2 Kings 20
1 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. [He thought that he] was about to die. Isaiah the prophet came to him and said, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You should tell the people in your palace what you want them to do after you die, because you are not going to recover from this illness. You are going to die.’”
В те дни заболел Езекия смертельно, и пришел к нему Исаия, сын Амосов, пророк, и сказал ему: так говорит Господь: сделай завещание для дома твоего, ибо умрешь ты и не выздоровеешь.
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed,
И отворотился Езекия лицем своим к стене и молился Господу, говоря:
3 “Yahweh, do not forget that I have always served you faithfully, and I have done things that pleased you.” Then Hezekiah started to cry loudly.
“О, Господи! вспомни, что я ходил пред лицем Твоим верно и с преданным Тебе сердцем, и делал угодное в очах Твоих”. И заплакал Езекия сильно.
4 Isaiah left the king, but before he had crossed the middle courtyard of the palace, Yahweh gave him a message
Исаия еще не вышел из города, как было к нему слово Господне:
5 which said, “Go back to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, and say to him, ‘I, Yahweh, the God whom your ancestor King David [worshiped], have heard what you prayed. And I have seen your tears. So, listen: I will heal you. Two days from now you will [be able to] go up to my temple.
возвратись и скажи Езекии, владыке народа Моего: так говорит Господь Бог Давида, отца твоего: Я услышал молитву твою, увидел слезы твои. Вот, Я исцелю тебя; в третий день пойдешь в дом Господень;
6 I will enable you to live for 15 more years. And I will rescue you and this city again from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well].’”
и прибавлю ко дням твоим пятнадцать лет, и от руки царя Ассирийского спасу тебя и город сей, и защищу город сей ради Себя и ради Давида, раба Моего.
7 So Isaiah [returned to the palace and told Hezekiah what Yahweh had said. Then he] [to Hezekiah’s servants], “Bring a paste made of boiled figs. Put some of it on his boil, and he will get well.”
И сказал Исаия: возьмите пласт смокв. И взяли, и приложили к нарыву; и он выздоровел.
8 Then Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, “What will Yahweh do to prove that he will heal me and that two days from now I will be able to go up to the temple?”
И сказал Езекия Исаии: какое знамение, что Господь исцелит меня, и что пойду я на третий день в дом Господень?
9 Isaiah replied, “Yahweh will do something that will prove to you that he will do what he promised. Do you want him to cause the shadow on the stairway/sundial to go back ten steps/degrees, or to go forward ten steps/degrees?”
И сказал Исаия: вот тебе знамение от Господа, что исполнит Господь слово, которое Он изрек: вперед ли пройти тени на десять ступеней, или воротиться на десять ступеней?
10 Hezekiah replied, “It is easy to cause the shadow to move forward, [because that is what it always does]. Tell him to cause it to move backward ten steps/degrees.”
И сказал Езекия: легко тени подвинуться вперед на десять ступеней; нет, пусть воротится тень назад на десять ступеней.
11 So Isaiah prayed earnestly to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused the shadow to go backward ten steps/degrees on the stairway/sundial that King Ahaz had made (OR, that workers had built for King Ahaz).
И воззвал Исаия пророк к Господу, и возвратил тень назад на ступенях, где она спускалась по ступеням Ахазовым, на десять ступеней.
12 At that time, King Merodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan the [previous] King of Babylonia, heard a report that King Hezekiah had been very sick. So he wrote some letters and gave them to some messengers to take to Hezekiah, along with a gift.
В то время послал Беродах Баладан, сын Баладана, царь Вавилонский, письма и подарок Езекии, ибо он слышал, что Езекия был болен.
13 [When the messengers arrived], Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. Then he showed them everything that was in his (treasure houses/places where very valuable things were stored)—the silver and gold, the spices, the nice-smelling olive oil, and all the weapons [for his soldiers]. He showed them all the [valuable] things in his storerooms and everywhere else in his kingdom [HYP]; he showed them everything.
Езекия, выслушав посланных, показал им кладовые свои, серебро и золото, и ароматы, и масти дорогие, и весь оружейный дом свой и все, что находилось в сокровищницах его; не оставалось ни одной вещи, которой не показал бы им Езекия в доме своем и во всем владении своем.
14 Then the prophet Isaiah went to Hezekiah and asked him, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” Hezekiah replied, “They came from a country very far from here. They came from Babylonia.”
И пришел Исаия пророк к царю Езекии и сказал ему: что говорили эти люди, и откуда они приходили к тебе? И сказал Езекия: из земли далекой они приходили, из Вавилона.
15 Isaiah asked, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They saw everything. I showed them absolutely everything that I own—all my valuable things.”
И сказал Исаия: что они видели в доме твоем? И сказал Езекия: все, что в доме моем, они видели, не осталось ни одной вещи, которой я не показал бы им в сокровищницах моих.
16 [Isaiah knew that Hezekiah had done a very foolish thing]. So Isaiah said to him, “Listen to what Yahweh says to you.
И сказал Исаия Езекии: выслушай слово Господне:
17 There will be a time when everything that is still in your palace, all the valuable things that were put there by you and your ancestors, will be carried away to Babylon. There will be nothing left here! [That is what] Yahweh says [to you]
вот придут дни, и взято будет все, что в доме твоем, и что собрали отцы твои до сего дня, в Вавилон; ничего не останется, говорит Господь.
18 Furthermore, some of your own descendants will be forced to go there, and they will be castrated in order that they may become servants in the palace of the King of Babylon.”
Из сынов твоих, которые произойдут от тебя, которых ты родишь, возьмут, и будут они евнухами во дворце царя Вавилонского.
19 Then Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, “That message from Yahweh that you have given to me is good.” He said that because he was thinking, “Even if that happens, there will be peace and security [in Israel] all the rest of my life.”
И сказал Езекия Исаии: благо слово Господне, которое ты изрек. И продолжал: да будет мир и благосостояние во дни мои!
20 [If you want to know more about] [RHQ] all the other things that Hezekiah did, about his brave deeds in battle, about his ordering a reservoir to be built in the city and a tunnel [to be dug] to bring water into the reservoir, they are all written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Прочее об Езекии и о всех подвигах его, и о том, что он сделал пруд и водопровод и провел воду в город, написано в летописи царей Иудейских.
21 Later Hezekiah died [EUP], and his son Manasseh became the king.
И почил Езекия с отцами своими, и воцарился Манассия, сын его, вместо него.
