Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 6:24-40

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.

26When the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064is shut upבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113,and there is no rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,because they have sinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; yetif they prayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and confessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and turnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from their sinמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םme.cha.ta.TamH2403,when thou dost afflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them;

27Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and forgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and of thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when thou hast taughtתוֹרֵ֛םto.RemH3384them the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,wherein they should walkH3212;and sendוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306upon thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,which thou hast givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

28If there be dearthרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,if there be pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,if there be blastingשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711,or mildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,locustsאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697,or caterpillersוְחָסִיל֙ve.cha.SilH2625;if their enemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341besiegeH6887them in the citiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179of their landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;whatsoever soreנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061or whatsoever sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be:

29Thenwhat prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605orwhat supplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soever shall be made of any manהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,or of all thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shall knowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045his own soreנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061and his own griefוּמַכְאֹב֔וֹu.makh.'o.VoH4341,and shall spread forthוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709in this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

30Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349,and forgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545,and renderוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414unto every manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376according unto all his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whose heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowestתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045; (for thou only knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045the heartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:)

31That they may fearיִֽירָא֗וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee, to walkH3212in thy waysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870,so long asהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117they liveחַיִּ֖ים פְּנֵ֣יchai.Yim pe.NeiH6440 H2416in the landהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou gavestנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

32Moreover concerning the strangerהַנָּכְרִ֗יha.na.khe.RiH5237,which is not of thy peopleמֵעַמְּךָ֣me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,but is comeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935from a farרְחוֹקָ֗הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776for thy greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419name’sשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034sake, and thy mightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְיָדְךָ֣ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and thy stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֽוֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;if they comeוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935and prayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֖וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419in this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

33Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou from the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, evenfrom thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349,and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to all that the strangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121to thee for; that all peopleעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowיֵדְעוּ֩ye.de.'UH3045thy nameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and fearוּלְיִרְאָ֤הu.le.yir.'AhH3372thee, as doththy peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and may knowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which I have builtבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129is calledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

34If thy peopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971go outיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318to warלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421against their enemiesא֣וֹיְבָ֔יו'oy.VavH341by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that thou shalt sendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and they prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto thee towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892which thou hast chosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004which I have builtבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thy nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

35Then hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou from the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064their prayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and their supplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

36If they sinיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee, (for there isno manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120which sinnethיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398not,) and thou be angryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, and deliverוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them over beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,and they carry them awayוְשָׁב֧וּםve.sha.VumH7617captivesשׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛םshoei.HemH7617unto a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776far offרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350or nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

37Yet ifthey bethinkוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ לְבָבָ֔םve.he.Shi.vu le.va.VamH3824 H7725themselves in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither they are carried captiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,and turnוְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ve.Sha.vuH7725and prayוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603unto thee in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָם֙shiv.YamH7628,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,we have done amissהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּhe.'e.Vi.nuH5753,and have dealt wickedlyוְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ve.ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

38If they returnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to thee with all their heartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820and with all their soulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָ֖םshiv.YamH7628,whither they have carried them captivesשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617,and prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,which thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1, and towardthe cityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892which thou hast chosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977,and toward the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004which I have builtבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thy nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

39Then hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou from the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, evenfrom thy dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֗shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349,their prayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605and their supplicationsתְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔םte.chi.No.tei.HemH8467,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָ֑םmish.pa.TamH4941,and forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971which have sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thee.

40Now, my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,let, I beseech thee, thine eyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869be openפְּתֻח֔וֹתpe.tu.ChotH6605, and letthine earsוְאָזְנֶ֖יךָve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241beattentקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183unto the prayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605that is madein this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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