<< 2 Kings 25 >> 2 Kings 25 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex Transliterated

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1 vay·hi vish·nat hat·te·shi·'it le·ma·le·chov ba·cho·desh ha·'a·si·ri be·'a·so·vr la·cho·desh ba ne·vu·chad·ne·tzar me·lech-ba·vel hu ve·chol-chei·lov al-ye·ru·sha·lim vai·yi·chan a·lei·ha; vai·yiv·nu a·lei·ha da·yek sa·viv. 2 vat·ta·vo ha·'ir bam·ma·tzo·vr; ad ash·tei es·reh sha·nah, lam·me·lech tzid·ki·ya·hu. 3 be·tish·'ah la·cho·desh, vai·ye·che·zak ha·ra·'av ba·'ir; ve·lo-ha·yah le·chem le·'am ha·'a·retz. 4 vat·tib·ba·ka ha·'ir ve·chol-an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah hal·lay·lah de·rech sha·'ar bein ha·cho·mo·ta·yim a·sher al-gan ham·me·lech, ve·chas·dim al-ha·'ir sa·viv; vai·ye·lech de·rech ha·'a·ra·vah. 5 vai·yir·de·fu cheil-kas·dim a·char ham·me·lech, vai·yas·si·gu o·tov be·'ar·vo·vt ye·re·chov; ve·chol-chei·lov, na·fo·tzu me·'a·lav. 6 vai·yit·pe·su et-ham·me·lech, vai·ya·'a·lu o·tov el-me·lech ba·vel riv·la·tah; vay·dab·be·ru it·tov mish·pat. 7 ve·'et-be·nei tzid·ki·ya·hu, sha·cha·tu le·'ei·nav; ve·'et-ei·nei tzid·ki·ya·hu iv·ver, vai·ya·'as·re·hu van·chush·ta·yim, vay·vi·'e·hu ba·vel. s

8 u·va·cho·desh ha·cha·mi·shi be·shiv·'ah la·cho·desh, hi she·nat te·sha-es·reh sha·nah, lam·me·lech ne·vu·chad·ne·tzar me·lech-ba·vel; ba ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim e·ved me·lech-ba·vel ye·ru·sha·lim. 9 vai·yis·rof et-beit-ha·shem ve·'et-beit ham·me·lech; ve·'et kol-bat·tei ye·ru·sha·lim ve·'et-kol-beit ga·do·vl sa·raf ba·'esh. 10 ve·'et-cho·v·mot ye·ru·sha·lim sa·viv; na·te·tzu kol-cheil kas·dim, a·sher rav-tab·ba·chim. 11 ve·'et ye·ter ha·'am han·nish·'a·rim ba·'ir ve·'et-han·no·fe·lim a·sher na·fe·lu al-ham·me·lech ba·vel, ve·'et ye·ter he·ha·mo·vn; heg·lah ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim. 12 u·mid·dal·lat ha·'a·retz, hish·'ir rav-tab·ba·chim; le·cho·re·mim u·le·yo·ge·vim.

13 ve·'et-am·mu·dei han·ne·cho·shet a·sher beit-ha·shem ve·'et-ham·me·cho·no·vt ve·'et-yam han·ne·cho·shet a·sher be·veit-ha·shem shib·be·ru chas·dim; vai·yis·'u et-ne·chush·tam ba·ve·lah. 14 ve·'et-has·si·rot ve·'et-hai·ya·'im ve·'et-ham·zam·me·ro·vt ve·'et-hak·kap·po·vt ve·'et kol-ke·lei han·ne·cho·shet a·sher ye·sha·re·tu-vam la·ka·chu. 15 ve·'et-ham·mach·to·vt ve·'et-ham·miz·ra·ko·vt a·sher za·hav za·hav, va·'a·sher-ke·sef ka·sef; la·kach rav-tab·ba·chim. 16 ha·'am·mu·dim she·na·yim hai·yam ha·'e·chad ve·ham·me·cho·no·vt, a·sher-a·sah she·lo·moh le·veit ha·shem; lo-ha·yah mish·kal, lin·cho·shet kol-hak·ke·lim ha·'el·leh. 17 she·mo·neh es·reh am·mah ko·v·mat ha·'am·mud ha·'e·chad ve·cho·te·ret a·lav ne·cho·shet ve·ko·v·mat hak·ko·te·ret sha·losh am·mah ch am·mo·vt k u·se·va·chah ve·rim·mo·nim al-hak·ko·te·ret sa·viv hak·kol ne·cho·shet; ve·cha·'el·leh la·'am·mud ha·she·ni al-has·se·va·chah.

18 vai·yik·kach rav-tab·ba·chim et-se·ra·yah ko·hen ha·rosh, ve·'et-tze·fan·ya·hu ko·hen mish·neh; ve·'et-she·lo·shet sho·me·rei has·saf. 19 u·min-ha·'ir la·kach sa·ris e·chad a·sher-hu fa·kid al-an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah va·cha·mi·shah a·na·shim me·ro·'ei fe·nei-ham·me·lech a·sher nim·tze·'u va·'ir, ve·'et has·so·fer sar ha·tza·va, ham·matz·bi et-am ha·'a·retz; ve·shi·shim ish me·'am ha·'a·retz, han·nim·tze·'im ba·'ir. 20 vai·yik·kach o·tam, ne·vu·zar·'a·dan rav-tab·ba·chim; vai·yo·lech o·tam al-me·lech ba·vel riv·la·tah. 21 vai·yach o·tam me·lech ba·vel vay·mi·tem be·riv·lah be·'e·retz cha·mat; vai·yi·gel ye·hu·dah me·'al ad·ma·tov.

22 ve·ha·'am han·nish·'ar be·'e·retz ye·hu·dah, a·sher hish·'ir, ne·vu·chad·ne·tzar me·lech ba·vel; vai·yaf·ked a·lei·hem, et-ge·dal·ya·hu ben-a·chi·kam ben-sha·fan. f 23 vai·yish·me·'u chol-sa·rei ha·cha·ya·lim hem·mah ve·ha·'a·na·shim ki-hif·kid me·lech-ba·vel et-ge·dal·ya·hu, vai·ya·vo·'u el-ge·dal·ya·hu ham·mitz·pah; ve·yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah ve·yo·v·cha·nan ben-ka·re·ach u·se·ra·yah ven-tan·chu·met han·ne·to·fa·ti ve·ya·'a·zan·ya·hu ben-ham·ma·'a·cha·ti, hem·mah ve·'an·shei·hem. 24 vai·yi·sha·va la·hem ge·dal·ya·hu u·le·'an·shei·hem, vai·yo·mer la·hem, al-ti·re·'u me·'av·dei hak·kas·dim; she·vu va·'a·retz ve·'iv·du et-me·lech ba·vel ve·yi·tav la·chem. s

25 vay·hi ba·cho·desh ha·she·vi·'i ba yish·ma·'el ben-ne·tan·yah ben-e·li·sha·ma miz·ze·ra ham·me·lu·chah va·'a·sa·rah a·na·shim it·tov, vai·yak·ku et-ge·dal·ya·hu vai·ya·mot; ve·'et-haiy·hu·dim ve·'et-hak·kas·dim, a·sher-hai·u it·tov bam·mitz·pah. 26 vai·ya·ku·mu chol-ha·'am mik·ka·ton ve·'ad-ga·do·vl ve·sa·rei ha·cha·ya·lim, vai·ya·vo·'u mitz·ra·yim; ki ya·re·'u mip·pe·nei chas·dim. f

27 vay·hi vish·lo·shim va·she·va sha·nah le·ga·lut ye·ho·v·ya·chin me·lech-ye·hu·dah, bish·neim a·sar cho·desh, be·'es·rim ve·shiv·'ah la·cho·desh; na·sa e·vil me·ro·dach me·lech ba·vel bish·nat ma·le·chov et-rosh ye·ho·v·ya·chin me·lech-ye·hu·dah mib·beit ke·le. 28 vay·dab·ber it·tov to·vo·vt; vai·yit·ten et-kis·'ov, me·'al kis·se ham·me·la·chim a·sher it·tov be·va·vel. 29 ve·shin·na et big·dei chil·'ov; ve·'a·chal le·chem ta·mid le·fa·nav kol-ye·mei chai·yav. 30 va·'a·ru·cha·tov a·ru·chat ta·mid nit·te·nah-lov me·'et ham·me·lech de·var-yo·vm be·yo·v·mov; kol ye·mei chai·yav.

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