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ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܨܪܝ ܢܚ̈ܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܟܣܝ ܣܩܐ ܘܥܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
whw' dkd shme khzqy' mlk' tsry nkhthwhy w'thksy sq' wel lbythh dmry'
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house.
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ܘܫܕܪ ܠܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܪܒ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܠܫܒܢܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܟܣܝܢ ܣܩ̈ܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܡܘܨ
wshdr l'lyqym rb byth' wlshbn' spr' wlsb' dkhn' kd mksyn sq' lwth 'shey' nby' br 'mwts
He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
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ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܛܝܘ ܚܒ̈ܠܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܚܝܠܐ ܒܝܠܕܬܐ
w'mrw lh hkn' 'mr khzqy' ywm' hw d'wltsn' wdmksnwth' wdrwgz' ywmn' mTl dmTyw khbl' dbny' wlyth khyl' byldth'
They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to give birth.
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ܟܒܪ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܪܒ ܫ̈ܩܐ ܕܫܕܪܗ ܡܪܗ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܢܚܣܕ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܘܬܒܥܐ ܘܬܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ
kbr nshme mry' 'lhk mlwhy drb shq' dshdrh mrh mlk' 'thwry' dnkhsd l'lh' khy' wnksywhy bml' dshme mry' 'lhk wthbe' wthtsl' el shrk' d'shthkhrw
It may be Yahweh your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’”
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ܘܐܬܘ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܫܥܝܐ
w'thw ebdwhy dkhzqy' mlk' lwth 'shey'
So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܡܪܟܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܕܓܕܦܘ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ
w'mr lhwn 'shey' hkn' 'mrw lmrkwn hkn' 'mr mry' l' thdkhl mn ml' dshmeth dgdpw qdmy 'yzgdwhy dmlk' d'thwr
Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘Yahweh says, “Don’t be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
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ܗܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܢܫܡܥ ܛܒܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܠܐܪܥܗ ܘܐܪܡܝܘܗܝ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܒܐܪܥܗ
h' yhb 'n' elwhy rwkh' wnshme Tb' wnhpwk l'reh w'rmywhy bkhrb' b'reh
Behold, I will put a spirit in him and he will hear news, and will return to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”’”
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ܘܗܦܟ ܪܒ ܫ̈ܩܐ ܘܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܟܕ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܥܠ ܠܒܢܐ ܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܕܫܩܠ ܡܢ ܠܟܝܫ
whpk rb shq' w'shkkh lmlk' d'thwr kd mthkthsh el lbn' kd shme dshql mn lkysh
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.
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ܘܫܡܥ ܥܠ ܬܪܗܩ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܟܘܫ ܘܢܦܩ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡܗ ܘܫܡܥ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܚܙܩܝܐ
wshme el thrhq mlk' dkwsh wnpq lmthkthshw emh wshme wshdr 'yzgd' lwth khzqy'
He heard news concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “He has come out to fight against you.” When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
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ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܢܛܥܝܟ ܐܠܗܟ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܠܡܐ ܐܪܫܠܡ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ
hkn' 'mrw lkhzqy' mlk' dyhwd' lm'mr l' nTeyk 'lhk dthkyl 'nth elwhy w'mr 'nth dl' mshthlm' 'rshlm b'ydwhy dmlk' d'thwr
“Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem won’t be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
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ܗܐ ܐܢܬ ܫܡܥܬ ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܠܡܚܪܒܘ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܐܢܬ ܡܬܦܨܐ ܐܢܬ
h' 'nth shmeth kl debdw mlk' d'thwr lklhyn 'reth' lmkhrbw 'nyn w'nth mthpts' 'nth
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Shall you be delivered?
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ܕܠܡܐ ܦܨܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܗܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܚܪܒܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝ ܠܓܘܙܢ ܘܠܚܪܢ ܘܠܪܨܦ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܕܢ ܕܒܕܠܣܪ
dlm' ptsyw 'nwn 'lhyhwn lemm' dkhrbw 'bhy lgwzn wlkhrn wlrtsp wlbny edn dbdlsr
Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
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ܐܝܟܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܚܡܬ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܕܪܦܕ̈ ܘܡܠܟܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܣܦܪܘܝܡ ܘܕܢܥ ܘܕܥܘܐ
'ykw mlk' dkhmth wmlk' drpd wmlk' dqryth' sprwym wdne wdew'
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’”
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ܘܩܒܠ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܣܠܩ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܦܪܣ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
wqbl khzqy' 'grth' mn 'yd' d'yzgd' wqr' 'nyn wslq lbythh dmry' wprs 'nyn khzqy' qdm mry'
Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and spread it before Yahweh.
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ܘܨܠܝ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ
wtsly khzqy' qdm mry' w'mr
Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying,
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ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܥܠ ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܥܒܕܬ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ
mry' khylthn' 'lh' d'ysryl ythb el krwb' 'nth hw 'lh' blkhwdyk el klhyn mlkwth' d're' 'nth ebdth shmy' w're'
“Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
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ܨܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܕܢܟ ܘܫܡܥ ܦܬܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܚܙܝ ܘܫܡܥ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܕܫܠܚ ܠܡܚܣܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ
tsly mry' 'dnk wshme pthkh mry' eynyk wkhzy wshme mlwhy dsnkhryb dshlkh lmkhsdw l'lh' khy'
Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God.
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ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܪܒܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܘܐܪܥܗܘܢ
shryr'yth mry' khrbw mlk' d'thwr lklhyn 'reth' w'rehwn
Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land,
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ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܗܘܢ ܐܘܩܕܘ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ ܘܕܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܟܐܦܐ ܘܐܘܒܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ
w'lhyhwn 'wqdw bnwr' mTl dl' hww 'lh' 'l' ebd 'ydy' d'nsh' dqys' wdksp' wdk'p' w'wbdw 'nwn
and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.
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ܘܗܫܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܦܪܘܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܕܥ̈ܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ
whsh' mry' 'lhn prwqyn mn 'ydwhy dnden klhyn mlkwth' d're' d'nth hw 'lh' blkhwdyk
Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, even you only.”
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ܘܐܫܬܠܚ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܡܘܨ ܠܘܬ ܚܙܩܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܟܠ ܕܨܠܝܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܥܠ ܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܫܡ̇ܥܬ
w'shthlkh 'shey' br 'mwts lwth khzqy' w'mr lh hkn' 'mr mry' khylthn' 'lh' d'ysryl kl dtslyth qdmy el snkhryb mlk' d'thwr shmeth
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says, ‘Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,
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ܗܢܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܫܝ̇ܛܐ ܠܟ ܘܡܡܝܩܐ ܒܟ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܡܢܝܕܐ ܪܝܫܗ̇ ܒܬܪܟ ܒܪܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
hn' pthgm' d'mr elwhy mry' shyT' lk wmmyq' bk bthwlth' brth tshywn wmnyd' ryshh bthrk brth 'wrshlm
this is the word which Yahweh has spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
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ܠܡ̇ܢ ܚܣܕܬ ܘܓܕܦܬ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܩܠܟ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܠܡܪܘܡܐ ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
lmn khsdth wgdpth wel mn 'rymth qlk 'rymth eynyk lmrwm' el qdysh' d'ysryl
Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel.
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ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܝܟ ܚܣܕܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܣܩ ܠܪܘܡܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܦܘܠܘܗܝ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܘܐܦܣܘܩ ܩܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܘܗܝ ܘܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܘܝܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܥܘܠ ܠܪܘܡܐ ܕܣܟܗ ܕܥܒܐ ܕܟܪܡܠܐ
wb'yd' d'yzgdyk khsdth lmry' w'mrth dbswg'' dmrkbthy 'n' 'sq lrwm' dTwr' wlshpwlwhy dlbnn w'pswq qwmth' d'rzwhy wgby' dshrwynwhy w'ewl lrwm' dskh deb' dkrml'
By your servants, you have defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon. I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees. I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field.
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ܐܢܐ ܐܚܦܘܪ ܘܐܫܬܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܘܒܫ ܒܦܪ̈ܣܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܟܫܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ
'n' 'khpwr w'shth' my' w'wbsh bprsth' drkshy klhwn nhrwth' eshyn'
I have dug and drunk water, and with the sole of my feet I will dry up all the rivers of Egypt.”
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ܠܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܠܗ̇ ܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܘܡܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܗ̇ ܥܬ̇ܕܬ ܘܗܫܐ ܐܝܬܝ̇ܬܗ̇ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܠܨܕܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܥܫܝܢ̈ܬܐ
l' shmeth dmn rwkhq' lh ebdth wmn ywmth' qdmy' lh ethdth whsh' 'ythythh dthhw' lkhwrb' wltsdy' 'yk mdynth' eshynth'
“‘Have you not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it in ancient times? Now I have brought it to pass, that it should be yours to destroy fortified cities, turning them into ruinous heaps.
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ܕܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ ܐܪܦܝܘ ܒܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܘܒܗܬܘ ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܥܣܒܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܪܩܐ ܕܬܕܐܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܒܠܐ ܕܐܓܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܘܚܫܝܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܩܝܡܬܐ
demwryhyn 'rpyw bhyn 'ydy' 'ththbrw wbhthw whww 'yk esb' dkhql' w'yk ywrq' dthd'' w'yk shbl' d'gr' w'yk bwkhshyn' qdm qymth'
Therefore their inhabitants had little power. They were dismayed and confounded. They were like the grass of the field, and like the green herb, like the grass on the housetops, and like a field before its crop has grown.
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ܡܘܬܒܟ ܘܡܥܠܟ ܘܡܦܩܟ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܘܕܐܡܪܚܬ ܩܕܡܝ
mwthbk wmelk wmpqk yde 'n' wd'mrkhth qdmy
But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me.
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ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܚܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܓܘܕܦܟ ܣܠܩ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܝ ܐܪܡܐ ܩܠܕܐ ܒܢܚܝܪܟ ܘܒܠܡܐ ܒܣ̈ܦܘܬܟ ܘܐܗܦܟܟ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܬܝܬ ܒܗ̇
el d'mrkhth qdmy wgwdpk slq b'dny 'rm' qld' bnkhyrk wblm' bspwthk w'hpkk b'wrkh' d'thyth bh
Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
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ܘܗܕܐ ܠܟ ܐܬܐ ܐܟ̇ܠ ܐܢܬ ܫܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܟܬܐ ܘܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܟܬܟܬܐ ܘܫܢܬܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܬܐ ܙܪܥ̇ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܚܨ̇ܕܝܢ ܘܢܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܐ̇ܟܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
whd' lk 'th' 'kl 'nth shnth' hd' kth' wshnth' dthrthyn kthkth' wshnth' thlythyth' zreyn 'nthwn wkhtsdyn wntsbyn 'nthwn krm' w'klyn 'nthwn p'ryhwn
“‘This shall be the sign to you: You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from it; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
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ܘܢܬܗܦܟܘܢ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ ܐܝܟ ܥܩܪܐ ܕܪܡܐ ܠܬܚܬ ܘܥܒ̇ܕ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܠܥܠ
wnthhpkwn shrk' dbyth yhwd' d'shthkhrw 'yk eqr' drm' lthkhth webd p'r' lel
The remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah will again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܫܠܡ ܢܦ̇ܩ ܫܪܟܢܐ ܘܢܫܬܘܙܒ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܛܢܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܗܕܐ
mTl dmn 'rshlm npq shrkn' wnshthwzb mn Twr' dtshywn Tnnh dmry' khylthn' ebd hd'
For out of Jerusalem a remnant will go out, and survivors will escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.’
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܠܐ ܢܥܘܠ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܕܐ ܬܡܢ ܓܐܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܐܪܥܝܗ̇ ܒܣܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܟܡܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܟܡܐ̈ܢܐ
mTl hn' hkn' 'mr mry' el mlk' d'thwr l' newl lqryth' hd' wl' nshd' thmn g'r' wl' n'reyh bskr' wl' nkmn elyh km'n'
“Therefore Yahweh says concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither will he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
34
ܐܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܗ̇ ܢܗܦܘܟ ܘܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܢܥܘܠ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ
'l' b'wrkh' d'th' bh nhpwk wlqryth' hd' l' newl 'mr mry'
He will return the way that he came, and he won’t come to this city,’ says Yahweh.
35
ܘܐܓܢ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܐܦܪܩܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠܬܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܒܕܝ
w'gn el qryth' hd' w'prqyh mTlthy wmTl dwyd ebdy
‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’”
36
ܘܢܦܩ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܚܪܒ ܒܡܫܪܝܬܗ ܕܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܘܩܕܡܘ ܒܫܦܪܐ ܘܗܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܕܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܬܐ
wnpq ml'kh dmry' wkhrb bmshrythh d'thwry' m'' wthmn'yn wkhmsh' 'lpyn wqdmw bshpr' wh' klhwn shld' mythth'
Then Yahweh’s angel went out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
37
ܘܫܩܠ ܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܘܗܦܟ ܐܙܠ ܝܬܒ ܒܢܝܢܘܐ
wshql snkhryb whpk 'zl ythb bnynw'
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, went away, returned to Nineveh, and stayed there.
38
ܘܟܕ ܣ̇ܓܕ ܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܢܣܪܟ ܐܠܗܗ ܐܕܪܡܠܟ ܘܫܪܐܨܪ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܩܛܠܘܗܝ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܥܪܩܘ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܕܘܝܐ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܣܪܚܕܘܡ ܒܪܗ ܒܬܪܗ
wkd sgd hw' byth nsrk 'lhh 'drmlk wshr'tsr bnwhy qTlwhy bkhrb' whnwn erqw l're' dqrdwy' w'mlk srkhdwm brh bthrh
As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.