Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 20:3-12

3And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092fearedוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and setוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414himselfפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to seekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685throughoutעַל־'al-H5921all Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4And Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,to askלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245helpof Yhwhמֵֽיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068:even out of all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063they cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the congregationבִּקְהַ֧לbik.HalH6951of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the newהַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ha.cha.da.ShahH2319courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691,

6And saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, artnot thou Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064?and rulestמוֹשֵׁ֔לmo.ShelH4910notthou over all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471?and in thine handוּבְיָדְךָ֙u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027is there notpowerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581and mightוּגְבוּרָ֔הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,so that none is able to withstandלְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃le.hit.ya.TzevH3320thee?

7Artnot thou our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, whodidst drive outהוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ho.Rash.taH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and gavestוַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּva.ti.te.NahH5414it to the seedלְזֶ֛רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85thy friendאֹֽהַבְךָ֖'o.hav.KhaH157for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769?

8And they dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־vai.ye.she.Vu-H3427therein, and have builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129thee a sanctuaryמִקְדָּ֖שׁmik.DashH4720therein for thy nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9If, whenevilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451comethתָּב֨וֹאta.Vo'H935upon us, asthe swordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719,judgmentשְׁפוֹט֮she.fOtH8196,or pestilenceוְדֶ֣בֶרve.De.verH1698,or famineוְרָעָב֒ve.ra.'AvH7458,we standנַֽעַמְדָ֞הna.'am.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and in thy presenceוּלְפָנֶ֔יךָu.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440, (for thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034isin this houseבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,)and cryוְנִזְעַ֥קve.niz.'AkH2199unto thee in our afflictionמִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּmi.tza.ra.Te.nuH6869,then thou wilt hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085and helpוְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ve.to.Shi.a'H3467.

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.

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