New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 18:18-37

18When they calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andShebnahוְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.NahH7644the scribeH5613and Joahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142,cameוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to them.

19Then RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559nowנָ֖אna'H4994to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, “Whatמָ֧הmahH4100is thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986that youhaveבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?

20You sayאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559(but they areonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389emptyשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697), ‘I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for the warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.’Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258on whomמִ֣יmiH4310do you relyבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,that you have rebelledמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

21Nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, yourelyבָטַ֣חְתָּva.Tach.taH982on the staffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088crushedהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070, evenon Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376leansיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564,it will goוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935into hishandבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709and pierceוּנְקָבָ֑הּu.ne.ka.VahH5344it. Soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651is Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605who relyהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982on him.

22But ifוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559to me, ‘We trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,’is it not He whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834highבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhose altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396has takenH5493awayH5493,and has saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, ‘You shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389’?

23Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore,comeנָ֔אNa'H4994,makeהִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revH6148a bargainH6148with my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414you two thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,ifאִם־'im-H518you are ableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on your part to setלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392on them.

24Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349then can yourepulseתָּשִׁ֗יב פְּנֵ֨יta.Shiv pe.NeiH7725 H6440oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259officialפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346of the leastהַקְּטַנִּ֑יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996of my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, andrelyוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982on Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for chariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and for horsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25Have I nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068approval againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to destroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it? The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776and destroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.’”’”

26Then Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huH2518,and Shebnahוְשֶׁבְנָ֨הve.shev.NahH7644and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to RabshakehH7262, “Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696nowנָ֤אna'H4994to your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in Aramaicאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762, for weunderstandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it;and do not speakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696with us inJudeanיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are on the wallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.”

27But RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Has my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me only to your masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113and to you to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andnot to the menH376who sitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427on the wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, doomedto eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their own dungH2716and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their own urineH7890with you?”

28Then RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975and criedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in Judeanיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066,sayingוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvay.da.Ber vai.Yo.merH1696 H559, “Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

29Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Do not let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveH5378you, for he will not be ableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you frommy handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027;

30norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make you trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us, and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”

31Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,for thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804, “Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213your peaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293with me and comeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318out to me, and eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of his vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612and eachוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his figתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953,

32untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935and takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947you awayto a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your own landכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,a landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of grainדָּגָ֨ןda.GanH1715and newוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,a landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of oliveזֵ֤יתzeitH2132treesH2132and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,that you may liveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421and not dieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191.”But do not listenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he misleadsיַסִּ֤יתya.SitH5496you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.”

33Has anyH376oneH376of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471deliveredH5337his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Whereאַיֵּה֩'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574andArpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,Henaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012andIvvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?Have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Whoמִ֚יmiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776have deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068should deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?’”

36But the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were silentוְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּve.he.che.Ri.shuH2790and answeredעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him not a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,for the king’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was, “Do not answerתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030him.”

37ThenEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeH5613and Joahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623,the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142,cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with their clothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899tornקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167and toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of RabshakehH7262.

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