Doctrine and Covenants Section 34 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף ל״ד
Hebrew translation, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Doctrine and Covenants Section 34 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.
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בְּנִיbe/NImy sonאוֹרְסוֹןOr/SONOrsonהַאֲזֵןha/a/ZENhearkenוּשְׁמַעu/she/MAand hearוּרְאֵהu/re/Eand beholdאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhatאֲנִיa/NIIיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMGodאֹמַרo/MARshall sayלְךָle/KHAunto youגַּםgamevenיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aJesusהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChristגֹּאַלְךָ׃Go/al/KHAyour Redeemer
My son Orson, hearken and hear and behold what I, the Lord God, shall say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer;
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אוֹרorthe lightהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMof the worldוְחַיָּיוve/chay/YAYVand the lifeאוֹרora lightהַזֹּרֵחַhaz/zo/RE/achwhich shinesבַּחֹשֶׁךְba/CHO/shekhin darknessוְהַחֹשֶׁךְve/ha/CHO/shekhand the darknessלֹאlonotהִשִּׂיגוֹ׃his/si/GOcomprehends it
The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not;
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אֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoכֹּהkosoאָהַבa/HAVlovedאֶת־הָעוֹלָםet-ha/o/LAMthe worldוַיִּתֵּןvay/yit/TENthat he gaveאֶת־נַפְשׁוֹet-naf/SHOhis own lifeלְמַעַןle/MA/anthatיִהְיוּyih/YUmight becomeכׇּלkolas many asהַמַּאֲמִינִיםham/ma/a/mi/NIMwould believeבְּנֵיbe/NEthe sonsהָאֱלֹהִיםha/e/lo/HIMof Godלָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeאַתָּהat/TAyou areבְּנִי׃be/NImy son
Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as would believe might become the sons of God. Wherefore you are my son;
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וּבָרוּךְu/va/RUKHand blessed areאַתָּהat/TAyouכִּיkibecauseהֶאֱמָנְתָּ׃he/e/man/TAyou believed
And blessed are you because you have believed;
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וּבָרוּךְu/va/RUKHand blessed areאַתָּהat/TAyouעוֹדodmoreכִּיkibecauseנִקְרֵאתָnik/re/TAyou are calledמִמֶּנִּיmim/MEN/niof meלְהַטִּיףle/hat/TIFto preachבְּשׂוֹרָתִי׃be/so/ra/TImy gospel
And more blessed are you because you are called of me to preach my gospel—
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לְהָרִיםle/ha/RIMto lift upקוֹלְךָkol/KHAyour voiceכְּקוֹלke/KOLas with the soundשׁוֹפָרsho/FARof a trumpגַּםgambothאָרֹךְa/ROKHlongוְגַםve/GAMandחָזָקcha/ZAKloudוְלִקְרֹאve/lik/ROand cryתְשׁוּבָהte/shu/VArepentanceלְדוֹרle/DORunto a generationעִקֵּשׁik/KESHcrookedוּפְתַלְתֹּלu/fe/tal/TOLand perverseלְפַנּוֹתle/fan/NOTpreparingדֶּרֶךְDE/rekhthe wayיְהוָהAdonaiof the Lordלְבוֹאוֹle/vo/Ofor his comingהַשֵּׁנִי׃hash/she/NIsecond
To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing the way of the Lord for his second coming.
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כִּיkiforהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdאָמֵןa/MENverilyאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֲנִיa/NIIאֹמֵרo/MERsayלְךָle/KHAunto youבִּמְהֵרָהbim/he/RAsoonקׇרְבָהkor/VAis at handהָעֵתha/ETthe timeאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatאָבוֹאa/VOI shall comeבְּעָנָןbe/a/NANin a cloudבְּכֹחַbe/KHO/achwith powerוּבְכָבוֹדu/ve/kha/VODand gloryגָּדוֹל׃ga/DOLgreat
For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the time is soon at hand that I shall come in a cloud with power and great glory.
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וְהָיָהve/ha/YAand it shall beיוֹםyoma dayגָּדוֹלga/DOLgreatבְּעֵתbe/ETat the timeבּוֹאִיBO/iof my comingכִּיkiforכׇלkholallהַגּוֹיִםhag/go/YIMthe nationsיֶחֱרָדוּ׃ye/che/ra/DUshall tremble
And it shall be a great day at the time of my coming, for all nations shall tremble.
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אַךְakhbutלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeבוֹאvoshall comeהַיּוֹםhay/YOMthe dayהַגָּדוֹלhag/ga/DOLgreatהַהוּאha/HUthatיֶחְשַׁךְyech/SHAKHshall be darkenedהַשֶּׁמֶשׁhash/SHE/meshthe sunוְהַיָּרֵחַve/hay/ya/RE/achand the moonיֵהָפֵךְye/ha/FEKHbe turnedלְדָםle/DAMinto bloodוְהַכּוֹכָבִיםve/hak/ko/kha/VIMand the starsיְמָאֲנוּye/ma/a/NUshall refuseלְהָאִירle/ha/IRtheir shiningוּמֵהֶםu/me/HEMand someיִפְּלוּyip/pe/LUshall fallוְשַׁמּוֹתve/sham/MOTand destructionsגְּדֹלוֹתge/do/LOTgreatמְחַכּוֹתme/chak/KOTawaitלָרְשָׁעִים׃la/re/sha/IMthe wicked
But before that great day shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood; and the stars shall refuse their shining, and some shall fall, and great destructions await the wicked.
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לָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeהָרֵםha/REMlift upקוֹלְךָkol/KHAyour voiceוְאַלve/ALand notתַּחְשֹׂךְtach/SOKHspareכִּיkiforיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMGodדִּבֵּרdib/BERspokeלָכֵןla/KHENthereforeהִנָּבֵאhin/na/VEprophesyוְיִנָּתֵןve/yin/NA/tenand it shall be givenבְּכֹחַbe/KHO/achby the powerרוּחַ־הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃RU/ach-Hak/ko/DESHof the Holy Ghost
Wherefore, lift up your voice and spare not, for the Lord God hath spoken; therefore prophesy, and it shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.
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וְאִםve/IMand ifתִּהְיֶהtih/YEyou areנֶאֱמָןne/e/MANfaithfulהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdאִתְּךָit/te/KHAwith youאָנֹכִיa/no/KHII amעַדaduntilבּוֹאִי׃bo/II come
And if you are faithful, behold, I am with you until I come—
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וְאָמֵןve/a/MENand verilyאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֲנִיa/NIIאֹמֵרo/MERsayלְךָle/KHAunto youמְהֵרָהme/he/RAquicklyאָבוֹאa/VOI comeאֲנִיa/NII amאֲדֹנֶיךָa/do/NE/khayour Lordוְגֹאַלְךָve/Go/al/KHAand your Redeemerכֵּןkeneven soיְהִיye/HIbe itאָמֵן׃a/MENAmen
And verily, verily, I say unto you, I come quickly. I am your Lord and your Redeemer. Even so. Amen.