I beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name. And direct thy servant this day: and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
And it was told David that Achitophel also was in the conspiracy with Absalom, and David said: Infatuate, O Lord, I beseech thee, the counsel of Achitophel.
And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, and if thy servant hath found favour in thy sight: that thou wouldst send me into Judea to the city of the sepulchre of my father, and I will build it.
And I answered them and said to them: The God of heaven he helpeth us, and we are his servants. Let us rise up and build: but you have no part, nor justice, nor remembrance in Jerusalem.
And I said: I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keepest covenant and mercy with those that love thee and keep thy commandments: