Izaija 36

1 Četrnaeste godine Ezekijina kraljevanja asirski kralj Sanherib napade sve utvrđene judejske gradove i osvoji ih.

And it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Ezechias, that Sennacherib king of the Assyrians came up against all the fenced cities of Juda, and took them.

2 Tada pošalje asirski kralj iz Lakiša u Jeruzalem kralju Ezekiji velikoga peharnika s jakom vojskom. On stade kod vodovoda Gornjeg ribnjaka, na putu u Valjarevo polje.

And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabsaces from Lachis to Jerusalem, to king Ezechias with a great army, and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the way of the fuller’s held.

3 K njemu iziđe upravitelj dvora Elijakim, sin Hilkijin, pisar Šebna i savjetnik Joah, sin Asafov.

And there went out to him Eliacim the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and Joahe the son of Asaph the recorder.

4 Veliki im peharnik reče: “Kažite Ezekiji: Ovako govori veliki kralj, kralj asirski: 'Kakvo je to uzdanje u koje se uzdaš?

And Rabsaces said to them: Tell Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence wherein thou trustest?

5 Misliš li da su prazne riječi već i savjet i snaga za rat? U koga se uzdaš da si se pobunio protiv mene?

Or with what counsel or strength dost thou prepare for war? on whom dost thou trust, that thou art revolted from me?

6 Eto, oslanjaš se na Egipat, na slomljenu trsku koja prodire i probada dlan onomu tko se na nju nasloni. Takav je faraon, kralj egipatski, svima koji se uzdaju u njega.'

Lo thou trustest upon this broken staff of a reed, upon Egypt: upon which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king or Egypt to all that trust in him.

7 Možda ćete mi odgovoriti: 'Uzdamo se u Jahvu, Boga svojega.' Ali nije li njemu Ezekija uklonio uzvišice i žrtvenike i zapovjedio Judejcima i Jeruzalemu: 'Samo se pred ovim žrtvenikom klanjajte!'

But if thou wilt answer me: We trust in the Lord our God: is it not he whose high places and altars Ezechias hath taken away, and hath said to Juda and Jerusalem: You shall worship before this altar?

8 Hajde, okladi se s mojim gospodarom, kraljem asirskim: dat ću ti dvije tisuće konja ako mogneš naći jahače za njih.

And now deliver thyself up to my lord the king of the Assyrians, and I will give thee two thousand horses, and thou wilt not be able on thy part to find riders for them.

9 Kako ćeš onda odoljeti jednome jedinom od najmanjih slugu moga gospodara? Ali ti se uzdaš u Egipat da će ti dati kola i konjanike!

And how wilt thou stand against the face of the judge of one place, of the least of my master’s servants? But if thou trust in Egypt, in chariots and in horsemen:

10 Naposljetku, zar sam ja mimo volju Jahvinu krenuo protiv ove zemlje da je razorim? Sam mi je Jahve rekao: 'Idi na tu zemlju i razori je!'”

And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up against this land, and destroy it.

11 Elijakim, Šebna i Joah rekoše velikom peharniku: “Molimo te, govori svojim slugama aramejski, jer mi razumijemo; ne govori s nama judejski da čuje narod koji je na zidinama.”

And Eliacim, and Sobna, and Joahe said to Rabsaces: Speak to thy servants in the Syrian tongue: for we understand it: speak not to us in the Jews’ language in the hearing of the people, that are upon the wall.

12 Ali im veliki peharnik odgovori: “Zar me moj gospodar poslao da ovo kažem tvojem gospodaru i tebi, a ne upravo onim ljudima koji sjede na zidinama, osuđeni da s vama jedu svoju nečist i piju svoju mokraću?”

And Rabsaces said to them: Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee, to speak all these words; and not rather to the men that sit on the wall; that they may eat their own dung, and drink their urine with you?

13 Tada se veliki peharnik uspravi i u sav glas povika na judejskom ove riječi: “Čujte riječ velikoga kralja, kralja asirskoga!

Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said: Hear the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.

14 Ovako veli kralj: 'Neka vas Ezekija ne zavarava, jer vas ne može izbaviti iz moje ruke.

Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you.

15 Neka vas Ezekija ne hrabri pouzdanjem u Jahvu govoreći: Jahve će nas sigurno izbaviti: ovaj grad neće pasti u ruke kralju asirskom.

And let not Ezechias make you trust in the Lord, saying: The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.

16 Ne slušajte Ezekije, jer ovako veli asirski kralj: Sklopite mir sa mnom, predajte mi se, pa neka svaki od vas jede plodove iz svoga vinograda i sa svoje smokve i neka pije vode iz svojega studenca

Do not hearken to Ezechias: for thus said the king of the Assyrians: Do with me that which is for your advantage, and come out to me, and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the water of his cistern,

17 dok ne dođem i ne odvedem vas u zemlju kao što je vaša, u zemlju pšenice i mošta, u zemlju kruha i vinograda.

Till I come and take you away to a land, like to your own, a land of corn and of wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

18 Ne dajte da vas Ezekija zaludi govoreći vam: Jahve će vas izbaviti. Jesu li bogovi drugih naroda izbavili svoje zemlje iz ruku asirskoga kralja?

Neither let Ezechias trouble you, saying: The Lord will deliver us. Have any of the gods of the nations delivered their land out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

19 Gdje su bogovi hamatski i arpadski, gdje su bogovi sefarvajimski, gdje su bogovi samarijski da izbave Samariju iz moje ruke?

Where is the god of Emath and of Arphad? where is the god of Sepharvaim? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?

20 Koji su među svim bogovima tih zemalja izbavili svoju zemlju iz moje ruke, da bi Jahve izbavio Jeruzalem iz ruke moje?'”

Who is there among all the gods of these lands, that hath delivered his country out of my hand, that the Lord may deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

21 Šutjeli su i ni riječi mu nisu odgovorili, jer kralj bijaše zapovjedio: “Ne odgovarajte mu!”

And they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king had commanded, saying: answer him not.

22 Upravitelj dvora Elijakim, sin Hilkijin, pisar Šebna i savjetnik Joah, sin Asafov, dođoše k Ezekiji, razdrijevši haljine, i saopćiše mu riječi velikoga peharnika.

And Eliacim the son of Helcias, that was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and Joahe the son of Asaph the recorder, went in to Ezechias with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rabsaces.