2 Kings 20
1 In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live.'"
Ved den Tid blev Ezekias dødssyg. Da kom Profeten Esajas, Amoz's Søn, til ham og sagde: "Så siger HERREN: Beskik dit Hus, thi du skal dø og ikke leve!"
2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,
Da vendte han Ansigtet om mod Væggen og bad således til HERREN:
3 "Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." Hezekiah wept bitterly.
"Ak, HERRE, kom dog i Hu, hvorledes jeg har vandret for dit Åsyn i Oprigtighed og med helt Hjerte og gjort, hvad der er godt i dine Øjne!" Og Ezekias græd højt.
4 It happened, before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
Men Esajas var endnu ikke ude af den mellemste Forgård, før HERRENs Ord kom til ham således:
5 "Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, "I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day, you shall go up to the house of the LORD.
"Vend tilbage og sig til Ezekias, mit Folks Fyrste: Så siger HERREN, din Fader Davids Gud: Jeg har hørt din Bøn, jeg har set dine Tårer! Se, jeg vil helbrede dig; i Overmorgen kan du gå op i HERRENs Hus;
6 I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake."'"
og jeg vil lægge femten År til dit Liv og udfri dig og denne By af Assyrerkongens Hånd og værne om denne By for min og min Tjener Davids Skyld!"
7 Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs." They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
Derpå sagde Esajas: "Kom med et Figenplaster!" Og da de kom med Plasteret og lagde det på det syge Sted, blev han rask.
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD the third day?"
Men Ezekias sagde til Esajas: "Hvad er Tegnet på, at HERREN vil helbrede mig, så jeg i Overmorgen kan gå op i HERRENs Hus?"
9 Isaiah said, "This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?"
Da svarede Esajas: "Dette skal være dig Tegnet fra HERREN på, at HERREN vil udføre, hvad han har sagt: Skal Skyggen gå ti Streger frem eller ti Streger tilbage?"
10 Hezekiah answered, "It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. Nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps."
Ezekias sagde: "Skyggen kan let strække sig ti Streger frem nej, lad den gå ti Streger tilbage!"
11 Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
Da råbte Profeten Esajas til HERREN; og han lod Skyggen på Akaz's Solur gå ti Streger tilbage.
12 At that time Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick, and had recovered.
Ved den Tid sendte Bal'adans Søn, Kong Merodak-Bal'adan af Babel, Brev og Gave til Ezekias, da han hørte, at Ezekias havde været syg.
13 Hezekiah was delighted at this, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.
Og Ezekias glædede sig over deres Komme og viste dem hele Huset, hvor han havde sine Skatte, Sølvet og Guldet, Røgelsestofferne, den fine Olie, hele sit Våbenoplag og alt, hvad der var i hans Skatkamre; der var ikke den Ting i hans Hus og hele hans Rige, som Ezekias ikke viste dem.
14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and said to him, "What did these men say? From where did they come to you?" Hezekiah said, "They have come from a far country, even from Babylon."
Da kom Profeten Esajas til Kong Ezekias og sagde til ham: "Hvad sagde disse Mænd, og hvorfra kom de til dig?" Ezekias svarede: "De kom fra et fjernt Land, fra Babel!"
15 He said, "What have they seen in your house?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."
Da spurgte han: "Hvad fik de at se i dit Hus?" Ezekias svarede: "Alf, hvad der er i mit Hus, så de; der er ikke den Ting i mine Skatkamre, jeg ikke viste dem!"
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD.
Da sagde Esajas til Ezekias: "Hør HERRENs Ord!
17 'Look, the days come, that all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store to this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left,' says the LORD.
Se, Dage skal komme, da alt, hvad der er i dit Hus, og hvad dine Fædre har samlet indtil denne Dag, skal bringes til Babel og intet lades tilbage, siger HERREN!
18 'Of your sons who shall issue from you, whom you shall father, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"
Og af dine Sønner, der nedstammer fra dig, og som du avler, skal nogle tages og gøres til Hofmænd i Babels Konges Palads!"
19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good." He said moreover, "Isn't it so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?"
Men Ezekias sagde til Esajas: "Det Ord fra HERREN, du har kundgjort, er godt!" Thi han tænkte: "Så bliver der da Fred og Tryghed, så længe jeg lever!"
20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Ezekias og hans Heltegerninger, og hvorledes han anlagde Vanddammen og Vandledningen og ledede Vandet ind i Byen, står jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.
21 Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
Så lagde Ezekias sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre; og hans Søn Manasse blev Konge i hans Sted.
