2 Chronicles 32

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אַחֲרֵ֨יafter הַדְּבָרִ֤יםthe matters וְהָאֱמֶת֙and the faithfulness הָאֵ֔לֶּהthe these בָּ֖אhe came סַנְחֵרִ֣יבSennacherib מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of אַשּׁ֑וּרAssyria וַיָּבֹ֣אand he came בִֽיהוּדָ֗הin Judah וַיִּ֙חַן֙and he encamped עַל־on הֶעָרִ֣יםthe cities הַבְּצֻר֔וֹתthe fortified וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said לְבִקְעָ֥םto break into them אֵלָֽיו׃to himself

וַיַּרְא֙and he saw יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah כִּי־that בָ֖אhe had come סַנְחֵרִ֑יבSennacherib וּפָנָ֕יוand face his לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הwas for war עַל־on יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem

וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץand he took counsel עִם־with שָׂרָיו֙officials his וְגִבֹּרָ֔יוand mighty men his לִסְתּוֹם֙to stop up אֶת־obj.מֵימֵ֣יthe waters of הָעֲיָנ֔וֹתthe springs אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich מִח֣וּץwere from the outside לָעִ֑ירof the city וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃and they helped him

וַיִּתֵּ֛ןand he appointed שָׂרֵ֥יcommanders of מִלְחָמ֖וֹתwars עַל־over הָעָ֑םthe people וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םand he assembled them אֵלָ֗יוto himself אֶל־to רְחוֹב֙the open place of שַׁ֣עַרthe gate of הָעִ֔ירthe city וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke עַל־to לְבָבָ֖םheart their לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

חִזְק֣וּbe strong וְאִמְצ֔וּand be courageous אַל־may not תִּֽירְא֣וּyou be afraid וְאַל־and may not תֵּחַ֗תּוּyou be dismayed מִפְּנֵי֙from because of מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of אַשּׁ֔וּרAssyria וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖יand from to before כָּל־all הֶהָמ֣וֹןthe multitude אֲשֶׁר־which עִמּ֑וֹis with him כִּֽי־for עִמָּ֥נוּis with us רַ֖בone great מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃more than with him

עִמּוֹ֙is with him זְר֣וֹעַan arm of בָּשָׂ֔רflesh וְעִמָּ֜נוּand is with us יְהוָ֤הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God our לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּto help us וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖םand to fight מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּbattles our וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּand they supported themselves הָעָ֔םthe people עַל־on דִּבְרֵ֖יthe words of יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּHezekiah מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of יְהוּדָֽה׃ פJudah

כֹּ֣הthus אָמַ֔רhe says סַנְחֵרִ֖יבSennacherib מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of אַשּׁ֑וּרAssyria עַל־on מָה֙what?אַתֶּ֣םare you בֹּטְחִ֔יםrelying וְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםand remaining בְּמָצ֖וֹרin siege בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem

הֲלֹ֤א¿ not יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙is Hezekiah מַסִּ֣יתmisleading אֶתְכֶ֔םobj. you לָתֵ֣תto give אֶתְכֶ֔םobj. you לָמ֛וּתto die בְּרָעָ֥בby hunger וּבְצָמָ֖אand by thirst לֵאמֹ֑רto saying יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod our יַצִּילֵ֕נוּhe will deliver us מִכַּ֖ףfrom the hand of מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of אַשּֽׁוּר׃Assyria

הֲלֹא־¿ not הוּא֙that יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah הֵסִ֥ירdid he remove אֶת־obj.בָּמֹתָ֖יוhigh places his וְאֶת־and obj.מִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוaltars his וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand did he say?לִֽיהוּדָ֤הto Judah וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and to Jerusalem לֵאמֹ֔רto saying לִפְנֵ֨יto before מִזְבֵּ֧חַan altar אֶחָ֛דone תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּyou will bow down וְעָלָ֥יוand on it תַּקְטִֽירוּ׃you will make smoke

הֲלֹ֣א¿ not תֵדְע֗וּdo you know מֶ֤הwhat?עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙have I done אֲנִ֣יI וַאֲבוֹתַ֔יand fathers my לְכֹ֖לto all עַמֵּ֣יthe peoples of הָאֲרָצ֑וֹתthe lands הֲיָכ֣וֹל¿ really to be able יָֽכְל֗וּwere they able אֱלֹהֵי֙the gods of גּוֹיֵ֣the nations of הָאֲרָצ֔וֹתthe lands לְהַצִּ֥ילto deliver אֶת־obj.אַרְצָ֖םland their מִיָּדִֽי׃from hand my

וְעוֹד֙and again דִּבְּר֣וּthey spoke עֲבָדָ֔יוservants his עַל־on יְהוָ֖הYahweh הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe God וְעַ֖לand on יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּHezekiah עַבְדּֽוֹ׃servant his

וַיִּקְרְא֨וּand they called out בְקוֹל־with a voice גָּד֜וֹלgreat יְהוּדִ֗יתin Judean עַל־to עַ֤םthe people of יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalem אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich עַל־was on הַֽחוֹמָ֔הthe wall לְיָֽרְאָ֖םto make afraid them וּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑םand to terrify them לְמַ֖עַןso that יִלְכְּד֥וּthey may capture אֶת־obj.הָעִֽיר׃the city

וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּand they spoke אֶל־concerning אֱלֹהֵ֖יthe God of יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem כְּעַ֗לas on אֱלֹהֵי֙the gods of עַמֵּ֣יthe peoples of הָאָ֔רֶץthe land מַעֲשֵׂ֖הthe work of יְדֵ֥יthe hands of הָאָדָֽם׃ סthe humankind

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לand he prayed יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiah הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king וִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּand Isaiah בֶן־the son of אָמ֛וֹץAmoz הַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophet עַל־on זֹ֑אתthis וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּand they cried out הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פthe heavens

וַיּוֹשַׁע֩and he saved יְהוָ֨הYahweh אֶת־obj.יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּHezekiah וְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.יֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants of יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalem מִיַּ֛דfrom the hand of סַנְחֵרִ֥יבSennacherib מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of אַשּׁ֖וּרAssyria וּמִיַּד־and from the hand of כֹּ֑לeveryone וַֽיְנַהֲלֵ֖םand he led them מִסָּבִֽיב׃from round about

וְ֠רַבִּיםand many people מְבִיאִ֨יםwere bringing מִנְחָ֤הan offering לַיהוָה֙to Yahweh לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םto Jerusalem וּמִ֨גְדָּנ֔וֹתand excellent things לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּto Hezekiah מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah וַיִּנַּשֵּׂ֛אand he was lifted up לְעֵינֵ֥יto the eyes of כָל־all הַגּוֹיִ֖םthe nations מֵאַֽחֲרֵי־from after כֵֽן׃ סthus

בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days הָהֵ֔םthe those חָלָ֥הhe was sick יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah עַד־until לָמ֑וּתto die וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙and he prayed אֶל־to יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he spokeל֔וֹto himוּמוֹפֵ֖תand a sign נָ֥תַןhe gaveלֽוֹ׃to him

וְלֹא־and not כִגְמֻ֤לaccording to the benefit עָלָיו֙on him הֵשִׁ֣יבhe repaid יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah כִּ֥יfor גָבַ֖הּit was haughty לִבּ֑וֹheart his וַיְהִ֤יand it was עָלָיו֙towards him קֶ֔צֶףwrath וְעַל־and towards יְהוּדָ֖הJudah וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃and Jerusalem

וַיִּכָּנַ֤עand he humbled himself יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙Hezekiah בְּגֹ֣בַהּin the haughtiness of לִבּ֔וֹheart his ה֖וּאhe וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand the inhabitants of יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem וְלֹא־and not בָ֤אit came עֲלֵיהֶם֙towards them קֶ֣צֶףthe wrath of יְהוָ֔הYahweh בִּימֵ֖יin the days of יְחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃Hezekiah

וַיְהִ֧יand it belonged לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּto Hezekiah עֹ֥שֶׁרwealth וְכָב֖וֹדand honor הַרְבֵּ֣הgreat מְאֹ֑דexceedingly וְאֹֽצָר֣וֹתand treasuries עָֽשָׂה־he madeל֠וֹfor himselfלְכֶ֨סֶףfor silver וּלְזָהָ֜בand for gold וּלְאֶ֣בֶןand for stones יְקָרָ֗הprecious וְלִבְשָׂמִים֙and for spices וּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔יםand for shields וּלְכֹ֖לand for all כְּלֵ֥יarticles of חֶמְדָּֽה׃preciousness

וּמִ֨סְכְּנ֔וֹתand storehouses לִתְבוּאַ֥תfor the yield of דָּגָ֖ןgrain וְתִיר֣וֹשׁand new wine וְיִצְהָ֑רand fresh oil וְאֻֽרָוֹת֙and stalls לְכָל־for all בְּהֵמָ֣הlivestock וּבְהֵמָ֔הand livestock וַעֲדָרִ֖יםand flocks לָאֲוֵרֽוֹת׃for the stalls

וְעָרִים֙and cities עָ֣שָׂהhe madeל֔וֹfor himselfוּמִקְנֵה־and livestock of צֹ֥אןflock וּבָקָ֖רand herd לָרֹ֑בto abundance כִּ֤יfor נָֽתַן־he had givenלוֹ֙to himאֱלֹהִ֔יםGod רְכ֖וּשׁproperty רַ֥בmuch מְאֹֽד׃very

וְה֣וּאand he יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּHezekiah סָתַם֙he stopped up אֶת־obj.מוֹצָ֞אthe outlet of מֵימֵ֤יthe waters of גִיחוֹן֙Gihon הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןthe upper וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥םand he directed them לְמַֽטָּה־to downwards מַּעְרָ֖בָהwest -ward לְעִ֣ירof the city of דָּוִ֑ידDavid וַיַּצְלַ֥חand he prospered יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah בְּכָֽל־in every מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃deed his

וְכֵ֞ןand thus בִּמְלִיצֵ֣י׀in the envoys of שָׂרֵ֣יthe officials of בָּבֶ֗לBabylon הַֽמְשַׁלְּחִ֤יםwho sent עָלָיו֙to him לִדְרֹ֗שׁto enquire הַמּוֹפֵת֙the sign אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich הָיָ֣הit had happened בָאָ֔רֶץin the land עֲזָב֖וֹhe left him הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe God לְנַ֨סּוֹת֔וֹto put to the test him לָדַ֖עַתto know כָּל־everything בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃in heart his

וְיֶ֛תֶרand the rest of דִּבְרֵ֥יthe matters of יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah וַחֲסָדָ֑יוand covenant loyalties his הִנָּ֣םthere they כְּתוּבִ֗יםare written בַּחֲז֞וֹןin the vision of יְשַֽׁעְיָ֤הוּIsaiah בֶן־the son of אָמוֹץ֙Amoz הַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophet עַל־on סֵ֥פֶרthe scroll of מַלְכֵי־the kings of יְהוּדָ֖הJudah וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃and Israel

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