
TORAH
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I - Chapter 13
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1a man of Hashem arrived at Beit El from Yehuda at the command of Hashem. While Yerovam was standing on the altar to present the offering, the man of Hashem, at the command of Hashem, cried out against the altar:
v'-hi-NAY eesh e-lo-HEEM ba mee-hu-DAH bid-VAR a-do-NAI el bayt ayl v'-ya-rov-AM o-MAYD al ha-miz-BAY-akh l'-hak-TEER
אוְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אִ֣ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֗ים בָּ֧א מִיהוּדָ֛ה בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְיָרׇבְעָ֛ם עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃
13:1 A man of Hashem arrived at Beit El from Yehuda

Ariel view of Beit El
Beit El is a spiritually significant location mentioned several times in the Bible. Avraham first calls out in the name of Hashem to the east of Beit El (Genesis 12:8), and this is also where Yaakov awakes from his dream and declares “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the abode of God, and that is the gateway to heaven” (Genesis 28:17). Beit El is also chosen as a place of worship and prayer during the era of the judges (Judges 20:26). Therefore, it is not surprising that King Yerovam chooses Beit El as the location in which to erect his alternate altar to God. In spite of Beit El’s holiness, though, the Beit Hamikdash in Yerushalayim is the only place where the Children of Israel are permitted to offer sacrifices. Though Hashem had ordained that Shlomo’s kingdom would be split, He did not intend to diminish the centrality of Yerushalayim and the Temple. Therefore, what Yerovam does is a grave sin which causes others to sin as well. Hashem sends a prophet to proclaim that Yerovam will lose the kingdom and his altar will be destroyed. As recorded in Sefer Melachim II 23, the righteous King of the house of David, Yoshiyahu, destroys the altar in fulfilment of this prophecy.
2“O altar, altar! Thus said Hashem: A son shall be born to the House of David, Yoshiyahu by name; and he shall slaughter upon you the Kohanim of the shrines who bring offerings upon you. And human bones shall be burned upon you.”
vai-YIK-ra al ha-miz-BAY-akh bi-D'var a-do-NAI, vai-YO-mer: miz-BAY-akh miz-BAY-akh KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI, hi-NEH VEN no-LAD l'-VEIT da-VID yo-shi-YA-hu SHE-mo, v'-za-VAKH a-LE-kha et-ko-ha-NAY ha-ba-MOT ha-mak-ti-REEM a-LE-kha, v'-atz-MOT a-DAM yis-re-FU a-LE-kha.
בוַיִּקְרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ מִזְבֵּ֣חַ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה הִנֵּה־בֵ֞ן נוֹלָ֤ד לְבֵית־דָּוִד֙ יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הֽוּ שְׁמ֔וֹ וְזָבַ֣ח עָלֶ֗יךָ אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֤י הַבָּמוֹת֙ הַמַּקְטִרִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ וְעַצְמ֥וֹת אָדָ֖ם יִשְׂרְפ֥וּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃
3He gave a portent on that day, saying, “Here is the portent that Hashem has decreed: This altar shall break apart, and the ashes on it shall be spilled.”
v'-na-TAN ba-YOM ha-HU mo-FAYT lay-MOR: ZEH ha-mo-FAYT a-SHER di-BER a-do-NAI, hi-NEH ha-miz-BAY-akh nik-RA v'-nish-PAKH ha-DE-shen a-SHER a-LAV
גוְנָתַן֩ בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֤וּא מוֹפֵת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֣ה הַמּוֹפֵ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ נִקְרָ֔ע וְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְ הַדֶּ֥שֶׁן אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃
4When the king heard what the man of Hashem had proclaimed against the altar in Beit El, Yerovam stretched out his arm above the altar and cried, “Seize him!” But the arm that he stretched out against him became rigid, and he could not draw it back.
vai-HI khi-SH'-mo-a ha-ME-lekh et d'-VAR ish-ha-e-lo-HEEM a-SHER ka-RA al ha-miz-BAY-akh b'-beit-EL, va-yish-LAKH ya-rov-AM et ya-DO me-al ha-miz-BAY-akh lay-MOR: tiF-su-HU, va-ti-VAsh ya-DO a-SHER sha-LAKH a-LAV, v'-LO ya-KHOL la-ha-SHI-va-HA e-LAV.
דוַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יָרׇבְעָ֧ם אֶת־יָד֛וֹ מֵעַ֥ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֣ר ׀ תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ יָדוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֣ח עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ל לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֵלָֽיו׃
5The altar broke apart and its ashes were spilled—the very portent that the man of Hashem had announced at Hashem's command.
v'-ha-miZ-BAY-akh nik-RA va-yi-SHA-fekh ha-DE-shen min ha-miZ-BAY-akh ka-mo-FET a-SHER na-TAN eesh ha-e-lo-HEEM bi-d'-VAR a-do-NAI
הוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ נִקְרָ֔ע וַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְ הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן מִן־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כַּמּוֹפֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהֹוָֽה׃
6Then the king spoke up and said to the man of Hashem, “Please entreat Hashem your God and pray for me that I may be able to draw back my arm.” The man of Hashem entreated Hashem and the king was able to draw his arm back; it became as it was before.
vai-YA-an ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer el EESH ha-e-lo-HEEM, khal-NA et p'-NAY a-do-NAI e-lo-HE-kha, v'-hit-pa-LAYL ba-a-DEE, va-ta-SHOV ya-DEE e-LAV, vai-KHAL EESH ha-e-lo-HEEM et p'-NAY a-do-NAI, va-TA-shov yad ha-ME-lekh e-LAV, va-TE-hee k'-va-REE-sho-NAH.
ווַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים חַל־נָ֞א אֶת־פְּנֵ֨י יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעֲדִ֔י וְתָשֹׁ֥ב יָדִ֖י אֵלָ֑י וַיְחַ֤ל אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה וַתָּ֤שׇׁב יַד־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַתְּהִ֖י כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃
7The king said to the man of Hashem, “Come with me to my house and have some refreshment; and I shall give you a gift.”
vai-da-BAYR ha-ME-lekh el-ish ha-e-lo-HEEM bo-AH i-TI ha-ba-YE-ta u-se-A-da, v'-e-T'-NAH le-KHA ma-TAT
זוַיְדַבֵּ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים בֹּֽאָה־אִתִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יְתָה וּֽסְעָ֑דָה וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לְךָ֖ מַתָּֽת׃
8But the man of Hashem replied to the king, “Even if you give me half your wealth, I will not go in with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place;
vai-YO-mer eesh ha-e-lo-HEEM el ha-ME-lekh: im ti-TEN lee et-kha-TZI v'-TE-kha, lo a-VO i-MAKH, v'-lo o-KHAL LE-khem, v'-lo es-TEH MA-yim ba-ma-KOM ha-ZEH.
חוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי֙ אֶת־חֲצִ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ לֹ֥א אָבֹ֖א עִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹא־אֹ֤כַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּ֔יִם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
9for so I was commanded by the word of Hashem: You shall eat no bread and drink no water, nor shall you go back by the road by which you came.”
ki-KHEN tzi-VAH o-TEE bi-D'var a-do-NAI lay-MOR: lo-to-KHAL le-KHEM v'-lo tish-TEH-MA-yim, v'-lo ta-SHU-v ba-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-LAKH-ta.
טכִּי־כֵ֣ן ׀ צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהֹוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־תֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א תָשׁ֔וּב בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃
10So he left by another road and did not go back by the road on which he had come to Beit El.
vai-YAY-lekh b'-DE-rekh a-KHER v'-lo-SHAV ba-DE-rekh a-SHER BAH el bAYT-AYL.
יוַיֵּ֖לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אַחֵ֑ר וְלֹא־שָׁ֣ב בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בָּ֥א בָ֖הּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃
11There was an old Navi living in Beit El; and his sons came and told him all the things that the man of Hashem had done that day in Beit El [and] the words that he had spoken to the king. When they told it to their father,
v'-na-VEE e-KHAD za-KEN yo-SHEV b'-beit-EL va-YA-VO b'-NO va-y'-sa-PEHR-lo et-KOL ha-ma-a-SEH a-SHER a-SAH eesh-ha-e-lo-HEEM ha-YOM b'-beit-EL et ha-d'-va-REEM a-SHER di-BER el ha-ME-lekh va-y'-sa-peh-ROO-lam la-a-vee-HEM
יאוְנָבִ֤יא אֶחָד֙ זָקֵ֔ן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַיָּב֣וֹא בְנ֡וֹ וַיְסַפֶּר־ל֣וֹ אֶת־כׇּל־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֩ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ הַיּ֜וֹם בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם לַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃
12their father said to them, “Which road did he leave by?” His sons had seen the road taken by the man of Hashem who had come from Yehuda.
vai-da-BAYR a-LAY-HEM a-vee-HEM ay-ZEH ha-DE-rekh ha-LAKH va-yir-U va-NAV et ha-DE-rekh a-SHER ha-LAKH eesh ha-e-lo-HEEM a-SHER-BA mi-YE-hu-DAH
יבוַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם אֵי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ הָלָ֑ךְ וַיִּרְא֣וּ בָנָ֗יו אֶת־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלַךְ֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א מִיהוּדָֽה׃
13“Saddle the ass for me,” he said to his sons. They saddled the ass for him, and he mounted it
vai-YO-mer el ba-NAV, khiv-SHU-li ha-kha-MOR, va-yakh-B'-shu-lo ha-kha-MOR, va-yir-KAV a-LA-yov
יגוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־בָּנָ֔יו חִבְשׁוּ־לִ֖י הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַיִּרְכַּ֖ב עָלָֽיו׃
14and rode after the man of Hashem. He came upon him sitting under a terebinth and said to him, “Are you the man of Hashem who came from Yehuda?” “Yes, I am,” he answered.
vai-YAY-lekh a-kha-RAY eesh ha-e-lo-HEEM, vai-yim-TZA-yAY-hu yo-SHAYV ta-KHAT ha-e-LAH, vai-YO-mer ay-LAH-v, ha-a-TAH eesh-ha-e-lo-HEEM a-SHER ba-A-ta mi-Y'-hu-DA, vai-YO-mer a-NEE
ידוַיֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּ יֹשֵׁ֖ב תַּ֣חַת הָאֵלָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו הַאַתָּ֧ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ מִיהוּדָ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽנִי׃
15“Come home with me,” he said, “and have something to eat.”
vai-YO-mer e-LAV lekh i-TI ha-ba-YE-ta, ve-e-KHOL la-KHEM
טווַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו לֵ֥ךְ אִתִּ֖י הַבָּ֑יְתָה וֶאֱכֹ֖ל לָֽחֶם׃
16He replied, “I may not go back with you and enter your home; and I may not eat bread or drink water in this place;
vai-YO-mer, lo u-KHAL la-SHU-v i-TAKH v'-la-VO i-TAKH, v'-LO-o-KHAL LE-khem, v'-LO-ESH-teh i-T'-KHA ma-YIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZEH
טזוַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֥א אוּכַ֛ל לָשׁ֥וּב אִתָּ֖ךְ וְלָב֣וֹא אִתָּ֑ךְ וְלֹא־אֹ֣כַל לֶ֗חֶם וְלֹֽא־אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה אִתְּךָ֙ מַ֔יִם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
17the order I received by the word of Hashem was: You shall not eat bread or drink water there; nor shall you return by the road on which you came.”
ki-DA-var e-LAI bi-D'var a-do-NAI lo-to-KHAL le-KHEM v'-lo-tish-TE shaM ma-YIM lo-ta-SHU-v la-LE-khet ba-DE-rekh a-SHER-ha-LAKH-ta baH
יזכִּֽי־דָבָ֤ר אֵלַי֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה לֹא־תֹאכַ֣ל לֶ֔חֶם וְלֹא־תִשְׁתֶּ֥ה שָׁ֖ם מָ֑יִם לֹא־תָשׁ֣וּב לָלֶ֔כֶת בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥כְתָּ בָּֽהּ׃
18“I am a Navi, too,” said the other, “and an angel said to me by command of Hashem: Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.” He was lying to him.
vai-YO-mer LO gam a-NEE na-VEE ka-MO-kha u-mal-akh di-BER e-LAI bi-D'VAR a-do-NAI lay-MOR ha-shi-VE-hu it-KHA el b'-TE-kha v'-yo-KHAL LE-khem v'-yesh-TET ma-YIM ki-KHESH LO
יחוַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ גַּם־אֲנִ֣י נָבִיא֮ כָּמ֒וֹךָ֒ וּמַלְאָ֡ךְ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלַי֩ בִּדְבַ֨ר יְהֹוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּ אִתְּךָ֙ אֶל־בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְיֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְיֵ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִם כִּחֵ֖שׁ לֽוֹ׃
19So he went back with him, and he ate bread and drank water in his house.
vai-YA-shov i-TO va-YO-khal LE-khem b'-VEE-to va-YESH-t'-MA-yim
יטוַיָּ֣שׇׁב אִתּ֗וֹ וַיֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶם בְּבֵית֖וֹ וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ מָֽיִם׃
20While they were sitting at the table, the word of Hashem came to the Navi who had brought him back.
vai-HI, HEM yo-SHE-vim el ha-shul-KHAN, va-YA-hee, d'-var a-do-NAI el ha-na-VEE a-SHER he-SHEE-vo.
כוַיְהִ֕י הֵ֥ם יֹֽשְׁבִ֖ים אֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־הַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃
21He cried out to the man of Hashem who had come from Yehuda: “Thus said Hashem: Because you have flouted the word of Hashem and have not observed what Hashem your God commanded you,
vai-yik-RA el-ish ha-e-lo-HEEM a-SHER-BA mi-Y'-hu-DAH lay-MOR: KO a-MAR a-do-NAI, YA-an KEE ma-REE-ta PEE a-do-NAI, v'-LO sha-MAR-ta et ha-mitz-VAH a-SHER tzi-VEE-kha a-do-NAI e-lo-HE-kha.
כאוַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤א מִֽיהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה יַ֗עַן כִּ֤י מָרִ֙יתָ֙ פִּ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה וְלֹ֤א שָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוְּךָ֖ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃
22but have gone back and eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which He said to you, ‘Do not eat bread or drink water [there],' your corpse shall not come to the grave of your fathers.”
va-TA-shov va-TO-khal LE-khem va-TE-sh'-tem MA-yim ba-ma-KOM a-SHER di-BER e-LE-kha al TO-khal LE-khem v'-al TE-sh'-tem MA-yim lo-ta-VO niv-la-TE-kha el-KE-ver a-vo-TE-kha
כבוַתָּ֗שׇׁב וַתֹּ֤אכַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּ מַ֔יִם בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל־תֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְאַל־תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִם לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא נִבְלָתְךָ֖ אֶל־קֶ֥בֶר אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
23After he had eaten bread and had drunk, he saddled the ass for him—for the Navi whom he had brought back.
vai-HI a-kha-RAY a-kh'-LO le-KHEM v'-a-kha-RAY sh'-TO-to, va-ya-kha-BOSH-lo ha-kha-MOR la-na-VEE a-SHER he-SHEE-vo
כגוַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵ֛י אׇכְל֥וֹ לֶ֖חֶם וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ וַיַּחֲבׇשׁ־ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר לַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃
24He set out, and a lion came upon him on the road and killed him. His corpse lay on the road, with the ass standing beside it, and the lion also standing beside the corpse.
vai-YAY-lekh vai-yim-TZA-ehu ar-YAY ba-DE-rekh vai-y'-mi-TE-hu va-TE-hee niv-LA-to mu-SHE-le-khet ba-DE-rekh v'-ha-KHA-mor o-MED etz-LAH v'-ha-ar-YAY o-MED ET-zel ha-ne-VE-la
כדוַיֵּ֕לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּ אַרְיֵ֛ה בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַתְּהִ֤י נִבְלָתוֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהַֽחֲמוֹר֙ עֹמֵ֣ד אֶצְלָ֔הּ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֥צֶל הַנְּבֵלָֽה׃
25Some men who passed by saw the corpse lying on the road and the lion standing beside the corpse; they went and told it in the town where the old Navi lived.
v'-hi-NEH a-na-SHEEM o-ve-REEM va-yi-ru et ha-ne-VE-la mo-SHE-le-KHET ba-DE-rekh v'-et ha-a-rye O-med ET-zel ha-ne-VE-la va-ya-VO-u va-y'-da-B'-ru ba-IR a-SHER ha-ne-VEE ha-za-KAYN yo-SHEV BAH
כהוְהִנֵּ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֣ים עֹבְרִ֗ים וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָה֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְאֶת־הָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ בָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֛ר הַנָּבִ֥יא הַזָּקֵ֖ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב בָּֽהּ׃
26And when the Navi who had brought him back from the road heard it, he said, “That is the man of Hashem who flouted Hashem's command; Hashem gave him over to the lion, which mauled him and killed him in accordance with the word that Hashem had spoken to him.”
vai-YISH-ma ha-na-VEE a-SHER he-SHEE-vo min ha-DE-rekh, vai-YO-mer: eesh ha-e-lo-HEEM HU a-SHER ma-RAH et-PEE a-do-NAI, vai-yi-t'-NE-hu a-do-NAI la-a-rye, vai-yish-be-RE-hu, vai-yi-mi-TE-hu ki-d'-VAR a-do-NAI a-SHER di-BER-lo.
כווַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַנָּבִיא֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱשִׁיב֣וֹ מִן־הַדֶּ֒רֶךְ֒ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָרָ֖ה אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ יְהֹוָ֜ה לָאַרְיֵ֗ה וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיְמִתֵ֔הוּ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃
27He said to his sons, “Saddle the ass for me,” and they did so.
va-y'-da-BAYR el ba-NAV lay-MOR: khiv-SHU-li et ha-kha-MOR, va-ya-kha-BOSH-u
כזוַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חִבְשׁוּ־לִ֖י אֶֽת־הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃
28He set out and found the corpse lying on the road, with the ass and the lion standing beside the corpse; the lion had not eaten the corpse nor had it mauled the ass.
vai-YAY-lekh vai-yim-TZA et-niv-LA-to, mush-LE-khet ba-DE-rekh, va-KHA-mor v'-ha-ar-YAY o-m'-DEEM ET-zel ha-ne-VE-la, lo-a-KHAL ha-ar-YAY et ha-ne-VE-la, v'-lo sha-VAR et ha-KHA-mor.
כחוַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָ֤א אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וַֽחֲמוֹר֙ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה לֹֽא־אָכַ֤ל הָֽאַרְיֵה֙ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁבַ֖ר אֶֽת־הַחֲמֽוֹר׃
29The Navi lifted up the corpse of the man of Hashem, laid it on the ass, and brought it back; it was brought to the town of the old Navi for lamentation and burial.
vai-YI-sa ha-na-VEE et ni-VLAT ish ha-e-lo-HIM va-ya-ni-CHE-hu el ha-cha-MOR va-ye-SHI-ve-hu va-ya-VO el ir ha-na-VEE ha-za-KAYN lis-POD u-l'-ko-VO
כטוַיִּשָּׂ֨א הַנָּבִ֜יא אֶת־נִבְלַ֧ת אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים וַיַּנִּחֵ֥הוּ אֶֽל־הַחֲמ֖וֹר וַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּ וַיָּבֹ֗א אֶל־עִיר֙ הַנָּבִ֣יא הַזָּקֵ֔ן לִסְפֹּ֖ד וּלְקׇבְרֽוֹ׃
30He laid the corpse in his own burial place; and they lamented over it, “Alas, my brother!”
vai-YA-nakh et niv-LA-to b'-ki-v'-RO, vai-yis-PE-du a-LAV ho-Y a-KHI
לוַיַּנַּ֥ח אֶת־נִבְלָת֖וֹ בְּקִבְר֑וֹ וַיִּסְפְּד֥וּ עָלָ֖יו ה֥וֹי אָחִֽי׃
31After burying him, he said to his sons, “When I die, bury me in the grave where the man of Hashem lies buried; lay my bones beside his.
vai-HI, a-kha-RAY ko-VO-ro o-TO, va-YO-mer el ba-NAV lay-MOR: b'-mo-TO u-k'-var-TEM o-TI ba-KE-ver a-SHER eesh ha-e-lo-HEEM ka-VUR BO, AY-tsel ats-mo-TAV ha-NEE-khu et ats-mo-TAI
לאוַיְהִי֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י קׇבְר֣וֹ אֹתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּמוֹתִי֙ וּקְבַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִ֔י בַּקֶּ֕בֶר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים קָב֣וּר בּ֑וֹ אֵ֚צֶל עַצְמֹתָ֔יו הַנִּ֖יחוּ אֶת־עַצְמֹתָֽי׃
32For what he announced by the word of Hashem against the altar in Beit El, and against all the cult places in the towns of Shomron, shall surely come true.”
ki ha-YO-ha yi-HEH ha-DA-var a-SHER ka-RA bi-D'-var a-do-NAI al ha-miz-BAY-akh a-SHER b'-veit-EL v'-al kol ba-TAY ha-ba-MOT a-SHER b'-a-rei sho-m'-RON.
לבכִּי֩ הָיֹ֨ה יִֽהְיֶ֜ה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר קָרָא֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְעַל֙ כׇּל־בָּתֵּ֣י הַבָּמ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעָרֵ֥י שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
33Even after this incident, Yerovam did not turn back from his evil way, but kept on appointing Kohanim for the shrines from the ranks of the people. He ordained as Kohanim of the shrines any who so desired.
a-KHAR ha-DA-var ha-ZEH lo-SHAV ya-rov-AM mi-dar-KO ha-ra-AH, va-YA-shov va-YA-as mik-TZOT ha-AM ko-ha-NEI va-MOT he-cha-FETZ ye-ma-LE et ya-DO vi-YE-hi ko-ha-NEI va-MOT.
לגאַחַר֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לֹא־שָׁ֥ב יָרׇבְעָ֖ם מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ הָרָעָ֑ה וַ֠יָּ֠שׇׁב וַיַּ֜עַשׂ מִקְצ֤וֹת הָעָם֙ כֹּהֲנֵ֣י בָמ֔וֹת הֶֽחָפֵץ֙ יְמַלֵּ֣א אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וִיהִ֖י כֹּהֲנֵ֥י בָמֽוֹת׃
34Thereby the House of Yerovam incurred guilt—to their utter annihilation from the face of the earth.
vai-HI ba-DA-var ha-ZEH l'-kha-TAT bayt ya-rov-AAM u-l'-hakh-KHEED u-l'-hash-MEED may-AL p'-NAY ha-a-da-MAH
לדוַֽיְהִי֙ בַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְחַטַּ֖את בֵּ֣ית יָרׇבְעָ֑ם וּלְהַכְחִיד֙ וּלְהַשְׁמִ֔יד מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃