2 Kings 18
1 After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.
А треће године царовања Осије сина Илиног над Израиљем зацари се Језекија син Ахазов над Јудом.
2 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.
Беше му двадесет и пет година кад поче царовати, и царова двадесет и девет година у Јерусалиму. Матери му беше име Авија, кћи Захаријина.
3 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
И чињаше што је право пред Господом сасвим као што је чинио Давид, отац његов.
4 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.
Он обори висине, и изломи ликове и исече лугове, и разби змију од бронзе, коју беше начинио Мојсије, јер јој до тада кађаху синови Израиљеви; и прозва је Неустан.
5 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.
Уздаше се у Господа Бога Израиљевог, и не би таквог између свих царева Јудиних после њега ни пре њега.
6 He remained loyal to Yahweh and never disobeyed him. He carefully obeyed all the commandments that Yahweh had given to Moses.
Јер приону за Господа, не одступи од Њега, него држа заповести које заповеди Господ Мојсију.
7 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).
И Господ беше с њим; куда год иђаше напредоваше; и одметну се од цара асирског, те му не би слуга.
8 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.
Он поби Филистеје до Газе и међе њене, од куле стражарске до града озиданог.
9 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].
А четврте године царовања Језекијиног, а то је седма година царовања Осије сина Илиног над Израиљем, подиже се Салманасар цар асирски на Самарију, и опколи је.
10 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.
И после три године узе је; шесте године царовања Језекијиног, а девете године царовања Осијиног над Израиљем, би узета Самарија.
11 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.
И одведе цар асирски Израиљце у Асирију и насели их у Алају и у Авору на води Гозану и по градовима мидским.
12 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.
Јер не слушаше глас Господа Бога свог и преступаше завет Његов, све што им је заповедио Мојсије слуга Господњи, не слушаше нити творише.
13 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.
А четрнаесте године царовања Језекијиног подиже се Сенахирим, цар асирски на све тврде градове Јудине, и узе их.
14 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.
Тада Језекија, цар Јудин посла у Лахис к цару асирском и поручи му: Згрешио сам; врати се од мене, шта год наметнеш на ме носићу. А цар асирски наметну на Језекију, цара Јудиног, триста таланата сребра и тридесет таланата злата.
15 So Hezekiah gave to him all the silver that was in the temple and that was stored in the king’s palace.
И даде цар Језекија све сребро што се нађе у дому Господњем и у ризницама царског двора.
16 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.
У то време цар Језекија раскопа врата на цркви Господњој и прагове које сам беше оковао, и даде цару асирском.
17 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.
Али цар асирски посла Тартана и Равсариса и Равсака из Лахиса к цару Језекији у Јерусалим с великом војском; и они се подигоше и дођоше у Јерусалим; и подигавши се и дошавши стадоше код јаза горњег језера, који је покрај пута у пољу бељаревом.
18 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.
И стадоше викати цара. Тада дође к њима Елијаким, син Хелкијин, који беше над двором и Сомна писар и Јоах син Асафов, паметар.
19 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]?
И рече им Равсак: Кажите цару Језекији: Овако каже велики цар, цар асирски: Каква је то узданица, у коју се уздаш?
20 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]?
Ти велиш, али су празне речи, да имаш савета и силе за рат. У шта се дакле уздаш, те си се одметнуо од мене?
21 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].
Гле, уздаш се у Мисир, у штап од трске сломљене, на који ако се ко наслони, ући ће му у руку и пробошће је; такав је Фараон цар мисирски свима који се уздају у њ.
22 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]?”’
Ако ли ми кажете: Уздамо се у Господа Бога свог; није ли то онај чије је висине и олтаре оборио Језекија и заповедио Јуди и Јерусалиму: Пред овим олтаром клањајте се у Јерусалиму.
23 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!
Хајде, затеци се мом господару, цару асирском; и даћу ти две хиљаде коња, ако можеш добавити који ће јахати на њима.
24 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!
Како ћеш дакле одбити и једног војводу између најмањих слугу господара мог? Али се ти уздаш у Мисир за кола и коњике.
25 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!”
Сврх тога, еда ли сам ја без Господа дошао на ово место да га затрем? Господ ми је рекао: Иди на ту земљу, и затри је.
26 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].”
Тада Елијаким, син Хелкијин и Сомна и Јоах рекоше Равсаку: Говори слугама својим сирски, јер разумемо, а немој нам говорити јудејски да слуша народ на зиду.
27 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].”
А Равсак им рече: Еда ли ме је господар мој послао ка господару твом или к теби да кажем ове речи? Није ли к тим људима, што седе на зиду, да једу своју нечист и да пију своју мокраћу с вама?
28 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,
Тада стаде Равсак и повика гласно јудејски, и рече говорећи: Чујте реч великог цара, цара асирског.
29 ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you. He will not be able to rescue you from my power [MTY].
Овако каже цар: Немојте да вас вара Језекија; јер вас не може избавити из моје руке.
30 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!’
Немојте да вас наговори Језекија да се поуздате у Господа, говорећи: Господ ће нас избавити, и овај се град неће дати у руке цару асирском.
31 “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.
Не слушајте Језекије; јер овако каже цар асирски: Учините мир са мном, и ходите к мени па једите сваки са свог чокота и сваки са своје смокве, и пијте сваки из свог студенца.
32 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!
Докле не дођем и однесем вас у земљу као што је ваша, у земљу обилну житом и вином, у земљу обилну хлебом и виноградима, у земљу обилну маслином и уљем и медом, па ћете живети и нећете изгинути. Не слушајте Језекије, јер вас вара говорећи: Господ ће нас избавити.
33 The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria [RHQ]!
Је ли који између богова других народа избавио своју земљу из руке цара асирског?
34 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?
Где су богови ематски и арфадски? Где су богови сефарвимски, енски и авски? Јесу ли избавили Самарију из мојих руку?
35 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]?’”
Који су између свих богова ових земаља избавили земљу своју из моје руке? А Господ ће избавити Јерусалим из моје руке?
36 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.”
Али народ ћуташе, и не одговорише му ни речи, јер цар беше заповедио и рекао: Не одговарајте му.
37 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.
Тада Елијаким, син Хелкијин, који беше над двором и Сомна писар и Јоах син Асафов, паметар, дођоше к Језекији раздрвши хаљине, и казаше му речи Равсакове.
