Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 26

1In the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלְכ֛וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063came this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;Standעֲמֹד֮'a.ModH5975in the courtבַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.TzarH2691of Yhwh'sיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,which comeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935to worshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812in Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that I commandצִוִּיתִ֖יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696unto them; diminishתִּגְרַ֖עtig.Ra'H1639not a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697:

3If so be they will hearkenיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085,and turnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from his evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,that I may repentוְנִחַמְתִּ֣יve.ni.cham.TiH5162me of the evilהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451,which I purposeחֹשֵׁב֙cho.ShevH2803to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto them becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of their doingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

4And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;If ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to me, to walkH3212in my lawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451,which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃lif.nei.KhemH6440you,

5To hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whom I sentשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971unto you, both rising up earlyוְהַשְׁכֵּ֥םve.hash.KemH7925,and sendingוְשָׁלֹ֖חַve.sha.Lo.achH7971them,but ye have not hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085;

6Then will I makeוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004like Shilohכְּשִׁלֹ֑הke.shi.LohH7887,and will makeאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892a curseלִקְלָלָ֔הlik.la.LahH7045to all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414speakingמְדַבֵּ֛רme.da.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Now it came to pass, when Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had made an endכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696all that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680himto speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696unto all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,that the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּvai.yit.pe.SuH8610him, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thou shalt surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

9Why hast thou prophesiedנִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.taH5012in the nameבְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,This houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall be like Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.LoH7887,and this cityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892shall be desolateתֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.RavH2717without an inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427?And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971were gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950against Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10When the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀vai.yish.me.'UH8085these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,then they came upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927from the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּית־mi.beit-H1004unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and sat downוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the entryבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of the newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ סhe.cha.DashH2319gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068house.

11Then spakeוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030unto the princesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,This manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376isworthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194;for he hath prophesiedנִבָּא֙ni.Ba'H5012against this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,as ye have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085with your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

12Then spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414unto all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269and to all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'H5012against this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and against this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that ye have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃she.ma'.TemH8085.

13Therefore now amendהֵיטִ֤יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙dar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םu.Ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּve.shim.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will repentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םve.yi.na.ChemH5162him of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451that he hath pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696against you.

14As for me, behold, I amin your handבְיֶדְכֶ֑םve.yed.KhemH3027:doעֲשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213with me as seemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896and meetוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רve.khai.ya.SharH3477unto you.

15But knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045ye for certainתֵּדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045,that if ye put me to deathמְמִתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191,ye shall surely bringנֹתְנִ֣יםno.te.NimH5414innocentנָקִ֗יna.KiH5355bloodדָ֣םdamH1818upon yourselves, and upon this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and upon the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof: for of a truthבֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath sentשְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me unto you to speakלְדַבֵּר֙le.da.BerH1696all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

16Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971unto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and to the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;This manלָאִ֤ישׁla.'IshH376isnot worthyמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941to dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194:for he hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֛םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

17Then rose upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965certainאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and spakeוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to all the assemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18MicahH4320the Morasthiteהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יha.Mo.rash.TiH4183prophesiedנִבָּ֔אni.Ba'H5012in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Zionצִיּ֞וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙te.cha.ReshH2790likea fieldשָׂדֶ֤הsa.DehH7704,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙vi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389shall become heapsעִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH5856,and the mountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004as the high placesלְבָמ֥וֹתle.va.MotH1116of a forestיָֽעַר׃Ya.'arH3293.

19Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and all Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063put him at allהֶהָמֵ֣תhe.ha.MetH4191to deathהֱ֠מִתֻהוּHe.mi.tu.huH4191?did he not fearH3373Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and besoughtוַיְחַל֙vay.ChalH2470Yhwhפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔הpe.Nei Yah.wehH6440 H3068,And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of the evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451which he had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696against them? Thusוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587might we procureעֹשִׂ֛ים'o.SimH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419evilרָעָ֥הra.'AhH7451against our soulsנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃naf.sho.Tei.nuH5315.

20And there was also a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376that prophesiedמִתְנַבֵּא֙mit.na.Be'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Urijahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098of Kirjath–jearimH7157,who prophesiedוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אvai.yi.na.Ve'H5012against this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892and against this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414:

21And when Jehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428,with all his mighty menגִּבּוֹרָ֤יוgi.bo.RavH1368,and all the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to put him to deathהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191:but when Urijahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, he was afraidוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

22And Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, namely,Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907, and certainmenוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582with him into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23And they fetched forthוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Urijahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him unto Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;who slewוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993his dead bodyנִבְלָת֔וֹniv.la.ToH5038into the gravesקִבְרֵ֖יkiv.ReiH6913of the commonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

24Nevertheless the handיַ֚דyadH3027of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227was with Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,that they should not giveתֵּת־tet-H5414him into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to put him to deathלַהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ פla.ha.mi.ToH4191.

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