1 Raja-raja 8:39

8:39 then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, ¹  and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. ²  (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) ³ 

1 Raja-raja 8:47

8:47 When your people ⁴  come to their senses ⁵  in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, ‘We have sinned and gone astray; ⁶  we have done evil.’

[8:39]  ¹ tn The words “their sin” are added for clarification.

[8:39]  ² tn Heb “and act and give to each one according to all his ways because you know his heart.” In the Hebrew text vv. 37-39a actually contain one lengthy conditional sentence, which the translation has divided up for stylistic reasons.

[8:39]  ³ tn Heb “Indeed you know, you alone, the heart of all the sons of mankind.”

[8:47]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (your people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:47]  ⁵ tn Or “stop and reflect”; Heb “bring back to their heart.”

[8:47]  ⁶ tn Or “done wrong.”