Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 20

1In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117was Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470unto deathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191.And the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559 Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Set thine houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderצַ֣וtzavH6680;for thou shalt dieמֵ֥תmetH4191,and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2Then he turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,and prayedוַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3I beseechאָנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now how I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with a perfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824,and have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213that which isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּ בְּכִ֥יvai.Ye.vek be.KhiH1065 H1058soreגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.

4And it came to pass, afore Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470was gone outיָצָ֔אya.Tza'H3318into the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הha.ti.kho.NahH8484courtחָצֵ֖רha.'irH5892 H2691,that the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Turn againשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396the captainנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thy tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:behold, I will healרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495thee: on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117thou shalt go upתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927unto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And I will addוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254unto thy daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH6240 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141;and I will deliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee and this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892out of the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;and I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for mine own sake, and for my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sake.

7And Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947a lumpדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.And they tookוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947and laidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760iton the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,and he recoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

8And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, What shall bethe signא֔וֹת'otH226that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will healיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495me, and that I shall go upוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?

9And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,This signהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226shalt thou have of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that he hath spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:shall the shadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738go forwardהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,or go backיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?

10And HezekiahH3169answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,It is a light thingנָקֵ֣לna.KelH7043for the shadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738to go downלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609:nay, but let the shadowהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.

11And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030criedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and he broughtוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the shadowהַצֵּ֗לha.TzelH6738tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesבַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹתBa.ma.'a.lotH4609backwardאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322,byבְּמַעֲל֥וֹתbe.ma.'a.LotH4609which it had gone downיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381in the dialמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ פma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.

12At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Berodach–baladanH1255,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and a presentוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503unto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:for he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had been sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

13And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto them, and shewedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200them all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his precious thingsנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.ToH5238,the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701,and the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091,and the spicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314,and the preciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896ointmentשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081, and allthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his armourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and all that was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his treasuresבְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'otz.ro.TavH214:there was nothingדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,nor in all his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475,that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396shewedהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200them not.

14Then cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030unto kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What saidאָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.RuH559these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582?and from whenceוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinH370cameיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935they unto thee? And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,They are comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from a farרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776, evenfrom Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, All the things that arein mine houseבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004have they seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200:there is nothingדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697among my treasuresבְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'o.tze.ro.TaiH214that I have not shewedהִרְאִיתִ֖םhir.'i.TimH7200them.

16And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17Behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935, that all that isin thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,and that which thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have laid up in storeאָצְר֧וּ'a.tze.RuH686unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,shall be carriedוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375into Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894:nothingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697shall be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18And of thy sonsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121that shall issueיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318from thee, which thou shalt begetתּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205,shall they take awayיִקָּ֑חוּyi.kachH3947;and they shall be eunuchsסָֽרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

19Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396unto Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,Goodט֥וֹבTovH2896isthe wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696.And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is it not good,if peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571be in my daysבְיָמָֽי׃ve.ya.MaiH3117?

20And the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,and all his mightגְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹge.Vu.ra.ToH1369,and how he madeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213a poolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,and a conduitהַתְּעָלָ֔הha.te.'a.LahH8585,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325into the cityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

21And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1:and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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