New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 12:6-16

6Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, “It is the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834appointedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175and whoוַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1up from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,takeH3320your standH3320,that I may pleadוְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥הve.'i.sha.fe.TahH8199with you beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068concerningH854allכָּל־kol-H3605the righteousH6666actsH6666of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for you and your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

8WhenH3512Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentבָּ֥אba'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andyour fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199out to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thenthe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175who broughtוַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and settledוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427them in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

9Butthey forgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, soHe soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֣רvai.yim.KorH4376them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of Hazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674, andinto the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430andinto the handוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against them.

10They criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199out to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.merH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֔אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588we have forsakenעָזַ֙בְנוּ֙'a.Zav.nuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and have servedוַנַּעֲבֹ֥דva.na.'a.VodH5647the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168and the Ashtarothהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252; butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258deliverהַצִּילֵ֛נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the handsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of our enemiesH340,and we will serveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647You.’

11Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378andBedanבְּדָ֔ןbe.DanH917andJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֨לvai.ya.TzelH5337you from the handsמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of your enemiesH340allH4480 H5439aroundH5439,so that you livedוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427in securityבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983.

12When you sawוַתִּרְא֗וּva.tir.'UH7200that Nahashנָחָ֞שׁna.ChashH5176the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּוֹן֮'a.mOnH5983cameבָּ֣אba'H935againstעֲלֵיכֶם֒'a.lei.KhemH5921you, you saidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559to me, ‘Noלֹ֕אlo'H3808,but a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us,’although the Lordוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430wasyour kingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃mal.ke.KhemH4428.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009is the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whomH4310you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977,whomH4310you have askedשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592for, and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has setנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

14Ifאִם־'im-H518you will fearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤םva.'a.vad.TemH5647Him, and listenוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םu.she.ma'.TemH8085to His voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963and not rebelתַמְר֖וּtam.RuH4784againstH854thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,then bothגַּם־gam-H1571you and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834reignsמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427overעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you will followאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

15Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you will not listenתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֖םu.me.ri.TemH4784againstH854thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thenthe handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will be against you, as it wasagainst your fathersוּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃u.va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

16Evenגַּם־gam-H1571nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,takeH3320your standהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

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