Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 6:20-25

20That thine eyesעֵינֶ֨יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869may be openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605upon this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,upon the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hast saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559that thou wouldest putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034there; to hearkenלִשְׁמ֙וֹעַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085unto the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650prayethיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

21Hearkenוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085therefore unto the supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֤יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,and of thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which they shall makeיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:hearתִּשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085thou from thy dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּק֤וֹםmi.me.KomH4725, evenfrom heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and when thou hearestוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

22If a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376sinיֶחֱטָ֥אye.che.Ta'H2398against his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and an oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423be laidוְנָֽשָׁא־ve.na.sha'-H5375upon him to make him swearאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH422,and the oathלְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹle.ha.'a.lo.ToH423comeוּבָ֗אu.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thine altarמִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196in this houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

23Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and doוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213,and judgeוְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.TaH8199thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,by requitingלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725the wickedלְרָשָׁ֔עle.ra.Sha'H7563,by recompensingלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414his wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upon his own headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;and by justifyingוּלְהַצְדִּ֣יקu.le.hatz.DikH6663the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,by givingלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414him according to his righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

24And if thy peopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478be put to the worseיִנָּגֵ֞ףyi.na.GefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,because they have sinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; and shall returnוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725and confessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419and make supplicationוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in this houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

25Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou from the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and forgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and bring them againוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725unto the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou gavestנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to them and to their fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

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