Isaiah 38

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וַיַּסֵּ֧בand he turned חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּHezekiah פָּנָ֖יוface his אֶל־to הַקִּ֑ירthe wall וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לand he prayed אֶל־to יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיֹּאמַ֗רand he said אָנָּ֤הI beg you יְהוָה֙O Yahweh זְכָר־remember נָ֞אplease אֵ֣תobj.אֲשֶׁ֧רthis:הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיI have walked about לְפָנֶ֗יךָto before you בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙in faithfulness וּבְלֵ֣בand with a heart שָׁלֵ֔םcomplete וְהַטּ֥וֹבand the good בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָin view your עָשִׂ֑יתִיI have done וַיֵּ֥בְךְּand he wept חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah בְּכִ֥יweeping גָדֽוֹל׃ סgreat

וַֽיְהִי֙and it came דְּבַר־the word of יְהוָ֔הYahweh אֶֽל־to יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּIsaiah לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

וּמִכַּ֤ףand from the hand of מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of אַשּׁוּר֙Assyria אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔I will deliver you וְאֵ֖תand obj.הָעִ֣ירthe city הַזֹּ֑אתthe this וְגַנּוֹתִ֖יand I will defend עַל־on הָעִ֥ירthe city הַזֹּֽאת׃the this

וְזֶה־and thisלְּךָ֥for youהָא֖וֹתwill be the sign מֵאֵ֣תfrom with יְהוָ֑הYahweh אֲשֶׁר֙that יַעֲשֶׂ֣הhe will do יְהוָ֔הYahweh אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֥רthe thing הַזֶּ֖הthe this אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich דִּבֵּֽר׃he has spoken

מִכְתָּ֖בa writing לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּof Hezekiah מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹwhen was sick he וַיְחִ֖יand he lived מֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃from sickness his

אֲנִ֣יI אָמַ֗רְתִּיI said בִּדְמִ֥יin the half of יָמַ֛יdays my אֵלֵ֖כָהlet me go בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יin the gates of שְׁא֑וֹלSheol פֻּקַּ֖דְתִּיI have been caused to miss יֶ֥תֶרthe remainder of שְׁנוֹתָֽי׃years my

אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙I said לֹא־not אֶרְאֶ֣הI will see יָ֔הּYahweh יָ֖הּYahweh בְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land of הַחַיִּ֑יםthe living לֹא־not אַבִּ֥יטI will look at אָדָ֛םhumankind ע֖וֹדagain עִם־with י֥וֹשְׁבֵיthe inhabitants of חָֽדֶל׃cessation

דּוֹרִ֗יdwelling-place my נִסַּ֧עit has been pulled up וְנִגְלָ֛הand it has been removed מִנִּ֖יfrom me כְּאֹ֣הֶלlike the tent of רֹעִ֑יshepherd my קִפַּ֨דְתִּיI have rolled up כָאֹרֵ֤גlike the weaver חַיַּי֙life my מִדַּלָּ֣הfrom the loom יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִיhe cuts off me מִיּ֥וֹםfrom day עַד־unto לַ֖יְלָהnight תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃you make an end of me

שִׁוִּ֤יתִיI have lain down עַד־until בֹּ֙קֶר֙morning כָּֽאֲרִ֔יlike the lion כֵּ֥ןso יְשַׁבֵּ֖רhe breaks כָּל־all עַצְמוֹתָ֑יbones my מִיּ֥וֹםfrom day עַד־unto לַ֖יְלָהnight תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃you make an end of me

כְּס֤וּסlike a swallow עָגוּר֙a crane כֵּ֣ןso אֲצַפְצֵ֔ףI chirp אֶהְגֶּ֖הI moan כַּיּוֹנָ֑הlike the dove דַּלּ֤וּthey are cast down עֵינַי֙eyes my לַמָּר֔וֹםto the heights אֲדֹנָ֖יO Lord עָֽשְׁקָה־oppressionלִּ֥יbelongs to meעָרְבֵֽנִי׃stand surety for me

מָֽה־what?אֲדַבֵּ֥רwill I say וְאָֽמַר־and he has spokenלִ֖יto meוְה֣וּאand he עָשָׂ֑הhe has acted אֶדַּדֶּ֥הI will walk deliberately כָל־all שְׁנוֹתַ֖יyears my עַל־on מַ֥רthe bitterness of נַפְשִֽׁי׃self my

אֲדֹנָ֖יO Lord עֲלֵיהֶ֣םon them יִֽחְי֑וּpeople live וּלְכָל־and to allבָּהֶן֙in themחַיֵּ֣יthe life of רוּחִ֔יspirit my וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִיand may you restore to health me וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃and preserve alive me

הִנֵּ֥הhere!לְשָׁל֖וֹםfor welfare מַר־it was bitterלִ֣יto meמָ֑רbitterly וְאַתָּ֞הand you חָשַׁ֤קְתָּyou loved נַפְשִׁי֙life my מִשַּׁ֣חַתfrom the pit of בְּלִ֔יdestruction כִּ֥יfor הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּyou threw away אַחֲרֵ֥יbehind גֵוְךָ֖back your כָּל־all חֲטָאָֽי׃sins my

כִּ֣יfor לֹ֥אnot שְׁא֛וֹלSheol תּוֹדֶ֖ךָּit gives thanks to you מָ֣וֶתdeath יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּit praises you לֹֽא־not יְשַׂבְּר֥וּthey hope יֽוֹרְדֵי־those who go down of ב֖וֹרthe pit אֶל־to אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃faithfulness your

חַ֥יthe living חַ֛יthe living ה֥וּאhe יוֹדֶ֖ךָhe gives thanks to you כָּמ֣וֹנִיas I הַיּ֑וֹםthis day אָ֣בa father לְבָנִ֔יםto children יוֹדִ֖יעַhe makes known אֶל־concerning אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃faithfulness your

יְהוָ֖הYahweh לְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיis to save me וּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יand songs my נְנַגֵּ֛ןwe will play כָּל־all יְמֵ֥יthe days of חַיֵּ֖ינוּlives our עַל־at בֵּ֥יתthe house of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּIsaiah יִשְׂא֖וּlet them take דְּבֶ֣לֶתa cake of תְּאֵנִ֑יםfigs וְיִמְרְח֥וּand let them rub it עַֽל־on הַשְּׁחִ֖יןthe boil וְיֶֽחִי׃so he may live

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah מָ֣הwhat?א֑וֹתwill be the sign כִּ֥יthat אֶעֱלֶ֖הI will go up בֵּ֥יתthe house of יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

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