New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 9:3-7

3So Igaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414my attentionפָּנַ֗יpa.NaiH6440to the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Him byprayerתְּפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605and supplicationsוְתַחֲנוּנִ֑יםve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469,with fastingבְּצ֖וֹםbe.TzomH6685,sackclothוְשַׂ֥קve.SakH8242and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.

4I prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛הva.'et.pa.LahH6419to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and confessedוָאֶתְוַדֶּ֑הva.'et.va.DehH3034and saidוָאֹֽמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559, “Alasאָנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577,O Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136, thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֤לha.'ElH410, whokeepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104His covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and lovingkindnessוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617for those who loveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157Him and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687,

5we have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,committedH5753iniquityH5753,actedH7561wickedlyהִרְשַׁ֣עְנוּve.hir.sha'.nuH7561andrebelledוּמָרָ֑דְנוּu.ma.Ra.de.nuH4775, eventurningH5493asideוְס֥וֹרve.SorH5493from Your commandmentsמִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖ךָmi.mitz.vo.Te.khaH4687and ordinancesוּמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃u.mi.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941.

6Moreover, we have notlistenedשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙sha.Ma'.nuH8085to Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834spokeדִּבְּרוּ֙di.be.RuH1696in Your nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֔be.shim.KhaH8034to our kingsמְלָכֵ֥ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,our princesשָׂרֵ֖ינוּsa.Rei.nuH8269,our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7“Righteousnessהַצְּדָקָ֔הha.tze.da.KahH6666belongs to You, O Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136, but to usopenהַפָּנִ֖יםha.pa.NimH6440shameבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322,as it is thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117--to the menלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,the inhabitantsוּלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478,those who are nearbyהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and those who are farוְהָרְחֹקִ֗יםve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350away inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the countriesהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have drivenהִדַּחְתָּ֣םhi.dach.TamH5080them, because of their unfaithfulH4604deedsH4604whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they have committedמָֽעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against You.

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