Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 36:11-22

11Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098unto RabshakehH7262,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696,I pray thee, unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the Syrian languageאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762;for we understandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it:and speakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696not to us in the Jews’ languageיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066,in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that areon the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

12But RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hath my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thy masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113and to thee to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hath he not sent meto the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that sitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427upon the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,that they may eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their own dungצוֹאָתָ֗םchar.'ei.hemH6675 H2716,and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their own pissמֵימֵ֥י רַגְלֵיהֶ֖םmei.meimei.mei/ /rag.lei./hemrag.lei.hemH7890 H7272 H4325with you?

13Then RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975,and criedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’ languageיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

14Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Let not Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥אya.Shi'H5377you: for he shall not be ableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you.

15Neither let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make you trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us: this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall not be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

16Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085not to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:for thus saithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213an agreement with me bya presentבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293,and come outוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318to me: and eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398ye every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376of his vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612,and every oneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his fig treeתְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384,and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354ye every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376the watersמֵי־mei-H4325of his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

17Until I comeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935and take you awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947to a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your own landכְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715and wineוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.

18Bewarelest Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396persuadeיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us. Hath anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

19Where arethe godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574and Arphadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774? where arethe godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617?and have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111out of my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

20Who are theyamong all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of these landsהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776,that have deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068should deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389out of my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

21But they held their peaceוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.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.

22Then cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, that wasover the householdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623,the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142,to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with theirclothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899rentקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167,and toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of RabshakehH7262.

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