New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 20:1-7

1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396becameH2470mortallyלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191illH2470.And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, ‘SetH6680your houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderH6680,for you shall dieמֵ֥תmetH4191and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.’”

2Then he turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023and prayedוַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֞אna'H4994,OH577 Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I beseechH577You,howאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with a wholeשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824and have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.” AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058bitterlyבְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃ סbe.Khi ga.DolH1419 H1065.

4Beforeלֹ֣אlo'H3808Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470had goneיָצָ֔אya.Tza'H3318out of the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הha.ti.kho.NahH8484courtחָצֵ֖רha.'irH2691,the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396the leaderנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732, “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832;beholdH2009,I will healרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495you. On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117you shall goתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927up to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6I will addוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141to yourlifeיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117,and I will deliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337you and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892from the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804; andI will defendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for My own sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and for My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.”’”

7Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947a cakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.”And they tookוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947and laidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760iton the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,and he recoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

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