New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 22:8-25

8The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “There is yetע֣וֹדodH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376by whom we may inquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068,but I hateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him, becauseH3588he does not prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerningעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me, but evilרָ֔עRa'H7451. He isMicaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Imlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229.”But Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Let not the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.”

9Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121an officerסָרִ֖יסsa.RisH5631and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringמַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.RahH4116quicklyH4116Micaiahמִיכָ֥יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Imlahיִמְלָֽה׃yim.LahH3229.”

10Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063were sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376on his throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,arrayedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in theirrobesבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899,at the threshingבְּגֹ֔רֶןbe.Go.renH1637floorH1637at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; andallוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

11Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֖הke.na.'a.NahH3668madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213hornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161of ironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270for himself and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘With theseבְּאֵ֛לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428you will goreתְּנַגַּ֥חte.na.GachH5055the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758untilעַד־'ad-H5704they are consumedכַּלֹּתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.’”

12Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012thusכֵּ֖ןkenH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927up to Ramoth-gileadH7433and prosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

13Then the messengerוְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְve.ha.mal.'AkhH4397whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wentהָלַ֣ךְ׀ha.LakhH1980to summonלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121Micaiahמִיכָ֗יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to him sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֞אna'H4994,the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030are uniformlyפֶּֽה־ אֶחָ֥דpeh- 'e.ChadH259 H6310favorableט֖וֹבTovH2896to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994let your wordדְבָרְךָ֗div.rei.khaH1697be like the wordכִּדְבַ֛רkid.VarH1697of oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them, and speakוְדִבַּ֥רְתָּve.di.Bar.taH1696favorablyטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.”

14But Micaiahמִיכָ֑יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whatכִּ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨רki 'a.SherH3588 H834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saysיֹאמַ֧רyo.MarH559to me, that I shall speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.”

15When he cameוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Micaiahמִיכָ֙יְהוּ֙mi.Kha.ye.huH4321,shall we goהֲנֵלֵ֞ךְha.ne.LekhH1980to Ramoth-gileadH7433to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,orאִם־'im-H518shall we refrainנֶחְדָּ֑לnech.DalH2308?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927up and succeedוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

16Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “HowH5704 H4100manyH5704 H4100timesפְעָמִ֖יםfe.'a.MimH6471must I adjureמַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmash.bi.'E.khaH7650you to speakתְדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696to me nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808but the truthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

17So he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478Scatteredנְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimH6327on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,Like sheepכַּצֹּ֕אןka.TzonH6629whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834haveH369noH369shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462.And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Theseלָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehH428have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808masterאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113.Let eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of them returnיָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.’”

18Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “Did I not tellאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559you that he would not prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֥אyit.na.Be'H5012goodט֖וֹבTovH2896concerningעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921me, but evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451?”

19Micaiah saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereforeלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651,hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.I sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on His throneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֤אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by Him on His rightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on His leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

20The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310will enticeיְפַתֶּה֙ye.fa.TehH6601Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256to goוְיַ֕עַלve.Ya.'alH5927up and fallוְיִפֹּ֖לve.yi.PolH5307at Ramoth-gileadH7433?’And oneזֶה֙zehH2088saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thisH3541while anotherוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088saidאֹמֵ֖ר'o.MerH559that.

21Then a spiritהָר֗וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameH3318forwardH3318and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LordH3068and saidH559, ‘I will enticeאֲפַתֶּ֑נּוּ'a.fat.Te.nuH6601him.’

22The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, ‘Howבַּמָּֽה׃ba.MahH4100?’And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will goאֵצֵא֙'e.Tze'H3318out andbe a deceivingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605his prophetsנְבִיאָ֑יוne.vi.'AvH5030.’Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘You are to enticeתְּפַתֶּה֙te.fa.TehH6601himand alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571prevailתּוּכָ֔לtu.KhalH3201.Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213soכֵֽן׃KhenH3651.’

23Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has putנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414a deceivingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428your prophetsנְבִיאֶ֣יךָne.vi.'Ei.khaH5030;and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068has proclaimedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696disasterH7463againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you.”

24ThenZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֔הke.na.'a.NahH3668cameH5066nearH5066and struckוַיַּכֶּ֥הvai.ya.KehH5221Micaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321on the cheekהַלֶּ֑חִיha.Le.chiH3895and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howאֵי־ זֶ֨ה'ei- zehH335 H2088did the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068passעָבַ֧ר'a.VarH5674from me to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696to you?”

25Micaiahמִיכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BeholdH2009,you shall seeרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youenterתָּבֹ֛אta.Vo'H935an innerחֶ֥דֶרChe.derH2315roomבְּחֶ֖דֶרbe.Che.derH2315to hideלְהֵחָבֵֽה׃le.he.cha.VehH2247yourself.”

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