New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 19:2-20

2Then he sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֣אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeH5613and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,coveredמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680with sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242, toIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amozאָמֽוֹץ׃'a.MotzH531.

3They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, ‘Thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayיוֹם־yom-H3117is a dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869,rebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433,and rejectionוּנְאָצָ֖הu.ne.'a.TzahH5007;for childrenבָנִים֙va.NimH1121have comeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935to birthמַשְׁבֵּ֔רmash.BerH4866and thereH369is noH369strengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581to deliver.

4Perhapsאוּלַ֡י'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will hearיִשְׁמַע֩yish.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of RabshakehH7262,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804has sentשְׁלָח֨וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to reproachלְחָרֵף֙le.cha.RefH2778the livingחַ֔יChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and will rebukeוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has heardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085.Therefore, offerוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375a prayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605forthe remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611that is leftהַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ha.nim.tza.'AhH4672.’”

5So the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Isaiahיְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃ye.Sha.'a.Ya.huH3470.

6Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541you shall sayתֹאמְר֖וּןtom.RunH559to your masterאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113, ‘Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Do not be afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372becauseמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that you have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085,with whichH834theservantsנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804have blasphemedגִּדְּפ֛וּgi.de.FuH1442Me.

7BeholdH2009,I will putנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in him so thathe will hearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085a rumorשְׁמוּעָ֖הshe.mu.'AhH8052and returnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725to his own landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776. AndI will make him fallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוve.hi.pal.TivH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719in his own landבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776.”’”

8Then RabshakehH7262returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804fightingנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841,for he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085thatthe king had leftנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265Lachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9When he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085themsayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559concerningH413Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶך־Me.lekh-H4428ofCushכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,he has comeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318out to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854you,” he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541you shall sayH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, ‘Do notlet your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982deceiveH5378you sayingH559, “Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”

11Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,you have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,destroyingלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763them completelyH2763. So will you besparedתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Did the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthose nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1destroyedשִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843deliverהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them, evenGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530andthe sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein Telassarבִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיּ֤וֹ'ai.YoH335is the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,the kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617, and ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012and Ivvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?’”

14ThenHezekiahH2396tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397and readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7121it, and he wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566it out beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

15Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, who areenthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,You are the Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,You aloneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905,of allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.You have madeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241, O Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, O Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;and listenוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has sentשְׁלָח֔וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to reproachלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

17Trulyאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have devastatedהֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuH2717the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471and their landsאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776

18and have castוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,for they were not godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430but the workמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68.So they have destroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

19Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,I prayנָ֖אna'H4994,deliverהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467us from his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027that allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that You aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ סle.va.De.khaH905, OLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,are Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”

20Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you have prayedהִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419to Me aboutH413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥בsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085you.’

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