Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 37:1-7

1And it came to pass, when kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396heardכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085it,that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,and coveredוַיִּתְכַּ֣סvai.yit.KasH3680himself with sackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242,and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And he sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471, who wasover the householdהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaשֶׁבְנָ֣אshev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548coveredמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680with sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242,unto Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531.

3And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,This dayיוֹם־yom-H3117isa dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869,and of rebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433,and of blasphemyוּנְאָצָ֖הu.ne.'a.TzahH5007:for the childrenבָנִים֙va.NimH1121are comeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935to the birthמַשְׁבֵּ֔רmash.BerH4866, and there isnot strengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581to bring forthלְלֵדָֽה׃le.le.DahH3205.

4It may be Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will hearיִשְׁמַע֩yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of RabshakehH7262,whom the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113hath sentשְׁלָח֨וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to reproachלְחָרֵף֙le.cha.RefH2778the livingחַ֔יChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and will reproveוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath heardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085:wherefore lift upוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375thyprayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605for the remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611that is leftהַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ha.nim.tza.'AhH4672.

5So the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ׃ye.sha'.Ya.huH3470.

6And Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus shall ye sayתֹאמְר֖וּןtom.RunH559unto your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Be not afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372ofמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that thou hast heardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085,wherewith the servantsנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288of the kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804have blasphemedגִּדְּפ֛וּgi.de.FuH1442me.

7Behold, I will sendנוֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a blastר֔וּחַRu.achH7307upon him, and he shall hearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085a rumourשְׁמוּעָ֖הshe.mu.'AhH8052,and returnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725to his own landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;and I will cause him to fallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוve.hi.pal.TivH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719in his own landבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776.

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