< Izaiáš 37 >

1 I stalo se, když to uslyšel král Ezechiáš, že roztrhl roucho své, a oděl se žíní, a všel do domu Hospodinova.
When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough sackcloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went into the temple of Yahweh [and prayed].
2 I poslal Eliakima správce domu, a Sobnu písaře, a starší z kněží, oblečené v žíně k Izaiášovi proroku, synu Amosovu.
Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.
3 Kteříž řekli jemu: Toto praví Ezechiáš: Den úzkosti a útržky i rouhání jest den tento, proto že se přiblížil plod k vyjití, ale není síly ku porodu.
He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that this is a day when we are greatly distressed. Other nations are causing us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
4 Ó by slyšel Hospodin Bůh tvůj slova Rabsakova, jehož poslal král Assyrský pán jeho, aby utrhal Bohu živému, a pomstil Hospodin Bůh tvůj těch slov, kteráž slyšel. Protož pozdvihni modlitby za tento ostatek lidu, kterýž se nalézá.
[But] perhaps Yahweh our God has heard what the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss, the King of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will punish the King of Assyria for what he said. And the king requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].’”
5 I přišli služebníci krále Ezechiáše k Izaiášovi.
After those men gave me that message,
6 Jimž odpověděl Izaiáš: Toto povíte pánu svému: Takto praví Hospodin: Nestrachuj se slov těch, kteráž jsi slyšel, jimiž se mně rouhali služebníci krále Assyrského.
I replied, “Tell the King, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “Those messengers from the King of Assyria have said evil things about me. But do not be disturbed by what they said.
7 Aj, já pustím naň vítr, aby uslyše pověst, navrátil se do země své, a učiním to, že padne od meče v zemi své.
Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor [that the armies of Babylon are about to attack his country], and that will worry him. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.”’”
8 Navrátiv se pak Rabsaces, nalezl krále Assyrského, an dobývá Lebna. Nebo uslyšel, (pročež odtrhl od Lachis),
The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had captured Lachish [city] and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah [to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem].
9 Uslyšel, pravím, o Tirhákovi králi Mouřenínském, ano pravili: Táhne, aby bojoval s tebou. A však uslyšev to, vždy poslal posly své k Ezechiášovi s těmito slovy:
Soon after that, King [Sennacherib] received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [with his army to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a letter. [In the letter he wrote this] to Hezekiah:
10 Takto povíte Ezechiášovi králi Judskému, řkouce: Nechť tebe nesvodí Bůh tvůj, v němž ty doufáš, říkaje: Nebude dán Jeruzalém v ruku krále Assyrského.
“Do not allow your god, on whom you are relying, to deceive you by promising you that Jerusalem will not be captured by my army.
11 Aj, slyšels, co jsou učinili králové Assyrští všechněm zemím, pohubivše je, a ty bys měl býti vysvobozen?
You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
12 Zdaliž jsou je vysvobodili bohové těch národů, kteréž zahladili předkové moji, Gozana, Charana, Resefa a syny z Eden, kteříž byli v Telasar?
Did the gods of the nations that were about to be destroyed by the armies of the previous kings of Assyria rescue them? Did those gods rescue Gozan [region], and Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria], and the people of Eden [region] who were forced to go to Tel-Assar [city]?
13 Kde jest král Emat, a král Arfad, a král města Sefarvaim, Ana i Ava?
What happened to the King of Hamath and the King of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [cities]? [Did their gods rescue them] [RHQ]?”
14 Protož vzav Ezechiáš list z ruky poslů, přečtl jej a vstoupiv do domu Hospodinova, rozvinul jej Ezechiáš před Hospodinem.
Hezekiah received the letter that the messengers gave him, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple and spread out the letter in front of Yahweh.
15 A modlil se Ezechiáš Hospodinu, řka:
And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
16 Hospodine zástupů, Bože Izraelský, kterýž sedíš nad cherubíny, ty jsi sám Bůh všech království země, ty jsi učinil nebe i zemi.
“O Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the statues of the creatures with wings, [above the Sacred Chest]. Only you are [truly] God. You rule all the kingdoms on this earth. You are the one who created everything on the earth and in the sky.
17 Nakloniž, Hospodine, ucha svého a uslyš; otevři, Hospodine, oči své a pohleď; slyš, pravím, všecka slova Senacheribova, kterýž poslal k činění útržek Bohu živému.
[So], Yahweh, [please] listen to what I am saying, and look at [what is happening]! And listen to what Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God!
18 Takť jest, Hospodine, žeť jsou pohubili králové Assyrští všecky ty krajiny i zemi jejich,
Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and ruined their land.
19 A uvrhli bohy jejich do ohně; nebo nebyli bohové, ale dílo ruku lidských, dřevo a kámen, protož zahladili je.
And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not [really] gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
20 A nyní, Hospodine Bože náš, vysvoboď nás z ruky jeho, aťby poznala všecka království země, že jsi ty Hospodin sám.
So now, Yahweh our God, [please] rescue us from the power [MTY] of [the King of Assyria], in order that [the people in] all the kingdoms of the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is [truly] God.”
21 Tedy poslal Izaiáš syn Amosův k Ezechiášovi, řka: Toto praví Hospodin Bůh Izraelský: Zač jsi mi se modlil strany Senacheriba krále Assyrského,
Then I sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says: Because you prayed about what King Sennacherib of Assyria [said],
22 Totoť jest slovo, kteréž mluvil Hospodin o něm: Pohrdá tebou, a posmívá se tobě panna, dcera Sionská, potřásá hlavou za tebou dcera Jeruzalémská.
this is what I say to him: ‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you. They will wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
23 Kohož jsi zhaněl? A komus se rouhal? A proti komus povýšil hlasu, a pozdvihl zhůru očí svých? Proti Svatému Izraelskému.
Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing? Whom do you think you were shouting at? Whom do you think you were looking at [very] proudly/arrogantly? [It was I], the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!
24 Skrze služebníky své utrhal jsi Pánu, a řekl jsi: Ve množství vozů svých já jsem vytáhl na hory vysoké, na stráně Libánské, a zpodtínám vysoké cedry jeho, i spanilé jedle jeho, a vejdu na nejvyšší kraj jeho do lesů a výborných rolí jeho.
The messengers whom you sent made fun of me. You said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains, [even] to the highest mountains in Lebanon. We have cut down its tallest cedar [trees] and its nicest pine/cypress [trees]. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its densest forests.
25 Já jsem vykopal a pil vody; nebo jsem vysušil nohama svýma všecky potoky míst obležených.
We have dug wells [in many countries] and drunk water [from them]. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”
26 Zdalis neslyšel, že jsem již to dávno učinil, a ode dnů starých to sformoval? Nyní pak k tomu přivozuji, aby v poušť a v hromady rumu města hrazená obrácena byla,
[But I, Yahweh, reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [those things]; I planned them long ago, and now I have been causing those things to occur. I planned that your army would destroy cities and cause them to become piles of rubble.
27 A jejich obyvatelé ruce oslablé majíc, předěšeni a zahanbeni jsouc, byli jako bylina polní, a zelina vzcházející, jako tráva na střechách, a osení rzí zkažené, prvé než by dorostlo.
The people in those cities have no power, and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged. They are [as frail as] [MET] grass and plants in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
28 Sedání pak tvé, a vycházení tvé i vcházení tvé znám, i vzteklost tvou proti sobě.
[But] I know [everything about you]; I know when you are [in your house and] when you go outside; I also know that you are (raging/speaking very angrily) against me.
29 Poněvadž ty se vztěkáš proti mně, a tvé zpouzení přišlo v uši mé, protož vpustím udici svou v chřípě tvé, a udidla svá v ústa tvá, a odvedu tě zase tou cestou, kterouž jsi přišel.
[So], because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron (bit/metal bar) in your mouth [in order that I can lead you where I want you to go], and I will force you to return [to your own country], on the same road on which you came [here, without conquering Jerusalem].”’
30 A toto měj za znamení: Budete jísti roku prvního, co samo od sebe zroste, též druhého roku, což se samo od sebe zrodí, třetího pak roku budete síti a žíti a štěpovati vinice, a jísti ovoce jejich.
[Then I said to Hezekiah], ‘This will prove to you [that what I said will happen]: “This year, you(pl) will eat [only the crops] that grow by themselves, and next year the same thing will happen. But in the third year you will plant [crops] and harvest them; you will take care of your vineyards and eat the grapes.
31 Ostatek zajisté domu Judova, kterýž pozůstal, vpustí zase kořeny své hluboce, a vydá užitek zhůru.
And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
32 Nebo z Jeruzaléma vyjdou ostatkové, a zachovaní z hory Siona. Horlivost Hospodina zástupů učiní to.
A small number of my people will survive, and they will spread out from Jerusalem [DOU].” That will happen because [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, am desiring very much to accomplish it.’
33 A protož toto praví Hospodin o králi Assyrském: Nevejdeť do města tohoto, aniž sem střely vstřelí, aniž na ně dotrou pavézníci, aniž udělají u něho náspu.
And this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His [armies] will not enter Jerusalem; they will not [even] shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not [march outside] the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city [to enable them to attack the city].
34 Cestou, kterouž přitáhl, zase navrátí se, a do města tohoto nevejde, praví Hospodin.
And their king will return [to his own country] on the same road on which he came [here]. He will not enter this city!’ [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!
35 Nebo chrániti budu města tohoto, abych je zachoval pro sebe a pro Davida služebníka svého.
For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well], I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”
36 Tedy vyšel anděl Hospodinův, a zbil v vojště Assyrském sto osmdesáte a pět tisíců. I vstali velmi ráno, a aj, všickni mrtví.
[That night], an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had set up their tents and killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When [the rest of the soldiers] woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere.
37 A tak odjel, anobrž utekl, a navrátil se Senacherib král Assyrský, a bydlil v Ninive.
Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
38 I stalo se, když se klaněl v chrámě Nizrocha boha svého, že Adramelech a Sarasar, synové jeho, zabili jej mečem, a utekli do země Ararat. I kraloval Esarchaddon syn jeho místo něho.
[One day], when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords. Then they escaped and went to the Ararat [region northwest of Nineveh]. And another of Sennacherib’s sons, Esarhaddon, became the King of Assyria.

< Izaiáš 37 >