New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 13:5-12

5Do you not knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatthe Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the ruleמַמְלָכָ֧הmam.la.KhahH4467overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769to Davidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121bya covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of saltמֶֽלַח׃ סMe.lachH4417?

6YetJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,the servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,roseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965up and rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֖דvai.yim.RodH4775againstעַל־'al-H5921hismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113,

7and worthlessרֵקִים֙re.KimH7386menH376gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908aboutעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921him, scoundrelsבְּנֵ֣י בְלִיַּ֔עַלbe.Nei ve.li.Ya.'alH1121 H1100,who provedH553tooעַל־'al-H5921strongוַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּvai.yit.'a.me.TzuH553for RehoboamH7346,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, whenhe was youngנַ֙עַר֙na.'arH5288and timidוְרַךְ־ לֵבָ֔בve.rakh- le.VavH7390 H3824and could not holdH2388his ownH2388againstלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

8“So nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258you intendאֹֽמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559to resistלְהִתְחַזֵּק֙le.hit.cha.ZekH2388the kingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,being a greatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995and having with youthe goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for godsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430for you.

9Have you not drivenהִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.TemH5080out the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and madeוַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213for yourselves priestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548like the peoplesכְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605comesהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to consecrateלְמַלֵּ֨אle.ma.Le'H4390 H3027himselfH3027with a youngבֶּן־ben-H1121bullבְּפַ֤רbe.FarH6499and sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352,even he may becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of what arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.

10But as for us, the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and we have not forsakenעֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ'a.zav.Nu.huH5800Him; and the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175are ministeringמְשָׁרְתִ֤יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068as priestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881attend to their workבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399.

11Everyבַּבֹּֽקֶר־ba.bo.ker-H1242morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and eveningH6153theyburnוּמַקְטִרִ֣יםu.mak.ti.RimH6999to the Lordלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and fragrantסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004, andthe showbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶםu.ma.'a.Re.khet Le.chemH3899 H4635is seton the cleanהַטָּה֗וֹרha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979,and the goldenהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091lampstandוּמְנוֹרַ֨תu.me.no.RatH4501with its lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216is readyto lightלְבָעֵר֙le.va.'ErH1197everyH6153eveningH6153;for we keepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,but you have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800Him.

12Now beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430is with us at ourheadבָרֹ֜אשׁva.RoshH7218andHis priestsוְכֹהֲנָ֛יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548with the signalהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689to soundלְהָרִ֣יעַle.ha.Ri.a'H7321the alarmH7321againstעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you. O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,do not fightתִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898againstH5973the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,for you will not succeedתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃tatz.Li.chuH6743.”

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