Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 19:8-22

8So Rab–shakehH7262returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725,and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804warringנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898against Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841:for he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that he was departedנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265from Lachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9And when he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559of Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶך־Me.lekh-H4428of Ethiopiaכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568,Behold, he is come outיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against thee: he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725unto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thus shall ye speakתֹאמְר֗וּןtom.RunH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let not thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in whom thou trustestבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982deceiveיַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shall not be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Behold, thou hast heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085what the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to all landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,by destroying them utterlyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763:and shalt thou be deliveredתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Have the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them which my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1have destroyedשִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843; asGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,and Haranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729which werein Thelasarבִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Where isthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,and the kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,of Henaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012,and Ivahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?

14And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the letterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,and readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7121it: and Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and spreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566it beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440 Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

15And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440 Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,which dwellestיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,thou art the Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430, eventhou alone, of all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;thou hast madeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,bow downהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186thine earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085:openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491,Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200:and hearוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,which hath sentשְׁלָח֔וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him to reproachלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

17Of a truthאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have destroyedהֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuH2717the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471and their landsאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776,

18And have castוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: for they wereno godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,but the workמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68:therefore they have destroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

19Now therefore, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,I beseech thee, saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467thou us out of his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,that all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thou art Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, even thou only.

20Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559 Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thatwhich thou hast prayedהִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419to me against Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥בsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

21This isthe wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning him; The virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726hath despisedבָּזָ֨הba.ZahH959thee, andlaughed thee to scornלָעֲגָ֣הla.'a.GahH3932;the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389hath shakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128her headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218at theeאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

22Whom hast thou reproachedחֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙che.Raf.taH2778and blasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442?and against whom hast thou exaltedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָha.ri.Mo.taH7311thyvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963,and lifted upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869on highמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791? evenagainst the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918Oneof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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