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.
Pada waktu itu Merodakh-Baladan bin Baladan, raja Babel, menyuruh orang membawa surat dan pemberian kepada Hizkia, sebab telah didengarnya bahwa Hizkia sakit tadinya dan sudah kuat kembali.
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 bersukacita atas kedatangan mereka, lalu diperlihatkannyalah kepada mereka gedung harta bendanya, emas dan perak, rempah-rempah dan minyak yang berharga, segenap gedung persenjataannya dan segala yang terdapat dalam perbendaharaannya. Tidak ada barang yang tidak diperlihatkan Hizkia kepada mereka di istananya dan di seluruh daerah kekuasaannya.
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 datanglah nabi Yesaya kepada raja Hizkia dan bertanya kepadanya: "Apakah yang telah dikatakan orang-orang ini? Dan dari manakah mereka datang?" Jawab Hizkia: "Mereka datang dari negeri yang jauh, dari Babel!"
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.”
Lalu tanyanya lagi: "Apakah yang telah dilihat mereka di istanamu?" Jawab Hizkia: "Semua yang ada di istanaku telah mereka lihat. Tidak ada barang yang tidak kuperlihatkan kepada mereka di perbendaharaanku."
5 Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:
Lalu Yesaya berkata kepada Hizkia: "Dengarkanlah firman TUHAN semesta alam!
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.
Sesungguhnya, suatu masa akan datang, bahwa segala yang ada dalam istanamu dan yang disimpan oleh nenek moyangmu sampai hari ini akan diangkut ke Babel. Tidak ada barang yang akan ditinggalkan, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
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.'”
Dan dari keturunanmu yang akan kauperoleh, akan diambil orang untuk menjadi sida-sida di istana 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.”
Hizkia menjawab kepada Yesaya: "Sungguh baik firman TUHAN yang engkau ucapkan itu!" Tetapi pikirnya: "Asal ada damai dan keamanan seumur hidupku!"
