| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܣܪܐ ܕܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܠܩ ܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ ܥܫܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܚܕ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ | 1 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 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܡܢ ܠܟܝܫ ܠܪܒ ܫܩ̈ܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܩܡ ܒܡܣܩܬܐ ܕܝܡܬܐ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚܩܠܗ ܕܩܨܪܐ | 2 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 ܘܢܦܩ ܠܘܬܗ ܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܒܪ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܪܒ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܫܒܢܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܝܘܐܚ ܒܪ ܐܣܦ ܡܥܗܕܢܐ | 3 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 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܒ ܫ̈ܩܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܚܙܩܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܡܢܘ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܬܬܟܠܬ | 4 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? |
| 5 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܗܫܐ ܥܠ ܡܢܘ ܐܬܬܟܠܬ ܕܡܪܕܬ ܥܠܝ | 5 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? |
| 6 ܗܐ ܐܬܬܟܠܬ ܥܠ ܣܡ̇ܟܐ ܕܩܢܝܐ ܪܥܝܥܐ ܥܠ ܡܨܪܝܐ ܕܡܐ ܕܐܣܬܡܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܐ̇ܠ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܒ̇ܙܥ ܠܗ̇ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܟܠ ܕܡܬܬܟܠܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ | 6 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. |
| 7 ܘܐܢ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܐܬܬܟܠܢ ܡܢܐ ܐܘܬܪ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܕܐܥܒܪ ܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܚܕ ܬܣܓܕܘܢ | 7 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? |
| 8 ܘܗܫܐ ܐܬܚܠܛ ܥܡ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܬܪܟܒ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ | 8 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. |
| 9 ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܐܢܬ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܘܐܬܬܟܠܬ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܡܨܪܝܐ ܕܢܬܠ ܠܟ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܫܐ | 9 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? |
| 10 ܗܫܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܣܠܩ̇ܬ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܡܚܪܒܘܬܗ̇ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܐܣܩ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܐܚܪܒܝܗ̇ | 10 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. |
| 11 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܘܫܒܢܐ ܘܝܘܐܚ ܠܪܒ ܫ̈ܩܐ ܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܐܪܡܐܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܡ̇ܥܝܢܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܡܠܠ ܥܡܢ ܝܗܘܕܐܝܬ ܩܕܡ ܥܡܐ ܕܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ | 11 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. |
| 12 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܪܒ ܫ̈ܩܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܠܘܬ ܡܪܟܘܢ ܫܕܪܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܬܒܬܗܘܢ ܘܢܫܬܘܢ ܬܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥܡܟܘܢ | 12 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? |
| 13 ܘܩܡ ܪܒ ܫ̈ܩܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܝܗܘܕܐܝܬ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܥܘ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ | 13 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. |
| 14 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܢܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܦܨܝܘܬܟܘܢ | 14 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you. |
| 15 ܘܠܐ ܢܬܟܠܟܘܢ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܕܡܦܨܝܘ ܡܦܨܐ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܬܠܡܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ | 15 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. |
| 16 ܠܐ ܬܫܡܥܘܢ ܠܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܥܒܕܘ ܥܡܝ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܘܦܘܩܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܐܟܘܠܘ ܐܢܫ ܓܘ̈ܦܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܢܫ ܬܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܫܬܘ ܐܢܫ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܓܘܒܗ | 16 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; |
| 17 ܥܕ ܐܬܐ ܘܐܕܒܪܟܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܐܪܥܟܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܕܡܫܚܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܙܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܟܪ̈ܡܐ | 17 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. |
| 18 ܘܠܐ ܢܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܦܨܐ ܠܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܦܨܝܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܐܪܥܗ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ | 18 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? |
| 19 ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܕܚܡܬ ܘܕܪܦܕ ܘܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܕܣܦܪܘܝܡ ܕܠܡܐ ܦܨܝܘ ܠܫܡܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ | 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? |
| 20 ܡ̇ܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܦܨܝ ܐܪܥܗ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܝ̈ ܕܡܦܨܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ | 20 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 ܘܫܬܩܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܦܬܓܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܦܩܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܬܬܠܘܢ ܠܗ ܦܬܓܡܐ | 21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. |
| 22 ܘܐܬܐ ܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܒܪ ܚܠܩܝܐ ܪܒܝܬܐ ܘܫܒܢܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܝܘܐܚ ܒܪ ܐܣܦ ܡܥܗܕܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܢܚ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ ܘܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܪܒ ܫ̈ܩܐ | 22 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. |
