II Chronicles 7

ukhekhallot shelomoh lehitpallel veha'esh yaredah mehashamayim vattokhal ha'olah vehazzevakhim ukhevod Adonai male et-habbayit

When Solomon finished praying, fire descended from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and GOD’s glory filled the House.

velo yakhelu hakkohanim lavo el-bet Adonai ki-male khevod-Adonai et-bet Adonai

The priests could not enter the House of GOD, for GOD’s glory filled the House of GOD.

vekhol bene yisra'el ro'im beredet ha'esh ukhevod Adonai al-habbayit vayyikhre'u appayim artsah al-haritsfah vayyishtakhavu vehodot la-Adonai ki tov ki le'olam khasdo

All the Israelites witnessed the descent of the fire and GOD’s glory on the House; they knelt with their faces to the ground and prostrated themselves, praising GOD, “who is good—and whose steadfast love is eternal.”

vehammelekh vekhol-ha'am zovekhim zevakh lifne Adonai

Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before GOD.

vayyizbakh hammelekh shelomoh et-zevakh habbaqar esrim ushenayim elef vetson me'ah ve'esrim alef vayyakhnekhu et-bet ha'elohim hammelekh vekhol-ha'am

King Solomon offered as sacrifices 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep; thus the king and all the people dedicated the House of God.

vehakkohanim al-mishmerotam omedim vehaleviyyim bikhle-shir Adonai asher asah david hammelekh lehodot la-Adonai ki-le'olam khasdo behallel david beyadam vehakkohanim (mkhtstsrym) [makhtserim] negdam vekhol-yisra'el omedim

The priests stood at their watches; the Levites with the instruments for GOD’s music that King David had made to praise GOD, “whose steadfast love is eternal,” by means of the psalms of David that they knew. The priests opposite them blew trumpets while all Israel were standing.

vayeqaddesh shelomoh et-tokh hekhatser asher lifne vet-Adonai ki-asah sham ha'olot ve'et khelve hashelamim ki-mizbakh hannekhoshet asher asah shelomoh lo yakhol lehakhil et-ha'olah ve'et-hamminkhah ve'et-hakhalavim

Solomon consecrated the center of the court in front of the House of GOD, because he presented there the burnt offerings and the fat parts of the offerings of well-being, since the bronze altar that Solomon had made was not able to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat parts.

vayya'as shelomoh et-hekhag ba'et hahi shivat yamim vekhol-yisra'el immo qahal gadol me'od millevo khamat ad-nakhal mitsrayim

At that time Solomon kept the Feast for seven days—all Israel with him—a great assemblage from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.

vayya'asu bayyom hashemini atsaret ki khanukkat hammizbeakh asu shivat yamim vehekhag shivat yamim

On the eighth day they held a solemn gathering; they observed the dedication of the altar seven days, and the Feast seven days.

uveyom esrim usheloshah lakhodesh hashevi'i shillakh et-ha'am le'oholehem semekhim vetove lev al-hattovah asher asah Adonai ledavid velishlomoh uleyisra'el ammo

On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he dismissed the people to their homes, rejoicing and in good spirits over the goodness that GOD had shown to David and Solomon and the people Israel.

vayekhal shelomoh et-bet Adonai ve'et-bet hammelekh ve'et kol-habba al-lev shelomoh la'asot bevet-Adonai uveveto hitsliakh

Thus Solomon finished building the House of GOD and the royal palace; Solomon succeeded in everything he had set his heart on accomplishing with regard to the House of GOD and his palace.

vayyera Adonai el-shelomoh ballayelah vayyomer lo shamati et-tefillatekha uvakharti bammaqom hazzeh li levet zavakh

GOD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this site as My House of sacrifice.

hen e'etsor hashamayim velo-yihyeh matar vehen-atsavveh al-khagav le'ekhol ha'arets ve'im-ashallakh dever be'ammi

If I shut up the heavens and there is no rain; if I command the locusts to ravage the land; or if I let loose pestilence against My people,

veyikkane'u ammi asher niqra-shemi alehem veyitpallu vivaqshu fanay veyashuvu middarkhehem hara'im va'ani eshma min-hashamayim ve'eslakh lekhattatam ve'erpa et-artsam

when My people, who bear My name, humble themselves, pray, and seek My favor and turn from their evil ways, I will hear in My heavenly abode and forgive their sins and heal their land.

attah enay yihyu fetukhot ve'oznay qashuvot litfillat hammaqom hazzeh

Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers from this place.

ve'attah bakharti vehiqdashti et-habbayit hazzeh lihyot-shemi sham ad-olam vehayu enay velibbi sham kol-hayyamim

And now I have chosen and consecrated this House that My name be there forever. My eyes and My heart shall always be there.

ve'attah im-telekh lefanay ka'asher halakh david avikha vela'asot kekhol asher tsivvitikha vekhuqqay umishpatay tishmor

As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked before Me, doing all that I have commanded you, keeping My laws and rules,

vahaqimoti et kisse malkhutekha ka'asher karatti ledavid avikha lemor lo-yikkaret lekha ish moshel beyisra'el

then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, in accordance with the Covenant I made with your father David, saying, ‘You shall never lack a descendant ruling over Israel.’

ve'im-teshuvun attem va'azavtem khuqqotay umitsvotay asher natatti lifnekhem vahalakhtem va'avadtem elohim akherim vehishtakhavitem lahem

But if you turn away from Me and forsake My laws and commandments that I set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,

unetashtim me'al admati asher natatti lahem ve'et-habbayit hazzeh asher hiqdashti lishmi ashlikh me'al panay ve'ettenennu lemashal velishninah bekhol-ha'ammim

then I will uproot Israel from My land that I gave them, and this House that I consecrated to My name I shall cast out of my sight, and make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

vehabbayit hazzeh asher hayah elyon lekhol-over alayw yishom ve'amar bammeh asah Adonai kakhah la'arets hazzot velabbayit hazzeh

And as for this House, once so exalted, everyone passing by it shall be appalled and say, ‘Why did GOD do thus to this land and to this House?’

ve'ameru al asher azevu et-Adonai elohe avotehem asher hotsi'am me'erets mitsrayim vayyakhaziqu belohim akherim vayyishtakhavu lahem vayya'avdum al-ken hevi alehem et kol-hara'ah hazzot

And the reply will be, ‘It is because they forsook the ETERNAL God of their ancestors who freed them from the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore all this calamity was brought upon them.’”