Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 20:14-37

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.

23For the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֧וֹןa.MonH5983and Moabוּמוֹאָ֛בu.mo.'AvH4124stood upוַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּVai.ya.'am.duH5975against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165,utterly to slayלְהַחֲרִ֣יםle.ha.cha.RimH2763and destroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֑ידu.le.hash.MidH8045them:and when they had made an endוּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙u.khe.kha.lo.TamH3615of the inhabitantsבְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יbe.yo.she.VeiH3427of Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376helpedעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826to destroyלְמַשְׁחִֽית׃le.mash.ChitH4889anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.

24And when Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֛הvi.hu.DahH3063cameבָּ֥אba'H935toward the watch towerהַמִּצְפֶּ֖הha.mitz.PehH4708 H4707in the wildernessלַמִּדְבָּ֑רla.mid.BarH4057,they lookedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437unto the multitudeהֶ֣הָמ֔וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, and, behold, they weredead bodiesפְּגָרִ֛יםpe.ga.RimH6297fallenנֹפְלִ֥יםno.fe.LimH5307to the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and none escapedפְּלֵיטָֽה׃pe.lei.TahH6413.

25And when Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092and his peopleוְעַמּוֹ֮ve.'a.MoH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to take awayלָבֹ֣זla.VozH962the spoilשְׁלָלָם֒she.la.LamH7998of them, they foundוַיִּמְצְאוּ֩vai.yim.tze.'UH4672among them in abundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230both richesוּרְכ֤וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399with the dead bodiesוּפְגָרִים֙u.fe.ga.RimH6297,and preciousH2532jewelsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627,which they stripped offוַיְנַצְּל֥וּvay.na.tze.LuH5337for themselves, more thanלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369they could carry awayמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853:and they were threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֧יםya.MimH3117in gatheringבֹּזְזִ֥יםbo.ze.ZimH962of the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998,it was so muchרַב־rav-H7227.

26And on the fourthהָרְבִעִ֗יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117they assembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950themselves in the valleyלְעֵ֣מֶקle.'E.mekH6010of Berachahבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1294;for there they blessedבֵּרֲכ֣וּbe.ra.KhuH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:therefore the nameשֵׁ֨םshemH8034of the same placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was calledקָֽרְא֞וּka.re.'UH7121,The valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Berachahבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1294,unto this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27Then they returnedוַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּVai.ya.shu.vuH7725,every manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092in the forefrontבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218of them, to go againלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057;for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had made them to rejoiceשִׂמְּחָ֥םsi.me.ChamH8055over their enemiesמֵֽאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃Me.'oy.vei.HemH341.

28And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389with psalteriesבִּנְבָלִ֥יםbin.va.LimH5035and harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658and trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689unto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29And the fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was on all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thosecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,when they had heardבְּשָׁמְעָ֕םbe.sha.me.'AmH8085that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחַ֣םnil.ChamH3898against the enemiesאוֹיְבֵ֥י'oy.VeiH341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30So the realmמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092was quietוַתִּשְׁקֹ֖טva.tish.KotH8252:for his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430gave him restוַיָּ֧נַֽחvai.Ya.nachH5117round aboutמִסָּבִֽיב׃ פmi.sa.VivH5439.

31And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: he wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֩she.lo.ShimH7970and fiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֗וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAzubahעֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.VahH5806the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Shilhiשִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.ChiH7977.

32And he walkedH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֛רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1,and departedסָ֣רsarH5493not from it, doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

33Howbeit the high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116were not taken awayסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493:for as yet the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971had not preparedהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

34Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223and lastוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookבְּדִבְרֵי֙be.div.ReiH1697of Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֔נִיcha.Na.niH2607, who ismentionedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927in the bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35And afterוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֗ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310this did Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063joinאֶתְחַבַּר֙'et.cha.BarH2266himself with Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֣ה'a.chaz.YahH274kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who didלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213very wickedlyהִרְשִׁ֥יעַhir.Shi.a'H7561:

36And he joinedוַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּvay.cha.be.Re.huH2266himself with him to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591to goH3212to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659:and they madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the shipsאֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.YotH591in Ezion–geberH6100.

37Then Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodavahדֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.huH1735of Mareshahמִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.ShahH4762prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012against Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Because thou hast joinedכְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.KhaH2266thyself with Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath brokenפָּרַ֤ץpa.RatzH6555thy worksמַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639.And the shipsאֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.YotH591were brokenוַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.RuH7665,that they were not ableעָצְר֖וּ'a.tze.RuH6113to goH3212to Tarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.

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