2 Kings 19

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 On hearing this, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and went to the Temple of Yahweh.	1 ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܨܪܝ ܠܒ̈ܘܫܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܟܣܝ ܣܩܐ ܘܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
2 He sent Eliakim master of the palace, Shebnah the secretary and the elders of the priests, wearingsackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.	2 ܘܫܕܪ ܠܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܪܒ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܠܫܒܢܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܘܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܟܣܝܢ ܣܩ̈ܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܡܘܨ
3 They said to him, 'This is what Hezekiah says, "Today is a day of suffering, of punishment, of disgrace.Children come to birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.	3 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ. ܘܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܛܝܘ ܚܒ̈ܠܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܚܝܠܐ ܒܝܠܕܬܐ
4 May Yahweh your God hear the words of the cupbearer-in-chief whom his master, the king of Assyria,has sent to insult the living God, and may Yahweh your God punish the words he has heard. Offer your prayerfor the remnant stil remaining." '	4 ܛܟ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܪܒ ܫܩ̈ܐ ܕܫܕܪܗ ܡܪܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܠܡܚܣܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܘܬܒܥܐ ܘܬܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ
5 King Hezekiah's ministers went to Isaiah,	5 ܘܐܬܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
6 and Isaiah said to them, 'Say to your master, "Yahweh says this: Do not be afraid of the words whichyou have heard or the blasphemies which the king of Assyria's minions have uttered against me.	6 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܡܪܟܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܕܓܕܦܘ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ
7 Look, I am going to put a spirit in him and, on the strength of a rumour, he wil go back to his owncountry, and in that country I shall make him fal by the sword." '	7 ܗܐ ܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܒܗ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܢܫܡܥ ܛܒܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܠܐܪܥܗ ܘܐܪܡܝܘܗܝ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܒܐܪܥܗ
8 The cupbearer turned about and rejoined the king of Assyria, who was then attacking Libnah, as thecupbearer had learnt that the king had already left Lachish	8 ܘܗܦܟ ܪܒ ܫܩ̈ܐ ܘܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܟܕ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܥܠ ܠܒܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܡܥ ܕܫܩܠ ܡܢ ܠܟܝܫ
9 on hearing that Tirhakah king of Cush was on his way to attack him.	9 ܘܫܡܥ ܥܠ ܬܪܗܩ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܟܘܫ ܕܢܦܩ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܗ ܘܗܦܟ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܙܩܝܐ
10 Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 'Tel Hezekiah king of Judah this, "Do notlet your God on whom you are relying deceive you with the promise: Jerusalem wil not fal into the king ofAssyria's clutches.	10 ܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܐ ܢܛܥܝܟ ܐܠܗܟ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܠܡܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ
11 You have learnt by now what the kings of Assyria have done to al the other countries, devoting themto destruction. Are you likely to be saved?	11 ܗܐ ܐܢܬ ܫܡܥܬ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܘܐܚܪܒܘ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܐܢܬ ܡܬܦܨܐ ܐܢܬ
12 Did the gods of the nations whom my ancestors devastated save them-Gozan, Haran, Rezeph andthe Edenites who were in Tel Basar?	12 ܕܠܡܐ ܦܨܝܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܐܪܥܗ ܕܚܪܒܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝ ܠܓܘܙܢ ܘܠܚܪܢ ܘܠܪܨܦ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܕܢ ܕܒܕܠܣܪ
13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of Lair, of Sepharvaim, of Hena, of Ivvah?" '	13 ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܚܡܬ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܕܪܦܕ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܣܦܪܘܝܡ ܘܕܢܥ ܘܕܥܘܐ
14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers' hands and read it; he then went up to the Temple ofYahweh and spread it out before Yahweh.	14 ܘܢܣܒ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܣܠܩ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܦܪܣ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
15 Hezekiah said this prayer in the presence of Yahweh, 'Yahweh Sabaoth, God of Israel, enthroned onthe winged creatures, you alone are God of al the kingdoms of the world, you made heaven and earth.	15 ܘܨܠܝ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܥܒܕܬ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ
16 Give ear, Yahweh, and listen; open your eyes, Yahweh, and see! Hear the words of Sennacherib,who has sent to insult the living God.	16 ܨܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܕܢܟ ܘܫܡܥ ܦܬܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܘܫܡܥ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܕܫܠܚ ܠܡܚܣܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ
17 It is true, Yahweh, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations,	17 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܪܒܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܠܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܘܐܪܥܗܘܢ
18 they have thrown their gods on the fire, for these were not gods but human artefacts -- wood andstone -- and hence they have destroyed them.	18 ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܐܘܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ ܘܕܟܐܦܐ ܘܐܘܩܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ
19 But now, Yahweh our God, save us from his clutches, I beg you, and let all the kingdoms of the worldknow that you alone are God, Yahweh.'	19 ܘܗܫܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܦܪܘܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܕܥܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ
20 Isaiah son of Amoz then sent the fol owing message to Hezekiah, 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this, "Ihave heard the prayer which you have addressed to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria."	20 ܘܫܠܚ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܡܘܨ ܠܚܙܩܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܟܠ ܕܨܠܝܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܥܠ ܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܫܡܥܬ
21 Here is the pronouncement which Yahweh has made about him: "She despises you, she scorns you,the virgin daughter of Zion; she tosses her head at you, the daughter of Jerusalem!	21 ܗܢܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܫܝܛܐ ܠܟ ܘܡܡܝܩܐ ܒܟ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܡܢܝܕܐ ܪܝܫܗ ܒܬܪܟ ܒܪܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
22 Whom have you insulted, whom have you blasphemed? Against whom raised your voice and liftedyour haughty eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!	22 ܠܡ̇ܢ ܚܣܕܬ ܘܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܢ ܓܕܦܬ. ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܩܠܟ. ܐܪܝܡܬ ܥܝܢܝ̈ܟ ܠܡܪܘܡܐ ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ .
23 Through your envoys you have insulted the Lord, thinking: With my many chariots I have climbed themountain-tops, the utmost peaks of Lebanon. I have fel ed its mighty cedars, its finest cypresses, have reachedits furthest recesses, its forest garden.	23 ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܝܟ ܚܣܕܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܒܣܘܓܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܣܩ ܠܪܘܡܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܦܘܠܘܗܝ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܘܐܦܣܘܩ ܩ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܘܗܝ ܘܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܘܝܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܥܘܠ ܠܪܘܡܐ ܕܣܟܗ ܕܥܒܐ ܕܟܪܡܠܐ
24 Yes, I have dug and drunk of foreign waters; under the soles of my feet I have dried up al Egypt'srivers.	24 ܐܢܐ ܐܚܦܘܪ ܘܐܫܬܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܘܒܫ ܒܦܪ̈ܣܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܟܫܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܫ̈ܝܢܐ
25 "Do you hear? Long ago I prepared this, from days of old I actual y planned it, now I carry it out. Youwere to lay walled cities in heaps of ruins;	25 ܠܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܠܗ ܥܒܕܬ ܘܡܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܗ ܥܬܕܬ ܘܗܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܬܗ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܠܨܕܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܥܫ̈ܝܢܬܐ
26 that was why their inhabitants, feeble of hand, were dismayed and discomfited, were weak as grass,were frail as plants, were like grass of housetop and meadow under the east wind.	26 ܕܝܬܒܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܙܥܪ ܚܝܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܘܒܗܬܘ ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܥܣܒܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܪܩܐ ܕܬܕܐܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܡܝܪܐ ܕܐܓܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܘܚܫܝܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܩܝܡܬܐ
27 But whether you stand up or you sit down, whether you go out or you come in, I know it.	27 ܡܘܬܒܟ ܘܡܥܠܟ ܘܡܦܩܟ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܘܕܐܬܪܘܪܒܬ ܥܠܝ
28 Because you have raved against me, and your arrogance has reached my ears, I shal put a hookthrough your nostrils and a muzzle on your lips, and make you return by the road by which you came.	28 ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܚܬ ܘܐܬܪܘܪܒܬ ܥܠܝ ܘܓܘܕܦܟ ܣܠܩ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܝ ܐܪܡܐ ܩܠܕܐ ܒܢܚܝܪܟ ܘܒܠܡܐ ܒܣ̈ܦܘܬܟ ܘܐܗܦܟܟ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܬܝܬ ܒܗ
29 "And this wil be the sign for you: this year wil be eaten the self-sown grain, next year what sprouts inthe fallow; but in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.	29 ܘܗܕܐ ܐܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܟܠ ܐܢܬ ܫܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܟܐܬܐ ܘܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܟܬ ܟܐܬܐ ܘܫܢܬܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܬܐ ܙܪܘܥܘ ܘܚܨܘܕܘ ܘܨܘܒܘ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܟܘܠܘ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
30 The surviving remnant of the House of Judah wil bring forth new roots below and fruits above;	30 ܘܢܘܣܦܘܢ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ ܫܕܝܢ ܥܩܪܐ ܠܬܚܬ ܘܥܒܕܝܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܠܥܠ
31 for a remnant wil issue from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. Yahweh Sabaoth's jealouslove wil accomplish this.	31 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܦܘܩ ܫܪܟܢܐ ܘܦܘܠܛܐ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܩܢܐܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܬܥܒܕ ܗܕܐ
32 "This, then, is what Yahweh says about the king of Assyria: "He wil not enter this city, wil shoot noarrow at it, confront it with no shield, throw up no earthwork against it.	32 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܠܐ ܢܥܘܠ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܕܐ ܬܡܢ ܓܐܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܩܪܡܝܗ ܒܣܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܟܡܢ ܥܠܝܗ ܟܡܐ̈ܢܐ
33 By the road by which he came, by that he wil return; he wil not enter this city, declares Yahweh.	33 ܐܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܗ ܢܗܦܘܟ ܘܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܢܥܘܠ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
34 I shal protect this city and save it for my sake and my servant David's sake." '	34 ܘܐܓܢ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܐܦܪܩܝܗ ܡܛܠܬܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܕܝ
35 That same night the angel of Yahweh went out and struck down a hundred and eighty-five thousandmen in the Assyrian camp. In the early morning when it was time to get up, there they lay, so many corpses.	35 ܘܗܘܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܢܦܩ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܛܠ ܒܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܕܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܘܩܕܡܘ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܚܙܝܢ ܘܗܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܓܪ̈ܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ
36 Sennacherib struck camp and left; he returned home and stayed in Nineveh.	36 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܘܗܦܟ ܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܘܝܬܒ ܒܢܝܢܘܐ
37 One day when he was worshipping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech andSharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped into the territory of Ararat. His son Esarhaddonsucceeded him.	37 ܘܟܕ ܣܓܕ ܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܢܣܪܟ ܐܠܗܗ ܐܕܪܡܠܟ ܘܫܪܐܨܪ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܩܛܠܘܗܝ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܐܬܦܠܛܘ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܪܕܛ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܣܪܚܕܘܡ ܒܪܗ ܒܬܪܗ