New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 36:11-22

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.

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