3 “Let the day perish on which I was born,

and the night that said,

‘A man is conceived.’

4 Let that day be darkness!

May God above not seek it,

nor light shine upon it.

5 Let gloom and deep darkness claim it.

Let clouds dwell upon it;

let the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 That night—let thick darkness seize it!

Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

let it not come into the number of the months.

7 Behold, let that night be barren;

let no joyful cry enter it.

8 Let those curse it who curse the day,

who are ready to rouse up Leviathan.

9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark;

let it hope for light, but have none,

nor see the eyelids of the morning,

10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb,

nor hide trouble from my eyes.

3 Let the day perish wherein I was born,

And the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

4 Let that day be darkness;

Let not God regard it from above,

Neither let the light shine upon it.

5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it;

Let a cloud dwell upon it;

Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it;

Let it not be joined unto the days of the year,

Let it not come into the number of the months.

7 Lo, let that night be solitary,

Let no joyful voice come therein.

8 Let them curse it that curse the day,

Who are ready to raise up their mourning.

9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark;

Let it look for light, but have none;

Neither let it see the dawning of the day:

10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb,

Nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

3 “Let the day of my birth be erased,

and the night I was conceived.

4 Let that day be turned to darkness.

Let it be lost even to God on high,

and let no light shine on it.

5 Let the darkness and utter gloom claim that day for its own.

Let a black cloud overshadow it,

and let the darkness terrify it.

6 Let that night be blotted off the calendar,

never again to be counted among the days of the year,

never again to appear among the months.

7 Let that night be childless.

Let it have no joy.

8 Let those who are experts at cursing—

whose cursing could rouse Leviathan—

curse that day.

9 Let its morning stars remain dark.

Let it hope for light, but in vain;

may it never see the morning light.

10 Curse that day for failing to shut my mother’s womb,

for letting me be born to see all this trouble.

3 “May the day perish on which I was born,

And the night in which it was said,

‘A male child is conceived.’

4 May that day be darkness;

May God above not seek it,

Nor the light shine upon it.

5 May darkness and the shadow of death claim it;

May a cloud settle on it;

May the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 As for that night, may darkness seize it;

May it not rejoice among the days of the year,

May it not come into the number of the months.

7 Oh, may that night be barren!

May no joyful shout come into it!

8 May those curse it who curse the day,

Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.

9 May the stars of its morning be dark;

May it look for light, but have none,

And not see the dawning of the day;

10 Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother’s womb,

Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.

3 “Let the day I was born be destroyed,

and the night it was said, ‘A boy is born!’

4 Let that day turn to darkness.

Don’t let God care about it.

Don’t let light shine on it.

5 Let darkness and gloom have that day.

Let a cloud hide it.

Let thick darkness cover its light.

6 Let thick darkness capture that night.

Don’t count it among the days of the year

or put it in any of the months.

7 Let that night be empty,

with no shout of joy to be heard.

8 Let those who curse days curse that day.

Let them prepare to wake up the sea monster Leviathan.

9 Let that day’s morning stars never appear;

let it wait for daylight that never comes.

Don’t let it see the first light of dawn,

10 because it allowed me to be born

and did not hide trouble from my eyes.

3 Let the day perish wherein I was born,

And the night which said,

There is a man-child conceived.

4 Let that day be darkness;

Let not God from above seek for it,

Neither let the light shine upon it.

5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own;

Let a cloud dwell upon it;

Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

6 As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it:

Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

Let it not come into the number of the months.

7 Lo, let that night be barren;

Let no joyful voice come therein.

8 Let them curse it that curse the day,

Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark:

Let it look for light, but have none;

Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb,

Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

3 Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, There is a man child conceived. 4 That day—let it be darkness, let not †God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it: 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it. 6 That night—let gloom seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. 7 Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein; 8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse Leviathan; 9 Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it wait for light, and have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the dawn: 10 Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, and hid not trouble from mine eyes.

3 “Scratch out the day I was born 

and the night that said, ‘A boy has been conceived!’ 

4 “That day— 

let it be pitch-black. 

Let God above not ⸤even⸥ care about it. 

Let no light shine on it. 

5 Let the darkness and long shadows claim it as their own. 

Let a dark cloud hang over it. 

Let the gloom terrify it. 

6 “That night— 

let the blackness take it away. 

Let it not be included in the days of the year 

or be numbered among the months. 

7 Let that night be empty. 

Let no joyful singing be heard in it. 

8 Let those who curse the day

(those who know how to wake up Leviathan) 

curse that night. 

9 Let its stars turn dark before dawn. 

Let it hope for light and receive none. 

Let it not see the first light of dawn 

10 because it did not shut the doors of the womb ⸤from which I came⸥ 

or hide my eyes from trouble. 

3 May the day I was born perish,

and the night when they said,

“A boy is conceived.”

4 If only that day had turned to darkness!

May God above not care about it,

or light shine on it.

5 May darkness and gloom reclaim it,

and a cloud settle over it.

May an eclipse of the sun terrify it.

6 If only darkness had taken that night away!

May it not appear among the days of the year

or be listed in the calendar.

7 Yes, may that night be barren;

may no joyful shout be heard in it.

8 Let those who curse certain days

cast a spell on it,

those who are skilled in rousing Leviathan.

9 May its morning stars grow dark.

May it wait for daylight but have none;

may it not see the breaking of dawn.

10 For that night did not shut

the doors of my mother’s womb,

and hide sorrow from my eyes.

3 “Let the day perish in which I was born,

and the night that said,

‘A man-child is conceived.’

4 Let that day be darkness!

May God above not seek it,

or light shine on it.

5 Let gloom and deep darkness claim it.

Let clouds settle upon it;

let the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 That night—let thick darkness seize it!

let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

let it not come into the number of the months.

7 Yes, let that night be barren;

let no joyful cry be heard in it.

8 Let those curse it who curse the Sea,

those who are skilled to rouse up Leviathan.

9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark;

let it hope for light, but have none;

may it not see the eyelids of the morning—

10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb,

and hide trouble from my eyes.

3 “Let the day perish on which I was born,

and the night that said, ‘A man-child is conceived.’

4 Let that day become darkness;

may God not seek it from above,

nor may daylight shine on it.

5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it;

let clouds settle on it;

let them terrify it with the blackness of day.

6 Let darkness seize that night;

let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

let it not enter among the number of the months.

7 Look, let that night become barren;

let a joyful song not enter it.

8 Let those who curse the day curse it,

those who are skilled at rousing Leviathan.

9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark;

let it hope for light but there be none,

and let it not see the eyelids of dawn

10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb,

nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.

3 “May the day I was born be wiped out.

May the night be wiped away when people said, ‘A boy is born!’

4 May that day turn into darkness.

May God in heaven not care about it.

May no light shine on it.

5 May darkness and deep shadow take it back.

May a cloud settle over it.

May blackness cover up its light.

6 May deep darkness take over the night I was born.

May it not be included among the days of the year.

May it never appear in any of the months.

7 May no children ever have been born on that night.

May no shout of joy be heard in it.

8 May people call down a curse on that day.

May those who are ready to wake up the sea monster Leviathan curse that day.

9 May its morning stars become dark.

May it lose all hope of ever seeing daylight.

May it not see the first light of the morning sun.

10 It didn’t keep my mother from letting me be born.

It didn’t keep my eyes from seeing trouble.

3 “Let the day perish on which I was to be born,

And the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’

4 “May that day be darkness;

Let not God above care for it,

Nor light shine on it.

5 “Let darkness and black gloom claim it;

Let a cloud settle on it;

Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 “As for that night, let darkness seize it;

Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

Let it not come into the number of the months.

7 “Behold, let that night be barren;

Let no joyful shout enter it.

8 “Let those curse it who curse the day,

Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

9 “Let the stars of its twilight be darkened;

Let it wait for light but have none,

And let it not see the breaking dawn;

10 Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb,

Or hide trouble from my eyes.