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.
En aquel tiempo envió Merodac Baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, cartas y presentes a Ezequías; porque supo que Ezequías había estado enfermo y se había curado.
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].
Alegrose de esto Ezequías y mostró a los (mensajeros) la casa de su tesoro, la plata, el oro, los perfumes, los ungüentos olorosos, toda su armería y cuanto tenía en su tesorería. No hubo nada en la casa de Ezequías, ni en su poder, que no les mostrase.
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.”
Entonces se presentó el profeta Isaías ante el rey Ezequías y le preguntó: “¿Qué han dicho esos hombres, y de dónde han llegado a ti?” Respondió Ezequías: “De un país lejano han venido a verme: de Babilonia.”
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.”
Y le preguntó: “¿Qué han visto en tu casa?” Repuso Ezequías: “Han visto todo cuanto hay en mi casa; no hay cosa entre mis tesoros que no les haya mostrado.”
5 Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:
Mas Isaías dijo a Ezequías: “Oye la palabra de Yahvé de los ejércitos:
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.
He aquí que días vendrán en que será llevado a Babilonia todo cuanto hay en tu casa, y cuanto han atesorado tus padres hasta este día; no quedará nada, dice Yahvé.
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.'”
Y de los hijos que nacieren de ti y que tú engendrares serán llevados algunos para ser eunucos en el palacio del rey de Babilonia.”
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.”
Respondió Ezequías a Isaías: “Buena es la palabra de Yahvé que tú acabas de anunciarme.” Y agregó: “Habrá, pues, paz y seguridad en mis días.”
