2 Ljetopisa 32
1 Poslije tih događaja i dokaza vjernosti dođe asirski kralj Sanherib i, ušavši u Judeju, opkoli tvrde gradove misleći ih osvojiti.
After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
2 Ezekija, vidjevši gdje je došao Sanherib i kako snuje da zavojšti na Jeruzalem,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
3 posavjetova se s knezovima i s junacima da začepi vodene izvore koji bijahu izvan grada. Oni mu podupriješe osnovu.
he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
4 Sabralo se mnogo naroda te su začepili sva vrela i potok koji teče posred zemlje; govorahu: “Zašto da asirski kraljevi nađu toliko vode kad dođu!”
Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
5 Ezekija se osokolio, obnovio sav oboreni zid i podigao kule na njemu; izvana je sagradio drugi zid i utvrdio Milon u Davidovu gradu; napravio je mnogo kopalja i štitova,
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
6 zatim postavio vojvode nad narodom i, pozvavši ih k sebi na trg kraj gradskih vrata, ohrabri ih ovim riječima:
Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
7 “Budite hrabri i junaci; ne bojte se i ne plašite se asirskoga kralja, ni svega mnoštva što je s njim, jer je s nama moćniji nego s njim:
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
8 s njim je tjelesna mišica, a s nama je Jahve, Bog naš, da nam pomaže i da bije naše bojeve.” Narod se uzda u riječi judejskoga kralja Ezekije.
With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 Poslije toga asirski je kralj Sanherib, dok bijaše kod Lakiša sa svom bojnom silom, poslao sluge u Jeruzalem k judejskome kralju Ezekiji i k svim Judejcima koji bijahu u Jeruzalemu i poručio im:
Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
10 “Ovako veli asirski kralj Sanherib: 'U što se uzdate stojeći opsjednuti u Jeruzalemu?
“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?
11 Ne zavodi li vas Ezekija da vas preda smrti od gladi i žeđi kad govori: Jahve, Bog naš, izbavit će nas iz ruke asirskoga kralja?
Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’
12 Nije li taj Ezekija uklonio njegove uzvišice i njegove žrtvenike; i zapovjedio Judejcima i Jeruzalemcima govoreći: Pred jednim se žrtvenikom klanjajte i na njemu kadite!
Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?
13 Zar ne znate što sam učinio ja i moji preci od svih zemaljskih naroda? Zar su bogovi zemaljskih naroda mogli izbaviti svoje zemlje iz moje ruke?
Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
14 Koji je među svim bogovima onih naroda što su ih sasvim uništili moji preci mogao izbaviti narod iz moje ruke, da bi mogao vaš Bog izbaviti vas iz moje ruke?'
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
15 Zato nemojte da vas sada Ezekija vara i da vas tako zavodi i ne vjerujte mu! Jer nijedan bog nikojega naroda ili kraljevstva nije mogao izbaviti svoga naroda iz moje ruke, ni iz ruke mojih predaka, a kamoli će vaš Bog izbaviti vas iz moje ruke!”
So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
16 Još su više njegove sluge napadale Boga Jahvu i njegova slugu Ezekiju.
And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
17 Napisao je i pismo ružeći Jahvu, Izraelova Boga: “Kao što bogovi zemaljskih naroda nisu izbavili svojih naroda iz moje ruke, tako neće ni Ezekijin Bog izbaviti svojega naroda iz moje ruke.”
He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
18 I vikahu iza glasa, na judejskom jeziku, jeruzalemskom narodu koji bijaše na zidu da ga uplaše i prepadnu kako bi osvojili grad.
Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
19 Govorili su o jeruzalemskom Bogu kao o bogovima zemaljskih naroda, bogovima koji su djelo čovječjih ruku.
They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
20 Stoga se pomoli kralj Ezekija i prorok Izaija, Amosov sin, i zazvaše nebo u pomoć.
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
21 Tada Jahve posla anđela koji uništi sve hrabre junake, zapovjednike i vojvode u vojsci asirskoga kralja, tako da se vratio posramljen u svoju zemlju. A kad je ušao u hram svoga boga, sasjekli su ga ondje mačem neki koji su se rodili iz njegova krila.
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
22 Tako je Jahve spasio Ezekiju i jeruzalemske stanovnike od ruke asirskoga kralja Sanheriba i iz ruku neprijatelja, te im dao mir odasvud uokolo.
So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all the others, and He gave them rest on every side.
23 Mnogi su donosili darove Jahvi u Jeruzalem i dragocjenosti judejskome kralju Ezekiji. Poslije toga Ezekija se uzvisio u očima svih naroda.
Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
24 U to se vrijeme Ezekija razbolio nasmrt, ali se pomolio Jahvi, koji mu je progovorio i učinio čudo.
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
25 Ali se Ezekija nije odužio dobročinstvu koje mu je iskazano, nego se uzoholio; stoga je došla srdžba na nj, na Judu i na Jeruzalem.
But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Ezekija se ponizio zato što mu se bilo uzoholilo srce, i on i Jeruzalemci, pa tako nije došla na njih Jahvina srdžba za Ezekijina života.
Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
27 Ezekija je stekao vrlo veliko bogatstvo i slavu; napravio je riznice za srebro i zlato, za drago kamenje, za miomirise, za štitove i za svakojake dragocjene posude;
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
28 skladište za prirod od žita, od novog vina i ulja, staje za svakojaku stoku, torove za stada.
He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.
29 Podigao je i gradove, imao je mnogo blaga, sitne stoke i goveda, jer mu je Bog dao vrlo veliko imanje.
He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
30 Isti je Ezekija začepio gornji izvor Gihonske vode i svrnuo je pravo na zapadnu stranu Davidova grada. Ezekija je bio sretan u svakom poslu.
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
31 Samo kad su došli poslanici babilonskih knezova, poslani k njemu da se propitaju za čudo koje se dogodilo u zemlji, ostavio ga je Bog da bi ga iskušao i da bi se doznalo sve što mu je u srcu.
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
32 Ostala Ezekijina djela, njegova pobožnost, zapisani su u proročkom viđenju proroka Izaije, Amosova sina, i u Knjizi o judejskim i izraelskim kraljevima.
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
33 Ezekija je počinuo kod svojih otaca. Sahranili su ga na usponu kako se ide ka grobovima Davidovih sinova. Po smrti su mu odali počast svi Judejci i Jeruzalemci. Na njegovo se mjesto zakraljio sin mu Manaše.
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
