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.’”
En aquellos días Ezequías estaba enfermo y moribundo. El profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, se acercó a él y le dijo: “Yahvé dice: ‘Pon en orden tu casa, porque morirás y no vivirás’”.
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed,
Entonces volvió su rostro hacia la pared y oró a Yahvé, diciendo:
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.
“Acuérdate ahora, Yahvé, te lo ruego, de cómo he andado delante de ti con verdad y con un corazón perfecto, y he hecho lo que es bueno ante tus ojos.” Y Ezequías lloró amargamente.
4 Isaiah left the king, but before he had crossed the middle courtyard of the palace, Yahweh gave him a message
Antes de que Isaías saliera a la parte central de la ciudad, le llegó la palabra de Yahvé, que decía:
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.
“Vuelve y dile a Ezequías, príncipe de mi pueblo: ‘Yahvé, el Dios de David, tu padre, dice: “He oído tu oración. He visto tus lágrimas. He aquí que yo te curaré. Al tercer día subirás a la casa de Yahvé.
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].’”
Añadiré a tus días quince años. Te libraré a ti y a esta ciudad de la mano del rey de Asiria. Defenderé esta ciudad por mí y por mi siervo David”.
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.”
Isaías dijo: “Toma una torta de higos”. Lo cogieron y lo pusieron a hervir, y se recuperó.
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?”
Ezequías dijo a Isaías: “¿Cuál será la señal de que Yahvé me sanará y de que subiré a la casa de Yahvé al tercer día?”
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?”
Isaías dijo: “Esta será la señal para ustedes de parte de Yahvé, de que Yahvé hará lo que ha dicho: ¿debe la sombra avanzar diez pasos, o retroceder diez pasos?”
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.”
Ezequías respondió: “Es cosa ligera que la sombra avance diez pasos. No, sino que la sombra vuelva atrás diez pasos”.
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).
El profeta Isaías clamó a Yahvé, y éste hizo retroceder diez pasos la sombra que había descendido en el reloj de sol de Acaz.
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.
En aquel tiempo Berodac Baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas y un regalo a Ezequías, pues había oído que Ezequías había estado enfermo.
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.
Ezequías los escuchó y les mostró todo el depósito de sus cosas preciosas: la plata, el oro, las especias y el aceite precioso, y la casa de su armadura, y todo lo que se encontraba en sus tesoros. No había nada en su casa, ni en todo su dominio, que Ezequías no les mostrara.
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.”
Entonces el profeta Isaías se acercó al rey Ezequías y le dijo: “¿Qué han dicho estos hombres? ¿De dónde han venido a ti?” Ezequías dijo: “Han venido de un país lejano, incluso de Babilonia”.
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.”
Él dijo: “¿Qué han visto en tu casa?” Ezequías respondió: “Han visto todo lo que hay en mi casa. No hay nada entre mis tesoros que no les haya mostrado”.
16 [Isaiah knew that Hezekiah had done a very foolish thing]. So Isaiah said to him, “Listen to what Yahweh says to you.
Isaías dijo a Ezequías: “Escucha la palabra de Yahvé.
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]
‘He aquí que vienen días en que todo lo que hay en tu casa, y lo que tus padres han almacenado hasta hoy, será llevado a Babilonia. No quedará nada’, dice el Señor.
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.”
‘Se llevarán a algunos de tus hijos que saldrán de ti, a los que engendrarás, y serán eunucos en el palacio del rey de Babilonia’”.
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.”
Entonces Ezequías dijo a Isaías: “La palabra de Yahvé que has pronunciado es buena”. Dijo además: “¿No es así, si la paz y la verdad estarán en mis días?”
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’.
El resto de los hechos de Ezequías, y toda su fuerza, y cómo hizo el estanque y el conducto, y cómo introdujo el agua en la ciudad, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá?
21 Later Hezekiah died [EUP], and his son Manasseh became the king.
Ezequías durmió con sus padres, y su hijo Manasés reinó en su lugar.
