Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 32:9-31

9Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310this did Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804sendשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahH3389, (but he himself laid siegeagainst Lachishלָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishH3923,and all his powerמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹmem.shal.ToH4475with him,) unto HezekiahH3169kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and unto all Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063that wereat Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thus saithאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,Whereon do ye trustבֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimH982,that ye abideוְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in the siegeבְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.TzorH4692in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

11Doth not HezekiahH3169persuadeמַסִּ֣יתma.SitH5496you to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414over yourselves to dieלָמ֛וּתla.MutH4191by famineבְּרָעָ֥בbe.ra.'AvH7458and by thirstוּבְצָמָ֖אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall deliverיַצִּילֵ֕נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us out of the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

12Hath not the same HezekiahH3169taken awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493his high placesבָּמֹתָ֖יוba.mo.TavH1116and his altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196,and commandedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259altarמִזְבֵּ֧חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and burn incenseתַּקְטִֽירוּ׃tak.Ti.ruH6999upon it?

13Knowתֵדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045ye not what I and my fathersוַאֲבוֹתַ֔יva.'a.vo.TaiH1have doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213unto all the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?were the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣go.YeH1471of those landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776any waysהֲיָכ֣וֹלha.ya.KholH3201ableיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337their landsאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

14Who was thereamong all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֞י'e.lo.HeiH430of those nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471that my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1utterly destroyedהֶחֱרִ֣ימוּhe.che.Ri.muH2763,that couldיָכ֔וֹלya.KholH3201deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430should be ableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

15Now therefore let notH3808Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁיא֩ya.Shi'H5377you, nor persuadeיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you on this manner, neither yet believeתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539him: for no godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433of any nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֔הu.mam.la.KhahH4467was ableיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027,and out of the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1:how much less shall your Godאֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'elo.hei.KhemH430deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337you out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

16And his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650spakeדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696yet moreagainst Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and against his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650HezekiahH3169.

17He wroteכָּתַ֔בka.TavH3789also lettersוּסְפָרִ֣יםu.se.fa.RimH5612to railלְחָרֵ֕ףle.cha.RefH2778on Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and to speakוְלֵֽאמֹ֨רve.le.MorH559against him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,As the godsכֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞יke.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֤go.YeH1471of otherlandsהָאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776have not deliveredהִצִּ֤ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their peopleעַמָּם֙'a.MamH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִ֔יmi.ya.DiH3027,so shall not the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of HezekiahH3169deliverיַצִּ֞ילya.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

18Then they criedוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121with a loudגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’ speechיְהוּדִ֗יתye.hu.DitH3066unto the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389that wereon the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,to affrightלְיָֽרְאָ֖םle.ya.re.'AmH3372them, and to troubleוּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑םu.le.va.ha.LamH926them; that they might takeיִלְכְּד֥וּyil.ke.DuH3920the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19And they spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696againstכְּעַ֗לke.'AlH5921the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,as against the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, which werethe workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of manהָאָדָֽם׃ סha.'a.DamH120.

20And for this causeHezekiahH3169the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahוִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּvi.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֛וֹץ'a.MotzH531,prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419and criedוַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397,which cut offוַיַּכְחֵ֞דvai.yakh.ChedH3582all the mighty menגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368of valourחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428,and the leadersוְנָגִ֣ידve.na.GidH5057and captainsוְשָׂ֔רve.SarH8269in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֖הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.So he returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725with shameבְּבֹ֨שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322of faceפָּנִ֜יםpa.NimH6440to his own landלְאַרְצ֗וֹle.'ar.TzoH776.And when he was comeוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,they that came forthוּמִֽיצִיאֵ֣יu.mi.tzi.'ovH3329of his own bowelsמֵעָ֔יוme.'AvH4578slewהִפִּילֻ֥הוּhi.pi.Lu.huH5307him there with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.

22Thus Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּוֹשַׁע֩vai.yo.Sha'H3467HezekiahH3169and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥יבsan.che.RivH5576the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,and from the handוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027of all other,and guidedוַֽיְנַהֲלֵ֖םvay.na.ha.LemH5095them on every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

23And manyוְ֠רַבִּיםVe.ra.bimH7227broughtמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935giftsמִנְחָ֤הmin.ChahH4503unto Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068to Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and presentsוּמִ֨גְדָּנ֔וֹתu.Mig.da.NotH4030to HezekiahH3169kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:so that he was magnifiedוַיִּנַּשֵּׂ֛אvai.yin.na.Se'H5375in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471from thenceforthמֵאַֽחֲרֵי־me.'a.cha.rei-H310.

24In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117HezekiahH3169was sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470to the deathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191,and prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:and he spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, and he gaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414him a signוּמוֹפֵ֖תu.mo.FetH4159.

25But HezekiahH3169rendered not againהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725according to the benefitכִגְמֻ֤לkhig.MulH1576doneunto him; for his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820was lifted upגָבַ֖הּga.VahH1361:therefore there was wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110upon him, and upon Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26Notwithstanding HezekiahH3169humbledוַיִּכָּנַ֤עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665himself for the prideבְּגֹ֣בַהּbe.GoahH1363of his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, bothhe and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,so that the wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameבָ֤אva'H935not upon them in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of HezekiahH3169.

27And HezekiahH3169had exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235richesעֹ֥שֶׁר'O.sherH6239and honourוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519:and he madeעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213himself treasuriesוְאֹֽצָר֣וֹתve.'o.tza.RotH214for silverלְכֶ֨סֶףle.Khe.sefH3701,and for goldוּלְזָהָ֜בu.le.za.HavH2091,and for preciousיְקָרָ֗הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68,and for spicesוְלִבְשָׂמִים֙ve.liv.sa.MimH1314,and for shieldsוּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔יםu.le.Ma.gi.NimH4043,and for all manner of pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532jewelsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627;

28Storehousesוּמִ֨סְכְּנ֔וֹתu.Mis.ke.NotH4543also for the increaseלִתְבוּאַ֥תlit.vu.'AtH8393of grainדָּגָ֖ןda.GanH1715,and wineוְתִיר֣וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְיִצְהָ֑רve.yitz.HarH3323;and stallsוְאֻֽרָוֹת֙ve.'u.ra.VotH723for all manner of beastsH929,and cotesלָאֲוֵרֽוֹת׃la.'a.ve.RotH220for flocksוַעֲדָרִ֖יםva.'a.da.RimH5739.

29Moreover he providedעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213him citiesוְעָרִים֙ve.'a.RimH5892,and possessionsוּמִקְנֵה־u.mik.neh-H4735of flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:for Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430had givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414him substanceרְכ֖וּשׁre.KhushH7399veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchרַ֥בravH7227.

30This same HezekiahH3169also stoppedסָתַם֙sa.TamH5640the upperהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945watercourseמוֹצָ֞א מֵימֵ֤יmo.Tza' mei.MeiH4325 H4161of Gihonגִיחוֹן֙gi.chOnH1521,and brought it straightוַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥םvai.yaishsh.RemH3474downלְמַֽטָּה־le.ma.tah-H4295to the west sideמַּעְרָ֖בָהma'.Ra.vahH4628of the cityלְעִ֣ירle.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.And HezekiahH3169prosperedוַיַּצְלַ֥חvai.yatz.LachH6743in all his worksמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

31Howbeitוְכֵ֞ןve.KhenH3651in the business ofthe ambassadorsבִּמְלִיצֵ֣י׀bim.li.TzeiH3887of the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,who sentהַֽמְשַׁלְּחִ֤יםham.sha.le.ChimH7971unto him to enquireלִדְרֹ֗שׁlid.RoshH1875of the wonderהַמּוֹפֵת֙ha.mo.FetH4159that was donein the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430leftעֲזָב֖וֹa.za.VoH5800him, to tryלְנַ֨סּוֹת֔וֹle.Na.so.ToH5254him, that he might knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045all that wasin his heartבִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃bil.va.VoH3824.

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