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 cerca de la muerte. Entonces el profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, se acercó a él y le dijo: El Señor dice: Ordena tu casa, porque tu muerte está cerca.
2 Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed,
Luego, volviendo su rostro hacia la pared, hizo su oración al Señor, 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.
Oh Señor, ten en cuenta cómo te he sido fiel con todo mi corazón, y he hecho lo que es bueno a tus ojos. Y Ezequías dio paso al amargo llanto.
4 Isaiah left the king, but before he had crossed the middle courtyard of the palace, Yahweh gave him a message
Ahora que Isaías había salido del centro de la ciudad, vino a él la palabra del Señor, 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, él capitán de mi pueblo: El Señor, el Dios supremo de David, tu padre, dice: Tu oración ha llegado a mis oídos, y he visto tu llanto; mira, yo te sanaré, al tercer día subirás a la casa del Señor.
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].’”
Te daré quince años más de vida; y te protegeré a ti y a este pueblo de las manos del rey de Asiria; Mantendré este pueblo a salvo, por mi honor y por el honor de 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.”
Entonces Isaías dijo: Toma una masa de higos. Así que la tomaron y la pusieron sobre la llaga, y él mejoró.
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?”
Entonces Ezequías dijo a Isaías: ¿Cuál será la señal de que el Señor me sanará y de que subiré a la casa del Señor 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?”
Entonces Isaías dijo: Esta es la señal que el Señor te dará, que hará lo que ha dicho; ¿La sombra avanzará diez grados o retrocederá diez grados?
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.”
Y Ezequías respondió: Es una cosa fácil para la sombra avanzar; pero no que retroceda diez grados.
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).
Entonces el profeta Isaías hizo oración al Señor, e hizo que la sombra retrocediera diez grados desde su posición en los escalones 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 ese momento, Merodac-baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas con una ofrenda a Ezequías, porque tenía noticias de 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 se alegró de que vinieran y les permitiera ver todo su cúmulo de riquezas, la plata y el oro y las especias y el aceite de gran precio, y su depósito de armas, y todo lo que había en sus tesoros; no había nada en toda su casa o su reino 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 vino al rey Ezequías y le dijo: ¿Qué dijeron estos hombres y de dónde vinieron? Y Ezequías dijo: Vinieron 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.”
Y él dijo: ¿Qué han visto en tu casa? Y Ezequías respondió: Ellos vieron todo en mi casa: no hay nada entre mis tiendas que no les mostrara.
16 [Isaiah knew that Hezekiah had done a very foolish thing]. So Isaiah said to him, “Listen to what Yahweh says to you.
Entonces Isaías dijo a Ezequías: Escucha la palabra del Señor.
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]
Ciertamente, los días en que todo lo que hay en tu casa y todo lo que tus padres han atesorado hasta el día de hoy, se lo llevarán a Babilonia, nada quedará, 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.”
Y los hijos de tus hijos, descendientes de tu cuerpo, se los llevarán para ser siervos y serán eunucos en la casa 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 del Señor que has dicho es buena. Y dijo, ¿si en mi tiempo hay paz y justicia?
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’.
Los demás hechos de Ezequías y su poder, y cómo hizo él estanque y el arroyo para llevar el agua al pueblo, ¿no están registrados en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá?
21 Later Hezekiah died [EUP], and his son Manasseh became the king.
Ezequías fue a descansar con sus padres; y su hijo Manasés se hizo rey en su lugar.
