1 Samuel 12 - MAM, English, with Hebrew phrasing

	שמואל א 12		1 Samuel 12
	¹וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ [3] Pashta אֶל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef הִנֵּה֙ [3] Pashta שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי בְקֹֽלְכֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם [2] Tip'cha לִ֑י [1] Etnachta וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha מֶֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq		¹And Samuel said [3] to all Israel, [2] “Behold, [3] I have listened to your voice, [2] to all that you have said [2] to me; [1] and I have made king over you [2] a king. [1]
	²וְעַתָּ֞ה [4] Gershayim הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ׀ [4] Legarmeh מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם [3] Revi'i וַֽאֲנִי֙ [3] Pashta זָקַ֣נְתִּי וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי [2] Zaqef וּבָנַ֖י [2] Tip'cha הִנָּ֣ם אִתְּכֶ֑ם [1] Etnachta וַֽאֲנִי֙ [3] Pashta הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef מִנְּעֻרַ֖י [2] Tip'cha עַד־הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ [1] Silluq		²And now [4] behold, the king [4] walks before you, [3] and I, [3] I am old and I am grey-haired, [2] and my sons [2] behold, they are with you; [1] and I, [3] I have walked before you [2] from my youth [2] up to this day. [1]
	³הִנְנִ֣י עֲנ֣וּ בִי֩ נֶ֨גֶד יְהֹוָ֜ה [4] Geresh וְנֶ֣גֶד מְשִׁיח֗וֹ [3] Revi'i אֶת־שׁוֹר֩ ׀ מִ֨י לָקַ֜חְתִּי [4] Geresh וַחֲמ֧וֹר מִ֣י לָקַ֗חְתִּי [3] Revi'i וְאֶת־מִ֤י עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙ [3 3] Pashta אֶת־מִ֣י רַצּ֔וֹתִי [2] Zaqef וּמִיַּד־מִי֙ [3] Pashta לָקַ֣חְתִּי כֹ֔פֶר [2] Zaqef וְאַעְלִ֥ים עֵינַ֖י [2] Tip'cha בּ֑וֹ [1] Etnachta וְאָשִׁ֖יב [2] Tip'cha לָכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		³Here I am. Testify against me before the LORD [4] and before his anointed. [3] Whose ox have I taken [4] or whose donkey have I taken? [3] Or whom have I defrauded? [3 3] Whom have I oppressed? [2] Or from whose hand [3] have I taken a bribe, [2] that I would hide my eyes [2] by it? [1] And I will restore it [2] to you.” [1]
	⁴וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ [2] Zaqef לֹ֥א עֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ [2] Tip'cha וְלֹ֣א רַצּוֹתָ֑נוּ [1] Etnachta וְלֹא־לָקַ֥חְתָּ מִיַּד־אִ֖ישׁ [2] Tip'cha מְאֽוּמָה׃ [1] Silluq		⁴And they said, [2] “You have not defrauded us [2] and you have not oppressed us; [1] nor have you taken from the hand of anyone [2] anything.” [1]
	⁵וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם [4] Geresh עֵ֧ד יְהֹוָ֣ה בָּכֶ֗ם [3] Revi'i וְעֵ֤ד מְשִׁיחוֹ֙ [3] Pashta הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה [2] Zaqef כִּ֣י לֹ֧א מְצָאתֶ֛ם [3] Tevir בְּיָדִ֖י [2] Tip'cha מְא֑וּמָה [1] Etnachta וַיֹּ֖אמֶר [2] Tip'cha עֵֽד׃ [1] Silluq פ		⁵And he said to them, [4] “The LORD is a witness against you, [3] and his anointed is a witness [3] this day, [2] that you have not found [3] in my hand [2] anything.” [1] And they said, [2] “He is witness.” [1] ¶
	⁶וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל [2] Tip'cha אֶל־הָעָ֑ם [1] Etnachta יְהֹוָ֗ה [3] Revi'i אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ [3] Pashta אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֔ן [2] Zaqef וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלָ֛ה [3] Tevir אֶת־אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ [1] Silluq		⁶And Samuel said [2] to the people, [1] “It is the LORD [3] who appointed [3] Moses and Aaron, [2] and who brought up [3] your fathers [2] from the land of Egypt. [1]
	⁷וְעַתָּ֗ה [3] Revi'i הִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ [3] Tevir וְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה [1] Etnachta אֵ֚ת [3] Yetiv כׇּל־צִדְק֣וֹת יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha וְאֶת־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		⁷Now therefore [3] present yourselves [3] that I may plead with you [2] before the LORD; [1] --- [3] all the righteous acts of the LORD [2] which he did with you [2] and with your fathers. [1]
	⁸כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב [2] Tip'cha מִצְרָ֑יִם [1] Etnachta וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ [3] Pashta אֶל־יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהֹוָ֜ה [4] Geresh אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֗ן [3] Revi'i וַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּ אֶת־אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ [3] Pashta מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם [2] Zaqef וַיֹּשִׁב֖וּם [2] Tip'cha בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ [1] Silluq		⁸“When Jacob went [2] to Egypt; [1] and your fathers cried out [3] to the LORD, [2] then the LORD sent [4] Moses and Aaron, [3] and they brought out your fathers [3] from Egypt, [2] and they had them dwell [2] in this place. [1]
	⁹וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ [2] Tip'cha אֶת־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם [1] Etnachta וַיִּמְכֹּ֣ר אֹתָ֡ם [4] Pazer בְּיַ֣ד סִֽיסְרָא֩ שַׂר־צְבָ֨א חָצ֜וֹר [4] Geresh וּבְיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים [3] Revi'i וּבְיַד֙ [3] Pashta מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֔ב [2] Zaqef וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ [2] Tip'cha בָּֽם׃ [1] Silluq		⁹“But they forgot [2] the LORD their God; [1] and he sold them [4] into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, [4] and into the hand of the Philistines, [3] and into the hand [3] of the king of Moab, [2] and they fought [2] against them. [1]
	¹⁰וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ אֶל־יְהֹוָה֙ [3] Pashta ויאמר *וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ חָטָ֔אנוּ [2] Zaqef כִּ֤י עָזַ֙בְנוּ֙ [3 3] Pashta אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־הַבְּעָלִ֖ים [2] Tip'cha וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת [1] Etnachta וְעַתָּ֗ה [3] Revi'i הַצִּילֵ֛נוּ [3] Tevir מִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ [2] Tip'cha וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁰And they cried out to the LORD [3] and they said, ‘We have sinned, [2] because we have forsaken [3 3] the LORD, [2] and we have served the Baals [2] and the Ashtaroth; [1] but now [3] deliver us [3] from the hand of our enemies, [2] and we will serve you.’ [1]
	¹¹וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהֹוָה֙ [3] Pashta אֶת־יְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְאֶת־בְּדָ֔ן [2] Zaqef וְאֶת־יִפְתָּ֖ח [2] Tip'cha וְאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל [1] Etnachta וַיַּצֵּ֨ל אֶתְכֶ֜ם [4] Geresh מִיַּ֤ד אֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙ [3] Pashta מִסָּבִ֔יב [2] Zaqef וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ [2] Tip'cha בֶּֽטַח׃ [1] Silluq		¹¹And the LORD sent [3] Jerubbaal and Bedan, [2] and Jephthah [2] and Samuel; [1] and he delivered you [4] from the hand of your enemies [3] on every side, [2] and you dwelt [2] in safety. [1]
	¹²וַתִּרְא֗וּ [3] Revi'i כִּֽי־נָחָ֞שׁ [4] Gershayim מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֮ [3] Zarqa בָּ֣א עֲלֵיכֶם֒ [2] Segol וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י [2] Zaqef לֹ֕א [2] ZaqefG כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ [2] Tip'cha יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ [1] Etnachta וַיהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		¹²“When you saw [3] that Nahash [4] the king of the children of Ammon [3] was coming against you, [2] you said to me, [2] ‘No, [2] but a king, [2] he shall reign over us;’ [1] when the LORD your God [2] was your king. [1]
	¹³וְעַתָּ֗ה [3] Revi'i הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ [3] Tevir אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם [2] Tip'cha אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם [1] Etnachta וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה [3] Tevir עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha מֶֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq		¹³So now [3] behold the king [3] whom you have chosen, [2] whom you asked for; [1] and behold, the LORD has set [3] over you [2] a king. [1]
	¹⁴אִם־תִּֽירְא֣וּ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֗ה [3] Revi'i וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ [3] Pashta וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם בְּקוֹל֔וֹ [2] Zaqef וְלֹ֥א תַמְר֖וּ [2] Tip'cha אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה [1] Etnachta וִהְיִתֶ֣ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֗ם [3] Revi'i וְגַם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ [3 3] Pashta אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָלַ֣ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef אַחַ֖ר [2] Tip'cha יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁴If you will fear the LORD [3] and you will serve him [3] and you will listen to his voice, [2] and you will not rebel against [2] the mouth of the LORD; [1] then you will be, both you [3] and also the king [3 3] who has become king over you, [2] following [2] the LORD your God. [1]
	¹⁵וְאִם־לֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ [3] Pashta בְּק֣וֹל יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה [1] Etnachta וְהָיְתָ֧ה יַד־יְהֹוָ֛ה [3] Tevir בָּכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁵But if you will not listen [3] to the voice of the LORD, [2] and you rebel against [2] the mouth of the LORD; [1] then the hand of the LORD will be [3] against you, [2] and against your fathers. [1]
	¹⁶גַּם־עַתָּה֙ [3] Pashta הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ וּרְא֔וּ [2] Zaqef אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּד֖וֹל [2] Tip'cha הַזֶּ֑ה [1] Etnachta אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef עֹשֶׂ֖ה [2] Tip'cha לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁶“Also now [3] stand and see [2] the great thing [2] this; [1] which the LORD [2] is about to do [2] before your eyes. [1]
	¹⁷הֲל֤וֹא קְצִיר־חִטִּים֙ [3] Pashta הַיּ֔וֹם [2] Zaqef אֶקְרָא֙ [3] Pashta אֶל־יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef וְיִתֵּ֥ן קֹל֖וֹת [2] Tip'cha וּמָטָ֑ר [1] Etnachta וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֗וּ [3] Revi'i כִּֽי־רָעַתְכֶ֤ם רַבָּה֙ [3] Pashta אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ [3] Pashta בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef לִשְׁא֥וֹל לָכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha מֶֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq ס		¹⁷Is it not the harvest of wheat [3] today? [2] I will call out [3] to the LORD, [2] and he will send thunder [2] and rain; [1] and know and see [3] that your evil is great [3] which you have done [3] in the eyes of the LORD, [2] by asking for yourselves [2] a king.” [1] §
	¹⁸וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוּאֵל֙ [3] Pashta אֶל־יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה [3] Tevir קֹלֹ֥ת וּמָטָ֖ר [2] Tip'cha בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא [1] Etnachta וַיִּירָ֨א כׇל־הָעָ֥ם מְאֹ֛ד [3] Tevir אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha וְאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁸So Samuel called out [3] to the LORD, [2] and the LORD sent [3] thunder and rain [2] on that day; [1] and all the people greatly feared [3] the LORD [2] and Samuel. [1]
	¹⁹וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ כׇל־הָעָ֜ם [4] Geresh אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל [3] Revi'i הִתְפַּלֵּ֧ל בְּעַד־עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ [3] Tevir אֶל־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ [2] Tip'cha וְאַל־נָמ֑וּת [1] Etnachta כִּֽי־יָסַ֤פְנוּ עַל־כׇּל־חַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙ [3 3] Pashta רָעָ֔ה [2] Zaqef לִשְׁאֹ֥ל לָ֖נוּ [2] Tip'cha מֶֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁹And all the people said [4] to Samuel, [3] “Pray for your servants [3] to the LORD your God, [2] that we will not die; [1] for we have added to all our sins [3 3] an evil thing, [2] by asking for ourselves [2] a king.” [1]
	²⁰וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־הָעָם֙ [3] Pashta אַל־תִּירָ֔אוּ [2] Zaqef אַתֶּ֣ם עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הָרָעָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha הַזֹּ֑את [1] Etnachta אַ֗ךְ [3] Revi'i אַל־תָּס֙וּרוּ֙ [3 3] Pashta מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha בְּכׇל־לְבַבְכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		²⁰And Samuel said to the people, [3] “Don’t be afraid. [2] You, indeed you have done [2] all the evil [2] this; [1] but just [3] do not turn aside [3 3] from following the LORD, [2] and serve the LORD [2] with all your heart. [1]
	²¹וְלֹ֖א [2] Tip'cha תָּס֑וּרוּ [1] Etnachta כִּ֣י ׀ [4] Legarmeh אַחֲרֵ֣י הַתֹּ֗הוּ [3] Revi'i אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יוֹעִ֛ילוּ [3] Tevir וְלֹ֥א יַצִּ֖ילוּ [2] Tip'cha כִּי־תֹ֥הוּ הֵֽמָּה׃ [1] Silluq		²¹And do not [2] turn aside, [1] to [4] go after vain things [3] which will be no benefit [3] and will not deliver, [2] for they are emptiness. [1]
	²²כִּ֠י [4] TelishaG לֹֽא־יִטֹּ֤שׁ יְהֹוָה֙ [3] Pashta אֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ [2] Zaqef בַּעֲב֖וּר [2] Tip'cha שְׁמ֣וֹ הַגָּד֑וֹל [1] Etnachta כִּ֚י [3] Yetiv הוֹאִ֣יל יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֶתְכֶ֛ם [3] Tevir ל֖וֹ [2] Tip'cha לְעָֽם׃ [1] Silluq		²²For [4] the LORD will not abandon [3] his people, [2] because of [2] his great name; [1] for [3] it was the LORD's own choice [2] to make you [3] for himself [2] a people. [1]
	²³גַּ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י [3] Revi'i חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי֙ [3] Pashta מֵחֲטֹ֣א לַיהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef מֵחֲדֹ֖ל [2] Tip'cha לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעַדְכֶ֑ם [1] Etnachta וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ [1] Silluq		²³I also, [3] far be it from me [3] that I should sin against the LORD, [2] by ceasing [2] to pray for you; [1] but I will instruct you [2] in the way of the good [2] and the upright. [1]
	²⁴אַ֣ךְ ׀ [4] Legarmeh יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֗ה [3] Revi'i וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹת֛וֹ [3] Tevir בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת [2] Tip'cha בְּכׇל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם [1] Etnachta כִּ֣י רְא֔וּ [2] Zaqef אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִגְדִּ֖ל [2] Tip'cha עִמָּכֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		²⁴Only [4] fear the LORD [3] and serve him [3] in faithfulness, [2] with all your heart; [1] for consider [2] what great things he has done [2] for you. [1]
	²⁵וְאִם־הָרֵ֖עַ [2] Tip'cha תָּרֵ֑עוּ [1] Etnachta גַּם־אַתֶּ֥ם גַּֽם־מַלְכְּכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha תִּסָּפֽוּ׃ [1] Silluq פ		²⁵But if still [2] you do evil; [1] both you and your king, [2] you will be swept away.” [1] ¶
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