Anden Kongebog 20

1 I de Dage blev Ezekias dødssyg; og Esajas, Amoz's Søn, Profeten, kom til ham og sagde til ham: Saa sagde Herren: Beskik dit Hus, thi du skal dø og ikke leve.

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus says the LORD, Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live.

2 Og han vendte sit Ansigt omkring til Væggen og bad til Herren og sagde:

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,

3 Ak, Herre! kom dog i Hu, at jeg har trolig og med et retskaffent Hjerte vandret for dit Ansigt og gjort det, som er godt for dine Øjne; og Ezekias græd bitterligt.

I plead to you, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

4 Og det skete, der Esajas endnu ikke var gaaet ud af den mellemste Forgaard, da skete Herrens Ord til ham, sigende:

And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

5 Vend tilbage og sig til Ezekias, mit Folks Fyrste: Saa sagde Herren, Davids, din Faders, Gud: Jeg har hørt din Bøn, jeg har set din Graad; se, jeg læger dig; paa den tredje Dag skal du gaa op til Herrens Hus.

Return, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will heal you: on the third day you shall go up unto the house of the LORD.

6 Og jeg vil lægge til dine Dage femten Aar og fri dig og denne Stad fra Kongen af Assyriens Haand og beskærme denne Stad for min Skyld og for Davids, min Tjeners, Skyld.

And I will add unto your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

7 Og Esajas sagde: Henter en Figenkage; og de hentede den og lagde den paa Bylden, og han blev i Live.

And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

8 Og Ezekias sagde til Esajas: Hvilket er Tegnet paa, at Herren vil læge mig, og at jeg skal gaa op paa den tredje Dag i Herrens Hus?

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

9 Og Esajas sagde: Du skal have dette Tegn af Herren paa, at Herren skal gøre denne Gerning, som han har sagt: Skal Skyggen gaa ti Streger frem eller gaa ti Streger tilbage?

And Isaiah said, This sign shall you have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

10 Og Ezekias sagde: Det er let, at Skyggen bøjer ti Streger fremad, men ikke at Skyggen gaar ti Streger tilbage.

And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

11 Og Esajas, Profeten, raabte til Herren, og han lod Skyggen paa Timestregerne gaa de ti Streger igen tilbage, som den var gaaet fremad paa Akas's Solviser.

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

12 Paa den samme Tid sendte Berodak Baladan, Baladans Søn, Kongen af Babel, Breve og Skænk til Ezekias; thi han havde hørt, at Ezekias havde været syg.

At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

13 Og Ezekias hørte paa dem og viste dem hele Huset med sine dyrebare Sager, Sølvet og Guldet og de vellugtende Urter og den bedste Olie og hele sit Vaabenhus og alt det, som fandtes i hans Skatkamre; der var ingen Ting, som Ezekias ej viste dem i sit Hus og i sit hele Rige.

And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.

14 Da kom Esajas, Profeten, til Kong Ezekias og sagde til ham: Hvad have disse Mænd sagt, og hvorfra ere de komne til dig? Og Ezekias sagde, De ere komne fra et Land langt borte, fra Babel.

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto you? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

15 Og han sagde: Hvad have de set i dit Hus? Og Ezekias sagde: De have set alt det, som er i mit Hus; der var ingen Ting, som jeg ej viste dem i mine Skatkamre.

And he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.

16 Da sagde Esajas til Ezekias: Hør Herrens Ord:

And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.

17 Se, de Dage komme, da alt det, som er i dit Hus, og hvad dine Fædre have samlet til Liggendefæ indtil denne Dag, skal føres til Babel; der skal ingen Ting blive tilovers, siger Herren.

Behold, the days come, that all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, says the LORD.

18 Og af dine Sønner, som nedstamme fra dig, som du skal avle, skulle de tage nogle ud, og de skulle være Kammertjenere i Kongen af Babels Palads.

And of your sons that shall issue from you, which you shall brought forth, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

19 Men Ezekias sagde til Esajas: Det. Herrens Ord, som du har talt, er godt; og han sagde: Mon det ikke er godt, naar der bliver Fred og Trofasthed i mine Dage?

Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?

20 Men det øvrige af Ezekias's Handeler og al hans Vælde og det, han gjorde, Dammen og Vandledningen, hvorved han førte Vandet ind i Staden: Ere de Ting ikke skrevne i Judas Kongers Krønikers Bog?

And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

21 Og Ezekias laa med sine Fædre, og Manasse, hans Søn, blev Konge i hans Sted.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his position.