Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 13:5-12

5Ought ye not to knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֧הmam.la.KhahH4467over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to Davidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732for everלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, evento him and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121by a covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of saltמֶֽלַח׃ סMe.lachH4417?

6Yet Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,the servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,is risen upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and hath rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֖דvai.yim.RodH4775against his lordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

7And there are gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908unto him vainרֵקִים֙re.KimH7386menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Belialבְלִיַּ֔עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100,and have strengthenedוַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּvai.yit.'a.me.TzuH553themselves against Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֣םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,when Rehoboamוּרְחַבְעָ֗םu.re.chav.'AmH7346was youngנַ֙עַר֙na.'arH5288and tenderheartedוְרַךְ־ לֵבָ֔בve.rakh- le.VavH3824 H7390,and could not withstandהִתְחַזַּ֖קhit.cha.ZakH2388themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

8And now ye thinkאֹֽמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559to withstandלְהִתְחַזֵּק֙le.hit.cha.ZekH2388the kingdomלִפְנֵי֙ מַמְלֶ֣כֶתlif.Nei mam.Le.khetH4467 H6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732; and ye bea greatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995, and there arewith you goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695,which Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213you for godsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9Have ye not cast outהִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.TemH5080the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and have madeוַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213you priestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548after the manner of the nationsכְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?so that whosoever comethהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to consecrateלְמַלֵּ֨א יָד֜וֹle.ma.Le' ya.DoH3027 H4390himself with a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָר֙ben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockבְּפַ֤רbe.FarH6499and sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352, the samemay be a priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of them that arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.

10But as for us, Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068isour Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and we have not forsakenעֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ'a.zav.Nu.huH5800him; and the priestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548,which ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֤יםme.sha.re.TimH8334unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wait upon theirbusinessבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399:

11And they burnוּמַקְטִרִ֣יםu.mak.ti.RimH6999unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068every morningH1242and every eveningH6153burnt sacrificesעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930and sweetסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004:the shewbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶםu.ma.'a.Re.khet Le.chemH4635 H3899also set they in orderupon the pureהַטָּה֗וֹרha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979;and the lampstandוּמְנוֹרַ֨תu.me.no.RatH4501of goldהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091with the lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, to burnלְבָעֵר֙le.va.'ErH1197every eveningH6153:for we keepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;but ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800him.

12And, behold, Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430himself is with us for ourcaptainבָרֹ֜אשׁva.RoshH7218,and his priestsוְכֹהֲנָ֛יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548with soundingהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689to cry alarmלְהָרִ֣יעַle.ha.Ri.a'H7321against you. O childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fightתִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898ye not against Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;for ye shall not prosperתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃tatz.Li.chuH6743.

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