Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 26

1Then all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818, who wassixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in the room of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.

2He builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Elothאֵיל֔וֹת'ei.LotH359,and restoredוַיְשִׁיבֶ֖הָvay.shi.Ve.haH7725it to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310that the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleptשְׁכַֽב־she.khav-H7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃ פ'a.vo.TavH1.

3Sixteenשֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshesh 'es.RehH6240 H8337yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121wasUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and twoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasJecoliahיְכָלְיָ֖הye.khi.le.yahH3203of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to all that his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

5And he soughtלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֔הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,who had understandingהַמֵּבִ֖יןha.me.VinH995in the visionsבִּרְאֹ֣תbir.'OtH7200of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and as long asוּבִימֵי֙u.vi.MeiH3117he soughtדָּרְשׁ֣וֹda.re.ShoH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430made him to prosperהִצְלִיח֖וֹhitz.li.ChoH6743.

6And he went forthוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318and warredוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and brake downוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555the wallח֣וֹמַתCho.matH2346of Gathגַּ֗תGatH1661,and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jabnehיַבְנֵ֔הyav.NehH2996,and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד'ash.DodH795,and builtוַיִּבְנֶ֣הvai.yiv.NehH1129citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892about Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,and among the Philistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃u.va.pe.lish.TimH6430.

7And Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430helpedוַיַּעְזְרֵ֨הוּvai.ya'.ze.Re.huH5826him against the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and against the Arabiansהָֽעַרְבִ֛יםha.'ar.vi.yimH6163that dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Gur–baalH1485,and the Mehunimsוְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃ve.ha.me.'u.NimH4586.

8And the Ammonitesהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֛יםha.'a.mo.NimH5984gaveוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414giftsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to Uzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֑הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818:and his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spread abroadH3212evento the enteringלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935in of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;for he strengthenedהֶחֱזִ֖יקhe.che.ZikH2388himselfexceedinglyלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

9Moreover Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129towersמִגְדָּלִים֙mig.da.LimH4026in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389at the cornerהַפִּנָּ֛הha.pi.NahH6438gateשַׁ֧עַרSha.'arH8179,and at the valleyהַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'H1516gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179,and at the turningהַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַha.mik.Tzo.a'H4740of the wall,and fortifiedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃Vay.cha.ze.KemH2388them.

10Also he builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129towersמִגְדָּלִ֜יםmig.da.LimH4026in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,and diggedוַיַּחְצֹב֙vai.yach.TzoH2672manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227wellsבֹּר֣וֹתbo.RotH953:for he had muchרַּב֙ravH7227cattleמִקְנֶה־mik.neh-H4735,both in the low countryוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219,and in the plainsוּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹרu.va.mi.ShorH4334:husbandmenאִכָּרִ֣ים'i.ka.RimH406also,and vine dressersוְכֹֽרְמִ֗יםve.kho.re.MimH3755in the mountainsבֶּהָרִים֙be.ha.RimH2022,and in CarmelH3760:for he lovedאֹהֵ֥ב'o.HevH157husbandryאֲדָמָ֖ה'a.da.MahH127.

11Moreover Uzziahלְעֻזִּיָּ֡הוּle.'u.zi.Ya.huH5818had an armyחַיִל֩cha.YilH2428of fightingמִלְחָמָ֜הmil.cha.MahH4421menעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213,that went outיוֹצְאֵ֧יyotz.'EiH3318to warצָבָ֣אtza.Va'H6635by bandsלִגְד֗וּדlig.DudH1416,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּר֙be.mis.ParH4557of their accountפְּקֻדָּתָ֔םpe.ku.da.TamH6486by the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Jeielיְעִיאֵ֣לye.'u.'elH3273the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608and Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּu.ma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the rulerהַשּׁוֹטֵ֑רha.sho.TerH7860,under the handיַד־yad-H3027of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608, oneof the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428captainsמִשָּׂרֵ֖יmi.sa.ReiH8269.

12The whole numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of the chiefרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1of the mighty menלְגִבּ֣וֹרֵיle.gi.Bo.reiH1368of valourחָ֔יִלCha.yilH2428weretwo thousandאַלְפַּ֖יִם'al.Pa.yimH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967.

13And under their handיָדָם֩ya.DamH3027wasan armyחֵ֨יל צָבָ֜אcheil tza.Va'H6635 H2428,threeשְׁלֹ֧שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,that madeעוֹשֵׂ֥יo.SeiH6213warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with mightyחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428powerבְּכֹ֣חַbe.Kho.achH3581,to helpלַעְזֹ֥רla'.ZorH5826the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428against the enemyהָאוֹיֵֽב׃ha.'o.YevH341.

14And Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818preparedוַיָּכֶן֩vai.ya.KhenH3559for them throughout all the armyהַצָּבָ֗אha.tza.Va'H6635shieldsמָגִנִּ֤יםma.gi.NimH4043,and spearsוּרְמָחִים֙u.re.ma.ChimH7420,and helmetsוְכ֣וֹבָעִ֔יםve.Khoa.'ImH3553,and armourוְשִׁרְיֹנ֖וֹתve.shir.yo.NotH8302,and bowsוּקְשָׁת֑וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198,and slingsקְלָעִֽים׃ke.la.'ImH7050to caststonesוּלְאַבְנֵ֖יu.le.'av.NeiH68.

15And he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂ׀vai.Ya.'asH6213in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֨םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389enginesחִשְּׁבֹנ֜וֹתchi.she.vo.NotH2810,inventedמַחֲשֶׁ֣בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by cunning menחוֹשֵׁ֗בcho.ShevH2803,to be on the towersהַמִּגְדָּלִים֙ha.mig.da.LimH4026and upon the bulwarksהַפִּנּ֔וֹתha.pi.NotH6438,to shootלִירוֹא֙li.rO'H3384arrowsבַּֽחִצִּ֔יםba.chi.TzimH2671and greatגְּדֹל֑וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesוּבָאֲבָנִ֖יםu.va.'a.va.NimH68withal. And his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034spreadוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318far abroadלְמֵ֣רָח֔וֹקle.Me.ra.ChokH7350;for he was marvellouslyהִפְלִ֥יאhif.Li'H6381helpedלְהֵעָזֵ֖רle.he.'a.ZerH5826,tillH3588he was strongחָזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388.

16But when he was strongוּכְחֶזְקָת֗וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393,his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820was lifted upגָּבַ֤הּga.VahH1361to hisdestructionלְהַשְׁחִ֔יתle.hash.ChitH7843:for he transgressedוַיִּמְעַ֖לvai.yim.'AlH4603against Yhwhבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935into the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to burn incenseלְהַקְטִ֖ירle.hak.TirH6999upon the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004.

17And Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and with him fourscoreשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.NimH8084priestsכֹּהֲנִ֧ים׀ko.ha.NimH3548of Yhwhלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068, that werevaliantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121:

18And they withstoodוַיַּעַמְד֞וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, It appertainethnot unto thee, Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֗הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,to burn incenseלְהַקְטִיר֙le.hak.TirH6999unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,but to the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175,that are consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to burn incenseלְהַקְטִ֑ירle.hak.TirH6999:go outצֵ֤אtze'H3318of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720;for thou hast trespassedמָעַ֔לְתָּma.'Al.taH4603; neither shall it befor thine honourלְכָב֖וֹדle.kha.VodH3519from Yhwhמֵיְהוָ֥הme.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

19Then Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818was wrothוַיִּזְעַף֙vai.yiz.'AfH2196, and hada censerמִקְטֶ֖רֶתmik.Te.retH4730in his handוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027to burn incenseלְהַקְטִ֑ירle.hak.TirH6999:and while he was wrothוּבְזַעְפּ֣וֹu.ve.za'.PoH2196with the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the leprosyוְ֠הַצָּרַעַתVe.ha.tza.ra.'atH6883even rose upזָרְחָ֨הza.re.ChahH2224in his foreheadבְמִצְח֜וֹve.mitz.ChoH4696beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,from beside the incenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004altarלְמִזְבַּ֥חle.miz.BachH4196.

20And Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֩'a.zar.ya.HuH5838the chiefהָרֹ֜אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵ֨ןkho.HenH3548,and all the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,lookedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437upon him, and, behold, he wasleprousמְצֹרָע֙me.tzo.Ra'H6879in his foreheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696,and they thrust him outוַיַּבְהִל֖וּהוּvai.yav.hi.Lu.huH926from thence; yea, himself hastedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765also to go outלָצֵ֔אתla.TzetH3318,because Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had smittenנִגְּע֖וֹni.ge.'OH5060him.

21And Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֨הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428was a leperמְצֹרָ֣ע׀me.tzo.Ra'H6879unto the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹת֗וֹmo.ToH4194,and dwelt inוַיֵּ֜שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427a severalהַֽחָפְשִׁית֙ha.cha.fe.shutH2669houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, beinga leperמְצֹרָ֔עme.tzo.Ra'H6879;for he was cut offנִגְזַ֖רnig.ZarH1504from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and Jothamוְיוֹתָ֤םve.yo.TamH3147his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121wasover the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,judgingשׁוֹפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223and lastוְהָאֲחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,did Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531,writeכָּתַ֛בka.TavH3789.

23So Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֨וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him with his fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֤הbis.DehH7704of the burialהַקְּבוּרָה֙ha.ke.vu.RahH6900which belongedto the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֔יםla.me.la.KhimH4428;for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, He isa leperמְצוֹרָ֣עme.tzo.Ra'H6879:and Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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