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 Merodac-Baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, al saber que Ezequías estuvo enfermo y fue restablecido, le envió cartas y un presente.
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].
Ezequías se alegró con ellos. Les mostró la tesorería, la plata y el oro, las especias y los ungüentos aromáticos, toda su casa de armas y todo lo que se encontraba entre sus tesoros. No hubo algo en su palacio ni en sus dominios que Ezequías no les mostrara.
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 el profeta Isaías fue al rey Ezequías y le preguntó: ¿Qué dijeron aquellos hombres y de dónde vienen a visitarte? Ezequías respondió: De una tierra lejana vinieron a visitarme, 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.”
Isaías le preguntó: ¿Qué vieron en tu palacio? Y Ezequías respondió: Vieron todo cuanto hay en mi palacio. Nada hay entre mis tesoros que no les mostré.
5 Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:
Entonces Isaías dijo a Ezequías: Escucha la Palabra de Yavé de las huestes:
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.
Mira, vienen días cuando todo lo que hay en tu palacio, cuanto tus antepasados atesoraron hasta hoy, será llevado a Babilonia. Nada quedará, dice Yavé.
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.'”
Tomarán de los hijos que descienden de ti, a quienes tú engendraste, para que sean oficiales 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.”
Entonces Ezequías dijo a Isaías: La Palabra de Yavé que hablaste es buena. Porque pensó: Habrá paz y seguridad en mis días.
