Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 39

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Merodach–baladanH4757,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and a presentוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:for he had heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that he had been sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470,and was recoveredוַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃Vai.ye.che.ZakH2388.

2And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396was gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055of them, and shewedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200them 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.TovH2896ointmentהַשֶּׁ֣מֶןha.She.menH8081,and all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his armourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and all that was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his treasuresבְּאֹֽצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.tze.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.

3Then cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּye.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 comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935from a farרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776unto me, evenfrom Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he, What have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, All that isin mine houseבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004have they seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200:there is nothingדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697among my treasuresבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214that I have not shewedהִרְאִיתִ֖יםhir.'i.TimH7200them.

5Then saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635:

6Behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935, that all that isin thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004, and thatwhich thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have laid up in storeאָצְר֧וּ'a.tze.RuH686until this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,shall be carriedוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894:nothingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697shall be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And of thy sonsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121that shall issueיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318from thee, which thou shalt begetתּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205,shall they take awayיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947;and they shall be eunuchsסָרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

8Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,Goodט֥וֹבTovH2896isthe wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068which thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696.He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover, For there shall be peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571in my daysבְּיָמָֽי׃ פbe.ya.MaiH3117.

Commentaries on Isaiah 39