New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 2:27-36

27Thena manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Did I notindeedהֲנִגְלֹ֤הha.nig.LohH1540revealנִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙nig.Lei.tiH1540Myself to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1when they were in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714in bondageto Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28Did I notchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977them from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to be My priestsלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548,to goלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up to My altarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196,to burnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004,to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375an ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me; and did I notgiveוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.NahH5414to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1allכָּל־kol-H3605the fireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801offeringsof the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

29Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do youkickתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163at My sacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and at My offeringוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in Mydwellingמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583, andhonorוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513your sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121aboveמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480Me, by makingH1254yourselves fatH1254with thechoicestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתme.re.ShitH7225of everyכָּל־kol-H3605offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of My peopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?’

30Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, ‘I did indeedאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559sayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that your houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1should walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440Me foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769’;but nowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, ‘Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from Me--forthose who honorמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513Me I will honorאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513, and thosewho despiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959Me will be lightlyH7043esteemedH7043.

31Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935when I will breakוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438yourstrengthזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220and thestrengthזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004soH4480that there will not be an oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205manH2205in your houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32You will seeוְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ve.hib.ba.TaH5027the distressצַ֣רtzarH6862of Mydwellingמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, in spite ofallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605the goodיֵיטִ֖יבyei.TivH3190thatI doH3190for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and anoldזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205manH2205will not be in your houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

33Yet I will not cutאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772offH3772everyH376manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376of yours from My altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196so that your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will failלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615from weepingand your soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315grieveוְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.DivH109,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the increaseמַרְבִּ֥יתmar.BitH4768of your houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004will dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191in the primeH376of lifeאֲנָשִֽׁים׃'a.na.ShimH582.

34Thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088will bethe signהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226to you whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935concerningH413your twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372:on the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them will dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191.

35ButI will raiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965up for Myself a faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548who will doיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213according to whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834is in My heartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824and in My soulוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יu.ve.naf.ShiH5315; andI will buildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129him an enduringנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,and he will walkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440My anointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

36Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is leftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498in your houseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004will comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935and bowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812to him for apieceלַאֲג֥וֹרַתla.'a.Go.ratH95of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701or a loafוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603of breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899and sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994assignסְפָחֵ֥נִיse.fa.Che.niH5596me to oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of the priest’sH3550officesH3550so that I may eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.”’”

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