunk on my holy mountain, so will all the nations drink
continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had
not been. 17 But in
Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The
house of Jacob will possess their possessions. 18 The house of Jacob
will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble.
They will burn among them, and devour them. There
will not be any remaining to the house of Esau.” Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.
19 Those of
the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland,
the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the
field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead. 20 The
captives of this army of the children of Israel, who are
among the Canaanites, will possess even to Zarephath; and the
captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess the
cities of the Negev. 21 Saviors will go
up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the
kingdom will be Yahweh’s.
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