New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 36

Sennacherib Invades Judah

1Now in the fourteenthבְּאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הbe.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702 H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927up againstעַ֣ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and seizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610them.

2And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀'a.ShurH804sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971RabshakehH7262from Lachishמִלָּכִ֧ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389to Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with a largeכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyבְּחֵ֣ילbe.CheilH2428.And he stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by theconduitבִּתְעָלַת֙bit.'a.LatH8585of the upperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295on the highwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

3ThenEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָא֙ve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeH5613,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142,cameוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to him.

4ThenRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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?

5I sayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Your counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for the warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421are onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389emptyשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697.’Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258on whomמִ֣יmiH4310do you relyבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982, thatyou have rebelledמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

6Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,you relyבָטַ֡חְתָּva.Tach.taH982on thestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'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.

7But ifוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you sayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559to me, ‘We trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,’ is it not Hewhoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834highבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116and whose altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396has takenH5493awayH5493and has saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, ‘You shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃Tish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196’?

8Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore,comeנָ֔אNa'H4994makeהִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revH6148a bargainH6148with my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.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.

9Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349then can yourepulseתָּשִׁ֗יב פְּנֵ֨יta.Shiv pe.NeiH7725 H6440oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259officialפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346of the leastהַקְטַנִּ֑יםhak.ta.NimH6996of my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650andrelyוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982on Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for chariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and for horsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

10Have I nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068approval againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it?The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927up againstH413thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776and destroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.’”’”

11Then Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to RabshakehH7262, “Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696nowנָ֤אna'H4994to your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650inAramaicאֲרָמִ֔ית'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 wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.”

12But RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “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 wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, doomedto eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their own dungH2716and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their own urineH7890with you?”

13Then RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in Judeanיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

14Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Do not let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveH5378you, for he will not be ableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you;

15norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make youtrustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us, thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”

16Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,’for thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804, ‘Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213your peaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293with me and comeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318out to me, and eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of hisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612and eachוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his figתְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of thewatersמֵי־mei-H4325of his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953,

17untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935and takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947you away to a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your own landכְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715and newוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.

18Bewarethat Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396does not misleadיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.” Has anyH376oneH376of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

19Whereאַיֵּ֞ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574and Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617?And whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588have theydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

20Whoמִ֗יMiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428landsהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776have deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027, that theLordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068would deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?’”

21But they were silentוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790andansweredעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him not a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697;for the king’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was, “Do not answerתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030him.”

22ThenEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.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 toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of RabshakehH7262.

Sennacherib Invades Judah

Commentaries on Isaiah 36