New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 9:8-18

8Openהַפָּנִ֔יםha.pa.NimH6440shameבֹּ֣שֶׁתBo.shetH1322belongs to us, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to our kingsלִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,our princesלְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269and our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You.

9To the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֣יla.do.NaiH136our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430belongcompassionהָרַחֲמִ֖יםha.ra.cha.MimH7356and forgivenessוְהַסְּלִח֑וֹתve.ha.se.li.ChotH5547, for we haverebelledמָרַ֖דְנוּma.Rad.nuH4775against Him;

10norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808have we obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to walkלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in Histeachingsבְּתֽוֹרֹתָיו֙be.to.ro.TavH8451whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Hesetנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027His servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

11Indeedallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478has transgressedעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674Your lawתּ֣וֹרָתֶ֔ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451and turnedH5493asideוְס֕וֹרve.SorH5493,not obeyingשְׁמ֣וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085Your voiceבְּקֹלֶ֑ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963; so thecurseהָאָלָ֣הha.'a.LahH423has been pouredוַתִּתַּ֨ךְva.ti.TakhH5413out on us, along with the oathוְהַשְּׁבֻעָ֗הve.ha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is writtenכְּתוּבָה֙ke.tu.VahH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַת֙be.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,for we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against Him.

12Thus He hasconfirmedוַיָּ֜קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965His wordsדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.ravH1697whichH834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696againstH5921us and againstH5921ourrulersשֹֽׁפְטֵ֙ינוּ֙sho.fe.Tei.nuH8199whoH834ruledשְׁפָט֔וּנוּshe.fa.Tu.nuH8199us, to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935on us greatגְדֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419calamityH7463;for underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064there hasnot been doneנֶעֶשְׂתָ֗הne.'es.TahH6213anythinglike whatH3512was doneנֶעֶשְׂתָ֖הne.'es.TahH6213to Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13As it is writtenכָּתוּב֙ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088calamityH7463has comeבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935on us; yet we have notsoughtH2470the favorפְּנֵ֣י׀pe.NeiH2470 H6440of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430byturningלָשׁוּב֙la.ShuvH7725from our iniquityמֵֽעֲוֹנֵ֔נוּme.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771andgivingH7919attentionוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילu.le.has.KilH7919to Your truthבַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ba.'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

14Therefore the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068haskeptH8245the calamityH7463in storeH8245and broughtוַיְבִיאֶ֖הָvay.vi.'E.haH935it on us; for the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isrighteousצַדִּ֞יקtza.DikH6662with respectH5921to allכָּל־kol-H3605His deedsמַֽעֲשָׂיו֙ma.'a.SavH4639whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,but we have not obeyedשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085His voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

15“And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834havebroughtהוֹצֵ֨אתָho.Tze.taH3318Your peopleעַמְּךָ֜'a.me.KhaH5971out of the landמֵאֶ֤רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714with a mightyחֲזָקָ֔הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027and havemadeוַתַּֽעַשׂ־va.ta.'as-H6213a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034for Yourself, as it is thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117--we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,we have beenH7561wickedH7561.

16O Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,in accordance with allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605YourrighteousH6666actsH6666,let nowנָ֤אna'H4994Yourangerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639and Your wrathוַחֲמָ֣תְךָ֔va.cha.Ma.te.khaH2534turnיָֽשָׁב־ya.shov-H7725awayH7725from Your cityמֵעִֽירְךָ֥me.'i.re.KhaH5892Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, Yourholyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022;for becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588of our sinsבַחֲטָאֵ֙ינוּ֙va.cha.ta.'Ei.nuH2399and the iniquitiesוּבַעֲוֹנ֣וֹתu.va.'a.vo.NotH5771of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֧םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and Your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֛ve.'a.me.KhaH5971have become areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֖הle.cher.PahH2781to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605those aroundסְבִיבֹתֵֽינוּ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us.

17So nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to the prayerתְּפִלַּ֤תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and to his supplicationsתַּ֣חֲנוּנָ֔יוta.cha.nu.NavH8469, and forYour sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,O Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃'a.do.NaiH136,let Your faceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440shineוְהָאֵ֣רve.ha.'ErH215on Yourdesolateהַשָּׁמֵ֑םha.sha.MemH8076sanctuaryמִקְדָּשְׁךָ֖mik.da.she.ChaH4720.

18O my Godאֱלֹהַ֥י׀'e.lo.HaiH430,inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֮'a.ze.ne.KhaH241and hearוּֽשֲׁמָע֒u.sha.Ma'H8085!Openפְּקַ֣חpik.chahH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869andseeוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200our desolationsשֹֽׁמְמֹתֵ֔ינוּsho.me.mo.Tei.nuH8074and the cityוְהָעִ֕ירve.ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834iscalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by Your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034; for we are notpresentingמַפִּילִ֤יםma.pi.LimH5307our supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֙ינוּ֙ta.cha.nu.Nei.nuH8469beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You on accountH5921ofany meritsצִדְקֹתֵ֗ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nuH6666of our own, but on accountH5921of Your greatהָרַבִּֽים׃ha.ra.BimH7227compassionרַחֲמֶ֥יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356.

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