Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 20:1-7

1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396became mortallyלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191illחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470.The prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to himאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Put your houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderצַ֣וtzavH6680,forכִּ֛יkiH3588youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are about to dieמֵ֥תmetH4191;you will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808recoverתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.’”

2Then Hezekiah turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437אֶת־'et-H853his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440toאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023and prayedוַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Pleaseאָנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,rememberזְכָר־ נָ֞אze.khor- na'H2142 H4994אֵ֣ת'etH853howאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980before Youלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440faithfullyבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with wholeheartedוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824devotionשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003;I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213what isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥יchiz.ki.Ya.hu be.KhiH2396 H1065weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058bitterlyגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.

4וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961Beforeלֹ֣אlo'H3808Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470had leftיָצָ֔אya.Tza'H3318the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הha.ti.kho.NahH8484courtyardH5892,the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Go backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ אֶל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559 H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396the leaderנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605;I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832.I will surely healהִנְנִי֙ רֹ֣פֶאhi.Ni Ro.fe'H2005 H7495you.On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992day from nowבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117you will go upתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6I will addוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141toעַל־'al-H5921your lifeיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.And I will deliver youאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892from the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804.I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ עַל־ve.ga.no.Ti 'al-H1598 H5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for My sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and for the sake ofוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.’”

7Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Prepareקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947a poulticeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.”So they brought itוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947and appliedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it toעַֽל־'al-H5921the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,and Hezekiah recoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

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