21
Then I
proclaimed a
fast there, at the
river of
Ahava, that we might
afflict ourselves
before our
God, to
seek of him a
right way for us, and for our little
ones, and for all our
substance.
tw{N;[.tih.l a'w]h;a r'h'N;h -l;[ ~w{c ~'v a'r.q,a'w ? h'r'v.y .$,r,D .WN,Mim veQ;b.l .Wnyeh{l/a yen.pil ? .Wnev.Wk.r -l'k.l.W .WneP;j.l.W .Wn'l
22
For I was
ashamed to
require of the
king a band of
soldiers and
horsemen to
help us against the
enemy in the
way: because we had
spoken unto the
king, saying, The
hand of our
God is upon all them for
good that
seek him; but his
power and his
wrath is against all them that
forsake him.
~yiv'r'p.W lIy;x .$,l,M;h -nim lw{a.vil yiT.v{b yiK ? .$,l,M;l .Wn.r;m'a -yiK .$,r'D;B beyw{aem .Wner.z'[.l ? wy'v.q;b.m -l'K -l;[ .Wnyeh{l/a -d;y r{mael ? wy'b.z{[ -l'K l;[ w{P;a.w w{ZU[.w h'bw{j.l
23
So we
fasted and
besought our
God for this: and he was
intreated of us.
ret'[eY;w ta{z -l;[ .Wnyeh{l/aem h'v.q;b.N;w h'm.Wc'N;w ? .Wn'l