Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 7

1And it came to pass, when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068had given him restהֵנִֽיחַ־he.ni.ach-H5117round aboutמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439from all his enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

2That the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200now, I dwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in an houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730,but the arkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430dwellethיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432curtainsהַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'AhH3407.

3And Nathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,GoH3212,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213all that isin thine heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824;for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with thee.

4And it came to pass that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,that the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came unto Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5GoH3212and tellוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Shalt thou buildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129me an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for me to dwell inלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427?

6Whereas I have not dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in anyhouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004since the timeלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117that I brought upהַעֲלֹתִ֞יha.'a.lo.TiH5927the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,even to this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but have walkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in a tentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168and in a tabernacleוּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃u.ve.mish.KanH4908.

7In all the placeswherein I have walkedהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980with all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478spakeדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696I a wordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697with anyאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whom I commandedצִוִּ֗יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680to feedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Why buildבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129ye not me an houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?

8Now therefore so shalt thou sayתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559unto my servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I tookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from the sheepcoteהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116,from followingמֵאַחַ֖רme.'a.CharH310the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,to be rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

9And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentestהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980,and have cut offוָאַכְרִ֥תָהva.'akh.Ri.tahH3772all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341out of thy sightמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,and have madeוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213thee a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,like unto the nameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419men that arein the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10Moreover I will appointוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a placeמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for my peopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and will plantוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙u.ne.ta'.TivH5193them, that they may dwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931in a place of their own, and moveיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264no more; neither shall the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of wickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766afflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031them any moreיֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254,as beforetimeבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

11And as since the timeהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I commandedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199to beover my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and have caused thee to restוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117from all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341.Also YhwhH3068tellethוְהִגִּ֤ידve.hi.GidH5046thee that he will makeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213thee an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12And when thy daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117be fulfilledיִמְלְא֣וּyim.le.'UH4390,and thou shalt sleepוְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ve.sha.khav.TaH7901with thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,I will set upוַהֲקִימֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, which shall proceedיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318out of thy bowelsמִמֵּעֶ֑יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578,and I will establishוַהֲכִינֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃mam.lakh.ToH4467.

13He shall buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,and I will stablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.TiH3559the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.toH4467forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14I will be his fatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,and he shall be my sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.If he commit iniquityבְּהַ֣עֲוֹת֔וֹbe.Ha.'otoH5753,I will chastenוְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ve.ho.khach.TivH3198him with the rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582,and with the stripesוּבְנִגְעֵ֖יu.ve.nig.'EiH5061of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120:

15But my mercyוְחַסְדִּ֖יve.chas.DiH2617shall not depart awayיָס֣וּרya.SurH5493from him, as I tookהֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙ha.si.Ro.tiH5493itfrom Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whom I put awayהֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493beforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

16And thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.KhaH1004and thy kingdomוּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shall be establishedוְנֶאְמַ֨ןve.ne'.ManH539forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: thy throneכִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.KhaH3678shall be establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

17According to all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and according to all this visionהַחִזָּי֣וֹןha.chi.za.YonH2384,so did Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

18Then wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in, and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who amI, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069? and what ismy houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,that thou hast broughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me hithertoהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988?

19And this was yet a small thingוַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.TanH6994in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;but thou hast spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696also of thy servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a great while to comeלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350. And isthis the mannerתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8452of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069?

20And what canH3254Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696moreH3254unto thee? for thou, Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069,knowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650.

21For thy word’sדְּבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.re.KhaH1697sake, and according to thine own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,hast thou doneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all these great thingsהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420,to make thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650knowלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045them.

22Wherefore thou art greatגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431,O YhwhH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430: for there is none like thee, neither is there anyGodH430besideזֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee, according to all that we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23And what oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776islike thy peopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971, evenlike Israelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלְכֽוּ־hal.khu-H1980to redeemלִפְדּֽוֹת־lif.dot-H6299for a peopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971to himself, and to makeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760him a nameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213for you great thingsהַגְּדוּלָּ֤הha.ge.du.LahH1420and terribleוְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ve.no.ra.'OtH3372,for thy landלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776,beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440thy peopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971,which thou redeemedstפָּדִ֤יתָpa.Di.taH6299to thee from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, fromthe nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and their godsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430?

24For thou hast confirmedוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559to thyself thy peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478to bea peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971unto thee forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:and thou, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,art becomeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

25And now, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,and concerning his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,establishהָקֵ֖םha.KemH6965itforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hast saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

26And let thy nameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034be magnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isthe Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and let the houseוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732be establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

27For thou, O Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hast revealedגָּלִ֜יתָה אֹ֤זֶןga.Li.tah 'O.zenH241 H1540to thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I will buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129thee an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004:therefore hath thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650foundמָצָ֤אma.Tza'H4672in his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419this prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֖הha.te.fi.LahH8605unto thee.

28And now, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069, thou artthat Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and thy wordsוּדְבָרֶ֖יךָu.de.va.Rei.khaH1697be trueאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571,and thou hast promisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696this goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896unto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

29Therefore now let it pleaseהוֹאֵל֙ho.'ElH2974thee to blessוּבָרֵךְ֙u.va.reKhH1288the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,that it may continue for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for thou, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,hast spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696it:and with thy blessingוּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔u.mi.bir.Kha.te.khaH1293let the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650be blessedיְבֹרַ֥ךְye.vo.RakhH1288for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

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