New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 29:13-25

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.”

20Then Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951, “Nowנָ֖אna'H4994blessבָּֽרְכוּ־ba.re.khu-H1288the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.” Andallכָֽל־khol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֣וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, andbowedH6915lowוַיִּקְּד֧וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915and didH7812homageH7812to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and to the kingוְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ve.la.Me.lekhH4428.

21On the nextלְֽמָחֳרַת֮le.mo.cho.RatH4283dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117theymadeוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְ֠בָחִיםZe.va.chimH2077to the Lordלַיהוָ֣ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068and offeredוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930to the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,1,000אֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505bullsפָּרִ֨יםpa.RimH6499,1,000אֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352and1,000אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532,with their drinkוְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֑םve.nis.kei.HemH5262offeringsH5262and sacrificesוּזְבָחִ֥יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077in abundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

22So they ateוַיֹּאכְל֨וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֜וּvai.yish.TuH8354that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068with greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057.And they madeH4427Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732kingוַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427a secondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timeH8145, and theyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886himas rulerלְנָגִ֥ידle.na.GidH5057for the Lordלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068and Zadokוּלְצָד֖וֹקu.le.tza.DokH6659as priestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

23ThenSolomonשְׁ֠לֹמֹהShe.lo.mohH8010satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of the Lordיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068as kingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428insteadתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1;and he prosperedוַיַּצְלַ֑חvai.yatz.LachH6743,and allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478obeyedוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085him.

24Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269,the mightyוְהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368,and alsoוְגַ֕םve.GamH1571allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732pledgedנָ֣תְנוּNa.te.nuH5414allegianceיָ֔ד תַּ֖חַתYad Ta.chatH3027 H8478to Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010.

25The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068highlyלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605exaltedוַיְגַדֵּ֨לvay.ga.DelH1431Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbestowedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414on him royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438majestyה֣וֹדHodH1935whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834hadH1961not beenH1961on anyכָּל־kol-H3605kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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