The Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 32דברי הימים ב 32

אַחֲרֵ֨י הַדְּבָרִ֤ים וְהָאֱמֶת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה בָּ֖א סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיָּבֹ֣א בִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וַיִּ֨חַן֙ עַל הֶעָרִ֣ים הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְבִקְעָ֥ם אֵלָֽיו

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

וַיַּרְא֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּי בָ֖א סַנְחֵרִ֑יב וּפָנָ֕יו לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ עִם שָׂרָיו֙ וְגִבֹּרָ֔יו לִסְתּוֹם֙ אֶת מֵימֵ֣י הָעֲיָנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ

He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which without the city: and they did help him.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ עַם רָ֔ב וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙ אֶת כָּל הַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹת וְאֶת הַנַּ֛חַל הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ף בְּתוֹךְ הָאָ֖רֶץ לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֤מָּה יָב֨וֹאוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמָצְא֖וּ מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים

So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת כָּל הַחוֹמָ֨ה הַפְּרוּצָ֜ה וַיַּ֣עַל עַל הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת וְלַח֨וּצָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֣ה אַחֶ֔רֶת וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק אֶת הַמִּלּ֖וֹא עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּ֥עַשׂ שֶׁ֛לַח לָרֹ֖ב וּמָגִנִּֽים

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

וַיִּתֵּ֛ן שָׂרֵ֥י מִלְחָמ֖וֹת עַל הָעָ֑ם וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו אֶל רְחוֹב֙ שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עַל לְבָבָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ אַל תִּֽירְא֣וּ וְאַל תֵּחַ֗תּוּ מִפְּנֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖י כָּל הֶהָמ֣וֹן אֲשֶׁר עִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי עִמָּ֥נוּ רַ֖ב מֵעִמּֽוֹ

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that with him: for more with us than with him:

עִמּוֹ֙ זְר֣וֹעַ בָּשָׂ֔ר וְעִמָּ֜נוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙ לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖ם מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּ וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם עַל דִּבְרֵ֖י יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

With him an arm of flesh; but with us YHWH our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

אַ֣חַר זֶ֗ה שָׁ֠לַח סַנְחֵרִ֨יב מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁ֤וּר עֲבָדָיו֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָה וְהוּא֙ עַל לָכִ֔ישׁ וְכָל מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹ עִמּ֑וֹ עַל יְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַל כָּל יְהוּדָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he against Lachish, and all his power with him,) to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that at Jerusalem, saying,

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֔ר סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר עַל מָה֙ אַתֶּ֣ם בֹּטְחִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבִ֥ים בְּמָצ֖וֹר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do you trust, that you abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

הֲלֹ֤א יְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ מַסִּ֣ית אֶתְכֶ֔ם לָתֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֔ם לָמ֛וּת בְּרָעָ֥ב וּבְצָמָ֖א לֵאמֹ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ יַצִּילֵ֕נוּ מִכַּ֖ף מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר

Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, YHWH our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

הֲלֹא הוּא֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ הֵסִ֥יר אֶת בָּמֹתָ֖יו וְאֶת מִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לִפְנֵ֨י מִזְבֵּ֧חַ אֶחָ֛ד תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וְעָלָ֥יו תַּקְטִֽירוּ

Has not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, You shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?

הֲלֹ֣א תֵדְע֗וּ מֶ֤ה עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י וַאֲבוֹתַ֔י לְכֹ֖ל עַמֵּ֣י הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת הֲיָכ֣וֹל יָֽכְל֗וּ אֱלֹהֵי֙ גּוֹיֵ֣ הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי

Know you not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?

מִ֠י בְּֽכָל אֱלֹהֵ֞י הַגּוֹיִ֤ם הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱרִ֣ימוּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָכ֔וֹל לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת עַמּ֖וֹ מִיָּדִ֑י כִּ֤י יוּכַל֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי

Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

וְעַתָּ֡ה אַל יַשִּׁיא֩ אֶתְכֶ֨ם חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ וְאַל יַסִּ֨ית אֶתְכֶ֣ם כָּזֹאת֮ וְאַל תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ לוֹ֒ כִּי לֹ֣א יוּכַ֗ל כָּל אֱל֨וֹהַ֙ כָּל גּ֣וֹי וּמַמְלָכָ֔ה לְהַצִּ֥יל עַמּ֛וֹ מִיָּדִ֖י וּמִיַּ֣ד אֲבוֹתָ֑י אַ֚ף כִּ֣י אֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם לֹא יַצִּ֥ילוּ אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי

Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

וְעוֹד֙ דִּבְּר֣וּ עֲבָדָ֔יו עַל יְהוָ֖ה הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ עַבְדּֽוֹ

And his servants spake yet against YHWH God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

וּסְפָרִ֣ים כָּתַ֔ב לְחָרֵ֕ף לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֵֽאמֹ֨ר עָלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞י גּוֹיֵ֤ הָאֲרָצוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא הִצִּ֤ילוּ עַמָּם֙ מִיָּדִ֔י כֵּ֣ן לֹֽא יַצִּ֞יל אֱלֹהֵ֧י יְחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ עַמּ֖וֹ מִיָּדִֽי

He wrote also letters to rail on YHWH God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.

וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ בְקוֹל גָּד֜וֹל יְהוּדִ֗ית עַל עַ֤ם יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה לְיָֽרְאָ֖ם וּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑ם לְמַ֖עַן יִלְכְּד֥וּ אֶת הָעִֽיר

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech to the people of Jerusalem that on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל אֱלֹהֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּעַ֗ל אֱלֹהֵי֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם

And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, the work of the hands of man.

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞ל יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּ בֶן אָמ֛וֹץ הַנָּבִ֖יא עַל זֹ֑את וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

And for this Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ מַלְאָ֔ךְ וַיַּכְחֵ֞ד כָּל גִּבּ֥וֹר חַ֨יִל֙ וְנָגִ֣יד וְשָׂ֔ר בְּמַחֲנֵ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיָּשָׁב֩ בְּבֹ֨שֶׁת פָּנִ֜ים לְאַרְצ֗וֹ וַיָּבֹא֙ בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֔יו ומיציאו וּמִֽיצִיאֵ֣י מֵעָ֔יו שָׁ֖ם הִפִּילֻ֥הוּ בֶחָֽרֶב

And YHWH sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

וַיּוֹשַׁע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶת יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ וְאֵ֣ת יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם מִיַּ֛ד סַנְחֵרִ֥יב מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר וּמִיַּד כֹּ֑ל וַֽיְנַהֲלֵ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב

Thus YHWH saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all , and guided them on every side.

וְ֠רַבִּים מְבִיאִ֨ים מִנְחָ֤ה לַיהוָה֙ לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּמִ֨גְדָּנ֔וֹת לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּנַּשֵּׂ֛א לְעֵינֵ֥י כָל הַגּוֹיִ֖ם מֵאַֽחֲרֵי כֵֽן

And many brought gifts to YHWH to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עַד לָמ֑וּת וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ אֶל יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ וּמוֹפֵ֖ת נָ֥תַן לֽוֹ

In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed to YHWH: and he spake to him, and he gave him a sign.

וְלֹא כִגְמֻ֤ל עָלָיו֙ הֵשִׁ֣יב יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּ֥י גָבַ֖הּ לִבּ֑וֹ וַיְהִ֤י עָלָיו֙ קֶ֔צֶף וְעַל יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם

But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit to him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

וַיִּכָּנַ֤ע יְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ בְּגֹ֣בַהּ לִבּ֔וֹ ה֖וּא וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלֹא בָ֤א עֲלֵיהֶם֙ קֶ֣צֶף יְהוָ֔ה בִּימֵ֖י יְחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of YHWH came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

וַיְהִ֧י לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ עֹ֥שֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאֹֽצָר֣וֹת עָֽשָׂה ל֠וֹ לְכֶ֨סֶף וּלְזָהָ֜ב וּלְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֗ה וְלִבְשָׂמִים֙ וּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔ים וּלְכֹ֖ל כְּלֵ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

וּמִ֨סְכְּנ֔וֹת לִתְבוּאַ֥ת דָּגָ֖ן וְתִיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֑ר וְאֻֽרָוֺת֙ לְכָל בְּהֵמָ֣ה וּבְהֵמָ֔ה וַעֲדָרִ֖ים לָאֲוֵרֽוֹת

Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.

וְעָרִים֙ עָ֣שָׂה ל֔וֹ וּמִקְנֵה צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר לָרֹ֑ב כִּ֤י נָֽתַן לוֹ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים רְכ֖וּשׁ רַ֥ב מְאֹֽד

Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.

וְה֣וּא יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ סָתַם֙ אֶת מוֹצָ֞א מֵימֵ֤י גִיחוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥ם לְמַֽטָּה מַּעְרָ֖בָה לְעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּצְלַ֥ח יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכָֽל מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ

This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

וְכֵ֞ן בִּמְלִיצֵ֣י שָׂרֵ֣י בָּבֶ֗ל הַֽמְשַׁלְּחִ֤ים עָלָיו֙ לִדְרֹ֗שׁ הַמּוֹפֵת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה בָאָ֔רֶץ עֲזָב֖וֹ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים לְנַ֨סּוֹת֔וֹ לָדַ֖עַת כָּל בִּלְבָבֽוֹ

Howbeit in the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to enquire of the wonder that was in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all in his heart.

וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ וַחֲסָדָ֑יו הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים בַּחֲז֞וֹן יְשַֽׁעְיָ֤הוּ בֶן אָמוֹץ֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא עַל סֵ֥פֶר מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָ֖ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ עִם אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ֮ בְּֽמַעֲלֵה֮ קִבְרֵ֣י בְנֵי דָוִיד֒ וְכָבוֹד֙ עָֽשׂוּ ל֣וֹ בְמוֹת֔וֹ כָּל יְהוּדָ֖ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.