Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 1:2-15

2Wherefore his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Let there be soughtיְבַקְשׁ֞וּye.vak.ShuH1245for my lordלַאדֹנִ֤יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428a youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330:and let her standוְעָֽמְדָה֙ve.'a.me.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and let her cherishסֹכֶ֑נֶתso.Khe.netH5532him, and let her lieוְשָׁכְבָ֣הve.sha.khe.VahH7901in thy bosomבְחֵיקֶ֔ךָve.chei.Ke.chaH2436,that my lordלַאדֹנִ֥יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428may get heatוְחַ֖םve.ChamH2552.

3So they soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245for a fairיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303damselנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291throughout all the coastsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Abishagאֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagH49a Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767,and broughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935her to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

4And the damselוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fairיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303,and cherishedסֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.netH5532the kingלַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,and ministeredוַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.huH8334to him: but the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428knewיְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'AhH3045her not.

5Then Adonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧הva.'a.do.ni.YahH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֛יתcha.GitH2294exaltedH4984himself, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,I will be kingאֶמְלֹ֑ךְ'em.LokhH4427:and he preparedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213him chariotsרֶ֚כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםu.Fa.ra.ShimH6571,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to runרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6And his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1had not displeasedעֲצָב֨וֹa.tza.VoH6087him at any timeמִיָּמָיו֙mi.ya.MavH3117in sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Why hast thou done soעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? and he also was averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966goodlyטֽוֹב־ תֹּ֙אַר֙tov- to.'arH8389 H2896man; and his motherbareיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205him afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

7And he conferredדְבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697with Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870,and with Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548:and they followingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃'a.do.ni.YahH138helpedוַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּvai.ya'.ze.RuH5826him.

8But Zadokוְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,and Nathanוְנָתָ֤ןve.na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096,and Reiוְרֵעִ֔יve.re.'IH7472,and the mighty menוְהַגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368which belongedto Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,were not with Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138.

9And Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138slewוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241and fat cattleוּמְרִ֔יאu.me.Ri'H4806by the stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68of Zohelethהַזֹּחֶ֔לֶתha.zo.Che.letH2120, which isbyאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681En–rogelH5883,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650:

10But Nathanנָתָן֩na.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֨יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֜הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,and the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368,and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,he calledקָרָֽא׃ka.Ra'H7121not.

11Wherefore Nathanנָתָ֗ןna.TanH5416spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Bath–shebaH1339the motherאֵם־'em-H517of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hast thou not heardשָׁמַ֔עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085that Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Haggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294doth reignמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427,and Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732our lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּva.'a.do.Nei.nuH113knowethיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not?

12Now therefore comeH3212,let me, I pray thee, give thee counselאִיעָצֵ֥ךְ עֵצָ֑ה'i.'a.Tzekh 'e.TzahH6098 H3289,that thou mayest saveוּמַלְּטִי֙u.ma.le.TiH4422thine own lifeנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315,and the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

13GoH3212and get thee inוּבֹ֣אִי׀u.Vo.'iH935unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,and sayוְאָמַ֤רְתְּve.'a.MartH559unto him, Didst not thou, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,swearנִשְׁבַּ֤עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650unto thine handmaidלַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Assuredlyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thy sonבְנֵךְ֙ve.neKhH1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and he shall sitיֵשֵׁ֣בye.ShevH3427upon my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678?why then doth Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃'a.do.ni.Ya.huH138reignמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427?

14Behold, while thou yet talkestמְדַבֶּ֥רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696there with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I also will come inאָב֣וֹא'a.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרַ֔יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee, and confirmוּמִלֵּאתִ֖יu.mi.le.TiH4390thy wordsדְּבָרָֽיִךְ׃de.va.Ra.yikhH1697.

15And Bath–shebaH1339went inוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935unto the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428into the chamberהַחַ֔דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315:and the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204;and Abishagוַֽאֲבִישַׁג֙va.'a.vi.ShagH49the Shunammiteהַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.MitH7767ministeredמְשָׁרַ֖תme.sha.RatH8334unto the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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