New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 22:5-9

5Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My sonבְנִי֮ve.NiH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010is youngנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288and inexperiencedוָרָךְ֒va.roKhH7390,and the houseוְהַבַּ֜יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that is to be builtלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129for the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068shall be exceedinglyלְמַ֜עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605magnificentלְהַגְדִּ֨יל׀le.hag.DilH1431,famousלְשֵׁ֤םle.ShemH8034and gloriousוּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙u.le.tif.'E.retH8597throughout allלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776. Thereforenowנָּ֖אna'H4994I will makeH3559preparationH3559for it.” So Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732madeH3559ampleלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230preparationsH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃mo.ToH4194.

6Thenhe calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010,and chargedוַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.tza.Ve.huH6680him to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010, “My sonבְּנִ֕יbe.niH1121,I had intendedלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004to the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

8But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You have shedשָׁפַ֔כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210muchלָרֹב֙la.RoH7230bloodדָּ֤םdamH1818and havewagedעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419warsוּמִלְחָמ֥וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421;you shall not buildתִבְנֶ֥הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to My nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588you have shedשָׁפַ֥כְתָּsha.Fakh.taH8210somuchרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227bloodדָּמִ֣יםda.MimH1818on the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440Me.

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,a sonבֵ֞ןvenH1121will be bornנוֹלָ֣דno.LadH3205to you, whoה֤וּאhu'H1931shall be a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496; andI will giveוַהֲנִח֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117him restH5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his enemiesH340on everyH5439sideH5439; forhis nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034shall beSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,and I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414peaceוְשָׁל֥וֹםve.sha.LomH7965and quietוָשֶׁ֛קֶטva.She.ketH8253to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in his daysבְּיָמָֽיו׃be.ya.MavH3117.

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