And on the twenty-fourthוּבְ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהdayיוֹםof thisלַ הַזֶּהmonthחֹדֶשׁthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgatheredנֶאֶסְפוּwith fastingבְּצוֹםand in sackclothוּבְשַׂקִּיםand with earthוַאֲדָמָהon them.עֲלֵיהֶם
And the offspringוַ זֶרַעof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלseparated themselvesיִּבָּדְלוּfromמִallכֹּלforeigners,בְּנֵי נֵכָרand they stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּand confessedוַיִּתְוַדּוּtheir sinsעַל חַטֹּאתֵיהֶםand the iniquitiesוַעֲוֺנוֹתof their fathers.אֲבֹתֵיהֶם
And they stood upוַיָּקוּמוּin their placeעַל עָמְדָםand readוַיִּקְרְאוּin the bookבְּסֵפֶרof the lawתּוֹרַתof YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםa fourthרְבִעִיתof the day,הַיּוֹםand for another fourthוּרְבִעִיתthey were confessingמִתְוַדִּיםand prostrating themselvesוּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיםbefore YHWHלַיהוָהtheir Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיהֶם
And there stood upוַיָּקָםonעַלthe stepמַעֲלֵהof the LevitesהַלְוִיִּםJeshua,יֵשׁוּעַBani,וּבָנִיKadmiel,קַדְמִיאֵלShebaniah,שְׁבַנְיָהBunni,בֻּנִּיSherebiah,שֵׁרֵבְיָהBani,בָּנִיand Chenani,כְנָנִיand they cried outוַיִּזְעֲקוּwith a loudבְּ גָּדוֹלvoiceקוֹלtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיהֶם
And the Levitesוַ הַלְוִיִּםsaid—יֹּאמְרוּJeshuaיֵשׁוּעַand Kadmiel,וְקַדְמִיאֵלBani,בָּנִיHashabneiah,חֲשַׁבְנְיָהSherebiah,שֵׁרֵבְיָהHodiah,הוֹדִיָּהShebaniah,שְׁבַנְיָהand Pethahiah—פְתַחְיָה“Stand up,קוּמוּblessבָּרֲכוּYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםfromמִןforeverהָעוֹלָםtoעַדforever.”הָעוֹלָם“And let them blessוִיבָרְכוּthe nameשֵׁםof your glory,כְּבוֹדֶךָexaltedוּמְרוֹמַםaboveעַלallכָּלblessingבְּרָכָהand praise.וּתְהִלָּה
YouאַתָּהareהוּאYHWH,יְהוָהyou alone;לְבַדֶּךָyouאַתָּהmadeעָשִׂיתָthe heavens,הַשָּׁמַיִםthe heavensשְׁמֵיof the heavens,הַשָּׁמַיִםand allוְכָלtheir army,צְבָאָםthe earthהָאָרֶץand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרison it,עָלֶיהָthe seasהַיַּמִּיםand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרisin them;בָּהֶםand youוְאַתָּהgive lifeמְחַיֶּהto all of them,אֶת כֻּלָּםand the armyוּצְבָאof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםprostrates itselfמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיםbefore you.לְךָ
YouאַתָּהareהוּאYHWH,יְהוָהthe ElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרchoseבָּחַרְתָּAbramבְּאַבְרָםand brought him outוְהוֹצֵאתוֹof Urמֵאוּרof the Chaldeans,כַּשְׂדִּיםand gaveוְשַׂמְתָּhim the nameשְּׁמוֹAbraham;אַבְרָהָם
and you foundוּמָצָאתָhis heartלְבָבוֹfaithfulנֶאֱמָןbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָand madeוְכָרוֹתwith himעִמּוֹthe covenantהַבְּרִיתto giveלָתֵתthe landאֶרֶץof the Canaanite,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Hittite,הַחִתִּיthe Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיthe Perizzite,וְהַפְּרִזִּיthe Jebusite,וְהַיְבוּסִיand the Girgashite,וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁיto give itלָתֵתto his offspring;לְזַרְעוֹand you have fulfilledוַתָּקֶםyour words,דְּבָרֶיךָforכִּיrighteousצַדִּיקareyou.אָתָּה
And you sawוַתֵּרֶאthe afflictionעֳנִיof our fathersאֲבֹתֵינוּin Egypt,בְּמִצְרָיִםand their outcryוְ זַעֲקָתָםyou heardשָׁמַעְתָּbyעַלthe Seaיַםof Reeds;סוּף
and you gaveוַתִּתֵּןsignsאֹתֹתand wondersוּמֹפְתִיםagainst Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹהand against allוּבְכָלhis servantsעֲבָדָיוand against allוּבְכָלthe peopleעַםof his land,אַרְצוֹforכִּיyou knewיָדַעְתָּthatכִּיthey had acted with arroganceהֵזִידוּagainst them;עֲלֵיהֶםand you madeוַתַּעַשׂyourselfלְךָa name,שֵׁםasכְּit isthisהַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹם
And the seaוְהַיָּםyou dividedבָּקַעְתָּbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםand they passedוַיַּעַבְרוּthrough the midstבְתוֹךְof the seaהַיָּםon dry ground;בַּיַּבָּשָׁהand their pursuersוְ רֹדְפֵיהֶםyou threwהִשְׁלַכְתָּinto the depths,בִמְצוֹלֹתlikeכְּמוֹa stoneאֶבֶןinto mightyבְּ עַזִּיםwaters.מַיִם
And with a pillarוּבְעַמּוּדof cloudעָנָןyou led themהִנְחִיתָםby day,יוֹמָםand with a pillarוּבְעַמּוּדof fireאֵשׁby night,לַיְלָהto lightלְהָאִירfor themלָהֶםthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְin whichאֲשֶׁר בָהּthey should go.יֵלְכוּ
And onוְעַלMountהַרSinaiסִינַיyou came down,יָרַדְתָּand spokeוְדַבֵּרwith themעִמָּהֶםfrom the heavens,מִשָּׁמָיִםand gaveוַתִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםrightיְשָׁרִיםrulesמִשְׁפָּטִיםand instructionsוְתוֹרוֹתof truth,אֱמֶתgoodטוֹבִיםstatutesחֻקִּיםand commandments.וּמִצְוֺת
And your holyוְ קָדְשְׁךָSabbathשַׁבַּתyou made knownהוֹדַעַתָto them,לָהֶםand commandmentsוּמִצְווֹתand statutesוְחֻקִּיםand a lawוְתוֹרָהyou commandedצִוִּיתָthemלָהֶםby the handבְּיַדof Mosesמֹשֶׁהyour servant.עַבְדֶּךָ
And breadוְלֶחֶםfrom the heavensמִשָּׁמַיִםyou gaveנָתַתָּהthemלָהֶםfor their hunger,לִרְעָבָםand waterוּמַיִםfrom the cragמִסֶּלַעyou brought outהוֹצֵאתָfor themלָהֶםfor their thirst;לִצְמָאָםand you toldוַתֹּאמֶרthemלָהֶםto go inלָבוֹאto possessלָרֶשֶׁתthe landהָאָרֶץfor whichאֲשֶׁרyou had lifted upנָשָׂאתָyour handיָדְךָto give itלָתֵתto them.לָהֶם
But theyוְהֵםand our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵינוּacted with arroganceהֵזִידוּand hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּtheir neck,עָרְפָּםand did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּtoאֶלyour commandments.מִצְוֺתֶיךָ
They refusedוַיְמָאֲנוּto listen,לִשְׁמֹעַand did notוְלֹאrememberזָכְרוּyour wondersנִפְלְאֹתֶיךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou had doneעָשִׂיתָwith them;עִמָּהֶםand they hardenedוַיַּקְשׁוּtheir neckעָרְפָּםand appointedוַיִּתְּנוּa headרֹאשׁto returnלָשׁוּבto their servitudeלְעַבְדֻתָםin their rebellion.בְּמִרְיָםBut youוְאַתָּהarean Eloahאֱלוֹהַּof pardons,סְלִיחוֹתgraciousחַנּוּןand merciful,וְרַחוּםslowאֶרֶךְto angerאַפַּיִםand aboundingוְרַבin loyal love,חֶסֶדand you did notוְלֹאabandon them.עֲזַבְתָּם
Evenאַף כִּיwhen they madeעָשׂוּfor themselvesלָהֶםa calfעֵגֶלof cast metalמַסֵּכָהand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ‘Thisזֶהisyour godאֱלֹהֶיךָwhoאֲשֶׁרbrought you upהֶעֶלְךָout of Egypt,’מִמִּצְרָיִםand committedוַיַּעֲשׂוּgreatגְּדֹלוֹתacts of contempt,נֶאָצוֹת
you,וְאַתָּהin your manyבְּ הָרַבִּיםmercies,רַחֲמֶיךָdid notלֹאabandon themעֲזַבְתָּםin the wilderness:בַּמִּדְבָּרthe pillarעַמּוּדof cloudהֶעָנָןdid notלֹאdepartסָרfrom over themמֵעֲלֵיהֶםby day,בְּיוֹמָםto lead themלְהַנְחֹתָםon the way,בְּהַדֶּרֶךְnorוְthe pillarעַמּוּדof fireהָאֵשׁby night,בְּלַיְלָהto lightלְהָאִירfor themלָהֶםthe wayוְ הַדֶּרֶךְin whichאֲשֶׁר בָהּthey should go.יֵלְכוּ
And your good spiritוְרוּחֲךָ הַטּוֹבָהyou gaveנָתַתָּto give them understanding,לְהַשְׂכִּילָםand your mannaוּמַנְךָyou did notלֹאwithholdמָנַעְתָּfrom their mouth,מִפִּיהֶםand waterוּמַיִםyou gaveנָתַתָּהthemלָהֶםfor their thirst.לִצְמָאָם
Fortyוְאַרְבָּעִיםyearsשָׁנָהyou sustained themכִּלְכַּלְתָּםin the wilderness;בַּמִּדְבָּרthey lackedחָסֵרוּnothing;לֹאtheir clothesשַׂלְמֹתֵיהֶםdid notלֹאwear out,בָלוּand their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶםdid notלֹאswell.בָצֵקוּ
And you gaveוַתִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםkingdomsמַמְלָכוֹתand peoples,וַעֲמָמִיםand distributed themוַתַּחְלְקֵםby regions;לְפֵאָהand they possessedוַיִּירְשׁוּthe landאֶרֶץof Sihon,סִיחוֹןand the landוְ אֶרֶץof the kingמֶלֶךְof Heshbon,חֶשְׁבּוֹןand the landוְ אֶרֶץof Ogעוֹגkingמֶלֶךְof Bashan.הַבָּשָׁן
And their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶםyou multipliedהִרְבִּיתָlike the starsכְּכֹכְבֵיof the heavens,הַשָּׁמָיִםand brought themוַתְּבִיאֵםintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץof whichאֲשֶׁרyou had toldאָמַרְתָּtheir fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶםthat they would go inלָבוֹאto possess it.לָרָשֶׁת
So the sonsוַ הַבָּנִיםwent inיָּבֹאוּand possessedוַיִּירְשׁוּthe land,הָאָרֶץand you subduedוַתַּכְנַעbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the land,הָאָרֶץthe Canaanites,הַכְּנַעֲנִיםand gave themוַתִּתְּנֵםinto their hand,בְּיָדָםboth their kingsוְ מַלְכֵיהֶםand the peoplesוְ עַמְמֵיof the land,הָאָרֶץto doלַעֲשׂוֹתwith themבָּהֶםaccording to their will.כִּרְצוֹנָם
And they capturedוַיִּלְכְּדוּfortifiedבְּצֻרוֹתcitiesעָרִיםand fertileוַ שְׁמֵנָהground,אֲדָמָהand they possessedוַיִּירְשׁוּhousesבָּתִּיםfullמְלֵאִיםof allכָּלgood things,טוּבcisternsבֹּרוֹתdug,חֲצוּבִיםvineyardsכְּרָמִיםand olive trees,וְזֵיתִיםand fruitמַאֲכָלtreesוְעֵץin abundance;לָרֹבand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand were satisfiedוַיִּשְׂבְּעוּand grew fatוַיַּשְׁמִינוּand delighted themselvesוַיִּתְעַדְּנוּin your greatבְּ הַגָּדוֹלgoodness.טוּבְךָ
But they were rebelliousוַיַּמְרוּand rebelledוַיִּמְרְדוּagainst you,בָּךְand castוַיַּשְׁלִכוּyour lawתּוֹרָתְךָbehindאַחֲרֵיtheir back,גַוָּםand your prophetsוְ נְבִיאֶיךָthey killed,הָרָגוּwhoאֲשֶׁרtestifiedהֵעִידוּagainst themבָםto turn them backלַהֲשִׁיבָםto you;אֵלֶיךָand they committedוַיַּעֲשׂוּgreatגְּדוֹלֹתacts of contempt.נֶאָצוֹת
So you gave themוַתִּתְּנֵםinto the handבְּיַדof their adversaries,צָרֵיהֶםwho distressedוַיָּצֵרוּthem;לָהֶםand in the timeוּבְעֵתof their distressצָרָתָםthey would cry outיִצְעֲקוּto you,אֵלֶיךָand youוְאַתָּהfrom the heavensמִשָּׁמַיִםwould hear,תִּשְׁמָעand according to your manyוּכְ הָרַבִּיםmerciesרַחֲמֶיךָyou would giveתִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםsaviors,מוֹשִׁיעִיםand they would save themוְיוֹשִׁיעוּםfrom the handמִיַּדof their adversaries.צָרֵיהֶם
But when they had restוּכְנוֹחַ לָהֶםthey would againיָשׁוּבוּdoלַעֲשׂוֹתevilרַעbefore you;לְפָנֶיךָand you would abandon themוַתַּעַזְבֵםinto the handבְּיַדof their enemies,אֹיְבֵיהֶםwho dominatedוַיִּרְדּוּthem;בָהֶםand they would turn againוַיָּשׁוּבוּand cry out to you,וַיִּזְעָקוּךָand youוְאַתָּהfrom the heavensמִשָּׁמַיִםwould hearתִּשְׁמַעand deliver themוְתַצִּילֵםaccording to your merciesכְּרַחֲמֶיךָmanyרַבּוֹתtimes.עִתִּים
And you testifiedוַתָּעַדagainst themבָּהֶםto turn them backלַהֲשִׁיבָםto your law;אֶל תּוֹרָתֶךָyet theyוְהֵמָּהacted with arroganceהֵזִידוּand did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּto your commandments,לְמִצְוֺתֶיךָand against your rulesוּבְמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָthey sinned,חָטְאוּ בָםwhich,אֲשֶׁרif a personאָדָםdoes them,יַעֲשֶׂהhe will liveוְחָיָהby them;בָהֶםand they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּa rebelliousסוֹרֶרֶתshoulder,כָתֵףand their neckוְעָרְפָּםthey hardened,הִקְשׁוּand did notוְלֹאlisten.שָׁמֵעוּ
And you were patientוַתִּמְשֹׁךְwith themעֲלֵיהֶםmanyרַבּוֹתyears,שָׁנִיםand testifiedוַתָּעַדagainst themבָּםby your spiritבְּרוּחֲךָthroughבְּיַדyour prophets,נְבִיאֶיךָbut they did notוְלֹאgive ear;הֶאֱזִינוּso you gave themוַתִּתְּנֵםinto the handבְּיַדof the peoplesעַמֵּיof the lands.הָאֲרָצֹת
Yet in your manyוּבְ הָרַבִּיםmerciesרַחֲמֶיךָyou did notלֹאmakeעֲשִׂיתָan end of themם כָּלָהnorוְלֹאabandon them,עֲזַבְתָּםforכִּיa graciousחַנּוּןand mercifulוְרַחוּםElאֵלareyou.אָתָּה
And now,וְעַתָּהour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּthe great,הַגָּדוֹלmighty,הַגִּבּוֹרand fearsomeוְהַנּוֹרָאEl,הָאֵלwho keepsשׁוֹמֵרthe covenantהַבְּרִיתand the loyal love,וְהַחֶסֶדdo not letאַלallכָּלthe hardshipהַתְּלָאָהthatאֲשֶׁרhas found usמְצָאַתְנוּseem littleיִמְעַטbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָfor our kings,לִמְלָכֵינוּfor our officials,לְשָׂרֵינוּfor our priests,וּלְכֹהֲנֵינוּfor our prophets,וְלִנְבִיאֵנוּfor our fathers,וְלַאֲבֹתֵינוּand for allוּלְכָלyour people,עַמֶּךָfrom the daysמִימֵיof the kingsמַלְכֵיof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרuntilעַדthisהַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹם
Yet youוְאַתָּהarerighteousצַדִּיקinעַלallכָּלthatהַhas comeבָּאupon us,עָלֵינוּforכִּיfaithfullyאֱמֶתyou have acted,עָשִׂיתָwhile weוַאֲנַחְנוּhave done wickedly.הִרְשָׁעְנוּ
And our kings,וְ מְלָכֵינוּour officials,שָׂרֵינוּour priests,כֹּהֲנֵינוּand our fathersוַאֲבֹתֵינוּdid notלֹאdoעָשׂוּyour law,תּוֹרָתֶךָnorוְלֹאpay attentionהִקְשִׁיבוּtoאֶלyour commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיךָorוּto your testimoniesלְעֵדְוֺתֶיךָwith whichאֲשֶׁרyou testifiedהַעִידֹתָagainst them.בָּהֶם
And they,וְהֵםin their kingdom,בְּמַלְכוּתָםand in your abundantוּבְ הָרָבgoodnessטוּבְךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou gaveנָתַתָּthem,לָהֶםand in the wideוּבְ הָרְחָבָהand fertileוְהַשְּׁמֵנָהlandאֶרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרyou setנָתַתָּbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםdid notלֹאserve you,עֲבָדוּךָnorוְלֹאturnשָׁבוּfromמִtheir evilהָרָעִיםdeeds.מַּעַלְלֵיהֶם
Look,הִנֵּהweאֲנַחְנוּareslavesעֲבָדִיםtoday;הַיּוֹםand the landוְהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרyou gaveנָתַתָּהto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵינוּto eatלֶאֱכֹלits fruitפִּרְיָהּand its good things,וְ טוּבָהּlook,הִנֵּהweאֲנַחְנוּareslavesעֲבָדִיםon it.עָלֶיהָ
And its produceוּתְבוּאָתָהּincreasesמַרְבָּהfor the kingsלַמְּלָכִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרyou have setנָתַתָּהover usעָלֵינוּbecause of our sins;בְּחַטֹּאותֵינוּand over our bodiesוְעַל גְּוִיֹּתֵינוּthey rule,מֹשְׁלִיםand over our livestock,וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּנוּaccording to their will;כִּרְצוֹנָםand in greatוּבְ גְדוֹלָהdistressצָרָהarewe.”אֲנָחְנוּ
And because ofוּבְallכָלthisזֹאתweאֲנַחְנוּare makingכֹּרְתִיםa firm agreementאֲמָנָהand writing it;וְכֹתְבִיםand onוְעַלwhat was sealedהֶחָתוּםareour officials,שָׂרֵינוּour Levites,לְוִיֵּנוּand our priests.כֹּהֲנֵינוּ