Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 14

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379fell sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2And Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965,I pray thee, and disguiseוְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔יתve.hish.ta.NitH8138thyself, that thou be not knownיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045to be the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;and getוְהָלַ֣כְתְּve.ha.LakhtH1980thee to Shilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887: behold, there isAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,which toldדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696me that I should bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3And takeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947with theeבְּ֠יָדֵךְBe.ya.dekhH3027tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899,and cracknelsוְנִקֻּדִ֛יםve.ni.ku.DimH5350,and a cruseוּבַקְבֻּ֥קu.vak.BukH1228of honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706,and goוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935to him: he shall tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046thee what shall become of the childלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.

4And Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802did soוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213,and aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965,and wentH3212to Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and cameוַתָּבֹ֖אva.ta.Vo'H935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.But Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201not seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200;for his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869were setקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965by reason of his ageמִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ סmi.sei.VoH7869.

5And Yhwhוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281,Behold, the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379comethבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935to askלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875a thingדָּבָ֨רda.VarH1697of thee for her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121; for he issickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470:thusכָּזֹ֥הka.ZohH2090and thus shalt thou sayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh inכְבֹאָ֔הּkhe.vo.'AhH935, that she shall feign herself to beanotherמִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃mit.na.ke.RahH5234woman.

6And it was so,when Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272,as she came inבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935at the doorבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607,that he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Come inבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935,thou wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379; why feignest thou thyself to beanotherמִתְנַכֵּרָ֔הmit.na.ke.RahH5234? for I amsentשָׁל֥וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to thee withheavyקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186tidings.

7GoH3212,tellאִמְרִ֣י'im.RiH559Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Forasmuch asיַ֛עַןYa.'anH3282I exaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֖יךָha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311thee from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and madeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee princeנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8And rentH7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayוָאֶקְרַ֤עva.'ek.Ra'H7167from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and gaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָva.'e.te.Ne.haH5414it thee: and yetthou hast not been as my servantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,who keptשָׁמַ֨רsha.MarH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and who followedהָלַ֤ךְ אַחֲרַי֙ha.Lakh 'a.cha.RaiH310 H1980me with all his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that only which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in mine eyesבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869;

9But hast doneלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489above all that were beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for thou hast goneH3212and madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213thee otherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430,and molten imagesוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙u.ma.se.khOtH4541,to provoke me to angerלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707,and hast castהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993me behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thy backגַוֶּֽךָ׃ סga.Ve.khaH1458:

10Therefore, behold, I will bringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451upon the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379him that pissethמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366against the wallבְּקִ֔ירbe.KirH7023, andhim that is shut upעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113and leftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and will take awayוּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙u.vi.'ar.TiH1197the remnantאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,as a man taketh awayיְבַעֵ֥רye.va.'ErH1197dungהַגָּלָ֖לha.ga.LalH1557,till it be all goneתֻּמּֽוֹ׃tu.MoH8552.

11Him that diethהַמֵּ֨תha.MetH4191of Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892shall the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398;and him that diethוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

12Ariseק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965thou therefore, getH3212thee to thine own houseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004: andwhen thy feetרַגְלַ֛יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272enterבְּבֹאָ֥הbe.vo.'AhH935into the cityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892,the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206shall dieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall mournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594for him, and buryוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912him: for he only of Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shall comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to the graveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913,because in him there is foundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672somegoodט֗וֹבTovH2896thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697toward Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14Moreover Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shall raise him upוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965a kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who shall cut offיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379that dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: but what? even now.

15For Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall smiteוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as a reedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070is shakenיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110in the waterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325,and he shall root upוְנָתַ֣שׁve.na.TashH5428Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of this goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֨הha.'a.da.MahH127,which he gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to their fathersלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.HemH1,and shall scatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219them beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the riverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104,because they have madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213their grovesאֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.She.rei.HemH842,provoking Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16And he shall giveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478upH5414becauseבִּגְלַ֞לbig.LalH1558of the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,who did sinחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398,and who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.

17And Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965,and departedH3212,and cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935to Tirzahתִרְצָ֑תָהtir.Tza.tahH8656: andwhen she cameבָּאָ֥הba.'AhH935to the thresholdבְסַף־ve.saf-H5592of the doorהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the childוְהַנַּ֥עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288diedמֵֽת׃MetH4191;

18And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him; and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478mournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for him, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

19And the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,how he warredנִלְחַ֖םnil.ChamH3898,and how he reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20And the daysוְהַיָּמִים֙ve.hai.ya.MimH3117which Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427weretwoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and he sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and Nadabנָדָ֥בna.DavH5070his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

21And Rehoboamוּרְחַבְעָם֙u.re.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063.Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֨םre.chav.'AmH7346wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneוְאַחַ֣תve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָה֩sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֜וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427seventeenוּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.sha.Va' 'es.RehH6240 H7651yearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀sha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָ֠עִירHa.'irH5892which Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068did chooseבָּחַ֨רba.CharH977out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to putלָשׂ֨וּםla.SumH7760his nameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034there. And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279an AmmonitessH5985.

22And Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and they provoked him to jealousyוַיְקַנְא֣וּvay.kan.'UH7065with their sinsבְּחַטֹּאתָ֖םbe.cha.to.TamH2403which they had committedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398,above all that their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1had doneעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213.

23For they also builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129them high placesבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116,and imagesוּמַצֵּב֖וֹתu.ma.tze.VotH4676,and grovesוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842,on every highגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389,and under every greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

24And there were also sodomitesקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6945in the landבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776: andthey didעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213according to all the abominationsהַתּוֹעֲבֹ֣תha.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471which Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cast outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

25And it came to pass in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֑םre.chav.'AmH7346, thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshu.shakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714came upעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

26And he took awayוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the treasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;he even took awayלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947all: and he took awayוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947all the shieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

27And kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213in their stead brasenנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043,and committedוְהִפְקִ֗ידve.hif.KidH6485themunto the handsיַד֙yadH3027of the chiefשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the guardהָרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323,which keptהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104the doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

28And it was so,whenמִדֵּי־mi.dei-H1767the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentבֹ֥אvo'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the guardהָֽרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323bareיִשָּׂאוּם֙yi.sa.'UmH5375them, and brought them backוֶהֱשִׁיב֖וּםve.he.shi.VumH7725into the guardהָרָצִֽים׃ha.ra.TzimH7323chamberתָּ֥אta'H8372.

29Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,and all that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

30And there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֨הu.mil.cha.MahH4421between Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379all theirdaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

31And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279an AmmonitessH5985.And Abijamאֲבִיָּ֥ם'a.vi.YamH38his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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