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 these things, and their establishment, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2 Ezekija, vidjevši gdje je došao Sanherib i kako snuje da zavojšti na Jeruzalem,
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
3 posavjetova se s knezovima i s junacima da začepi vodene izvore koji bijahu izvan grada. Oni mu podupriješe osnovu.
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were outside the city: and they helped him.
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!”
So there was gathered many people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
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,
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
6 zatim postavio vojvode nad narodom i, pozvavši ih k sebi na trg kraj gradskih vrata, ohrabri ih ovim riječima:
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and 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, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there are more 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 an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon 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:
After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him, ) to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
10 “Ovako veli asirski kralj Sanherib: 'U što se uzdate stojeći opsjednuti u Jeruzalemu?
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, On what do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
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?
Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of 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!
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
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?
Know ye not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of 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 was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of 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!”
Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom hath been able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?
16 Još su više njegove sluge napadale Boga Jahvu i njegova slugu Ezekiju.
And his servants spoke yet more 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 wrote also letters to rail at the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of 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 they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech to the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to make them afraid, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
19 Govorili su o jeruzalemskom Bogu kao o bogovima zemaljskih naroda, bogovima koji su djelo čovječjih ruku.
And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, the work of the hands of man.
20 Stoga se pomoli kralj Ezekija i prorok Izaija, Amosov sin, i zazvaše nebo u pomoć.
And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
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 cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he had come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there 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.
Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them 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.
And many brought gifts to the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that from then on he was magnified in the sight 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 was sick and near to death, and he prayed to the LORD: and he spoke to him, and he 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 Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done to him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath 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.
However Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in 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;
And Hezekiah had very great riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
28 skladište za prirod od žita, od novog vina i ulja, staje za svakojaku stoku, torove za stada.
Storehouses also for the increase of grain, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and sheepfolds for flocks.
29 Podigao je i gradove, imao je mnogo blaga, sitne stoke i goveda, jer mu je Bog dao vrlo veliko imanje.
Moreover he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance in great abundance.
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.
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
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.
But in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
32 Ostala Ezekijina djela, njegova pobožnost, zapisani su u proročkom viđenju proroka Izaije, Amosova sina, i u Knjizi o judejskim i izraelskim kraljevima.
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and 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 slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chief of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
