Isaiah 22

1 [the] oracle of [the] valley of Vision what? [is] to you then that you have gone up all of you to the roofs.

The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?

2 Noises - full O city turbulent O town jubilant slain [ones] your not [are] slain of a sword and not [are] dead of battle.

You that are full of shouting, a tumultuous city, a joyous town, your slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle.

3 All rulers your they have fled together from a bow they have been captured all found [ones] your they were captured together from a distance they had fled.

All your rulers fled away together. They were bound by the archers. All who were found by you were bound together. They fled far away.

4 There-fore I said look away from me I will show bitterness with weeping may not you insist to comfort me on [the] devastation of [the] daughter of people my.

Therefore I said, “Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don’t labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

5 For a day of consternation and trampling and confusion [belongs] to [the] Lord Yahweh of hosts in [the] valley of vision a breaking down of a wall and a crying out to the mountain.

For it is a day of confusion, and of treading down, and of perplexity from the Lord, GOD of Armies, in the valley of vision, a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains.”

6 And Elam it took up a quiver with chariotry of a man horsemen and Kir it uncovered a shield.

Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

7 And it was [the] choicest of valleys your they were full chariotry and the horsemen certainly they took a stand the gate towards.

Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

8 And he uncovered [the] covering of Judah and you looked in the day that to [the] weaponry of [the] House of the Forest.

He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

9 And [the] breaches of [the] city of David you saw that they were many and you gathered [the] waters of the pool lower.

You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

10 And [the] houses of Jerusalem you counted and you pulled down the houses to fortify the city wall.

You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

11 And a reservoir - you made between the two walls for [the] water of the pool old and not you looked to [the] [one who] made it and [the] [one who] planned it from distant [time] not you considered.

You also made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you didn’t look to him who had done this, neither did you have respect for him who planned it long ago.

12 And he called [the] Lord Yahweh of hosts in the day that for weeping and for wailing and for baldness and for girding of sackcloth.

In that day, the Lord, GOD of Armies, called to weeping, to mourning, to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth;

13 And there! - joy and gladness they are killing - cattle and they are slaughtering sheep they are eating meat and they are drinking wine we will eat and we will drink for tomorrow we will die.

and behold, there is joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”

14 And he has revealed himself in ears my Yahweh of hosts if it will be atoned for (the iniquity *LA(bh)*) this for you until you will die! he says [the] Lord Yahweh of hosts.

The LORD of Armies revealed himself in my ears, “Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,” says the Lord, GOD of Armies.

15 Thus he says [the] Lord Yahweh of hosts come go to the steward this to Shebna who [is] over the house.

The Lord, GOD of Armies says, “Go, get yourself to this treasurer, even to Shebna, who is over the house, and say,

16 What? [belongs] to you here and who? [belongs] to you here that you have dug out for yourself here a tomb digging out high place tomb his cutting in the rock a dwelling for himself.

‘What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?’ Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!”

17 There! Yahweh [is] about to hurl away you hurling O man and [is] about to grasp you completely.

Behold, the LORD will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.

18 Certainly he will wind up you a winding a ball to a land broad of both hands there you will die and there [the] chariots of splendor your [will be] [the] disgrace of [the] house of master your.

He will surely wind you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a large country. There you will die, and there the chariots of your glory will be, you disgrace of your lord’s house.

19 And I will push you from office your and from post your he will tear down you.

I will thrust you from your office. You will be pulled down from your station.

20 And it will be in the day that and I will summon servant my Eliakim [the] son of Hilkiah.

It will happen in that day that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,

21 And I will clothe him tunic your and sash your I will make firm on him and authority your I will put in hand his and he will become a father of [the] inhabitant[s] of Jerusalem and of [the] house of Judah.

and I will clothe him with your robe, and strengthen him with your belt. I will commit your government into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

22 And I will put [the] key of [the] house of David on shoulder his and he will open and there not [will be one who] shuts and he will shut and there not [will be one who] opens.

I will lay the key of David’s house on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.

23 And I will drive him a tent peg in a place firm and he will become a seat of honor for [the] house of father his.

I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father’s house.

24 And they will hang on him all - [the] honor of [the] house of father his the descendants and the offshoot all [the] vessels of the small from [the] vessels of the bowls and unto all [the] vessels of the jars.

They will hang on him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the pitchers.

25 In the day that [the] utterance of Yahweh of hosts it will be removed the tent peg that was driven in a place firm and it will be cut down and it will fall and it will be cut off the burden which [was] on it for Yahweh he has spoken.

“In that day,” says the LORD of Armies, “the nail that was fastened in a sure place will give way. It will be cut down and fall. The burden that was on it will be cut off, for the LORD has spoken it.”