2 Chronicles 32
1 After King Hezekiah had obeyed Yahweh’s instructions and had done all those things, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] and invaded Judah. He commanded his soldiers to surround the cities that had walls around them, thinking that they would [break through those walls and] conquer those cities.
Μετά τα πράγματα ταύτα και την αλήθειαν ταύτην, ήλθε Σενναχειρείμ ο βασιλεύς της Ασσυρίας, και εισήλθεν εις τον Ιούδαν και εστρατοπέδευσεν εναντίον των οχυρών πόλεων και είπε να υποτάξη αυτάς εις εαυτόν.
2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come [with his army] and that they intended to attack Jerusalem,
Και ιδών ο Εζεκίας, ότι ο Σενναχειρείμ ήλθε και ο σκοπός αυτού ήτο να πολεμήση εναντίον της Ιερουσαλήμ,
3 he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said among themselves, “Why should we allow the king of Assyria [and his army] to come and find plenty of water to drink?” So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. So a large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area.
συνεβουλεύθη μετά των αρχόντων αυτού και μετά των δυνατών αυτού, να εμφράξη τα ύδατα των πηγών των έξω της πόλεως· και συνήργησαν μετ' αυτού.
Και συνήχθη λαός πολύς, και ενέφραξαν πάσας τας πηγάς και τον ποταμόν τον ρέοντα διά μέσου της γης, λέγων, Διά τι ελθόντες οι βασιλείς της Ασσυρίας να εύρωσιν ύδωρ πολύ;
5 Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They built another wall outside/around the wall that was already outside the city, and they strengthened the defenses on the sloping terraces [on the east side of the area called ‘The City of David’]. They also made a large number of weapons and shields.
Ενδυναμωθείς έτι ανωκοδόμησεν όλον το τείχος το κεχαλασμένον και ύψωσεν έως των πύργων, και άλλο τείχος έξω και επεσκεύασε την Μιλλώ της πόλεως Δαβίδ, και έκαμεν όπλα πολλά και θυρεούς.
6 Hezekiah appointed army commanders, and he gathered them in front of him in the square at one of the city gates, and he encouraged them by saying this to them:
Και έβαλε πολεμάρχους επί τον λαόν, και συνήθροισεν αυτούς προς εαυτόν εις την πλατείαν της πύλης της πόλεως και ελάλησε κατά την καρδίαν αυτών, λέγων,
7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged on account of the king of Assyria and the huge army that is with him, because [Yahweh] is with us, and his [power] is greater than their [power].
Ενδυναμούσθε και ανδρίζεσθε, μη φοβηθήτε μηδέ πτοηθήτε από προσώπου του βασιλέως της Ασσυρίας, και από προσώπου παντός του πλήθους του μετ' αυτού· διότι πλειότεροι είναι μεθ' ημών παρά μετ' αυτού·
8 They have to rely on the power of humans, but we have Yahweh our God to help us and to fight battles for us.” So the people became more confident because of what Hezekiah, the king of Judah, said.
μετ' αυτού είναι βραχίονες σάρκινοι μεθ' ημών δε είναι Κύριος ο Θεός ημών, διά να βοηθή ημάς και να μάχηται τας μάχας ημών. Και ενεθαρρύνθη ο λαός εις τους λόγους Εζεκίου του βασιλέως του Ιούδα.
9 Later, when Sennacherib and all his soldiers were surrounding Lachish [city], he sent some officers to Jerusalem to give this message to King Hezekiah and to all the people of Judah who were there:
Μετά ταύτα απέστειλεν ο Σενναχειρείμ βασιλεύς της Ασσυρίας τους δούλους αυτού εις Ιερουσαλήμ, αυτός δε, έχων μεθ' εαυτού πάσαν την δύναμιν αυτού, επολιόρκει την Λαχείς, προς Εζεκίαν τον βασιλέα του Ιούδα, και προς πάντα τον Ιούδαν τον εν Ιερουσαλήμ, λέγων,
10 “[I am] Sennacherib, the [great] king of Assyria, [and] this is what I say: 'While you are staying in Jerusalem, my soldiers are surrounding the city. So why [RHQ] are you so confident?
Ούτω λέγει Σενναχειρείμ ο βασιλεύς της Ασσυρίας· Εις τι πεποιθότες κάθησθε, πολιορκούμενοι εν Ιερουσαλήμ;
11 Hezekiah says to you, “Yahweh our God will save us from [being defeated by the army of] the king of Assyria,” but he is misleading you. He wants you to die from having no food or water.
Δεν σας απατά ο Εζεκίας διά να σας παραδώση εις θάνατον από πείνης και από δίψης, λέγων, Κύριος ο Θεός ημών θέλει ελευθερώσει ημάς εκ της χειρός του βασιλέως της Ασσυρίας;
12 Isn’t Hezekiah the one who told his men to get rid of your god Yahweh’s shrines and altars on the hilltops, saying to [you people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah, “You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar”?
Αυτός ούτος ο Εζεκίας δεν εσήκωσε τους υψηλούς αυτού τόπους και τα θυσιαστήρια αυτού και είπε προς τον Ιούδαν και προς τον Ιερουσαλήμ, λέγων, Έμπροσθεν ενός μόνον θυσιαστηρίου θέλετε προσκυνεί και επ' αυτό θέλετε θυμιάζει;
13 'Do you people not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the people-groups in other countries? [We destroyed them all, and] none of the gods of those nations were ever able to prevent my [troops] from conquering them! So how can your god prevent my soldiers from conquering you?
Δεν εξεύρετε τι έπραξα εγώ και οι πατέρες μου εις πάντας τους λαούς της γης; ηδυνήθησαν οι θεοί των εθνών της γης να λυτρώσωσι τους τόπους αυτών εκ της χειρός μου;
Τις εκ πάντων των θεών των εθνών εκείνων, τα οποία οι πατέρες μου εξωλόθρευσαν, ηδυνήθη να λυτρώση τον λαόν αυτού εκ της χειρός μου, ώστε να δυνηθή ο Θεός υμών να λυτρώση υμάς εκ της χειρός μου;
15 So do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you like this. Do not believe what he says, because no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to rescue his people from being conquered by my army and the armies of my ancestors. So certainly your god will not be able to rescue you from my power'.”
Τώρα λοιπόν ας μη σας πλανά ο Εζεκίας, και ας μη σας απατά ούτως, και μη πιστεύετε αυτόν· διότι ουδείς θεός ουδενός έθνους ή βασιλείας ηδυνήθη να λυτρώση τον λαόν αυτού εκ της χειρός μου και εκ της χειρός των πατέρων μου· πολύ ολιγώτερον ο Θεός σας θέλει σας λυτρώσει εκ της χειρός μου.
16 Sennacherib’s officers said more things to belittle Yahweh the God of the Israelis and Hezekiah, who served God [well].
Και περισσότερα έτι ελάλησαν οι δούλοι αυτού εναντίον Κυρίου του Θεού και εναντίον του δούλου αυτού Εζεκίου.
17 King Sennacherib wrote more letters insulting Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to/worshiped]. He said things like this: “The gods [worshiped by] the people-groups in other countries did not rescue their people from my power. Similarly, the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my power.”
Και επιστολάς έγραψε διά να ονειδίση Κύριον τον Θεόν του Ισραήλ και να λαλήση κατ' αυτού, λέγων, Καθώς οι θεοί των εθνών της γης δεν ελύτρωσαν τον λαόν αυτών εκ της χειρός μου, ούτω και ο Θεός του Εζεκίου δεν θέλει λυτρώσει τον λαόν αυτού εκ της χειρός μου.
18 Then King Sennachereb’s officers shouted in the Hebrew language to the people who were on the wall, in order to cause them to be terrified, thinking that as a result the army of Assyria could capture the city [without a battle].
Τότε εβόησαν Ιουδαϊστί, μετά φωνής μεγάλης, προς τον λαόν της Ιερουσαλήμ τον επί του τείχους, διά να φοβίσωσιν αυτούς και να ταράξωσιν αυτούς, όπως κυριεύσωσι την πόλιν·
19 They belittled the God [worshiped by the people] of Jerusalem as they belittled the gods of the other people-groups of the world—saying that they were only [idols] made by humans.
και ελάλησαν κατά του Θεού της Ιερουσαλήμ, καθώς κατά των θεών των λαών της γης, οίτινες είναι έργα χειρών ανθρώπων.
20 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cried out to God, praying about this.
Και προσευχήθη περί τούτων Εζεκίας ο βασιλεύς και Ησαΐας ο προφήτης, ο υιός του Αμώς, και εβόησαν προς τον ουρανόν.
21 And [that night] Yahweh sent an angel who killed all the soldiers of Assyria and their leaders and their officers in the place where the king of Assyria and his army had set up their tents. So the king of Assyria left and returned to his own country, very disgraced. And one day when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons struck him with their swords and killed him.
Και απέστειλε Κύριος άγγελον, όστις ηφάνισε πάντας τους δυνατούς εν ισχύϊ και τους άρχοντας και τους στρατηγούς εν τω στρατοπέδω του βασιλέως της Ασσυρίας. Και επέστρεψε με κατησχυμμένον πρόσωπον εις την γην αυτού. Και ότε εισήλθεν εις τον οίκον του θεού αυτού, οι εξελθόντες εκ των σπλάγχνων αυτού εθανάτωσαν αυτόν εκεί εν μαχαίρα.
22 That is how Yahweh rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from their other enemies. Yahweh took care of them (OR, gave them peace) everywhere in the country.
Και έσωσεν ο Κύριος τον Εζεκίαν και τους κατοίκους της Ιερουσαλήμ εκ της χειρός Σενναχειρείμ του βασιλέως της Ασσυρίας και εκ της χειρός πάντων, και ησφάλισεν αυτούς κυκλόθεν.
23 Many people brought offerings for Yahweh to Jerusalem, and also brought valuable gifts for King Hezekiah. And from that time, Hezekiah was highly respected/honored by the people of all the other nations.
Και έφεραν πολλοί δώρα προς τον Κύριον εις Ιερουσαλήμ και πολύτιμα πράγματα προς Εζεκίαν τον βασιλέα του Ιούδα· και εμεγαλύνθη έκτοτε ενώπιον πάντων των εθνών.
24 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered his prayer. He performed a miracle [and healed Hezekiah].
Κατ' εκείνας τας ημέρας ηρρώστησεν ο Εζεκίας έως θανάτου· και προσευχήθη εις τον Κύριον· και επήκουσεν αυτού και έδωκεν εις αυτόν σημείον.
25 But Hezekiah [SYN] was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for being kind to him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and [and punished him] and [the people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah.
Πλην δεν ανταπέδωκεν ο Εζεκίας κατά την εις αυτόν ευεργεσίαν· διότι επήρθη η καρδία αυτού· όθεν επήλθεν οργή επ' αυτόν και επί τον Ιούδαν και την Ιερουσαλήμ.
26 Then Hezekiah said that he was sorry for being proud, and the people of Jerusalem also said that they were sorry [for their sins]. So Yahweh did not punish them during the remaining years that Hezekiah [was their king].
Και εταπεινώθη ο Εζεκίας διά την έπαρσιν της καρδίας αυτού, αυτός και οι κάτοικοι της Ιερουσαλήμ, και δεν ήλθεν επ' αυτούς η οργή του Κυρίου εν ταις ημέραις του Εζεκίου.
27 Hezekiah became very rich and was greatly honored. His [workers] made storerooms for his silver and gold, and for his very valuable stones, and for spices and shields and other valuable things.
Απέκτησε δε ο Εζεκίας πλούτον και δόξαν πολλήν σφόδρα· και έκαμεν εις εαυτόν θησαυρούς αργυρίου και χρυσίου και λίθων πολυτίμων και αρωμάτων και ασπίδων και παντός είδους σκευών επιθυμητών·
28 [His workers] also built buildings to store the grain and wine and [olive] oil [that people produced and brought to him]. They also made stalls for various kinds of cattle and pens for his flocks [of sheep and goats].
και αποθήκας διά το εισόδημα του σίτου και του οίνου και του ελαίου· και σταύλους διά παν είδος κτηνών και μάνδρας διά ποίμνια.
29 They built towns and acquired for the king many flocks [of sheep and goats] and herds [of cattle], because God had enabled him to become very rich.
Και έκαμεν εις εαυτόν πόλεις και απέκτησε πρόβατα και βόας εις πλήθος· διότι ο Θεός έδωκεν εις αυτόν περιουσίαν πολλήν σφόδρα.
30 Hezekiah was the one who told his workers to block the place where the water flows out of the Gihon Spring, and to build a tunnel through which the water flowed to the west side of the area called ‘The City of David’. He was able to do everything that he wanted to do.
Έφραξεν έτι αυτός ο Εζεκίας την άνω έξοδον των υδάτων του Γιών, και διηύθυνεν αυτά κάτω προς δυσμάς της πόλεως Δαβίδ. Και ευωδώθη ο Εζεκίας εις πάντα τα έργα αυτού.
31 But when messengers who were sent by the rulers of Babylon came and asked about the miracle that God had performed for him, God allowed Hezekiah to say what he himself wanted to say, in order to test [whether or not Hezekiah would admit that God had performed a miracle].
Επί των πρέσβεων όμως των αρχόντων της Βαβυλώνος, οίτινες έστειλαν προς αυτόν διά να ερευνήσωσι περί του θαύματος του γενομένου εν τη γη, ο Θεός εγκατέλιπεν αυτόν, διά να δοκιμάση αυτόν, ώστε να γνωρίση πάντα τα εν τη καρδία αυτού.
32 A record of the other things that happened while Hezekiah was ruling, and the things that he did to please God, is on the scroll in which is written the vision that [Yahweh gave to] the prophet Isaiah. It is also written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.
Αι δε λοιπαί πράξεις του Εζεκίου και τα ελέη αυτού, ιδού, είναι γεγραμμένα εν τη οράσει Ησαΐου του προφήτου, υιού του Αμώς, εν τω βιβλίω των βασιλέων Ιούδα και Ισραήλ.
33 When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the tombs where the most respected kings [of Judah] were buried. Everyone in Jerusalem and other places in Judah honored him. Then his son Manasseh became the king.
Και εκοιμήθη ο Εζεκίας μετά των πατέρων αυτού, και έθαψαν αυτόν εν τω υψηλοτέρω των τάφων των υιών Δαβίδ· και πας ο Ιούδας και οι κάτοικοι της Ιερουσαλήμ έκαμον εις αυτόν τιμάς εν τω θανάτω αυτού· εβασίλευσε δε αντ' αυτού Μανασσής ο υιός αυτού.
