Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 25:14-17

14Now it came to pass, afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310that Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558was comeב֤וֹאVo'H935from the slaughterמֵֽהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Edomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130,that he broughtוַיָּבֵ֗אvai.ya.Ve'H935the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,and set them upוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975to behis godsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,and bowed downיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812himself beforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them, and burned incenseיְקַטֵּֽר׃ye.ka.TerH6999unto them.

15Wherefore the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Amaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971unto him a prophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030,which saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why hast thou soughtדָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙da.Rash.taH1875after the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,which could not deliverהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their own peopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971out of thine handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?

16And it came to pass, as he talkedבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him, that the kingsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thou madeנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414of the king’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428counselהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289?forbearחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308;why shouldest thou be smittenיַכּ֑וּךָya.Ku.khaH5221?Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030forbareוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath determinedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, because thou hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, and hast not hearkenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085unto my counselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.

17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063took adviceוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971to Joashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ComeH3212,let us see one anotherנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200in the faceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.

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