Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 17:16-27

16And Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who amI, O Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, and what ismine houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,that thou hast broughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me hithertoהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988?

17And yetthis was a small thingוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430; for thou hast alsospokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696of thy servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a great while to comeלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350,and hast regardedוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיu.re.'i.Ta.niH7200me according to the estateכְּת֧וֹרke.TorH8448of a manהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120of high degreeהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609,O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18What canH3254Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732speakmoreH3254to thee for the honourלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519of thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650?for thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19O Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,for thy servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sake, and according to thine own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,hast thou doneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all this greatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420,in making knownלְהֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045all thesegreat thingsהַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ha.ge.du.LotH1420.

20O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, there is none like thee, neither is there anyGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besideזוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee, according to all that we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21And what oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776islike thy peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whom Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980to redeemלִפְדּ֧וֹתlif.DotH6299to behis own peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971,to makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thee a nameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034of greatnessגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתge.du.LotH1420and terriblenessוְנֹרָא֔וֹתve.no.ra.'otH3372,by driving outלְגָרֵ֗שׁle.ga.ReshH1644nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471from beforeמִפְּנֵ֧יmi.pe.NeiH6440thy peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971,whom thou hast redeemedפָּדִ֥יתָpa.Di.taH6299out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22For thy peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478didst thou makeוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414thine own peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769;and thou, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,becamest their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23Therefore now, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,let the thingהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and concerning his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004be establishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hast saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24Let it even be establishedוְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןVe.ye.'a.menH539,that thy nameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034may be magnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635isthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, evena Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and letthe houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650beestablishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

25For thou, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,hast toldגָּלִ֙יתָ֙ אֹ֣זֶןga.Li.ta 'O.zenH241 H1540thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650that thou wilt buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129him an houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004:therefore thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hath foundמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672in his heartto prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

26And now, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thou art Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and hast promisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696this goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896unto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

27Now therefore let it pleaseהוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ho.'Al.taH2974thee to blessלְבָרֵךְ֙le.va.reKhH1288the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,that it may be beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:for thou blessestבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and it shall beblessedוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְu.me.vo.RakhH1288for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

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