New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 7:12-22

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010at nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605andhave chosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725for Myself as a houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005I shutאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113up the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064so that there is noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,or ifוְהֵן־ve.hen-H2005I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the locustחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284to devourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among My peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971,

14and My peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834are calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034humbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves and prayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419and seekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245My faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440and turnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from their wickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870,then I will hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,will forgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545their sinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403and will healוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869will be openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605and My earsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentiveקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183to theprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605offeredin thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16Fornowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I have chosenבָּחַ֤רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977and consecratedוְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ve.hik.Dash.tiH6942thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034may be thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,and My eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and My heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820will be thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033perpetuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

17As for you, ifאִם־'im-H518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440Me as your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732walkedהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980,even to doוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you, and will keepתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104My statutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,

18then I will establishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965your royalמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678as I covenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You shall not lackיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

19“But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you turnתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725awayH7725and forsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and My commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them,

20then I will uprootוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428you from My landאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you, and thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have consecratedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for My nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034I will castאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993out of My sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440and I will makeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414ita proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

21As for thisH2088houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was exaltedעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,everyoneלְכָל־le.kholH3605who passesעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it will be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074and sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Whyבַּמֶּ֨הba.MehH4100has the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisH2088landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776and to thisH2088houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?’

22And they will sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH5921 H834they forsookעָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'AmH3318them from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and they adoptedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them; thereforeכֵּן֙kenH5921 H3651He has broughtהֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088adversityH7463on them.’”

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