New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 29:10-19

10So Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951;and Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288are You, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478our fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,foreverמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

11Yours, O Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,is the greatnessהַגְּדֻלָּ֨הha.ge.du.LahH1420and the powerוְהַגְּבוּרָ֤הve.ha.ge.vu.RahH1369and the gloryוְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ve.ha.tif.'E.retH8597and the victoryוְהַנֵּ֣צַחve.ha.Ne.tzachH5331and the majestyוְהַה֔וֹדve.ha.HodH1935,indeedכִּי־ki-H3588everythingכֹ֖לkholH3605that is in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776;Yours is the dominionהַמַּמְלָכָ֔הha.mam.la.KhahH4467, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and You exaltוְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂ֖אve.ham.mit.na.Se'H5375Yourself as headלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218over allלְכֹ֥ל׀le.KholH3605.

12Both richesוְהָעֹ֤שֶׁרve.ha.'O.sherH6239and honorוְהַכָּבוֹד֙ve.ha.ka.VodH3519comefrom You, and You ruleמוֹשֵׁ֣לmo.ShelH4910over allבַּכֹּ֔לba.KolH3605, andin Your handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027is powerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581and mightוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369;and it lies in Your handוּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔u.ve.Ya.de.khaH3027to makeלְגַדֵּ֥לle.ga.DelH1431greatH1431and to strengthenוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388everyoneלַכֹּֽל׃la.KolH3605.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,we thankמוֹדִ֥יםmo.DimH3034You, and praiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984Your gloriousתִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034.

14“But whoמִ֤יmiH4310am I and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310are my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971that we shouldbe ableנַעְצֹ֣ר כֹּ֔חַna'.Tzor Ko.achH6113 H3581to offerלְהִתְנַדֵּ֖בle.hit.na.DevH5068as generously as thisH2088?For allH3605thingsH3605come from You, and from Your handוּמִיָּדְךָ֖u.mi.ya.de.KhaH3027we have givenנָתַ֥נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414You.

15Forwe are sojournersגֵרִ֨יםge.RimH1616beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You, and tenantsוְתוֹשָׁבִ֖יםve.to.sha.VimH8453,as allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1were;our daysיָמֵ֛ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776are like a shadowכַּצֵּ֧ל׀ka.TzelH6738,and thereH369is noH369hopeמִקְוֶֽה׃mik.VehH4723.

16O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,allכֹ֣לkholH3605thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088abundanceהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that we have providedהֲכִינֹ֔נוּha.khi.No.nuH3559to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129You a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for Your holyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034,it is from Your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027,and allהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605is Yours.

17Since I knowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045,O my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, thatYou tryבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the heartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824anddelightתִּרְצֶ֑הtir.TzehH7521in uprightnessוּמֵישָׁרִ֖יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339,I, in the integrityבְּיֹ֤שֶׁרbe.Yo.sherH3476of my heartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824,have willinglyH5068offeredH5068allכָל־khol-H3605theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428things;so nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258with joyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Your peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,who are presentהַנִּמְצְאוּ־ha.nim.tze.'u-H4672hereפֹ֔הFohH6311,makeH5068theirofferingsH5068willinglyH5068to You.

18O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱ֠לֹהֵי'E.lo.heiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֞ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,preserveשֳׁמְרָה־shom.rah-H8104thisH2088foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769in theintentionsלְיֵ֥צֶר מַחְשְׁב֖וֹתle.Ye.tzer mach.she.VotH3336 H4284of the heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of Your peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,and directוְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.KhenH3559their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824to You;

19andgiveתֵּ֚ןtenH5414to my sonבְנִ֗יve.NiH1121Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הve.lish.lo.MohH8010a perfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824to keepלִשְׁמוֹר֙lish.mOrH8104Your commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,Your testimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֖יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715and Your statutesוְחֻקֶּ֑יךָve.chu.Kei.chaH2706,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213themallהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605, andto buildוְלִבְנ֖וֹתve.liv.NotH1129thetempleהַבִּירָ֥הha.bi.RahH1002,for whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have madeH3559provisionH3559.”

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