2 Kings

Chapter 20

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּayּami֣ym hahe֔m chala֥h chizeqiyּa֖hu lam֑ut vayּabo֣ 'e֠layv yeshsha'eya֨hu ben-'am֜otz hanּabi֗y vayּo֨'mer 'ela֜yv kּoֽh-'ama֤r yehvah֙ tza֣v lebeyte֔ka kּi֛y me֥t 'atּa֖h velo֥ tiֽcheyeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. The prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said, "Thus says the LORD: 'Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.'"

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אָמ֜וֹץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּasּe֥b 'et-pּana֖yv 'el-haqּi֑yr vayּi֨tepּalּe֔l 'el-yehva֖h le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,

וַיַּסֵּ֥ב אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו אֶל־הַקִּ֑יר וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): anּa֣h yehva֗h zekar-na֞ 'e֣t 'ashshe֧r hitehalּa֣ketּiy lepane֗yka bּeֽ'emet֙ ubeleba֣b shshale֔m vehatּ֥ob bּe'eyne֖yka 'ashsi֑ytiy vayּe֥bekּe chizeqiyּa֖hu bּeki֥y gadֽol׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"I pray, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

אָנָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה זְכָר־נָ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְפָנֶ֗יךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ וּבְלֵבָ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔ם וְהַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עָשִׂ֑יתִי וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y yeshsha'eya֔hu lo֣ yatza֔ h'yr chatze֖r hatּiֽykona֑h udebar-yehva֔h haya֥h 'ela֖yv le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And it happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

וַיְהִ֣י יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ לֹ֣א יָצָ֔א העיר חָצֵ֖ר הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsh֣ub ve'amaretּa֞ 'el-chizeqiyּa֣hu negiyd-'amּi֗y kּoֽh-'ama֤r yehvah֙ 'elohey֙ dּavi֣d 'abi֔yka shshama֨'etּiy֙ 'et-tּepilּate֔ka ra'i֖ytiy 'et-dּime'ate֑ka hineniy֙ ro֣pe la֔ke bּayּom֙ hashshּeliyshshi֔y tּa'ale֖h bּe֥yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD.

שׁ֣וּב וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ נְגִיד־עַמִּ֗י כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ רֹ֣פֶא לָ֔ךְ בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י תַּעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehosapetּi֣y 'al-yame֗yka chame֤shsh 'eshsereh֙ shshana֔h umikּa֤p meֽleke-'ashshּur֙ 'atzּi֣yleka֔ ve'e֖t ha'i֣yr hazּo֑'t veganּotiy֙ 'al-ha'i֣yr hazּo֔'t lemaֽ'ani֔y ulema֖'an dּavi֥d 'abedּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David's sake."'"

וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י עַל־יָמֶ֗יךָ חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנּוֹתִי֙ עַל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yeshshaֽ'eya֔hu qech֖u dּebe֣let tּe'eni֑ym vayּiqech֛u vayּashsi֥ymu 'aֽl-hashshּechi֖yn vayּeֽchiy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Isaiah said, "Take a lump of figs." So they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ קְח֖וּ דְּבֶ֣לֶת תְּאֵנִ֑ים וַיִּקְח֛וּ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ עַֽל־הַשְּׁחִ֖ין וַיֶּֽחִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer chizeqiyּa֨hu֙ 'eֽl-yeshsha'eya֔hu ma֣h '֔ot kּiֽy-yirepּa֥ yehva֖h li֑y ve'ali֛ytiy bּayּ֥om hashshּeliyshshi֖y bּe֥yt yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ מָ֣ה א֔וֹת כִּֽי־יִרְפָּ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לִ֑י וְעָלִ֛יתִי בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yeshsha'eya֗hu zeh-lּeka֤ ha'ot֙ me'e֣t yehva֔h kּi֚y ya'ashse֣h yehva֔h 'et-hadּaba֖r 'ashshe֣r dּibּe֑r hala֤ke hatzּel֙ 'e֣shser maֽ'al֔ot 'im-yashsh֖ub 'e֥shser ma'alֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing which He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go backward ten degrees?"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ זֶה־לְּךָ֤ הָאוֹת֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֚י יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר הָלַ֤ךְ הַצֵּל֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר מַֽעֲל֔וֹת אִם־יָשׁ֖וּב עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ yechizeqiyּa֔hu naqe֣l latzּe֔l linet֖ot 'e֣shser ma'al֑ot lo֣ ki֔y yashsh֥ub hatzּe֛l 'achoranּi֖yt 'e֥shser ma'alֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ נָקֵ֣ל לַצֵּ֔ל לִנְט֖וֹת עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת לֹ֣א כִ֔י יָשׁ֥וּב הַצֵּ֛ל אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֛ yeshsha'eya֥hu hanּabi֖y 'el-yehva֑h vayּa֣shsheb 'et-hatzּe֗l bּaֽ֠mּa'alot 'ashshe֨r yareda֜h bּema'al֥ot 'acha֛z 'achoֽranּi֖yt 'e֥shser ma'alֽot׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.

וַיִּקְרָ֛א יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֶת־הַצֵּ֗ל בַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹת אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרְדָ֜ה בְּמַעֲל֥וֹת אָחָ֛ז אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa'e֣t hahi֡y shshala֡ch bּero'da֣ke bּa֠le'adan bּeֽn-bּale'ada֧n meֽleke-bּabe֛l separi֥ym uminecha֖h 'el-chizeqiyּa֑hu kּi֣y shshama֔ kּi֥y chala֖h chizeqiyּaֽhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֡יא שָׁלַ֡ח בְּרֹאדַ֣ךְ בַּ֠לְאֲדָן בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל סְפָרִ֥ים וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י חָלָ֖ה חִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֣ 'aleyhem֮ chizeqiyּahu֒ vayּare'e֣m 'et-kּal-bּe֣yt nekoto֡h 'et-hakּesep֩ ve'et-hazּaha֨b ve'et-habּeshsami֜ym ve'e֣t ׀ shshe֣men hatּ֗ob ve'et֙ bּe֣yt kּela֔yv ve'e֛t kּal-'ashshe֥r nimetza֖ bּe'ֽotzerota֑yv loֽ'-haya֣h daba֗r 'a֠shsher loֽ'-here'a֧m chizeqiyּa֛hu bּebeyt֖o ubekal-memeshshaletּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hezekiah listened to them and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory, all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע עֲלֵיהֶם֮ חִזְקִיָּהוּ֒ וַיַּרְאֵ֣ם אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֣ית נְכֹתֹ֡ה אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֨ב וְאֶת־הַבְּשָׂמִ֜ים וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שֶׁ֣מֶן הַטּ֗וֹב וְאֵת֙ בֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִמְצָ֖א בְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יו לֹֽא־הָיָ֣ה דָבָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־הֶרְאָ֧ם חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּבֵית֖וֹ וּבְכָל־מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo'֙ yeshshaֽ'eya֣hu hanּabi֔y 'el-hamּe֖leke chizeqiyּa֑hu vayּo֨'mer 'ela֜yv ma֥h 'amer֣u ׀ ha'anashshi֣ym ha'e֗lּeh ume'a֨yin֙ yabo֣'u 'ele֔yka vayּo֨'mer֙ chizeqiyּa֔hu me'e֧retz rechoqa֛h bּa֖'u mibּabeֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?" So Hezekiah said, "They have come from a far country, from Babylon."

וַיָּבֹא֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו מָ֥ה אָמְר֣וּ ׀ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וּמֵאַ֨יִן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ מֵאֶ֧רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֛ה בָּ֖אוּ מִבָּבֶֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֕'mer ma֥h ra'֖u bּebeyte֑ka vayּo֣'mer chizeqiyּa֗hu 'e֣t kּal-'ashshe֤r bּebeytiy֙ ra'֔u lo'-haya֥h daba֛r 'ashshe֥r loֽ'-hire'iyti֖m bּe'otzerotaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he said, "What have they seen in your house?" So Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֥ה רָא֖וּ בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵיתִי֙ רָא֔וּ לֹא־הָיָ֥ה דָבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הִרְאִיתִ֖ם בְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer yeshsha'eya֖hu 'el-chizeqiyּa֑hu shshema֖ dּebar-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD:

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ שְׁמַ֖ע דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh֮ yami֣ym bּa'iym֒ venishsּa֣ ׀ kּal-'ashshe֣r bּebeyte֗ka va'ashshe֨r 'atzer֧u 'abote֛yka 'ad-hayּ֥om hazּe֖h bּabe֑lah loֽ'-yiuate֥r dּaba֖r 'ama֥r yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,' says the LORD.

הִנֵּה֮ יָמִ֣ים בָּאִים֒ וְנִשָּׂ֣א ׀ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר אָצְר֧וּ אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ עַד־הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה בָּבֶ֑לָה לֹֽא־יִוָּתֵ֥ר דָּבָ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): umibּane֜yka 'ashshe֨r yetze'֧u mimּeka֛ 'ashshe֥r tּoli֖yd yqch yiqּa֑chu vehayu֙ saֽriysi֔ym bּeheyka֖l me֥leke bּabeֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"

וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצְא֧וּ מִמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹלִ֖יד יקח יִקָּ֑חוּ וְהָיוּ֙ סָֽרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer chizeqiyּa֨hu֙ 'eֽl-yeshshaֽ'eya֔hu t֥ob dּebar-yehva֖h 'ashshe֣r dּibּa֑retּa vayּo֕'mer hal֛o 'im-shshal֥om ve'eme֖t yiheye֥h beyamaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!" For he thought, "Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אֶֽל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ ט֥וֹב דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֛וֹא אִם־שָׁל֥וֹם וֶאֱמֶ֖ת יִהְיֶ֥ה בְיָמָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veye֨ter dּibere֤y chizeqiyּa֨hu֙ vekal-gּeb֣urat֔o va'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֗h 'et-habּerekah֙ ve'et-hatּe'ala֔h vayּabe֥ 'et-hamּa֖yim ha'i֑yrah halo'-he֣m kּetubi֗ym 'al-se֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lemaleke֥y yehudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, all his might, and how he made a pool and a tunnel and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ וְכָל־גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה אֶת־הַבְּרֵכָה֙ וְאֶת־הַתְּעָלָ֔ה וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־הַמַּ֖יִם הָעִ֑ירָה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֥b chizeqiyּa֖hu 'im-'abota֑yv vayּimelo֛ke menashshּe֥h ben֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So Hezekiah rested with his fathers. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ