Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 9:16-37

16But they and our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1dealt proudlyהֵזִ֑ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102,and hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,and hearkenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085not to thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,

17And refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to obeyלִשְׁמֹ֗עַlish.Mo.a'H8085,neither were mindfulזָכְר֤וּza.khe.RuH2142of thy wondersנִפְלְאֹתֶ֙יךָ֙nif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381that thou didstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213among them; but hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185their necksעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203,and in their rebellionבְּמִרְיָ֑םbe.mir.YamH4805appointedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a captainרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218to returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725to their bondageלְעַבְדֻתָ֖םle.'av.du.TamH5659: but thou arta Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433ready to pardonסְלִיח֜וֹתse.li.ChotH5547,graciousחַנּ֧וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַח֛וּםve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶֽרֶךְ־'e.rekh-H750to angerאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֖סֶדve.che.sedH2617,and forsookestעֲזַבְתָּֽם׃'a.zav.TamH5800them not.

18Yea, when they had madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213them a moltenמַסֵּכָ֔הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isthy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that brought thee upהֶעֶלְךָ֖he.'el.KhaH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and had wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007;

19Yet thou in thy manifoldהָֽרַבִּ֔יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesבְּרַחֲמֶ֣יךָbe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356forsookestעֲזַבְתָּ֖ם'a.zav.TamH5800them not in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:the pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of the cloudהֶ֠עָנָןHe.'a.nonH6051departedסָ֨רsarH5493not from them by dayH3119,to leadלְהַנְחֹתָ֣םle.han.cho.TamH5148them in the wayבְּהַדֶּ֔רֶךְbe.ha.De.rekhH1870;neither the pillarעַמּ֨וּד'a.MudH5982of fireהָאֵ֤שׁha.'EshH784by nightבְּלַ֙יְלָה֙be.Lay.lahH3915,to shew them lightלְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'IrH215,and the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein they should goH3212.

20Thou gavestנָתַ֖תָּna.Ta.taH5414also thy goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896spiritוְרוּחֲךָ֨ve.ru.cha.KhaH7307to instructלְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑םle.has.ki.LamH7919them, and withheldestמָנַ֣עְתָּma.Na'.taH4513not thy mannaוּמַנְךָ֙u.man.KhaH4478from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,and gavestנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414them waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325for their thirstלִצְמָאָֽם׃litz.ma.'AmH6772.

21Yea, fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141didst thou sustainכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥םkil.kal.TamH3557them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, so thatthey lackedחָסֵ֑רוּcha.Se.ruH2637nothing; their clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙sal.mo.tei.HemH8008waxed not oldבָל֔וּva.LuH1086,and their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272swelledבָצֵֽקוּ׃va.Tze.kuH1216not.

22Moreover thou gavestוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414them kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹת֙mam.la.khOtH4467and nationsוַעֲמָמִ֔יםva.'a.ma.MimH5971,and didst divideוַֽתַּחְלְקֵ֖םva.tach.le.KemH2505them into cornersלְפֵאָ֑הle.fe.'AhH6285:so they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֞וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֗וֹןsi.ChonH5511,and the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Ogע֥וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316.

23Their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֣םu.ve.nei.HemH1121also multipliedstהִרְבִּ֔יתָhir.Bi.taH7235thou as the starsכְּכֹכְבֵ֖יke.cho.khe.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and broughtestוַתְּבִיאֵם֙va.te.vi.'EmH935them into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,concerning which thou hadst promisedאָמַ֥רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559to their fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.HemH1,that they should go inלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to possessלָרָֽשֶׁת׃la.Ra.shetH3423it.

24So the childrenהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121went inוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thou subduedstוַתַּכְנַ֨עva.takh.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,the Canaanitesהַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔יםha.ke.Na.'a.NimH3669,and gavestוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖םva.ti.te.NemH5414them into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,with their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428,and the peopleעַֽמְמֵ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that they might doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with them as they wouldכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522.

25And they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920strongבְּצֻרוֹת֮be.tzu.rOtH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892,and a fatשְׁמֵנָה֒she.me.NahH8082landוַאֲדָמָ֣הva.'a.da.MahH127,and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֡וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423housesבָּתִּ֣יםba.TimH1004fullמְלֵֽאִים־me.le.'im-H4392of all goodsט֠וּבtuvH2898,wellsבֹּר֨וֹתbo.RotH953diggedחֲצוּבִ֜יםcha.tzu.VimH2672,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֧יםke.ra.MimH3754,and oliveyardsוְזֵיתִ֛יםve.zei.TimH2132,and fruitמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:so they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,and were filledוַֽיִּשְׂבְּעוּ֙vai.yis.be.'UH7646,and became fatוַיַּשְׁמִ֔ינוּvai.yash.Mi.nuH8080,and delightedוַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּvai.yit.'a.de.NuH5727themselves in thy greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ha.ga.DolH1419goodnessבְּטוּבְךָ֥be.tu.ve.KhaH2898.

26Nevertheless they were disobedientוַיַּמְר֨וּvai.yam.RuH4784,and rebelledוַֽיִּמְרְד֜וּvai.yim.re.DuH4775against thee, and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993thy lawתּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙to.ra.te.KhaH8451behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their backsגַוָּ֔םga.VamH1458,and slewהָרָ֔גוּha.Ra.guH2026thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030which testifiedהֵעִ֥ידוּhe.'I.duH5749against them to turnלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725them to thee, and they wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213greatגְּדוֹלֹֽת׃ge.do.LotH1419provocationsנֶאָצ֖וֹתne.'a.TzotH5007.

27Therefore thou deliveredstוַֽתִּתְּנֵם֙va.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesצָֽרֵיהֶ֔םtza.rei.HemH6862,who vexedH6887them: and in the timeוּבְעֵ֤תu.ve.'EtH6256of their troubleצָֽרָתָם֙tza.ra.TamH6869,when they criedיִצְעֲק֣וּyitz.'a.KuH6817unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמָ֔עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֣יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and according to thy manifoldהָֽרַבִּ֗יםha.ra.BimH7227merciesוּֽכְרַחֲמֶ֣יךָu.khe.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356thou gavestתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414them savioursמֽוֹשִׁיעִ֔יםmo.shi.'ImH3467,who savedוְיוֹשִׁיע֖וּםve.yo.shi.'UmH3467them out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesצָרֵיהֶֽם׃tza.rei.HemH6862.

28But after they had restוּכְנ֣וֹחַu.khe.No.achH5117,they didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרַ֖עra'H7451againיָשׁ֕וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: therefore leftestוַתַּֽעַזְבֵ֞םva.ta.'az.VemH5800thou them in the handבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶם֙'o.ye.vei.HemH341,so that they had the dominionוַיִּרְדּ֣וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them: yet when they returnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and criedוַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָvai.yiz.'a.Ku.chaH2199unto thee, thou heardestתִּשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085themfrom heavenמִשָּׁמַ֧יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and manyרַבּ֥וֹתra.BotH7227timesעִתִּֽים׃'i.TimH6256didst thou deliverוְתַצִּילֵ֥םve.ta.tzi.LemH5337them according to thy merciesכְּֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָke.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356;

29And testifiedstוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749against them, that thou mightest bring them againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֣םla.ha.shi.VamH7725unto thy lawתּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451:yet they dealt proudlyהֵזִ֜ידוּhe.Zi.duH2102,and hearkenedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not unto thy commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙le.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,but sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thy judgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָu.ve.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941, (which if a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213,he shall liveוְחָיָ֣הve.cha.YahH2421in them;) and withdrewוַיִּתְּנ֤וּ סוֹרֶ֔רֶתvai.yi.te.Nu so.Re.retH5637 H5414the shoulderכָתֵף֙kha.TefH3802,and hardenedהִקְשׁ֖וּhik.ShuH7185their neckוְעָרְפָּ֥םve.'a.re.PamH6203,and would not hearשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085.

30Yet manyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141didst thou forbearוַתִּמְשֹׁ֤ךְva.tim.ShokhH4900them, and testifiedstוַתָּ֨עַדva.Ta.'adH5749against them by thy spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֛be.ru.cha.KhaH7307inבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027thy prophetsנְבִיאֶ֖יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030:yet would they not give earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238:therefore gavestוַֽתִּתְּנֵ֔םva.ti.te.NemH5414thou them into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the peopleעַמֵּ֥י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצֹֽת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

31Nevertheless for thy greatהָרַבִּ֛יםha.ra.BimH7227mercies’וּֽבְרַחֲמֶ֧יךָu.ve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356sake thou didstעֲשִׂיתָ֥ם'a.si.TamH6213not utterly consumeכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617them, nor forsakeעֲזַבְתָּ֑ם'a.zav.TamH5800them; for thou arta graciousחַנּ֥וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַח֖וּםve.ra.ChumH7349Godאֵֽל־'el-H410.

32Now therefore, our Godאֱ֠לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430,the greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,the mightyהַגִּבּ֣וֹרha.gi.BorH1368,and the terribleוְהַנּוֹרָא֮ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410,who keepestשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and mercyוְהַחֶסֶד֒ve.ha.che.SedH2617,let not all the troubleהַתְּלָאָ֣הha.te.la.'AhH8513seem littleיִמְעַ֣טyim.'AtH4591beforeלְפָנֶ֡יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, that hath comeמְ֠צָאַתְנוּMe.tza.'at.nuH4672upon us, on our kingsלִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּlim.la.Khei.nuH4428,on our princesלְשָׂרֵ֧ינוּle.sa.Rei.nuH8269,and on our priestsוּלְכֹהֲנֵ֛ינוּu.le.kho.ha.Nei.nuH3548,and on our prophetsוְלִנְבִיאֵ֥נוּve.lin.vi.'E.nuH5030,and on our fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,and on all thy peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,since the timeמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

33Howbeit thou artjustצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662in all that is broughtהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935upon us; for thou hast doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213rightאֱמֶ֥ת'e.MetH571,but we have done wickedlyהִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃hir.Sha.'e.nuH7561:

34Neither have our kingsמְלָכֵ֤ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,our princesשָׂרֵ֙ינוּ֙sa.Rei.nuH8269,our priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣ינוּko.ha.Nei.nuH3548,nor our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keptעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thy lawתּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָto.ra.Te.khaH8451,nor hearkenedהִקְשִׁ֙יבוּ֙hik.Shi.vuH7181unto thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687and thy testimoniesוּלְעֵ֣דְוֹתֶ֔יךָu.le.'E.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715,wherewith thou didst testifyהַעִידֹ֖תָha.'i.Do.taH5749against them.

35For they have not servedעֲבָד֑וּךָ'a.va.Du.khaH5647thee in their kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתָם֩be.mal.khu.TamH4438,and in thy greatהָרָ֜בha.RavH7227goodnessוּבְטוּבְךָ֨u.ve.tu.ve.KhaH2898that thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414them, and in the largeהָרְחָבָ֧הha.re.cha.VahH7342and fatוְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛הve.ha.she.me.NahH8082landוּבְאֶ֨רֶץu.ve.'E.retzH776which thou gavestנָתַ֥תָּna.Ta.taH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them, neither turnedשָׁ֔בוּSha.vuH7725they from their wickedהָרָעִֽים׃ha.ra.'ImH7451worksמִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םmi.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

36Behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, and forthe landוְהָאָ֜רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398the fruitפִּרְיָהּ֙pir.YahH6529thereof and the goodטוּבָ֔הּtu.VahH2898thereof, behold, we areservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650in it:

37And it yieldeth muchמַרְבָּ֗הmar.BahH7235increaseוּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.TahH8393unto the kingsלַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.KhimH4428whom thou hast setנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414over us because of our sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403:also they have dominionמֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.LimH4910over our bodiesגְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nuH1472,and over our cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuH929,at their pleasureכִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.NamH7522, and we arein greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419distressוּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.RahH6869.

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