Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 18:18-37

18And when they had calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,there came outוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to them Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, which wasover the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.NahH7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

19And Rab–shakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Speakאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559ye now to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,What confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986isthis wherein thou trustestבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?

20Thou sayestאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, (but they are butvainשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,) I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for the warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Now on whom dost thou trustבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,that thou rebellestמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

21Now, behold, thou trustestבָטַ֣חְתָּva.Tach.taH982upon the staffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of this bruisedהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070, evenupon Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,on which if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376leanיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564,it will goוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935into his handבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709,and pierceוּנְקָבָ֑הּu.ne.ka.VahH5344it: so isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto all that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982on him.

22But if ye sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559unto me, We trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: isnot that he, whose high placesבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116and whose altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hath taken awayהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493,and hath saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389,Ye shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440this altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledgesהִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revH6148to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and I will deliverוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee two thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,if thou be ableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on thy part to setלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392upon them.

24How then wilt thou turn awayתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725the faceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346of the leastהַקְּטַנִּ֑יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996of my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650,and put thy trustוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982on Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for chariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and for horsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25Am I now come upעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927withoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to destroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it? Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, Go upעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927against this landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and destroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

26Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huH2518,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨הve.shev.NahH7644,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098,unto Rab–shakehH7262,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696,I pray thee, to thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the Syrian languageאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762;for we understandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it:and talkתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696not with us in the Jews’ languageיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that areon the wallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

27But Rab–shakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hath my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thy masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and to thee, to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hath he not sent meto the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which sitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427on the wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,that they may eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their own dungצוֹאָתָ֗םcha.rei.hemH2755 H6675,and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their own pissמימֵ֥י רַגְלֵיהֶ֖םmimeimimei/ /rag.lei./hemrag.lei.hemH7890 H7272 H4325with you?

28Then Rab–shakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975and criedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’ languageיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696,sayingוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804:

29Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Let not Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377you: for he shall not be ableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you out of his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027:

30Neither let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make you trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us, and this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall not be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

31Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085not to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:for thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213an agreementwith me by a presentבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293,and come outוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318to me, and theneatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398ye every manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of his own vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612,and every oneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his fig treeתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384,and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354ye every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of his cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953:

32Until I comeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935and take you awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947to a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your own landכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,a landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of grainדָּגָ֨ןda.GanH1715and wineוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,a landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of oilיִצְהָר֙yitz.HarH3323oliveזֵ֤יתzeitH2132and of honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,that ye may liveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421,and not dieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191:and hearkenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085not unto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,when he persuadethיַסִּ֤יתya.SitH5496you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.

33Hath anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהַצֵּ֥לha.ha.TzelH5337at allהִצִּ֛ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Where arethe godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574,and of Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774? where arethe godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,Henaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012,and Ivahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Who arethey among all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the countriesהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,that have deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their countryאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of mine handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068should deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

36But the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971held their peaceוְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּve.he.che.Ri.shuH2790,and answeredעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him not a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697:for the king’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Answerתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030him not.

37Then cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518, which wasover the householdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142,to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with theirclothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899rentקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167,and toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Rab–shakehH7262.

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