إشَعْياء 39

١ 1 فِي أَثْنَاءِ هَذِهِ الْفَتْرَةِ، بَعَثَ مَرُودَخُ بَلادَانَ بْنُ بَلادَانَ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ رَسَائِلَ وَهَدَايَا إِلَى حَزَقِيَّا بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِمَرَضِهِ وَشِفَائِهِ مِنْهُ،

At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

٢ 2 فَرَحَّبَ بِهِمْ حَزَقِيَّا تَرْحِيباً حَارّاً، وَأَطْلَعَهُمْ عَلَى مَا فِي خَزَائِنِهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَأَطْيَابٍ وَعُطُورٍ، وَعَلَى مَخَازِنِ أَسْلِحَتِهِ. لَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ فِي قَصْرِهِ وَفِي حَوْزَتِهِ لَمْ يُرِهِمْ إِيَّاهُ.

And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.

٣ 3 فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ إِشَعْيَاءُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ حَزَقِيَّا وَسَأَلَهُ: «مَاذَا قَالَ هَؤُلاءِ الْقَوْمُ، وَمِنْ أَيْنَ قَدِمُوا إِلَيْكَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا إِلَيَّ مِنْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ، مِنْ بَابِلَ». فَعَادَ يَسْأَلُهُ: «مَاذَا شَاهَدُوا فِي قَصْرِكَ؟»

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto you? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

٤ 4 فَأَجَابَ حَزَقِيَّا: «شَاهَدُوا كُلَّ مَا فِي قَصْرِي. لَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ فِي مَخَازِنِي لَمْ أُطْلِعْهُمْ عَلَيْهِ».

Then said he, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.

٥ 5 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ إِشَعْيَاءُ لِحَزَقِيَّا: «اسْمَعْ قَوْلَ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ:

Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:

٦ 6 هَا أَيَّامٌ تَأْتِي يُنْقَلُ فِيهَا إِلَى بَابِلَ كُلُّ مَا فِي قَصْرِكَ مِمَّا ادَّخَرَهُ أَسْلافُكَ وَلا يَبْقَى مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ.

Behold, the days come, that all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, says the LORD.

٧ 7 وَيُسْبَى بَعْضُ أَبْنَائِكَ الْخَارِجِينَ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ لِيَكُونُوا خِصْيَاناً فِي قَصْرِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ».

And of your sons that shall issue from you, which you shall brought forth, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ حَزَقِيَّا لإِشَعْيَاءَ: «صَالِحٌ هُوَ قَوْلُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَعْلَنْتَهُ». ثُمَّ حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ: «لِيَكُنْ فَقَطْ سَلامٌ وَأَمْنٌ فِي عَهْدِي».

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.