New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 14:6-16

6When Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935in the doorwayבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935in, wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do you pretendH5235to be anotherH5235womanH5235?For I am sentשָׁל֥וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to you witha harshקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186message.

7Goלְכִ֞יle.KhiH1980,sayאִמְרִ֣י'im.RiH559to Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Becauseיַ֛עַן אֲשֶׁ֥רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834I exaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֖יךָha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311you from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and madeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414you leaderנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8andtoreוָאֶקְרַ֤עva.'ek.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayH7167from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and gaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָva.'e.te.Ne.haH5414it to you--yet you have not beenהָיִ֜יתָha.Yi.taH1961like My servantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834keptשָׁמַ֨רsha.MarH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and whoוַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834followedהָלַ֤ךְ אַחֲרַי֙ha.Lakh 'a.cha.RaiH1980 H310Me with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213onlyH7534that whichH3477was rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869;

9you also have doneלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreH4480evilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, andhave goneוַתֵּ֡לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213for yourself otherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430andmoltenוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙u.ma.se.khOtH4541imagesH4541to provokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me to angerH3707, and havecastהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993Me behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310your backגַוֶּֽךָ׃ סga.Ve.khaH1458--

10thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I am bringingמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935calamityH7463on the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, andwill cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379everyH8366maleבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH8366 H7023person,both bondעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and Iwill makeH1197a cleanH1197sweepוּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙u.vi.'ar.TiH1197of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,as one sweepsH1197awayיְבַעֵ֥רye.va.'ErH1197dungהַגָּלָ֖לha.ga.LalH1557untilעַד־'ad-H5704it is allH8552goneH8552.

11Anyone belonging to Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379who diesהַמֵּ֨תha.MetH4191in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611will eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398.And he who diesוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398;for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.”’

12Now you, ariseק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965,goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980to your houseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004.When your feetרַגְלַ֛יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272enterבְּבֹאָ֥הbe.vo.'AhH935the cityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206will dieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13Allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall mournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594for him and buryוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912him, forhe aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905of Jeroboam’sלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379familywill comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to the graveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282in himsomethingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697goodט֗וֹבTovH2896was foundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672towardH413the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14Moreover,the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will raiseוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965up for Himself a kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will cutיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772offH3772the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thisזֶ֣הzehH2088dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117and from nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258on.

15“For the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will strikeוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as a reedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070is shakenיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110in the waterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325; andHe will uprootוְנָתַ֣שׁve.na.TashH5428Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthisH2088goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֨הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834He gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to their fathersלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.HemH1, andwill scatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219them beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480 H5676the EuphratesRiverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104,becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282 H834they have madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213theirAsherimאֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.She.rei.HemH842,provokingH3707the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16He will giveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414up Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478on accountבִּגְלַ֞לbig.LalH1558of the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hecommittedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398and with whichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.”

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