When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
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Verse 33 is found in chapter 8 of 1 Kings. The prayer addresses specific cases involving oaths, sin, military defeat, and drought. Solomon asks God to judge justly and hear from heaven. The variety of situations shows that the temple is to function as a place for seeking God in ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. The true source of the response is not the building, but the God who hears from heaven.
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Wenn dein Volk Israel vor seinen Feinden geschlagen wird, weil sie an dir gesündigt haben, und sie bekehren sich zu dir und bekennen deinen Namen und beten und flehen zu dir in diesem Hause:
Cuando tu pueblo Israel hubiere caído delante de sus enemigos, por haber pecado contra ti, y a ti se volvieren, y confesaren tu nombre, y oraren, y te rogaren y suplicaren en esta casa;
Si tu pueblo Israel es derrotado por el enemigo por haber pecado contra ti, pero se vuelve a ti, reconoce tu nombre, ora y te suplica en esta casa,
Quand ton peuple d'Israël sera battu par l'ennemi, pour avoir péché contre toi; s'ils reviennent à toi et rendent gloire à ton nom, s'ils t'adressent des prières et des supplications dans cette maison, -
Quando il tuo popolo Israele sarà stato sconfitto dal nemico, perchè avrà peccato contro a te; se poi si converte a te, e dà gloria al tuo Nome, e ti fa orazione e supplicazione, in questa Casa,
Quando o teu povo Israel for ferido diante do inimigo, por ter pecado contra ti, e se converterem a ti, e confessarem o teu nome, e orarem e suplicarem a ti nesta casa,
「你的百姓 以色列 若得罪你,敗在仇敵面前,卻又歸向你,宣認你的名,在這殿裏向你祈求禱告,
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