In the yearבִּשְׁנַתthat the Tartanתַרְתָּןcameבֹּאto Ashdod,אַשְׁדּוֹדָהwhen Sargonסַרְגוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרsent him,בִּשְׁלֹח אֹתוֹand he foughtוַיִּלָּחֶםagainst Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּוֹדand captured it,וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ
at that timeבָּעֵת הַהִיאYHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרthroughבְּיַדIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּsonבֶןof Amoz,אָמוֹץsaying,לֵאמֹר“Go,לֵךְand loosenוּפִתַּחְתָּthe sackclothהַשַּׂקfromמֵעַלyour loins,מָתְנֶיךָand take offוְ תַחֲלֹץyour sandalsנַעַלְךָfrom your feet.”מֵעַל רַגְלֶיךָAnd he didוַיַּעַשׂso,כֵּןwalkingהָלֹךְnakedעָרוֹםand barefoot.וְיָחֵף
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Just asכַּאֲשֶׁרmy servantעַבְדִּיIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּhas walkedהָלַךְnakedעָרוֹםand barefootוְיָחֵףthreeשָׁלֹשׁyears,שָׁנִיםa signאוֹתand a wonderוּמוֹפֵתagainst Egyptעַל מִצְרַיִםand against Cush,וְעַל כּוּשׁ
soכֵּןthe kingמֶלֶךְof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרwill lead awayיִנְהַגthe captivesאֶת שְׁבִיof Egyptמִצְרַיִםand the exilesוְאֶת גָּלוּתof Cush,כּוּשׁyoungנְעָרִיםand old,וּזְקֵנִיםnakedעָרוֹםand barefoot,וְיָחֵףwith buttocks uncovered:וַחֲשׂוּפַי שֵׁתthe nakednessעֶרְוַתof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
And they will be dismayedוְחַתּוּand ashamedוָבֹשׁוּbecause of Cush,מִכּוּשׁtheir hope,מַבָּטָםand because of Egypt,וּמִן מִצְרַיִםtheir beauty.תִּפְאַרְתָּם
And the inhabitantוְ יֹשֵׁבof this coastlandהָאִי הַזֶּהwill sayאָמַרon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא‘Look,הִנֵּהsuchכֹהisour hope,מַבָּטֵנוּwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםwe fledנַסְנוּfor helpלְעֶזְרָהto be deliveredלְהִנָּצֵלfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיthe kingמֶלֶךְof Assyria!אַשּׁוּרAnd howוְאֵיךְwill weאֲנָחְנוּescape?’”נִמָּלֵט