Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:31-46

31If any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376trespassיֶחֱטָ֥אye.che.Ta'H2398against his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and an oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423be laidH5375upon him to cause him to swearH422,and the oathH423comeוּבָ֗אu.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thine altarמִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196in this houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004:

32Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and doוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213,and judgeוְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.TaH8199thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,condemningלְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַle.har.Shi.a'H7561the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,to bringלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414his wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upon his headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;and justifyingוּלְהַצְדִּ֣יקu.le.hatz.DikH6663the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414him according to his righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

33When thy peopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478be smitten downבְּֽהִנָּגֵ֞ףbe.hi.na.GefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,because they have sinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee, and shall turn againוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to thee, and confessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419,and make supplicationוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603unto thee in this houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004:

34Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and forgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and bring them againוַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙va.ha.she.vo.TamH7725unto the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou gavestנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414unto their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ סla.'a.vo.TamH1.

35When heavenשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064is shut upבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113,and there is no rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,because they have sinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; if they prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and confessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and turnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from their sinוּמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םu.me.cha.ta.TamH2403,when thou afflictestתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:

36Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and forgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and of thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that thou teachתוֹרֵ֛םto.RemH3384them the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein they should walkH3212,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306upon thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,which thou hast givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

37If there be in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,if there be pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,blastingשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711,mildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697, orif there be caterpillerחָסִיל֙cha.SilH2625;if their enemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341besiegeיָֽצַר־ya.tzar-H6887them in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their citiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179;whatsoever plagueנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061,whatsoever sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be;

38What prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605and supplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soever be madeby any manהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, orby all thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which shall knowיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376the plagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of his own heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,and spread forthוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709toward this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

39Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349,and forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545,and doוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414to every manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376according to his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whose heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowestתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045; (for thou, eventhou only, knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045the heartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of all the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120;)

40That they may fearיִֽרָא֔וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee all the daysהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that they liveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416inפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the landהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou gavestנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

41Moreover concerning a strangerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237, that isnot of thy peopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but cometh outוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935of a farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776forלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thy name’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sake;

42(For they shall hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085of thy greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,and of thy strongהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,and of thy stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;)when he shall comeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935and prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419toward this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

43Hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to all that the strangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121to thee for: that all peopleעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thy nameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,to fearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372thee, as dothy peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and that they may knowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have buildedבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129,is calledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

44If thy peopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971go outיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421against their enemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,whithersoeverבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thou shalt sendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and shall prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which thou hast chosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and towardthe houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that I have builtבָּנִ֥תִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thy nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

45Then hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064their prayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and their supplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

46If they sinיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee, (for there isno manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120that sinnethיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398not,) and thou be angryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, and deliverוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them to the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,so that they carry them awayוְשָׁב֤וּםve.sha.VumH7617captivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617untoלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the enemyהָאוֹיֵ֔בha.'o.YevH341,farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350or nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

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