New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 17:16-27

16Then Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310am I, O Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,and whatוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is my houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004that You have broughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me thisH1988farH1988?

17ThisH2088was a smallוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994thingH6994in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430;but You have spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696of Your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a greatH7350whileH7350to comeH7350,and have regardedוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיu.re.'i.Ta.niH7200me according to the standardH8447of a manהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120of highH4609degreeH4609, O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18Whatמַה־mah-H4100moreיּוֹסִ֨יףyo.SifH3254can Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732stillע֥וֹדodH5750sayto You concerning the honorלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519bestowedon Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650?For You knowיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19O Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,for Your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668,and according to Your own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,You have wroughtעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088greatnessH1420,to makeH3045knownH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605these greatH1420thingsH1420.

20O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,thereH369is noneH369likeכָּמ֔וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644You, norH369is thereH369any Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesזוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108You, according to allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21And whatוּמִי֙u.MiH4310oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like Your peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980to redeemלִפְדּ֧וֹתlif.DotH6299for Himself asa peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971,to makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760You a nameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034by greatגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתge.du.LotH1420and terribleH3372thingsH3372,in drivingלְגָרֵ֗שׁle.ga.ReshH1644out nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471from beforeמִפְּנֵ֧יmi.pe.NeiH6440Your peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You redeemedפָּדִ֥יתָpa.Di.taH6299out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22For Your peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478You madeוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414Your own peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,and You, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,becameהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23“Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,let the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that You have spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerningעַֽל־'al-H5921Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004be establishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as You have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24Let Your nameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034be establishedוְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןVe.ye.'a.menH539and magnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431foreverעַד־ עוֹלָם֙'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, evena Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and the houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650is establishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440You.’

25For You, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,have revealedגָּלִ֙יתָ֙ אֹ֣זֶןga.Li.ta 'O.zenH1540 H241to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650that You will buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129for him a houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004;thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650has foundמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672courageto prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440You.

26Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,You are Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and havepromisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisH2088goodH2899thingH2899to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650.

27And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258it has pleasedהוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ho.'Al.taH2974You to blessלְבָרֵךְ֙le.va.reKhH1288the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, that it maycontinueלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You; for You, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,have blessedבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288,and it is blessedוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְu.me.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.”

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