Isaiah 37

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וַיְהִ֗יand it was כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙when heard הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah וַיִּקְרַ֖עand he tore אֶת־obj.בְּגָדָ֑יוclothes his וַיִּתְכַּ֣סand he covered himself בַּשָּׂ֔קwith the sackcloth וַיָּבֹ֖אand he went בֵּ֥יתthe house of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחand he sent אֶת־obj.אֶלְיָקִ֨יםEliakim אֲשֶׁר־who עַל־was over הַבַּ֜יִתthe house וְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.שֶׁבְנָ֣אShebna הַסּוֹפֵ֗רthe scribe וְאֵת֙and obj.זִקְנֵ֣יthe elders of הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםthe priests מִתְכַּסִּ֖יםcovered בַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםwith the sackcloths אֶל־to יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּIsaiah בֶן־the son of אָמ֖וֹץAmoz הַנָּבִֽיא׃the prophet

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they said אֵלָ֗יוto him כֹּ֚הthus אָמַ֣רhe says חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah יוֹם־is a day of צָרָ֧הdistress וְתוֹכֵחָ֛הand rebuke וּנְאָצָ֖הand insult הַיּ֣וֹםthe day הַזֶּ֑הthe this כִּ֣יfor בָ֤אוּthey have come בָנִים֙children עַד־to מַשְׁבֵּ֔רbirth וְכֹ֥חַand is strength אַ֖יִןthere not לְלֵדָֽה׃for giving birth

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּand they came עַבְדֵ֛יthe servants of הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah אֶל־to יְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ׃Isaiah

הִנְנִ֨יhere I נוֹתֵ֥ןam about to putבּוֹ֙in himר֔וּחַa spirit וְשָׁמַ֥עand he will hear שְׁמוּעָ֖הa report וְשָׁ֣בand he will return אֶל־to אַרְצ֑וֹown land his וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוand I will make fall him בַּחֶ֖רֶבby the sword בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃in own land his

וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙and he returned רַב־the chief שָׁקֵ֔הcommander וַיִּמְצָא֙and he found אֶת־obj.מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of אַשּׁ֔וּרAssyria נִלְחָ֖םfighting עַל־on לִבְנָ֑הLibnah כִּ֣יif שָׁמַ֔עhe had heard כִּ֥יthat נָסַ֖עhe had departed מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃from Lachish

וַיִּשְׁמַ֗עand he heard עַל־on תִּרְהָ֤קָהTirhakah מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of כּוּשׁ֙Cush לֵאמֹ֔רto saying יָצָ֖אhe has come out לְהִלָּחֵ֣םto do battle אִתָּ֑ךְwith you וַיִּשְׁמַע֙and he heard וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sent מַלְאָכִ֔יםmessengers אֶל־to חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

הִנֵּ֣ה׀here!אַתָּ֣הyou שָׁמַ֗עְתָּyou have heard אֲשֶׁ֨רthat which עָשׂ֜וּthey have done מַלְכֵ֥יthe kings of אַשּׁ֛וּרAssyria לְכָל־to all הָאֲרָצ֖וֹתthe lands לְהַחֲרִימָ֑םby totally destroying them וְאַתָּ֖הand you תִּנָּצֵֽל׃will you be delivered?

הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ¿ did they deliver אוֹתָ֜םobj. them אֱלֹהֵ֤יthe gods of הַגּוֹיִם֙the nations אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּthey destroyed אֲבוֹתַ֔יancestors my אֶת־obj.גּוֹזָ֖ןGozan וְאֶת־and obj.חָרָ֑ןHaran וְרֶ֥צֶףand Rezeph וּבְנֵי־and the people of עֶ֖דֶןEden אֲשֶׁ֥רwho בִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃were in Telassar

אַיֵּ֤הwhere?מֶֽלֶךְ־is the king of חֲמָת֙Hamath וּמֶ֣לֶךְand the king of אַרְפָּ֔דArpad וּמֶ֖לֶךְand the king of לָעִ֣ירLair סְפַרְוָ֑יִםSepharvaim הֵנַ֖עHena וְעִוָּֽה׃and Ivvah

וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּHezekiah אֶת־obj.הַסְּפָרִ֛יםthe letters מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of הַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםthe messengers וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּand he read it וַיַּ֙עַל֙and he went up בֵּ֣יתthe house of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּand he spread out it חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah לִפְנֵ֥יto before יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙and he prayed חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah אֶל־to יְהוָ֖הYahweh לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

יְהוָ֨הO Yahweh צְבָא֜וֹתof hosts אֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel יֹשֵׁ֣בwho sits הַכְּרֻבִ֔יםthe cherubim אַתָּה־you ה֤וּאhe הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙are the God לְבַדְּךָ֔to alone you לְכֹ֖לof all מַמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms of הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth אַתָּ֣הyou עָשִׂ֔יתָyou have made אֶת־obj.הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavens וְאֶת־and obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

הַטֵּ֨הincline יְהוָ֤ה׀O Yahweh אָזְנְךָ֙ear your וּֽשְׁמָ֔עand hear פְּקַ֧חopen יְהוָ֛הO Yahweh עֵינֶ֖ךָeyes your וּרְאֵ֑הand see וּשְׁמַ֗עand hear אֵ֚תobj.כָּל־all דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words of סַנְחֵרִ֔יבSennacherib אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich שָׁלַ֔חhe has sent לְחָרֵ֖ףto taunt אֱלֹהִ֥יםthe God חָֽי׃living

אָמְנָ֖םtruly יְהוָ֑הO Yahweh הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּthey have made desolate מַלְכֵ֥יthe kings of אַשּׁ֛וּרAssyria אֶת־obj.כָּל־all הָאֲרָצ֖וֹתthe lands וְאֶת־and obj.אַרְצָֽם׃land their

וְנָתֹ֥ןand they have put אֶת־obj.אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖םgods their בָּאֵ֑שׁin the fire כִּי֩for לֹ֨אnot אֱלֹהִ֜יםwere gods הֵ֗מָּהthey כִּ֣יthat אִם־except מַעֲשֵׂ֧הthe work of יְדֵֽי־the hands of אָדָ֛םa person עֵ֥ץwood וָאֶ֖בֶןand stone וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃and they destroyed them

וְעַתָּה֙and now יְהוָ֣הO Yahweh אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּGod our הוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּsave us מִיָד֑וֹfrom hand his וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙so they may know כָּל־all מַמְלְכ֣וֹתthe kingdoms of הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth כִּֽי־that אַתָּ֥הyou יְהוָ֖הare Yahweh לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃to alone you

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙and he sent יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּIsaiah בֶן־the son of אָמ֔וֹץAmoz אֶל־to חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah לֵאמֹ֑רto saying כֹּֽה־thus אָמַ֤רhe says יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֲשֶׁר֙that הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּyou have prayed אֵלַ֔יto me אֶל־concerning סַנְחֵרִ֖יבSennacherib מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of אַשּֽׁוּר׃Assyria

זֶ֣הthis הַדָּבָ֔רis the word אֲשֶׁר־which דִּבֶּ֥רhe has spoken יְהוָ֖הYahweh עָלָ֑יוon him בָּזָ֨הshe has despisedלְךָ֜to youלָעֲגָ֣הshe has mockedלְךָ֗to youבְּתוּלַת֙the virgin of בַּת־the daughter of צִיּ֔וֹןZion אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙behind you רֹ֣אשׁa head הֵנִ֔יעָהshe has shaken בַּ֖תthe daughter of יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem

אֶת־obj.מִ֤יwhom?חֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙have you taunted וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּand have you blasphemed?וְעַל־and on מִ֖יwhom?הֲרִימ֣וֹתָהhave you raised קּ֑וֹלa voice וַתִּשָּׂ֥אand have you lifted up?מָר֛וֹםheight עֵינֶ֖יךָeyes your אֶל־against קְד֥וֹשׁthe holy one of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

אֲנִ֥יI קַ֖רְתִּיI have dug וְשָׁתִ֣יתִיand I have drunk מָ֑יִםwater וְאַחְרִב֙so I may dry up בְּכַף־with the sole of פְּעָמַ֔יfeet my כֹּ֖לall יְאֹרֵ֥יthe canals of מָצֽוֹר׃Egypt

הֲלֽוֹא־¿ not שָׁמַ֤עְתָּhave you heard לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙to from distant time אוֹתָ֣הּobj. it עָשִׂ֔יתִיI appointed מִ֥ימֵיfrom days of קֶ֖דֶםantiquity וִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָand I planned it עַתָּ֣הnow הֲבֵאתִ֔יהָI have brought it וּתְהִ֗יand you are לְהַשְׁא֛וֹתabout to make desolate גַּלִּ֥יםheaps נִצִּ֖יםruined עָרִ֥יםcities בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃fortified

וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙and inhabitants their קִצְרֵי־were short of יָ֔דhand חַ֖תּוּthey were dismayed וָבֹ֑שׁוּand they were ashamed הָי֞וּthey were עֵ֤שֶׂבthe vegetation of שָׂדֶה֙the field וִ֣ירַקand the greenery of דֶּ֔שֶׁאvegetation חֲצִ֣ירgrass of גַּגּ֔וֹתroofs וּשְׁדֵמָ֖הand a field לִפְנֵ֥יto before קָמָֽה׃standing grain

וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛and sitting down your וְצֵאתְךָ֥and going out you וּבוֹאֲךָ֖and coming in you יָדָ֑עְתִּיI know וְאֵ֖תand obj.הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥raging you אֵלָֽי׃against me

יַ֚עַןbecause הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣raging you אֵלַ֔יagainst me וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖and arrogance your עָלָ֣הit has come up בְאָזְנָ֑יin ears my וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יand I will put חַחִ֜יhook my בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָin nose your וּמִתְגִּי֙and bridle my בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָon lips your וַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָand I will turn back you בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְby the way אֲשֶׁר־which בָּ֥אתָyou cameבָּֽהּ׃by it

וְזֶה־and thisלְּךָ֣for youהָא֔וֹתwill be the sign אָכ֤וֹלyou will eat הַשָּׁנָה֙this year סָפִ֔יחַself-sown grain וּבַשָּׁנָ֥הand in the year הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתthe second שָׁחִ֑יסself-seeded plants וּבַשָּׁנָ֣הand in the year הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתthe third זִרְע֧וּsow וְקִצְר֛וּand reap וְנִטְע֥וּand plant כְרָמִ֖יםvineyards וְאִכְל֥וּand eat פִרְיָֽם׃fruit their

וְיָ֨סְפָ֜הand it will add פְּלֵיטַ֧תthe escaped remnant of בֵּית־the house of יְהוּדָ֛הJudah הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הwhich remains שֹׁ֣רֶשׁa root לְמָ֑טָּהto downwards וְעָשָׂ֥הand it will produce פְרִ֖יfruit לְמָֽעְלָה׃to upwards towards

כִּ֤יfor מִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙from Jerusalem תֵּצֵ֣אit will go out שְׁאֵרִ֔יתa remnant וּפְלֵיטָ֖הand an escaped remnant מֵהַ֣רfrom the mountain of צִיּ֑וֹןZion קִנְאַ֛תthe zeal of יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־it will accomplish זֹּֽאת׃ סthis

בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְby the way אֲשֶׁר־which בָּ֖אhe cameבָּ֣הּby itיָשׁ֑וּבhe will return וְאֶל־and into הָעִ֥ירthe city הַזֹּ֛אתthe this לֹ֥אnot יָב֖וֹאhe will come נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וְגַנּוֹתִ֛יand I will defend עַל־on הָעִ֥ירthe city הַזֹּ֖אתthe this לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּto deliver it לְמַֽעֲנִ֔יfor own sake my וּלְמַ֖עַןand for the sake of דָּוִ֥דDavid עַבְדִּֽי׃ סservant my

וַיֵּצֵ֣א׀and he went out מַלְאַ֣ךְthe angel of יְהוָ֗הYahweh וַיַּכֶּה֙and he struck down בְּמַחֲנֵ֣הin the camp of אַשּׁ֔וּרAssyria מֵאָ֛הone hundred וּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםand eighty וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הand five אָ֑לֶףthousand וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּand they rose early בַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!כֻלָּ֖םall of them פְּגָרִ֥יםwere corpses מֵתִֽים׃dead

וַיִּסַּ֣עand he set out וַיֵּ֔לֶךְand he went וַיָּ֖שָׁבand he returned סַנְחֵרִ֣יבSennacherib מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of אַשּׁ֑וּרAssyria וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבand he remained בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃in Nineveh

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