It happenedוַיְהִיin the daysבִּימֵיof Ahazאָחָזsonבֶּןof Jotham,יוֹתָםsonבֶּןof Uzziah,עֻזִּיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהthat Rezinרְצִיןkingמֶלֶךְof Aramאֲרָםwent up,עָלָהand Pekahוּפֶקַחsonבֶּןof Remaliah,רְמַלְיָהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםto wage warלַמִּלְחָמָהagainst it,עָלֶיהָbut he could notוְלֹא יָכֹלfightלְהִלָּחֵםagainst it.עָלֶיהָ
And it was toldוַיֻּגַּדto the houseלְבֵיתof David,דָּוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“Aramאֲרָםhas settledנָחָהon Ephraim.”עַל אֶפְרָיִםAnd his heartלְבָבוֹand the heartוּלְבַבof his peopleעַמּוֹshookוַיָּנַעasכְּthe treesעֲצֵיof the forestיַעַרshakeנוֹעַbeforeמִפְּנֵיthe wind.רוּחַ
And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Isaiah,אֶל יְשַׁעְיָהוּ“Go out,צֵאplease,נָאto meetלִקְרַאתAhaz,אָחָזyouאַתָּהand Shear-jashubוּשְׁאָר יָשׁוּבyour son,בְּנֶךָat the endאֶל קְצֵהof the conduitתְּעָלַתof the upperהָעֶלְיוֹנָהpool,הַבְּרֵכָהon the highwayאֶל מְסִלַּתof the Launderer’sכוֹבֵסField,שְׂדֵה
and sayוְאָמַרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘Be carefulהִשָּׁמֵרand keep calm;וְהַשְׁקֵטdo notאַלfear,תִּירָאand do not letוּ אַלyour heartלְבָבְךָgrow faintיֵרַךְbecause ofמִtheseהָאֵלֶּהtwoשְּׁנֵיtailsזַנְבוֹתof smokingהָעֲשֵׁנִיםfirebrands,הָאוּדִיםat the burningבָּחֳרִיof the angerאַףof Rezinרְצִיןand Aramוַאֲרָםand of the sonוּבֶןof Remaliah.רְמַלְיָהוּ
Becauseיַעַן כִּיAramאֲרָםhas plottedיָעַץevilרָעָהagainst you,עָלֶיךָwith Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםand the sonוּבֶןof Remaliah,רְמַלְיָהוּsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Let us go upנַעֲלֶהagainst Judahבִיהוּדָהand terrify it,וּנְקִיצֶנָּהand break into itוְנַבְקִעֶנָּהfor ourselves,אֵלֵינוּand set upוְנַמְלִיךְa kingמֶלֶךְin its midst,בְּתוֹכָהּthe sonבֶּןof Tabeel,”טָבְאַל
thusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהIt will notלֹאstand,תָקוּםand it will notוְלֹאcome to pass.תִהְיֶה
Forכִּיthe headרֹאשׁof Aramאֲרָםis Damascus,דַּמֶּשֶׂקand the headוְרֹאשׁof Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקis Rezin;רְצִיןand withinוּבְעוֹדsixty-fiveשִׁשִּׁים וְחָמֵשׁyearsשָׁנָהEphraimאֶפְרַיִםwill be shatteredיֵחַתfrom being a people.מֵעָם
And the headוְרֹאשׁof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםis Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןand the headוְרֹאשׁof Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןis the sonבֶּןof Remaliah.רְמַלְיָהוּIfאִםyou do notלֹאbelieve,תַאֲמִינוּsurelyכִּיyou will notלֹאstand firm.’”תֵאָמֵנוּ
And YHWHיְהוָהspokeדַּבֵּרagainוַיּוֹסֶףto Ahaz,אֶל אָחָזsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Askשְׁאַלfor yourselfלְךָa signאוֹתfromמֵעִםYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֶיךָmake deepהַעְמֵקthe request,שְׁאָלָהorאוֹmake it highהַגְבֵּהַּabove.”לְמָעְלָה
But Ahazוַ אָחָזsaid,יֹּאמֶר“I will notלֹאask,אֶשְׁאַלand I will notוְלֹאput to the testאֲנַסֶּהYHWH.”יְהוָה
And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Hear,שִׁמְעוּplease,נָאhouseבֵּיתof David!דָּוִדIs it too littleהַמְעַטfor youמִכֶּםto wearyהַלְאוֹתmen,אֲנָשִׁיםthatכִּיyou wearyתַלְאוּmy Elohimאֱלֹהָיalso?גַּם
ThereforeלָכֵןAdonaiאֲדֹנָיhimselfהוּאwill giveיִתֵּןyouלָכֶםa sign:אוֹתLook,הִנֵּהthe young womanהָעַלְמָהis pregnant,הָרָהand will bearוְיֹלֶדֶתa son,בֵּןand she will callוְקָרָאתhis nameשְׁמוֹImmanuel.עִמָּנוּ אֵל
Butterחֶמְאָהand honeyוּדְבַשׁhe will eatיֹאכֵלwhen he knows howלְדַעְתּוֹto rejectמָאוֹסevilבָּרָעand chooseוּבָחוֹרgood.בַּטּוֹב
Forכִּיbeforeבְּטֶרֶםthe boyהַנַּעַרknows howיֵדַעto rejectמָאֹסevilבָּרָעand chooseוּבָחֹרgood,בַּטּוֹבthe groundהָאֲדָמָהwill be abandonedתֵּעָזֵבwhoseאֲשֶׁרtwoשְׁנֵיkingsמְלָכֶיהָyouאַתָּהdread.קָץ מִפְּנֵי
YHWHיְהוָהwill bringיָבִיאon youעָלֶיךָand on your peopleוְעַל עַמְּךָand on the houseוְעַל בֵּיתof your fatherאָבִיךָdaysיָמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhave notלֹאcomeבָאוּsince the dayלְמִיּוֹםEphraimאֶפְרַיִםdepartedסוּרfrom Judah:מֵעַל יְהוּדָהthe kingמֶלֶךְof Assyria.אַשּׁוּר
And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat YHWHיְהוָהwill whistleיִשְׁרֹקfor the flyלַזְּבוּבthatאֲשֶׁרis at the endבִּקְצֵהof the streamsיְאֹרֵיof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand for the beeוְלַדְּבוֹרָהthatאֲשֶׁרis in the landבְּאֶרֶץof Assyria.אַשּׁוּר
And they will comeוּבָאוּand settle,וְנָחוּall of them,כֻלָּםin the steepהַבַּתּוֹתravinesבְּנַחֲלֵיand in the cleftsוּבִנְקִיקֵיof the crags,הַסְּלָעִיםand on allוּבְכֹלthe thornbushesהַנַּעֲצוּצִיםand on allוּבְכֹלthe watering places.הַנַּהֲלֹלִים
On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאAdonaiאֲדֹנָיwill shaveיְגַלַּחwith a hiredהַשְּׂכִירָהrazorבְּתַעַרfrom beyondבְּעֶבְרֵיthe River,נָהָרwith the kingבְּמֶלֶךְof Assyria,אַשּׁוּרthe headהָרֹאשׁand the hairוְשַׂעַרof the feet,הָרַגְלָיִםand it will alsoוְגַםsweep awayתִּסְפֶּהthe beard.הַזָּקָן
And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat a manאִישׁwill keep aliveיְחַיֶּהa heiferעֶגְלַתof the herdבָּקָרand twoוּשְׁתֵּיsheep.צֹאן
And it will happenוְהָיָהthat from the abundanceמֵרֹבof milkחָלָבproducedעֲשׂוֹתhe will eatיֹאכַלbutter;חֶמְאָהforכִּיbutterחֶמְאָהand honeyוּדְבַשׁwill be eatenיֹאכֵלby everyoneכָּלwho is leftהַנּוֹתָרin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof the land.הָאָרֶץ
And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat everyכָלplaceמָקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָּׁםthere wereיִהְיֶהa thousandאֶלֶףvinesגֶּפֶןworth a thousandבְּאֶלֶףpieces of silverכָּסֶףwill becomeיִהְיֶה יִהְיֶהbriersלַשָּׁמִירand thorns.וְלַשַּׁיִת
With arrowsבַּחִצִּיםand with bowוּבַקֶּשֶׁתone will goיָבוֹאthere,שָׁמָּהforכִּיallכָלthe landהָאָרֶץwill beתִּהְיֶהbriersשָׁמִירand thorns.וָשַׁיִת
And allוְכֹלthe mountainsהֶהָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרused to be hoedיֵעָדֵרוּןwith the hoe,בַּמַּעְדֵּרyou will notלֹאgoתָבוֹאthereשָׁמָּהfor fearיִרְאַתof briersשָׁמִירand thorns;וָשָׁיִתand it will becomeוְהָיָהa place for letting looseלְמִשְׁלַחoxenשׁוֹרand for tramplingוּלְמִרְמַסby sheep.שֶׂה