Isaiah 39
1 Soon after that, Baladan’s son Merodach-Baladan, the King of Babylon, heard a report that Hezekiah had been very sick but that he had recovered. So he wrote some notes and gave them to some messengers to take to Hezekiah, along with a gift.
Sekitar waktu itu, raja Babel, yaitu Merodakh Baladan anak Baladan, mendengar bahwa Raja Hizkia baru sembuh dari sakit. Maka ia mengutus orang untuk membawa surat dan hadiah kepada Hizkia.
2 [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 kept)—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the nice-smelling [olive] oil. He also took them to see the place where they kept their soldiers’ weapons, and he showed them the other valuable things that were in the storehouses. Hezekiah showed them everything [LIT] that was in the palace or in other places [HYP].
Hizkia menyambut para utusan itu dengan senang hati dan menunjukkan kepada mereka segala kekayaannya, yaitu emas dan perak, rempah-rempah dan minyak wangi, dan seluruh perlengkapan tentaranya. Tak ada sesuatu pun di istana dan di seluruh kerajaannya yang tidak diperlihatkannya kepada mereka.
3 Then I went to King Hezekiah and asked him, “Where did those men come from, and what did they want?” He replied, “They came from the far away land of Babylon.”
Kemudian Nabi Yesaya menghadap Raja Hizkia dan bertanya, "Dari mana orang-orang itu? Apa kata mereka?" Hizkia menjawab, "Mereka dari Babel, negeri yang jauh."
4 I asked him, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They saw everything. I showed them absolutely everything that I own—all my valuable things.”
"Mereka melihat apa di istana?" tanya Yesaya lagi. "Segala-galanya," jawab Hizkia. "Tidak ada barang di dalam perbendaharaan istana yang tidak kuperlihatkan kepada mereka."
5 Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:
Lalu Yesaya berkata kepada raja, "TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa berkata,
6 'There will be a time when everything in your palace, all the valuable things that your ancestors stored there up until the present time, will be carried away to Babylon. Yahweh says that there will be nothing left.
'Akan tiba saatnya segala kekayaan di dalam istanamu, dan yang telah dikumpulkan leluhurmu sampai hari ini, diangkut ke Babel. Tidak ada yang akan tertinggal.
7 Furthermore, some of your sons will be forced to go to Babylon. They will be castrated in order that they can become servants in the palace of the king of Babylon.'”
Dari anak cucumu ada yang akan diambil dan dijadikan pegawai istana untuk melayani raja Babel.'"
8 Then Hezekiah replied to me, “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 people in this country will be safe during the time that I am alive.”
Raja Hizkia menjawab, "Baik juga pesan TUHAN yang kausampaikan kepadaku." Ia menjawab begitu karena berpikir: "Asal kerajaanku tetap aman dan damai selama aku hidup."
