Isaiah 36 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק ל״ו

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1. 1

   וַיְהִיvay/HIand-it-came-to-passבְּאַרְבַּע־עֶשְׂרֵהbe/ar/BA-es/REin-the-fourteenthשָׁנָהsha/NAyearלַמֶּלֶךְlam/ME/lekhof-kingחִזְקִיָּהוּChiz/kiy/YA/huHezekiahעָלָהa/LAcame-upסַנְחֵרִיבSan/che/RIVSennacheribמֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּרME/lekh-Ash/SHURthe-king-of-Assyriaעַלalagainstכׇּל־עָרֵיkol-a/REall-the-cities-ofיְהוּדָהYe/hu/DAJudahהַבְּצֻרוֹתhab/be/tsu/ROTthe-fortifiedוַיִּתְפְּשֵׂם׃vay/yit/pe/SEMand-took-them

   Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

2. 2

   וַיִּשְׁלַחvay/yish/LACHand-sentמֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּרME/lekh-Ash/SHURthe-king-of-Assyriaאֶת־רַבְשָׁקֵהet-Rav/sha/KERabshakehמִלָּכִישׁmil/La/KHISHfrom-Lachishיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ְמָהYe/ru/sha/LE/mato-Jerusalemאֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְel-ham/ME/lekhto-kingחִזְקִיָּהוּChiz/kiy/YA/huHezekiahבְּחֵילbe/CHELwith-an-armyכָּבֵדka/VEDgreatוַיַּעֲמֹדvay/ya/a/MODand-stoodבִּתְעָלַתbit/a/LATby-the-aqueduct-ofהַבְּרֵכָהhab/be/re/KHAthe-poolהָעֶלְיוֹנָהha/el/yo/NAthe-upperבִּמְסִלַּתbim/sil/LATin-the-highway-ofשְׂדֵהse/DEthe-field-ofכוֹבֵס׃kho/VESthe-fuller

   And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.

3. 3

   וַיֵּצֵאvay/ye/TSEand-came-outאֵלָיוe/LAYVto-himאֶלְיָקִיםEl/ya/KIMEliakimבֶּן־חִלְקִיָּהוּben-Chil/kiy/YA/huson-of-Hilkiahאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoעַל־הַבָּיִתal-hab/BA/yitover-the-houseוְשֶׁבְנָאve/Shev/NAand-Shebnaהַסֹּפֵרhas/so/FERthe-scribeוְיוֹאָחve/Yo/ACHand-Joahבֶּן־אָסָףben-A/SAFson-of-Asaphהַמַּזְכִּיר׃ham/maz/KIRthe-recorder

   Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.

4. 4

   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidאֲלֵיהֶםa/le/HEMto-themרַבְשָׁקֵהRav/sha/KERabshakehאִמְרוּ־נָאim/RU-nasay-I-prayאֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּel-Chiz/kiy/YA/huto-Hezekiahכֹּה־אָמַרko-a/MARthus-saysהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe-kingהַגָּדוֹלhag/ga/DOLthe-greatמֶלֶךְME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּרAsh/SHURAssyriaמָהmawhatהַבִּטָּחוֹןhab/bit/ta/CHONthe-confidenceהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichבָּטָחְתָּ׃ba/TACH/tayou-trust

   And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

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   אָמַרְתִּיa/MAR/tiI-saidאַךְ־דְּבַר־שְׂפָתַיִםakh-de/VAR-se/fa/TA/yima-mere-word-with-the-lipsעֵצָהe/TSAcounselוּגְבוּרָהu/ge/vu/RAand-strengthלַמִּלְחָמָהlam/mil/cha/MAfor-warעַתָּהat/TAnowעַל־מִיal-mion-whomבָטַחְתָּva/TACH/tahave-you-trustedכִּיkithatמָרַדְתָּma/RAD/tayou-have-rebelledבִּי׃biagainst-me

   I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

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   הִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdבָטַחְתָּva/TACH/tayou-trustעַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶתal-mish/E/netupon-the-staff-ofהַקָּנֶהhak/ka/NEthe-reedהָרָצוּץha/ra/TSUTSthe-crushedהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisעַל־מִצְרַיִםal-Mits/RA/yimupon-Egyptאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichיִסָּמֵךְyis/sa/MEKHleansאִישׁisha-manעָלָיוa/LAYVupon-itוּבָאu/VAand-it-goesבְכַפּוֹve/khap/POinto-his-palmוּנְקָבָהּu/ne/ka/VAand-pierces-itכֵּןkenthusפַּרְעֹהPar/OPharaohמֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִםME/lekh-Mits/RA/yimthe-king-of-Egyptלְכׇל־הַבֹּטְחִיםle/KHOL-hab/bot/CHIMto-all-that-trustעָלָיו׃a/LAYVupon-him

   Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

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   וְכִי־תֹאמַרve/KHI-to/MARand-if-you-sayאֵלַיe/LAYto-meאֶל־יְהֹוָהel-Adonaiin-the-LORDאֱלֹהֵינוּe/lo/HE/nuour-Godבָּטָחְנוּba/TACH/nuwe-trustהֲלוֹא־הוּאha/LO-huis-it-not-Heאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoseהֵסִירhe/SIRhas-taken-awayחִזְקִיָּהוּChiz/kiy/YA/huHezekiahאֶת־בָּמֹתָיוet-ba/mo/TAYVHis-high-placesוְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָיוve/ET-miz/be/cho/TAYVand-His-altarsוַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidלִיהוּדָהlI/hu/DAto-Judahוְלִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִםve/Li/ru/sha/LA/yimand-to-Jerusalemלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeהַמִּזְבֵּחַham/miz/BE/achthe-altarהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisתִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ׃tish/ta/cha/VUyou-shall-worship

   But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

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   וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand-nowהִתְעָרֶבhit/A/revmake-a-wagerנָאnaI-prayאֶת־אֲדֹנִיet-a/do/NIwith-my-masterהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּרAsh/SHURAssyriaוְאֶתְּנָהve/et/te/NAand-I-will-giveלְךָle/KHAto-youאַלְפַּיִםal/PA/yimtwo-thousandסוּסִיםsu/SIMhorsesאִם־תּוּכַלim-tu/KHALif-you-be-ableלָתֶתLA/tetto-setלְךָle/KHAfor-yourselfרֹכְבִיםrokh/VIMridersעֲלֵיהֶם׃a/le/HEMupon-them

   Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

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   וְאֵיךְve/EKHhow-thenתָּשִׁיבta/SHIVwill-you-turn-awayאֵת־פְּנֵיet-pe/NEthe-face-ofפַחַתfa/CHATa-governorאַחַדa/CHADone-ofעַבְדֵיav/DEthe-servants-ofאֲדֹנִיa/do/NImy-masterהַקְּטַנִּיםhak/ke/tan/NIMthe-leastוַתִּבְטַחvat/tiv/TACHand-you-trustלְךָle/KHAyourselfעַל־מִצְרַיִםal-Mits/RA/yimupon-Egyptלְרֶכֶבle/RE/khevfor-chariotsוּלְפָרָשִׁים׃u/le/fa/ra/SHIMand-for-horsemen

   How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

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    וְעַתָּהve/at/TAand-nowהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵיha/mib/bal/a/DEis-it-withoutיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDעָלִיתִיa/LI/tihave-I-come-upעַל־הָאָרֶץal-ha/A/retsagainst-the-landהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּle/hash/chi/TAto-destroy-itיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאָמַרa/MARsaidאֵלַיe/LAYto-meעֲלֵהa/LEgo-upאֶל־הָאָרֶץel-ha/A/retsagainst-the-landהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisוְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ׃ve/hash/chi/TAand-destroy-it

    And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidאֶלְיָקִיםEl/ya/KIMEliakimוְשֶׁבְנָאve/Shev/NAand-Shebnaוְיוֹאָחve/Yo/ACHand-Joahאֶל־רַבְשָׁקֵהel-Rav/sha/KEto-Rabshakehדַּבֶּר־נָאdab/BER-naspeak-I-prayאֶל־עֲבָדֶיךָel-a/va/DE/khato-your-servantsאֲרָמִיתA/ra/MITAramaicכִּיkiforשֹׁמְעִיםshom/IMunderstandingאֲנָחְנוּa/NACH/nuweוְאַל־תְּדַבֵּרve/AL-te/dab/BERand-speak-notאֵלֵינוּe/LE/nuunto-usיְהוּדִיתYe/hu/DITJudeanבְּאׇזְנֵיbe/oz/NEin-the-ears-ofהָעָםha/AMthe-peopleאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoעַל־הַחוֹמָה׃al-ha/cho/MAupon-the-wall

    Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidרַבְשָׁקֵהRav/sha/KERabshakehהַאֶלha/ELis-it-toאֲדֹנֶיךָa/do/NE/khayour-masterוְאֵלֶיךָve/e/LE/khaand-to-youשְׁלָחַנִיshe/la/CHA/nihas-sent-meאֲדֹנִיa/do/NImy-masterלְדַבֵּרle/dab/BERto-speakאֶת־הַדְּבָרִיםet-had/de/va/RIMthe-wordsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseהֲלֹאha/LOis-it-notעַל־הָאֲנָשִׁיםal-ha/a/na/SHIMto-the-menהַיֹּשְׁבִיםhay/yosh/VIMthat-sitעַל־הַחוֹמָהal-ha/cho/MAupon-the-wallלֶאֱכֹלle/e/KHOLto-eatאֶת־[צוֹאָתָם]et-tso/a/TAMtheir-dungוְלִשְׁתּוֹתve/lish/TOTand-to-drinkאֶת־[מֵימֵיet-me/MEthe-water-ofרַגְלֵיהֶם]rag/le/HEMtheir-feetעִמָּכֶם׃im/ma/KHEMwith-you

    But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

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    וַיַּעֲמֹדvay/ya/a/MODand-stoodרַבְשָׁקֵהRav/sha/KERabshakehוַיִּקְרָאvay/yik/RAand-calledבְקוֹל־גָּדוֹלve/KOL-ga/DOLwith-a-loud-voiceיְהוּדִיתYe/hu/DITJudeanוַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidשִׁמְעוּshim/Uhearאֶת־דִּבְרֵיet-div/REthe-words-ofהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe-kingהַגָּדוֹלhag/ga/DOLthe-greatמֶלֶךְME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּר׃Ash/SHURAssyria

    Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

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    כֹּהkothusאָמַרa/MARsaysהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe-kingאַל־יַשִּׁאal-yash/SHIlet-not-deceiveלָכֶםla/KHEMto-youחִזְקִיָּהוּChiz/kiy/YA/huHezekiahכִּיkiforלֹא־יוּכַלlo-yu/KHALhe-shall-not-be-ableלְהַצִּילle/hats/TSILto-deliverאֶתְכֶם׃et/KHEMyou

    Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you.

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    וְאַל־יַבְטַחve/AL-yav/TACHand-let-not-make-trustאֶתְכֶםet/KHEMyouחִזְקִיָּהוּChiz/kiy/YA/huHezekiahאֶל־יְהֹוָהel-Adonaiin-the-LORDלֵאמֹרle/MORsayingהַצֵּלhats/TSELdeliverיַצִּילֵנוּyats/tsi/LE/nuwill-deliver-usיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDלֹאlonotתִנָּתֵןtin/na/TENshall-be-givenהָעִירha/IRthe-cityהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisבְּיַדbe/YADin-the-hand-ofמֶלֶךְME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּר׃Ash/SHURAssyria

    Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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    אַל־תִּשְׁמְעוּal-tish/me/Uhearken-notאֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּel-Chiz/kiy/YA/huto-Hezekiahכִּיkiforכֹהkhothusאָמַרa/MARsaysהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּרAsh/SHURAssyriaעֲשׂוּ־אִתִּיa/SU-it/TImake-with-meבְרָכָהve/ra/KHAa-blessingוּצְאוּu/tse/Uand-come-outאֵלַיe/LAYto-meוְאִכְלוּve/ikh/LUand-eatאִישׁ־גַּפְנוֹish-gaf/NOeach-his-vineוְאִישׁve/ISHand-eachתְּאֵנָתוֹte/e/na/TOhis-fig-treeוּשְׁתוּu/she/TUand-drinkאִישׁisheachמֵי־בוֹרוֹ׃me-vo/ROthe-waters-of-his-cistern

    Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;

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    עַד־בֹּאִיad-bo/Iuntil-I-comeוְלָקַחְתִּיve/la/kach/TIand-I-takeאֶתְכֶםet/KHEMyouאֶל־אֶרֶץel-E/retsto-a-landכְּאַרְצְכֶםke/ar/tse/KHEMlike-your-landאֶרֶץE/retsa-land-ofדָּגָןda/GANcornוְתִירוֹשׁve/ti/ROSHand-wineאֶרֶץE/retsa-land-ofלֶחֶםLE/chembreadוּכְרָמִים׃u/khe/ra/MIMand-vineyards

    Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

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    פֶּן־יַסִּיתpen-yas/SITlest-misleadאֶתְכֶםet/KHEMyouחִזְקִיָּהוּChiz/kiy/YA/huHezekiahלֵאמֹרle/MORsayingיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDיַצִּילֵנוּyats/tsi/LE/nuwill-deliver-usהַהִצִּילוּha/hits/TSI/luhave-deliveredאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEthe-gods-ofהַגּוֹיִםhag/go/YIMthe-nationsאִישׁisheachאֶת־אַרְצוֹet-ar/TSOhis-landמִיַּדmiy/YADout-of-the-hand-ofמֶלֶךְME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּר׃Ash/SHURAssyria

    Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

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    אַיֵּהay/YEwhere-areאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEthe-gods-ofחֲמָתCha/MATHamathוְאַרְפָּדve/Ar/PADand-Arpadאַיֵּהay/YEwhere-areאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEthe-gods-ofסְפַרְוָיִםSe/far/VA/yimSepharvaimוְכִי־הִצִּילוּve/KHI-hits/TSI/luand-have-they-deliveredאֶת־שֹׁמְרוֹןet-Shom/RONSamariaמִיָּדִי׃miy/ya/DIout-of-my-hand

    Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

20. 20

    מִיmiwhoבְּכׇל־אֱלֹהֵיbe/KHOL-e/lo/HEamong-all-the-gods-ofהָאֲרָצוֹתha/a/ra/TSOTthe-landsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseאֲשֶׁר־הִצִּילוּa/SHER-hits/TSI/luhave-deliveredאֶת־אַרְצָםet-ar/TSAMtheir-landמִיָּדִיmiy/ya/DIout-of-my-handכִּי־יַצִּילki-yats/TSILthat-should-deliverיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםet-Ye/ru/sha/LA/yimJerusalemמִיָּדִי׃miy/ya/DIout-of-my-hand

    Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

21. 21

    וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּvay/ya/cha/RI/shuand-they-were-silentוְלֹא־עָנוּve/LO-a/NUand-answered-notאֹתוֹo/TOhimדָּבָרda/VARa-wordכִּי־מִצְוַתki-mits/VATfor-the-commandment-ofהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe-kingהִיאhiitלֵאמֹרle/MORsayingלֹאlonotתַעֲנֻהוּ׃ta/a/NU/huyou-shall-answer-him

    But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

22. 22

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    Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.