2 Královská 18
1 Stalo se pak léta třetího Ozee syna Ela, krále Izraelského, kraloval Ezechiáš syn Achasa, krále Judského.
After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.
2 V pětmecítma letech byl, když počal kralovati, a dvadceti devět let kraloval v Jeruzalémě. Jméno matky jeho bylo Abi, dcera Zachariášova.
He was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah] and he ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
3 Ten činil, což jest dobrého před očima Hospodinovýma, všecko tak, jakž činil David otec jeho.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
4 On zkazil výsosti a stroskotal obrazy, a háje posekal, a ztloukl hada měděného, jehož byl udělal Mojžíš; nebo až do těch dnů synové Izraelští kadívali jemu, a nazval jej Nechustam.
He destroyed the places where people worshiped Yahweh on the tops of hills, and he broke into pieces the stone pillars [for worshiping the goddess Asherah]. He also broke into pieces the bronze [replica/statue of a] snake that Moses had made. He did that because the people had named it Nehushtan, and they were burning incense in front of it to honor it.
5 V Hospodinu Bohu Izraelském doufal, a nebylo po něm jemu rovného mezi všemi králi Judskými, i z těch, kteříž byli před ním.
Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped.] There was no king who ruled Judah before him or after him who was as [devoted to Yahweh as] he was.
6 Nebo se přídržel Hospodina, aniž se uchýlil od něho, a ostříhal přikázaní jeho, kteráž byl přikázal Hospodin Mojžíšovi.
He remained loyal to Yahweh and never disobeyed him. He carefully obeyed all the commandments that Yahweh had given to Moses.
7 A byl Hospodin s ním; k čemuž se koli obrátil, šťastně se mu vedlo. Zprotivil se pak králi Assyrskému, a nesloužil jemu.
Yahweh always (helped/was with) him. He was successful in everything that he did. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to (pay taxes to him/do what the king of Assyria wanted him to do).
8 On porazil Filistinské až do Gázy a končin jeho, od věže strážných až do města hrazeného.
His army defeated [the soldiers of] Philistia as far [south] as Gaza [city] and the nearby villages. They conquered the entire area, from the smallest watchtower to the largest cities surrounded by walls.
9 Stalo se pak léta čtvrtého krále Ezechiáše, (jenž byl sedmý rok Ozee syna Ela, krále Izraelského), vytáhl Salmanazar král Assyrský proti Samaří a oblehl ji.
After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, and when King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost seven years, [the army of] King Shalmaneser of Assyria invaded Israel and surrounded Samaria [city].
10 I vzali ji při konci léta třetího; léta šestého Ezechiášova, (jenž byl rok devátý Ozee krále Izraelského), vzata jest Samaří.
In the third year they captured the city. That was when Hezekiah has been ruling Judah for almost six years, and when Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost nine years.
11 I zavedl král Assyrský Izraele do Assyrie, a osadil jej v Chelach a v Chabor při potoku Gozan, a v městech Médských,
The king of Assyria commanded that the people of Israel be taken to Assyria. Some of them were taken to Halah [town], some were taken to a place near the Habor [River] in [the] Gozan [region], and some were taken to cities where the Mede people-group live.
12 Proto že neposlouchali hlasu Hospodina Boha svého, ale přestupovali smlouvu jeho, i všecko to, což přikázal Mojžíš služebník Hospodinův, tak že ani poslechnouti ani činiti nechtěli.
That happened because the Israelis did not obey Yahweh their God. They disobeyed the agreement that Yahweh had made with their ancestors, and all the laws that Moses, the man who served Yahweh [very well], had told them to obey. They would not obey those laws; they would not even listen to them.
13 Potom čtrnáctého léta krále Ezechiáše přitáhl Senacherib král Assyrský proti všechněm městům Judským hrazeným, a zdobýval jich.
After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost 14 years, [the army of] King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked all the cities in Judah that had walls around them. They [did not capture Jerusalem, but they] captured all the other cities.
14 Tedy poslal Ezechiáš král Judský k králi Assyrskému do Lachis, řka: Zhřešilť jsem, odtáhni ode mne; cožkoli na mne vzložíš, ponesu. I uložil král Assyrský Ezechiášovi králi Judskému tři sta centnéřů stříbra a třidceti centnéřů zlata.
King Hezekiah sent a message to Sennacherib, while Sennacherib was in Lachish, saying “What I have done was wrong. Please [tell your soldiers to] stop attacking us. If you do that, I will pay you whatever you tell me to.” So the king of Assyria said that Hezekiah must pay to him (ten tons/9,000 kg.) of silver and (one ton/900 kg.) of gold.
15 I dal Ezechiáš všecky peníze, kteréž jsou nalezeny v domě Hospodinově a v pokladích domu královského.
So Hezekiah gave to him all the silver that was in the temple and that was stored in the king’s palace.
16 Toho času obloupal Ezechiáš dvéře chrámu Hospodinova, i sloupy, kteréž byl obložil Ezechiáš král Judský, a dal je králi Assyrskému.
Hezekiah’s men also stripped the gold from the doors of the temple and the gold that he himself had put on the doorposts, and he sent all that gold to the king of Assyria.
17 A však poslal král Assyrský Tartana a Rabsara a Rabsace z Lachis k králi Ezechiášovi s vojskem velikým k Jeruzalému. Kteříž vytáhše, přijeli k Jeruzalému, a přitáhše, přitrhli a položili se u struhy rybníka hořejšího, kteráž jest podlé cesty dlážené při poli valchářovu.
But the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish [city] to [persuade] King Hezekiah [to surrender]. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows from the upper pool into Jerusalem, near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.
18 A když volali na krále, vyšel k nim Eliakim syn Helkiášův, kterýž byl správce domu, a Sobna písař, a Joach syn Azafův kancléř.
They sent a message requesting King Hezekiah to come to them, but the king sent three of his officials [to talk to them]. He sent Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, who supervised the palace; Shebna, the official secretary; and Asaph’s son Joah, who communicated the king’s messages to the people.
19 I mluvil k nim Rabsace: Povězte medle Ezechiášovi: Toto praví král veliký, král Assyrský: Jakéž jest to doufání, na kterémž se zakládáš?
One of Sennacherib’s important officials told them to take this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the king of Assyria, the great king, says: ‘What are you trusting in [to rescue you] [RHQ]?
20 Mluvils, (ale slova rtů svých), že jest rady i síly k válce dosti. V kohož tedy nyní doufáš, že mi se protivíš?
You say that you have weapons to fight us, and some country promises [to help you], [and that will enable you to defeat us, ] but that is only talk [RHQ]. Who do you think will help you to rebel against my [soldiers from Assyria]?
21 Aj, nyní zpolehl jsi na hůl třtinovou, a to ještě nalomenou, na Egypt, na niž zpodepřel-li by se kdo, pronikne ruku jeho a probodne ji. Takovýť jest Farao král Egyptský všechněm, kteříž doufají v něho.
Listen to me! You are relying on [the army of] Egypt. But that is like [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. But it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the king of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him [for help].
22 Pakli mi díte: V Hospodina Boha svého doufáme: zdaliž on není ten, jehož Ezechiáš pobořil výsosti i oltáře, a přikázal Judovi i Jeruzalému, řka: Před tímto oltářem klaněti se budete v Jeruzalémě.
But perhaps you will say to me, “No, we are (relying on/trusting in) Yahweh our God [to help us].” [I would reply, ] “Is he not the one whom you [insulted by] tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to worship only in front of the altar [in Jerusalem]?”’
23 Nyní tedy, založ se medle se pánem mým, králem Assyrským, a dámť dva tisíce koní, budeš-li moci míti, kdo by na nich jeli?
So I suggest that you make a deal between you and my master/boss, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses, but [I do not think that] you are able to find 2,000 of your men who can ride on them!
24 I jakž bys tedy odolati mohl jednomu knížeti z nejmenších služebníků pána mého, ačkoli máš doufání v Egyptu pro vozy a jezdce?
You are expecting the king of Egypt to send chariots and men riding horses [to assist you]. But they certainly would not [RHQ] be able to resist/defeat even the most insignificant/unimportant official in the army of Assyria!
25 Přesto, zdali bez Hospodina přitáhl jsem proti místu tomuto, abych je zkazil? Hospodin řekl mi: Táhni proti zemi té a zkaz ji.
Furthermore, (do you think that we have come to destroy Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help?/do not think that we have come to Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help.) [RHQ] It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!”
26 I řekl Eliakim syn Helkiášův a Sobna a Joach Rabsacovi: Mluv medle k služebníkům svým Syrsky, však rozumíme, a nemluv k nám Židovsky před lidem tímto, kterýž jest na zdech.
Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Sir, please speak to us in your Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in our Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it [and be frightened].”
27 I odpověděl jim Rabsace: Zdaliž ku pánu tvému a k tobě poslal mne pán můj, abych mluvil slova tato? Však k mužům těm, kteříž jsou na zdech, aby lejna svá jedli, a moč svůj spolu s vámi pili.
But the official replied, “Do you think [RHQ] that my master sent me to say these things only to you and not to the people who are standing on the wall? [If you reject this message, ] the [people in this city] will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, [because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink].”
28 A tak stoje Rabsace, volal hlasem velikým, Židovsky mluvě a řka: Slyšte slovo krále velikého, krále Assyrského.
Then the official stood up and shouted in the Hebrew language [to the people sitting on the wall]. He said, “Listen to this message from the great king, the king of Assyria. He says,
29 Toto praví král: Nechť vás nesvodí Ezechiáš, neboť nebude moci vás vysvoboditi z ruky mé.
‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you. He will not be able to rescue you from my power [MTY].
30 A nechť vám nevelí Ezechiáš doufati v Hospodina, řka: Zajisté vysvobodí nás Hospodin, a nebudeť dáno město toto v ruku krále Assyrského.
Do not allow him to persuade you to rely on Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that the army of Assyria will never capture this city!’
31 Neposlouchejtež Ezechiáše, nebo takto praví král Assyrský: Učiňte se mnou smlouvu, a vyjděte ke mně, a jezte jeden každý z vinice své a z fíku svého, a píte jeden každý vodu z čisterny své,
“Do not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. If you do that, I will arrange for each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines, and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own wells.
32 Dokudž nepřijdu a nepřenesu vás do země podobné zemi vaší, do země úrodné, země chleba a vinic, země olivoví, oleje a medu, a budete živi a nezemřete. Neposlouchejtež Ezechiáše, neboť vás svodí, řka: Hospodin vysvobodí nás.
You will be able to do that until we come and take you to a land that is like your land—a land where there is grain to make bread and vineyards to [produce grapes for making] wine. It will be a land that has plenty of olive trees and honey. If you do what the king of Assyria commands, you will not die. You will continue to live. ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to persuade you to trust in Yahweh saying that he will rescue you!
33 Zdaliž mohli vysvoboditi bohové národů jeden každý zemi svou z ruky krále Assyrského?
The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria [RHQ]!
34 Kdež jsou bohové Emat a Arfad? Kde jsou bohové Sefarvaim, Ana a Ava? Zdaliž jsou vysvobodili Samaří z ruky mé?
Why were the gods of Hamath and Arpad [cities] unable to rescue their people from the king of Assyria [RHQ]? What happened to the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah, [towns that we completely destroyed and their gods disappeared] [RHQ]? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?
35 Kteří jsou mezi všemi bohy těch zemí, ješto by vysvobodili zemi svou z ruky mé? Aby pak Hospodin vysvoboditi mohl Jeruzalém z ruky mé?
No, none of the gods of the countries [that my army attacked] rescued their people [RHQ] from me! So why do you think that Yahweh will rescue you people of Jerusalem from my power [MTY]?’”
36 Lid pak mlčel, a neodpověděl mu žádného slova; nebo takové bylo rozkázaní královo, řkoucí: Neodpovídejte jemu.
But the people [who were listening] stayed silent. No one said anything, because King Hezekiah had told them, “[When the official from Assyria talks to you, ] do not answer him.”
37 Přišli tedy Eliakim syn Helkie, kterýž byl správcím domu, a Sobna písař, a Joach syn Azafův kancléř k Ezechiášovi, majíce roucho roztržené, a oznámili jemu slova Rabsacova.
Then Eliakim the palace administrator and Shebna the court secretary and Joah the royal historian went back to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [because they were extremely distressed], and they told him what the official from Assyria had said.
