32 “Now therefore, our God,

The great, the mmighty, and awesome God,

Who keeps covenant and mercy:

Do not let all the 8trouble seem small before You

That has come upon us,

Our kings and our princes,

Our priests and our prophets,

Our fathers and on all Your people,

nFrom the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.

33 However oYou are just in all that has befallen us;

For You have dealt faithfully,

But pwe have done wickedly.

34 Neither our kings nor our princes,

Our priests nor our fathers,

Have kept Your law,

Nor heeded Your commandments and Your testimonies,

With which You testified against them.

35 For they have qnot served You in their kingdom,

Or in the many good things that You gave them,

Or in the large and rich land which You set before them;

Nor did they turn from their wicked works.

36 “Here rwe are, servants today!

And the land that You gave to our fathers,

To eat its fruit and its bounty,

Here we are, servants in it!

37 And sit yields much increase to the kings

You have set over us,

Because of our sins;

Also they have tdominion over our bodies and our cattle

At their pleasure;

And we are in great distress.

38 “And because of all this,

We umake a sure covenant and write it;

Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests vseal it.”