Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 2:30-35

30Wherefore Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,I saidאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559indeedאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thatthy houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004,and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,should walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:but now Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,Be it far from meחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486;for them that honourמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513me I will honourאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513,and they that despiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959me shall be lightly esteemedיֵקָֽלּוּ׃ye.Ka.luH7043.

31Behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935,that I will cut offוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438thine armזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220,and the armזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,that there shall not be an old manזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32And thou shalt seeוְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ve.hib.ba.TaH5027an enemyצַ֣רtzarH6862in myhabitationמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, in all the wealth which Godshall giveיֵיטִ֖יבyei.TivH3190Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and there shall not be an old manזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205in thine houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

33And the manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376of thine, whomI shall not cut offאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772from mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196, shall beto consumeלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and to grieveוְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.DivH109thine heartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315:and all the increaseמַרְבִּ֥יתmar.BitH4768of thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shall dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191in the flower of their ageאֲנָשִֽׁים׃'a.na.ShimH582.

34And this shall bea signהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226unto thee, that shall comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935upon thy twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,on Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372;in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117they shall dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.

35And I will raise me upוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965a faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, thatshall doיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213according to that which isin mine heartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824and in my mindוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יu.ve.naf.ShiH5315:and I will buildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129him a sureנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;and he shall walkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440mine anointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

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