Ether 5 עתר פרק ה׳
Classical Biblical Hebrew translation, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Ether 5 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.
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וְעַתָּהand nowאֲנִיIמוֹרוֹנִיMoroniכָּתַבְתִּיI have writtenאֶת־הַדְּבָרִיםthe wordsאֲשֶׁרwhichצֻוֵּיתִיwere commanded meכְּפִיaccording toזִכְרוֹנִיmy memoryוְהִגַּדְתִּיand I have toldלָכֶםunto youאֶת־הַדְּבָרִיםthe thingsאֲשֶׁרwhichחָתַמְתִּיI have sealed upלָכֵןthereforeאַל־תִּגְּעוּtouch notבָםthemלְמַעַןthatתְּתַרְגְּמוּyou may translateכִּיforנֶאֱסַרis forbiddenהַדָּבָרthe thingהַזֶּהthisעֲלֵיכֶםupon youזוּלַתexceptכַּאֲשֶׁרwhenתִּהְיֶהit shall beחׇכְמָהwisdomבֵּאלֹהִים׃in God
And now I, Moroni, have written the words which were commanded me, according to my memory; and I have told you the things which I have sealed up; therefore touch them not in order that ye may translate; for that thing is forbidden you, except by and by it shall be wisdom in God.
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וְהִנֵּהand beholdיֻתַּןit shall be givenלָכֶםunto youלְהַרְאוֹתto showאֶת־הַלּוּחוֹתthe platesלַאֲשֶׁרunto those whoיַעַזְרוּshall assistלְהוֹצִיאto bring forthאֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂהthe workהַזֶּה׃this
And behold, ye may be privileged that ye may show the plates unto those who shall assist to bring forth this work;
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וְלִשְׁלֹשָׁהand unto threeיֵרָאוּthey shall be shownבִּגְבוּרַתby the power ofאֱלֹהִיםGodלָכֵןwhereforeיֵדְעוּthey shall knowבֶּאֱמֶתof a suretyכִּיthatאֱמֶתtrueהַדְּבָרִיםthe thingsהָאֵלֶּה׃these
And unto three shall they be shown by the power of God; wherefore they shall know of a surety that these things are true.
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וּבְפִיand in the mouth ofשְׁלֹשָׁהthreeעֵדִיםwitnessesיָקוּמוּshall be establishedהַדְּבָרִיםthe thingsהָאֵלֶּהtheseוְעֵדוּתand the testimony ofהַשְּׁלֹשָׁהthe threeוְהַמַּעֲשֶׂהand the workהַזֶּהthisאֲשֶׁר־בּוֹin the whichתֵּרָאֶהshall be shown forthגְבוּרַתthe power ofאֱלֹהִיםGodוְגַםand alsoדְּבָרוֹhis wordאֲשֶׁרwhichהָאָבthe Fatherוְהַבֵּןand the Sonוְרוּחַ־הַקֹּדֶשׁand the Holy Ghostמְעִידִיםbear recordעָלָיוof itוְכׇל־זֹאתand all thisתַּעֲמֹדshall standלְעֵדוּתas a testimonyנֶגֶדagainstהָעוֹלָםthe worldבַּיּוֹםat the dayהָאַחֲרוֹן׃the last
And in the mouth of three witnesses shall these things be established; and the testimony of three, and this work, in the which shall be shown forth the power of God and also his word, of which the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost bear record—and all this shall stand as a testimony against the world at the last day.
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וְאִםand ifיָשׁוּבוּthey repentוְיָבוֹאוּand comeאֶל־הָאָבunto the Fatherבְּשֵׁםin the name ofיֵשׁוּעַJesusיִתְקַבְּלוּthey shall be receivedאֶל־מַלְכוּתinto the kingdom ofאֱלֹהִים׃God
And if it so be that they repent and come unto the Father in the name of Jesus, they shall be received into the kingdom of God.
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וְעַתָּהand nowאִם־אֵיןif there be noלִיto meסַמְכוּתauthorityלַדְּבָרִיםfor the thingsהָאֵלֶּהtheseשִׁפְטוּjudgeאַתֶּםyouכִּיforתֵּדְעוּyou shall knowכִּיthatיֶשׁ־לִיI haveסַמְכוּתauthorityכַּאֲשֶׁרwhenתִּרְאוּנִיyou shall see meוְנַעֲמֹדand we shall standלִפְנֵיbeforeאֱלֹהִיםGodבַּיּוֹםat the dayהָאַחֲרוֹןthe lastאָמֵן׃Amen
And now, if I have no authority for these things, judge ye; for ye shall know that I have authority when ye shall see me, and we shall stand before God at the last day. Amen.