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.
O sırada Hizkiya'nın hastalanıp iyileştiğini duyan Baladan oğlu Babil Kralı Merodak-Baladan, ona mektuplarla birlikte bir armağan gönderdi.
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].
Bunlar Hizkiya'yı sevindirdi. O da deposundaki bütün değerli eşyaları –altını, gümüşü, baharatı, değerli yağı, silah deposunu ve hazine odalarındaki her şeyi– elçilere gösterdi. Sarayında da krallığında da onlara göstermediği hiçbir şey kalmadı.
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.”
Peygamber Yeşaya Kral Hizkiya'ya gidip, “Bu adamlar sana ne dediler, nereden gelmişler?” diye sordu. Hizkiya, “Uzak bir ülkeden, Babil'den gelmişler” diye karşılık verdi.
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.”
Yeşaya, “Sarayında ne gördüler?” diye sordu. Hizkiya, “Sarayımdaki her şeyi gördüler, hazinelerimde onlara göstermediğim hiçbir şey kalmadı” diye yanıtladı.
5 Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:
Bunun üzerine Yeşaya şöyle dedi: “Her Şeye Egemen RAB'bin sözüne kulak ver.
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.
RAB diyor ki, ‘Gün gelecek, sarayındaki her şey, atalarının bugüne kadar bütün biriktirdikleri Babil'e taşınacak. Hiçbir şey kalmayacak.
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.'”
Soyundan gelen bazı çocuklar alınıp götürülecek, Babil Kralı'nın sarayında hadım edilecek.’”
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.”
Hizkiya, “RAB'den ilettiğin bu söz iyi” dedi. Çünkü, “Nasıl olsa yaşadığım sürece barış ve güvenlik olacak” diye düşünüyordu.
