Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 37:8-36

8So RabshakehH7262returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.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 he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559concerning Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Ethiopiaכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568,He is come forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318to make warלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with thee. And when he heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085it,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to 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.khaH430,in whom thou trustestבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,deceiveיַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shall not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.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.TzotH776by destroying them utterlyלְהַחֲרִימָ֑םle.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 destroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843, asGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,and Haranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729which werein Telassarבִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

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

14And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the letterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,and readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it: and Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and spreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566it beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16O Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that dwellestיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, thou artthe 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.

17Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186thine earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,O Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491thine eyesעֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869,O Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200:and hearוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,which hath sentשָׁלַ֔חsha.LachH7971to reproachלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

18Of a truthאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have laid wasteהֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuH2717all the nationsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,and their countriesאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776,

19And have castוְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.TonH5414their 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.

20Now therefore, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467us from his handמִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,that all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thou artYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, even thou only.

21Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971unto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Whereas thou hast prayedהִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419to me against Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804:

22This isthe wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning him; The virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,hath despisedבָּזָ֨הba.ZahH959thee, andlaughed thee to scornלָעֲגָ֣הla.'a.GahH3932;the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389hath shakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128her headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218at theeאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

23Whom hast thou reproachedחֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙che.Raf.taH2778and blasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442?and against whom hast thou exaltedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָהha.ri.Mo.tahH7311thyvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963,and lifted upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869on highמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791? evenagainst the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027thy servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650hast thou reproachedחֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀che.Raf.taH2778the Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,and hast saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,By the multitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of my chariotsרִכְבִּ֛יrikh.BiH7393am I come upעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927to the heightמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791of the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,to the sidesיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844;and I will cut downוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772the tallקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967cedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730thereof, andthe choiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005fir treesבְּרֹשָׁ֔יוbe.ro.ShavH1265thereof: and I will enterוְאָבוֹא֙ve.'a.Vo'H935into the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of his borderקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093, andthe forestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293of his CarmelH3760.

25I have diggedקַ֖רְתִּיKar.tiH6979,and drunkוְשָׁתִ֣יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;and with the soleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of my feetפְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.MaiH6471have I dried upוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717all the riversיְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.ReiH2975of the besieged placesמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.

26Hast thou not heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085long agoלְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙le.me.ra.chOkH7350, howI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213it; andof ancientקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924timesמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117,that I have formedוִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335it? now have I broughtהֲבֵאתִ֔יהָha.ve.Ti.haH935it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay wasteלְהַשְׁא֛וֹתle.hash.'otH7582defencedבְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892intoruinousנִצִּ֖יםni.TzimH5327heapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

27Therefore their inhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427wereof smallקִצְרֵי־kitz.rei-H7116powerיָ֔דYadH3027,they were dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and confoundedוָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuH954: they were asthe grassעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704, and asthe greenוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419herbדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877, asthe grassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682on the housetopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.GotH1406, and as grainblastedוּשְׁדֵמָ֖הu.she.de.MahH7709beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it be grown upקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054.

28But I knowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045thy abodeוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,and thy going outוְצֵאתְךָ֥ve.tze.te.KhaH3318,and thy coming inוּבוֹאֲךָ֖u.vo.'a.KhaH935,and thy rageהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264against me.

29Because thy rageהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264against me, and thy tumultוְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ve.sha.'a.nan.KhaH7600,is come upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into mine earsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,therefore will I putוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760my hookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397in thy noseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,and my bridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964in thy lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193,and I will turn thee backוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870by which thou camestבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935.

30And this shall bea signהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226unto thee, Ye shall eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398thisyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141such as growethסָפִ֔יחַsa.Fi.achH5599of itself; and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141that which springethשָׁחִ֑יסsha.ChisH7823of the same: and in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232ye, and reapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,and plantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholH398the fruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529thereof.

31And the remnantהַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הha.nish.'a.RahH7604that is escapedפְּלֵיטַ֧תpe.lei.TatH6413of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shall againוְיָ֨סְפָ֜הve.Ya.se.FahH3254take rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,and bearוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213fruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605:

32For out of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall go forthתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611,and they that escapeוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413out of mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:the zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shall doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this.

33Therefore thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerning the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,He shall not comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935into this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,nor shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384an arrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671there, nor come beforeיְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּהye.kad.de.Me.nahH6923it with shieldsמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,nor castיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210a bankסֹלְלָֽה׃so.le.LahH5550against it.

34By the wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that he cameבָּ֖אba'H935,by the same shall he returnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,and shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

35For I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to saveלְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּle.ho.shi.'AhH3467it for mine own sake, and for my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃ ס'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sake.

36Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068went forthוַיֵּצֵ֣א׀vai.ye.Tze'H3318,and smoteוַיַּכֶּה֙vai.ya.KehH5221in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Assyriansאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804a hundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505:and when they arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, behold, they wereall deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191corpsesפְּגָרִ֥יםpe.ga.RimH6297.

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