Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 16

1In the sixוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֣וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478came upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,to the intent thatלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115he might letתֵּ֚תtetH5414none go outיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318or come inוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935to Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609brought outוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091out of the treasuresמֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹתme.'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971to Ben–hadadH1130kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427at Damascusבְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂקbe.dar.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3There isa leagueבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285between me and thee, as there wasbetween my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:behold, I have sentשָׁלַ֤חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971thee silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goH3212,breakהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565thy leagueבְּרִֽיתְךָ֗be.ri.te.KhaH1285with Baashaבַּעְשָׁא֙ba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he may departוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.

4And Ben–hadadH1130hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428against the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and they smoteוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,and Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,and Abel–maimH66,and all the storeמִסְכְּנ֖וֹתmis.ke.NotH4543citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.

5And it came to pass, when Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֔אba'.Sha'H1201heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it,that he left offוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308buildingמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1129of Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414,and let his workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ סme.lakh.ToH4399ceaseוַיַּשְׁבֵּ֖תvai.yash.BetH7673.

6Then Asaוְאָסָ֣אve.'a.Sa'H609the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookלָקַח֙la.KachH3947all Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;and they carried awayוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414,and the timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086thereof, wherewith Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201was buildingבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129;and he builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129therewith Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ סha.mitz.PahH4709.

7And at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256Hananiחֲנָ֣נִיcha.Na.niH2607the seerH7200cameבָּ֚אba'H935to Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Because thou hast reliedבְּהִשָּׁ֨עֶנְךָ֜be.hi.Sha.'en.khaH8172on the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Syriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758,and not reliedנִשְׁעַ֙נְתָּ֙nish.'An.taH8172on Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,therefore is the armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758escapedנִמְלַ֛טnim.LatH4422out of thine handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

8Were not the Ethiopiansהַכּוּשִׁ֣יםha.ku.ShimH3569and the Lubimsוְהַלּוּבִ֗יםve.ha.lu.VimH3864a hugeלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230armyלְחַ֧יִל׀le.Cha.yilH2428,with veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966manyלְהַרְבֵּ֣הle.har.BehH7235chariotsלְרֶ֥כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁ֖יםu.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?yet, because thou didst relyוּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ֥u.ve.hi.sha.'en.KhaH8172on Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,he deliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

9For the eyesעֵינָ֞יו'ei.NavH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068run to and froמְשֹׁטְט֤וֹתme.sho.te.TotH7751throughout the whole earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,to shew himself strongלְ֠הִתְחַזֵּקLe.hit.cha.zekH2388in the behalf of themwhose heartלְבָבָ֥םle.va.VamH3824isperfectשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishlyנִסְכַּ֣לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528:therefore from henceforthמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258thou shalt haveיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426warsמִלְחָמֽוֹת׃mil.cha.MotH4421.

10Then Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609was wrothוַיִּכְעַ֨סvai.yikh.'AsH3707with the seerH7200,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him in a prisonהַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; for he wasin a rageבְזַ֥עַףve.Za.'afH2197with him because of this thing.And Asaאָסָ֛א'a.Sa'H609oppressedוַיְרַצֵּ֥ץvay.ra.TzetzH7533someof the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971the same timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

11And, behold, the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609,firstהָרִאשׁוֹנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223and lastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, lo, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428of Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

12And Asaאָסָ֡א'a.Sa'H609in the thirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and ninthוָתֵ֤שַׁעva.Te.sha'H8672yearבִּשְׁנַת֩bish.NatH8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתוֹ֙le.mal.khu.ToH4438was diseasedוַיֶּחֱלֶ֣אvai.ye.che.Le'H2456in his feetבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272,until his diseaseחָלְי֑וֹchal.YoH2483wasexceedingלְמַ֖עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605great:yet in his diseaseבְּחָלְיוֹ֙be.chal.YoH2483he soughtדָרַ֣שׁda.RashH1875not to Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but to the physiciansבָּרֹפְאִֽים׃ba.ro.fe.'ImH7495.

13And Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259and fortiethאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.

14And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֣הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his own sepulchresבְקִבְרֹתָ֗יוve.kiv.ro.TavH6913,which he had madeכָּֽרָה־ka.rah-H3738for himself in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִיד֒da.VidH1732,and laidוַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻ֗הוּvai.yash.ki.Vu.huH7901him in the bedבַּמִּשְׁכָּב֙ba.mish.KavH4904which was filledמִלֵּא֙mi.Le'H4390with sweet odoursבְּשָׂמִ֣יםbe.sa.MimH1314and divers kindsוּזְנִ֔יםu.ze.NimH2177of spicespreparedמְרֻקָּחִ֖יםme.ru.ka.ChimH7543by the apothecaries’בְּמִרְקַ֣חַתbe.mir.Ka.chatH4842artמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639:and they madeוַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־vai.yis.re.fu-H8313a veryלִמְאֹֽד׃ פlim.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419burningשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316for him.

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