Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 9:4-11

4And I prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛הva.'et.pa.LahH6419unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,and made my confessionוָאֶתְוַדֶּ֑הva.'et.va.DehH3034,and saidוָאֹֽמְרָ֗הva.'o.me.RahH559,Oאָנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419and dreadfulוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֤לha.'ElH410,keepingשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and mercyוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617to them that loveלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157him, and to them that keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687;

5We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,and have committed iniquityוְעָוִ֖ינוּve.'a.Vi.nuH5753,and have done wickedlyהִרְשַׁ֣עְנוּve.hir.sha'.nuH7561,and have rebelledוּמָרָ֑דְנוּu.ma.Ra.de.nuH4775,even by departingוְס֥וֹרve.SorH5493from thy preceptsמִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖ךָmi.mitz.vo.Te.khaH4687and from thy judgmentsוּמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃u.mi.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941:

6Neither have we hearkenedשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙sha.Ma'.nuH8085unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,which spakeדִּבְּרוּ֙di.be.RuH1696in thy nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֔be.shim.KhaH8034to our kingsמְלָכֵ֥ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,our princesשָׂרֵ֖ינוּsa.Rei.nuH8269,and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,and to all the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7O Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,righteousnessהַצְּדָקָ֔הha.tze.da.KahH6666belongethunto thee, but unto us confusionבֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetH1322of facesהַפָּנִ֖יםha.pa.NimH6440,as at this dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117;to the menלְאִ֤ישׁle.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and to the inhabitantsוּלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that arenearהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138, and that arefar offוְהָרְחֹקִ֗יםve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,through all the countriesהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776whither thou hast drivenהִדַּחְתָּ֣םhi.dach.TamH5080them, because of their trespassבְּמַעֲלָ֖םbe.ma.'a.LamH4604that they have trespassedמָֽעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against thee.

8O LordH136, to us belongethconfusionבֹּ֣שֶׁתBo.shetH1322of faceהַפָּנִ֔יםha.pa.NimH6440,to our kingsלִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,to our princesלְשָׂרֵ֖ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269,and to our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,because we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against thee.

9To the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֣יla.do.NaiH136our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430belongmerciesהָרַחֲמִ֖יםha.ra.cha.MimH7356and forgivenessesוְהַסְּלִח֑וֹתve.ha.se.li.ChotH5547,though we have rebelledמָרַ֖דְנוּma.Rad.nuH4775against him;

10Neither have we obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to walkH3212in his lawsבְּתֽוֹרֹתָיו֙be.to.ro.TavH8451,which he setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

11Yea, all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478have transgressedעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674thy lawתּ֣וֹרָתֶ֔ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,even by departingוְס֕וֹרve.SorH5493,that they might not obeyשְׁמ֣וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085thy voiceבְּקֹלֶ֑ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963;therefore the curseהָאָלָ֣הha.'a.LahH423is pouredוַתִּתַּ֨ךְva.ti.TakhH5413upon us, and the oathוְהַשְּׁבֻעָ֗הve.ha.she.vu.'AhH7621that iswrittenכְּתוּבָה֙ke.tu.VahH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַת֙be.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,because we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against him.

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