Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 20:4-8

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?

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