New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 20:12-18

12At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Berodach-baladanH1255,a sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and a giftוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,becauseH3588he heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had beenH2470sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

13And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tothem, and showedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200themallכָּל־kol-H3605his treasureנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.ToH5238houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701,the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091,the balsamH1314oilH1314, thescentedהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his armorכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his treasuriesבְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'otz.ro.TavH214.There was nothingלֹֽא־ דָבָ֗רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his realmמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396did not showהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200them.

14Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.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 comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from a farרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776,from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.”

15Isaiahsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?”So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is in my houseבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004;there is nothingדָבָ֛רda.VarH3808 H1697among my treasuriesבְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'o.tze.ro.TaiH214that I have not shownהִרְאִיתִ֖םhir.'i.TimH7200them.”

16Then Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, “Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

17‘Beholdהִנֵּה֮hi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935wheneverythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,and whatH834your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have storedאָצְר֧וּ'a.tze.RuH686up to thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,will be carriedוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894;nothingלֹֽא־ דָּבָ֖רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697will be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,’saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18‘And someמִמְּךָ֛mi.me.KhaH4480of your sonsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will comeיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318from you, whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will fatherתּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205,will be takenיִקָּ֑חוּyi.kachH3947away; and they will becomeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961officialsסָֽרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’”

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