Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 7

1Now when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010had made an endוּכְכַלּ֤וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615of prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔לle.hit.pa.LelH6419,the fireוְהָאֵ֗שׁve.ha.'EshH784came downיָֽרְדָה֙ya.re.DahH3381from heavenמֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםme.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and consumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and the sacrificesוְהַזְּבָחִ֑יםve.ha.ze.va.ChimH2077;and the gloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2And the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201not enterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3And when all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200how the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784came downבְּרֶ֣דֶתbe.Re.detH3381,and the gloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068upon the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,they bowedוַיִּכְרְעוּ֩vai.yikh.re.'UH3766themselves with their facesאַפַּ֨יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֤רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776upon the pavementהָרִֽצְפָה֙ha.ritz.FahH7531,and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,and praisedוְהוֹד֤וֹתve.ho.DotH3034Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, saying, For he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896;for his mercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

4Then the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971offeredזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֞חvai.yiz.BachH2076a sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241,and an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629:so the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548waitedעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975on their officesמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣םmish.me.ro.TamH4931:the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881also with instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of musickשִׁ֤ירshirH7892of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,which Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to praiseלְהֹד֤וֹתle.ho.DotH3034Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,because his mercyחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617endurethfor everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,when Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732praisedבְּהַלֵּ֥לbe.ha.LelH1984by their ministryבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027;and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sounded trumpetsמַחְצְרִ֣יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690before them, and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִֽים׃ ס'o.me.DimH5975.

7Moreover Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hallowedוַיְקַדֵּ֣שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942the middleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the courtהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:for there he offeredעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213burnt offeringsהָֽעֹל֔וֹתha.'o.LotH5930,and the fatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002,because the brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213was not ableיָכ֗וֹלya.KholH3201to receiveלְהָכִ֛ילle.ha.KhilH3557the burnt offeringsהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5930,and the grain offeringsהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503,and the fatהַחֲלָבִֽים׃ha.cha.la.VimH2459.

8Also at the same timeבָּעֵ֨תba.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010keptוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the feastהֶ֠חָגHe.chogH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419congregationקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951,from the entering inמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574unto the riverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And in the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117they madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a solemn assemblyעֲצָ֑רֶת'a.Tza.retH6116:for they keptעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֣תcha.nu.KatH2598of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,and the feastוְהֶחָ֖גve.he.ChagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

10And on the threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242dayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320he sentH7971the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971into their tentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,gladשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056and merryוְט֣וֹבֵיve.ToeiH2896in heartלֵ֔בLevH3820for the goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had shewedעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213unto Davidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732,and to Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,and to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

11Thus Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010finishedוַיְכַ֧לvay.KhalH3615the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and all that cameהַבָּ֜אha.Ba'H935into Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010heartלֵ֣בlevH3820to makeלַעֲשׂ֧וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and in his own houseוּבְבֵית֖וֹu.ve.vei.ToH1004,he prosperously effectedהִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פhitz.Li.achH6743.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010by nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,and have chosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725to myself for an houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13IfH2005I shut upאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064that there be no rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,or if I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the locustsחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284to devourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,or if I sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among my peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971;

14If my peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,which are calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,shall humbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves, and prayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419,and seekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,and turnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from their wickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870;then will I hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and will forgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545their sinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403,and will healוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Now mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shall be openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605,and mine earsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183unto the prayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605that is madein this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16For now have I chosenבָּחַ֤רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977and sanctifiedוְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ve.hik.Dash.tiH6942this houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034may be there forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:and mine eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and mine heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be there perpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

17And as for thee, if thou wilt walkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, as Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980,and doוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and shalt observeתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104my statutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941;

18Then will I stablishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thy kingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438,according as I have covenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There shall not failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19But if ye turn awayתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725,and forsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and my commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and shall goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them;

20Then will I pluck them up by the rootsוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428out of my landאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,will I cast outאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,and will makeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414it to bea proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among all nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

21And this houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,which is highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,shall be an astonishmentיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074to every one that passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it; so that he shall sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Why hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and unto this houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

22And it shall be answeredוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Because they forsookעָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,which brought them forthהוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and laid holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388on otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath he broughtהֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'H935all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon them.

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