At that timeבָּעֵת הַהִואMerodach-baladanמְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָןsonבֶּןof Baladan,בַּלְאֲדָןkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלsentשָׁלַחlettersסְפָרִיםand a giftוּמִנְחָהto Hezekiah,אֶל חִזְקִיָּהוּfor he had heardוַיִּשְׁמַעthatכִּיhe had been sickחָלָהand had recovered.וַיֶּחֱזָק
Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּwas gladוַיִּשְׂמַחbecause of them,עֲלֵיהֶםand showed themוַיַּרְאֵםhis treasure house:אֶת בֵּית נְכֹתוֹthe silver,אֶת הַכֶּסֶףthe gold,וְאֶת הַזָּהָבthe spices,וְאֶת הַבְּשָׂמִיםand the fine oil,וְאֵת הַשֶּׁמֶן הַטּוֹבand allוְאֵת כָּלhis armory,בֵּית כֵּלָיוand allוְאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרwas foundנִמְצָאin his treasuries;בְּאֹצְרֹתָיוthere was notלֹא הָיָהa thingדָבָרthatאֲשֶׁרHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּdid notלֹאshow themהֶרְאָםin his houseבְּבֵיתוֹor in allוּבְכָלhis dominion.מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ
Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּthe prophetהַנָּבִיאcameוַיָּבֹאto Kingאֶל הַמֶּלֶךְHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whatמָהdid theseהָאֵלֶּהmenהָאֲנָשִׁיםsay,אָמְרוּand from whereוּמֵאַיִןdo they comeיָבֹאוּto you?”אֵלֶיךָHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“From a distant landמֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָהthey have comeבָּאוּto me,אֵלַיfrom Babylon.”מִבָּבֶל
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמָהhave they seenרָאוּin your house?”בְּבֵיתֶךָHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Allאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרis in my houseבְּבֵיתִיthey have seen;רָאוּthere is notלֹא הָיָהa thingדָבָרthatאֲשֶׁרI have notלֹאshown themהִרְאִיתִיםamong my treasures.”בְּאוֹצְרֹתָי
Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Hezekiah,אֶל חִזְקִיָּהוּ“Hearשְׁמַעthe wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹת
‘Look,הִנֵּהdaysיָמִיםare comingבָּאִיםwhen allוְ כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרis in your house,בְּבֵיתֶךָand whatוַאֲשֶׁרyour fathersאֲבֹתֶיךָhave stored upאָצְרוּuntilעַדthis day,הַיּוֹם הַזֶּהwill be carriedנִשָּׂאto Babylon;בָּבֶלnotלֹאa thingדָּבָרwill be left,יִוָּתֵרsaysאָמַרYHWH.יְהוָה
And some of your sonsוּמִבָּנֶיךָwhoאֲשֶׁרwill come outיֵצְאוּfrom you,מִמְּךָwhomאֲשֶׁרyou will father,תּוֹלִידthey will take;יִקָּחוּand they will beוְהָיוּofficialsסָרִיסִיםin the palaceבְּהֵיכַלof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon.’”בָּבֶל
Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Isaiah,אֶל יְשַׁעְיָהוּ“Goodטוֹבis the wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרyou have spoken.”דִּבַּרְתָּAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Forכִּיthere will beיִהְיֶהpeaceשָׁלוֹםand truthוֶאֱמֶתin my days.”בְּיָמָי