Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 29:10-17

10Wherefore Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beforeלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869all the congregationהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951:and Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288bethou, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478our fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

11Thine, O Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068, isthe greatnessהַגְּדֻלָּ֨הha.ge.du.LahH1420,and the powerוְהַגְּבוּרָ֤הve.ha.ge.vu.RahH1369,and the gloryוְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ve.ha.tif.'E.retH8597,and the victoryוְהַנֵּ֣צַחve.ha.Ne.tzachH5331,and the majestyוְהַה֔וֹדve.ha.HodH1935: for all that isin the heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and in the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776is thine; thine isthe kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֔הha.mam.la.KhahH4467,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and thou art exaltedH4984as headלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218above all.

12Both richesוְהָעֹ֤שֶׁרve.ha.'O.sherH6239and honourוְהַכָּבוֹד֙ve.ha.ka.VodH3519comeof theeמִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and thou reignestמוֹשֵׁ֣לmo.ShelH4910over all; and in thine handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027ispowerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581and mightוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369;and in thine handוּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔u.ve.Ya.de.khaH3027it isto make greatלְגַדֵּ֥לle.ga.DelH1431,and to give strengthוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388unto all.

13Now therefore, our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,we thankמוֹדִ֥יםmo.DimH3034thee, and praiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984thy gloriousתִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034.

14But who am I, and what ismy peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,that we should beנַעְצֹ֣רna'.TzorH6113ableכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581to offer so willinglyלְהִתְנַדֵּ֖בle.hit.na.DevH5068after this sort? for all things comeof thee, and of thine ownוּמִיָּדְךָ֖u.mi.ya.de.KhaH3027have we givenנָתַ֥נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414thee.

15For we arestrangersגֵרִ֨יםge.RimH1616beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and sojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֖יםve.to.sha.VimH8453, as wereall our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:our daysיָמֵ֛ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776areas a shadowכַּצֵּ֧ל׀ka.TzelH6738, and there isnone abidingמִקְוֶֽה׃mik.VehH4723.

16O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,all this storeהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that we have preparedהֲכִינֹ֔נוּha.khi.No.nuH3559to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129thee an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for thine holyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034comethof thine handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027, and is all thine own.

17I knowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045also, my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,that thou triestבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the heartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824,and hast pleasureתִּרְצֶ֑הtir.TzehH7521in uprightnessבְּיֹ֤שֶׁרbe.Yo.sherH3476.As for me, in the uprightnessוּמֵישָׁרִ֖יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339of mine heartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824I have willingly offeredהִתְנַדַּ֣בְתִּיhit.na.Dav.tiH5068all these things: and now have I seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with joyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,which are presentהַנִּמְצְאוּ־ha.nim.tze.'u-H4672here, to offer willinglyלְהִֽתְנַדֶּב־le.hit.na.dev-H5068unto thee.

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