32
"Now therefore, our
God, the
great, the
mighty, and the
awesome God, who
keeps covenant and
lovingkindness, Do not let
all the
hardship seem insignificant before You,
Which has
come upon us, our
kings, our
princes, our
priests, our
prophets, our
fathers and on
all Your
people, From the
days of the
kings of
Assyria to
this day.
a'rw{N;h.w rw{BiG;h lw{d'G;h lea'h .Wnyeh{l/a h'T;[.w ? '$y,n'p.l j;[.mIy -l;a d,s,x;h.w tyir.B;h remw{v ? .Wnyek'l.mil .Wn.t;a'c.m -r,v]a h'a'l.T;h -l'K tea ? .Wnyet{b]a;l.w .Wneayib.nil.w .Wnyen]h{k.l.W .Wnyer'f.l ? ~w{Y;h d;[ r.WV;a yek.l;m yemyim '$,M;[ -l'k.l.W ? h,Z;h
33
"However, You are
just in
all that has
come upon us; For You have
dealt faithfully, but we have
acted wickedly.
t,m/a -yiK .Wnyel'[ a'B;h -l'K l;[ qyiD;c h'T;a.w ? .Wn.['v.rih .Wn.x;n]a;w 'tyif'[
34
"For our
kings, our
leaders, our
priests and our
fathers have not
kept Your
law Or
paid attention to Your
commandments and Your
admonitions with
which You have
admonished them.
.Wnyet{b]a;w .Wnyen]h{K .Wnyer'f .Wnyek'l.m -t,a.w ? '$y,t{w.cim -l,a .Wbyiv.qih a{l.w '$,t'rw{T .Wf'[ a{l ? ~,h'B 't{dyi[;h r,v]a '$y,t{w.de[.l.W
35
"But they, in their own
kingdom, With Your
great goodness which You
gave them, With the
broad and
rich land which You
set before them, Did not
serve You or
turn from their
evil deeds.
'T;t'n -r,v]a b'r'h '$.b.Wj.b.W ~'t.Wk.l;m.B ~eh.w ? 'T;t'n -r,v]a h'nem.V;h.w h'b'x.r'h #,r,a.b.W ~,h'l ? ~,hyel.l;[;Mim .Wb'v -a{l.w '$.Wd'b][ a{l ~,hyen.pil ? ~yi['r'h
36
"Behold, we are
slaves today, And as to the
land which You
gave to our
fathers to
eat of its
fruit and its
bounty,
Behold, we are
slaves in it.
h'T;t'n -r,v]a #,r'a'h.w ~yid'b][ ~w{Y;h .Wn.x;n]a heNih ? H'b.Wj -t,a.w H'y.riP -t,a l{k/a,l .Wnyet{b]a;l ? 'hy,l'[ ~yid'b][ .Wn.x;n]a heNih
37
"Its
abundant produce is for the
kings Whom You have
set over us because of our
sins; They also
rule over our
bodies And over our
cattle as they
please, So we are in
great distress.
.Wnyel'[ h'T;t'n -r,v]a ~yik'l.M;l h'B.r;m H't'a.Wb.t.W ? .WneT.m,h.bib.W ~yil.v{m .Wnyet{Yiw.G l;[.w .Wnyetwa{J;x.B ? @ .Wn.x'n]a h'lw{d.g h'r'c.b.W ~'nw{c.riK