New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 39

Hezekiah Shows His Treasures

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Merodach-baladanH4757sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and a presentוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,for he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that he had beenH2470sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470and had recoveredוַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃Vai.ye.che.ZakH2388.

2Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396waspleasedוַיִּשְׂמַ֣ח עֲלֵיהֶם֮vai.yis.Mach 'a.lei.HemH8055 H5921,and showedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200them allhis treasureנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.toH5238houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thesilverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701and the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091and the spicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314and the preciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896oilהַשֶּׁ֣מֶןha.She.menH8081and his wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armoryבֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יוbeit ke.LavH1004 H3627and allכָּל־kol-H3605that was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his treasuriesבְּאֹֽצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.tze.ro.TavH214.There was nothingדָבָ֗רda.VarH3808 H1697in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004nor in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396did not showהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200them.

3Then Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100did theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376sayאָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.RuH559,and from whereוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinH370have they comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to you?” And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “They have comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to me from a farרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776,from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.”

4He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?”So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that is in my houseבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004;there is nothingדָבָ֛רda.VarH3808 H1697among my treasuriesבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214that I have not shownהִרְאִיתִ֖יםhir.'i.TimH7200them.”

5Then Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, “Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635,

6‘Beholdהִנֵּה֮hi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935whenallכָּל־kol-H3605that is in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004and all that your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have laidH686up in storeH686to thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117will be carriedוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894;nothingלֹֽא־ דָּבָ֖רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697will be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,’saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7‘And someof your sonsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will issueיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318from you, whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will begetתּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205,will be takenיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947away, andthey will becomeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961officialsסָרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’”

8Then Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896.” For hethoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “For there will be peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571in my daysבְּיָמָֽי׃ פbe.ya.MaiH3117.”

Hezekiah Shows His Treasures

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