New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 7:10-17

10Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696againוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592asignא֔וֹת'otH226for yourself from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;makeהַעְמֵ֣קha'.MekH6009itdeepH6009as Sheolשְׁאָ֔לָהshe.'A.lahH7585orא֖וֹ'oH176highהַגְבֵּ֥הַּhag.Be.ahH1361asheavenלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.”

12But Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will not askאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,norH3808will I testאֲנַסֶּ֖ה'a.na.SehH5254the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!”

13Then he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!Is it tooH4480slightH4592a thingH4592for you to tryH3811the patienceH3811of menH376, that you willtryH3811the patienceH3811ofmy Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430as wellגַּ֥םgamH1571?

14Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Himselfה֛וּאhu'H1931will giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you a signא֑וֹת'otH226:Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, avirginהָעַלְמָ֗הha.'al.MahH5959will be with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030and bearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and she will callוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121His nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ImmanuelH6005.

15He will eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398curdsחֶמְאָ֥הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706at the time He knowsלְדַעְתּ֛וֹle.da'.ToH3045enoughto refuseמָא֥וֹסma.'osH3988evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451and chooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977goodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16For beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the boyהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288will knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045enoughto refuseמָאֹ֥סma.'OsH3988evilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451and chooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977goodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428you dreadקָ֔ץKatzH6973will be forsakenתֵּעָזֵ֤בte.'a.ZevH5800.

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935on you, on your peopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971,and on your father’sאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004suchאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117as have neverלֹא־lo'-H3808comeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935sinceH4480the dayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117thatEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669separatedסוּר־sur-H5493from Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.”

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