Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 20:10-22

10And now, behold, the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983and Moabוּמוֹאָ֜בu.mo.'AvH4124and mountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֗ירse.'IrH8165,whom thou wouldest not letנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478invadeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935,when they came outבְּבֹאָ֖םbe.vo.'AmH935of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,but they turnedסָ֥רוּSa.ruH5493from them, and destroyedהִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃hish.mi.DumH8045them not;

11Behold, I say, howthey rewardגֹּמְלִ֖יםgo.me.LimH1580us, to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to cast us outלְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּle.Ga.re.She.nuH1644of thy possessionמִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖mi.ye.ru.sha.te.KhaH3425,which thou hast given us to inheritהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ׃Ho.rash.Ta.nuH3423.

12O our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,wilt thou not judgeתִשְׁפָּט־tish.pot-H8199them? for we have no mightכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581againstלִ֠פְנֵיLif.neiH6440this greatהָרָ֛בha.RavH7227companyהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that comethהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935against us; neither knowנֵדַע֙ne.Da'H3045weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587what to doנַּעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213:but our eyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869are upon thee.

13And all Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,withגַּם־gam-H1571their little onesטַפָּ֖םta.PamH2945,their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֥םne.shei.HemH802,and their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פu.ve.nei.HemH1121.

14Then upon Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Benaiahבְּ֠נָיָהBe.na.yahH1141,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeielיְעִיאֵ֧לye.'i.'ElH3273,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֛הma.tan.YahH4983,a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Asaphאָסָ֑ף'a.SafH623,came the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the congregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951;

15And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181ye, all Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and ye inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and thou kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto you, Be not afraidתִּֽירְא֤וּti.re.'UH3372nor dismayedתֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙te.Cha.tuH2865by reasonמִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.NeiH6440of this greatהָרָב֙ha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;for the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421isnot yours, but God’sלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

16To morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279go ye downרְד֣וּre.DuH3381against them: behold, they come upעֹלִ֖ים'o.LimH5927by the cliffבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608of Zizהַצִּ֑יץha.TzitzH6732;and ye shall findוּמְצָאתֶ֤םu.me.tza.TemH4672them at the endבְּס֣וֹףbe.SofH5490of the brookהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158,beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Jeruelיְרוּאֵֽל׃ye.ru.'ElH3385.

17Ye shall not needto fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in thisבָּזֹ֑אתba.ZotH2063battle:setהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselves, standעִמְד֡וּ'im.DuH5975ye still,and seeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200the salvationיְשׁוּעַת֩ye.shu.'AtH3444of Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068with you, O Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389:fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372not, nor be dismayedתֵּחַ֔תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865;to morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279go outצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318againstלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them: for Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will be with you.

18And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092bowedוַיִּקֹּ֧דvai.yi.KodH6915his head with hisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776:and all Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fellנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,worshippingלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

19And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881,of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956,and of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Korhitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145,stood upוַיָּקֻ֧מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965to praiseלְהַלֵּ֗לle.ha.LelH1984Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963on highלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

20And they rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and went forthוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into the wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057of Tekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620:and as they went forthוּבְצֵאתָ֞םu.ve.tze.TamH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, O Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and ye inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;Believeהַאֲמִ֜ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,so shall ye be establishedוְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּve.Te.'a.Me.nuH539;believeהַאֲמִ֥ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539his prophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,so shall ye prosperוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.

21And when he had consultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975singersמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and that should praiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984the beautyלְהַדְרַת־le.had.rat-H1927of holinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,as they went outבְּצֵאת֙be.tzeTH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the armyהֶֽחָל֔וּץhe.cha.LutzH2502,and to sayוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559,Praiseהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;for his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

22And whenוּבְעֵת֩u.ve.'EtH6256they beganהֵחֵ֨לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to singבְרִנָּ֜הve.ri.NahH7440and to praiseוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416,Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414ambushmentsמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםMe.'a.re.vimH693against the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124,and mountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,which were comeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935against Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063;and they were smittenוַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃vai.yi.na.Ge.fuH5062.

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