2 Kings 19
1 When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough cloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went to the temple [to ask God what to do].
А когато цар Езекия че думите му, раздра дрехите си, покри се с вретище и влезе в Господния дом.
2 He summoned Eliakim and Shebna and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, and told them to talk to me.
И прати управителя на двореца Елиаким, секретаря Шевна и старшите свещеници, покрити с вретища, при пророк Исаия Амосовия син.
3 He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that we are having great distress/trouble now. [Other nations are causing] us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [MET] a woman who is about to give birth to a child, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
И рекоха му: Така казва Езекия: Ден на скраб, на изобличение и на оскърбление е тия ден, защото настана часа да се родят децата, но няма сила за раждане.
4 Perhaps Yahweh your God has heard everything that the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss/master, the king of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will rebuke/punish him for what he said.’ And he requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].”
Може би Господ твоят Бог ще чуе всичките думи на Рапсака, когото господарят му асирийският цар прати да укорява живия Бог, и ще изобличи думите, които Господ твоят Бог чу; затова, възнеси молба за остатъка що е ицелял.
5 When the messengers from Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
И тай слугите на цар Езекия отидоха при Исаия.
6 Isaiah said to them, “[Go back to] your boss/master [and] tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: Those messengers from the king of Assyria have said evil things about me. But you should not be disturbed because of what they said.
И Исаия им рече: Така да кажете на господаря си: Така казва Господ: Не бой се от думите, които си чул, с които слегите на асирийския цар Ме похулиха.
7 Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor that will worry him, [that a foreign army is about to attack his country]. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.’”
Ето, Аз ще туря в него такъв дух, щото, като чуе слух, ще се върне в своята земя; и ще го направя да падне от нож в своята земя.
8 The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had left Lachish [city], and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official went there [to report to him what had happened in Jerusalem].
И така, Рапсак, като се върна, намери, че асирийският цар воюваше против Ливна; защото бе чул, че той земинал от Лахис.
9 Soon after that, King Sennacherib received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army, and was coming to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to King Hezekiah with a letter.
И царят, когато чу да казват за етиопския цар Тирак: Ето, излязъл да воюва против тебе, прати пак посланици до Езекия, казвайки:
10 [In the letter] he wrote this to Hezekiah: “Do not allow your god on whom you are relying to deceive you by promising that [the city of] Jerusalem will not be captured by my army [MTY].
Така да годорите на Юдовия цар Езекия, да речете: Твойт Бог, на Когото уповаваш, да те не мами, като казва: Ерусалим няма да бъде предаден в ръката на асирийския цар.
11 You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries. Our armies have completely destroyed them. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
Ето, ти чу какво направили асирийските царе на всичките земи, как ги обрекли на изтребление; та ти ли ще се избавиш?
12 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 the people in the Gozan region and in Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria] and the people of Eden who had been (deported/forced to go) to Tel-Assar [city]? None of the gods of those cities were able to rescue them.
Боговете на народите избавиха ли ония, които бащите ми изтребиха, Гозан, Харан, Ресеф и еденяните, които бяха в Таласар?
13 What happened to the kings of Hamath and Arpad and Sepharvaim and Ivvah [cities] [RHQ]? [Most of them are dead, and the other people were deported]!”
Где е ематският цар, ерфадският цар и царят на града Сефаруим, на Ена и на Ава?
14 Hezekiah took 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.
А когато Езекия взе писмото от ръката на посланиците та го прочете, Езекия влезе в Господния дом и го разгъна пред Господа.
15 Then Hezekiah prayed, “Yahweh, the God whom to whom we Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the [statues of] 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.
И Езекия се помоли пред Господа, като каза: Господи Боже Израилев, Който седиш между херудимите, Ти и само Ти си Бог на всичките земни царства; Ти си направил небето и замята.
16 So, Yahweh, please listen to what I am saying, and look [at what is happening]. And listen to what King Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God.
Приклони, Господи ухото Си и чуй; отвори Господи очите Си и виж; и чуй думите, с които Сенахирим изпрати тогоз да похули живия Бог.
17 “Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations, and ruined their land.
Наистина, Господи, асирийските царе запустиха народите и земите им;
18 And they have thrown the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But [that was not difficult to do, because] they were not gods. They were only statues made of wood and stone, idols that were shaped by humans, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
и хвърлиха в огън боговете им, защото не бяха богове, но дело на човешки ръце, дървета и камъни; затова ги погубиха.
19 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.”
Сега, прочее, Господи Боже наш, отарви ни, моля Ти се, от ръката му, за да познаят всичките земни царства, че Ти си Господ, единственият Бог.
20 Then Isaiah sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, says: 'I have heard what you prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria.
Тогава Исаия, Амосовият син, прати до Езекия да кажат: Така казва Господ Израилевият Бог: Чух това, за което си се помолил на Мене против асирийския цар Сенахирим.
21 This is what I say to him: “The people of Jerusalem [MTY] despise you and make fun of you. They wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
Ето словото, което Господ изговори за него: - Презря те, присмя ти се, девицата, соиновата дъщеря; Зад гърба ти поклати глава ерусалимската дъщеря.
22 Who do you think that you are despising and ridiculing? Who do you think you were shouting at? Who do you think you were looking at very proudly/arrogantly? It was I, the holy God whom the Israelis worship.
Кого си обидил и похулил ти? И против Кого си говорил с висок глас И си нодегнал нагоре очите си? Против Светия Израилев.
23 The messengers that 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/cyprus trees. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its dense forests.
Господа си обидил ти чрез посланиците си, като си рекъл: С множеството на колесниците си възлязох аз Върху височината на планините, Върху уединенията на Ливан: И ще изсека високите му кедри, Отборните му Елхи; И ще възляза в най-крайното помещение по него, В леса на неговия Кармил.
24 We have dug wells in other countries and drank water from them. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”’
Аз изкопах и пих чежди води; И със стапалото на нозете си Ще пресуша всичките реки на Египет.
25 [‘But I reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [that those things would happen]? I planned it long ago, and now I have been causing it to happen. I planned that your army would have [the power to] capture many cities that were surrounded by high walls, and cause them to become piles of rubble.
Не си ли чул, че Аз съм наредил това отдавна, и от древни времена съм начертал това? А сего го изпълних, Така щото ти да обръщаш укрепени градове в купове развалини.
26 The people who lived in those cities have no power, and as a result they became dismayed and discouraged. They are as frail as plants and grass in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
Затова жителите им станаха безсилни, Уплашиха се и посрамиха се; Бяха като трева на полето, като зеленина, Като трева на къщния покрив, И жито препълнено преди да стане стъбло.
27 “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.
Но Аз зная жилището ти, Излизането ти и влизането ти, И убийството ти против Мене,
28 So, because you have raged against me, and because I have heard [MTY] you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and an iron (bit/piece of metal) 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].” '
Панеже буйството ти против Мене, И надменността ти стигнаха до ушите Ми, Затова ще туря куката Си в ноздрите ти, И юздата Си в устните ти, Та ще те върна през пътя, по който си дошъл.
29 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “This is what will happen to prove [that I am telling the truth]: This year and next year you [and your people] will be able to harvest only (wild grain/grain that grows without having been planted). But the following year, you [Israelis] will be able to plant grain and harvest it, and to plant vineyards and eat the grapes that you harvest.
И това ще ти бъде знамението: Тая година ще ядете това, което е саморасло, Втората година това, което израства от същото; А третата година посейте и пожънете, Насадете лозя и яжте плода им.
30 The people [MTY] in Judah who remain alive will prosper and have many children; they will be like plants whose roots go deep down into the ground and which produce much [MET].
И оцелялото от Юдовия дом, Което е останало, пак ще пуска корени долу, И ще дава плод горе.
31 There will be many people in Jerusalem [DOU] who will survive, because Yahweh, the commander of the armies of angels in heaven, wants [PRS] it to happen.
Защото из Ерусалим ще излезе остатък, И из хълма Сион оцелялото. Ревнивостта на Господа на Силите ще извърши това.
32 So this is what Yahweh, says about the king of Assyria: ‘His armies will not enter this city; they will not even shoot any arrows into it! His soldiers will not march outside the city gates carrying shields, and they will not even build high mounds of dirt against [the city walls] [to enable them to attack the city].
Затова, така казва Господ за асирийския цар: Няма да влезе в тоя град, Нито ще хвърли там стрела, Нито ще дойде пред него с щит, Нито ще издигне против него могила.
33 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!
По пътя, през който е дошъл, по него ще се върне, И в тоя град няма да възлезе, казва Господ;
34 I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed. I will do this for the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised to King David, who served me well.'”
Защото ще защитя тоя град за да го избавя, Заради Себе Си и заради слугата Ми Давида.
35 That night, an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had put up their tents, and killed 185,000 of their soldiers! When the rest of their soldiers woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere!
И в същата нощ ангел Господен слезе та порази сто осемдесет и пет хиляди души в асирийския стан; и когато станаха хора на сутрента, ето, всички ония бяха мъртви трупове.
36 Then King Sennacherib left and went home to Nineveh, [the capital of Assyria].
И тъй, асирийският цар Сенахирим си тръгна та отиде, върна се, и живееше в Ниневия.
37 One day, when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, two of his 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.
А като се кланяше в капището на бога си Нисрох, неговите синове Адрамелех и Сарасар го убиха с нож; и побягнаха в араратската земя. А вместо него се възцари син му Есарадон.
