Jesaja 37
1 Da aber der König Hiskia das hörete, zerriß er seine Kleider und hüllete einen Sack um sich und ging in das Haus des HERRN.
When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough sackcloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went into the temple of Yahweh [and prayed].
2 Und sandte Eliakim, den Hofmeister; und Sebena, den Kanzler, samt den ältesten Priestern, mit Säcken umhüllet, zu dem Propheten Jesaja, dem Sohn Amoz,
Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.
3 daß sie zu ihm sprächen: So spricht Hiskia: Das ist ein Tag des Trübsals, Scheltens und Lästerns, und gehet gleich, als wenn die Kinder bis an die Geburt kommen sind, und ist keine Kraft da zu gebären.
He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that this is a day when we are greatly distressed. Other nations are causing us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
4 Daß doch der HERR, dein Gott, hören wollte die Worte des Erzschenken, welchen sein HERR, der König zu Assyrien, gesandt hat, zu lästern den lebendigen Gott und zu schelten mit solchen Worten, wie der HERR, dein Gott, gehört hat! Und du wollest dein Gebet erheben für die Übrigen, die noch vorhanden sind.
[But] perhaps Yahweh our God has heard what the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss, the King of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will punish the King of Assyria for what he said. And the king requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].’”
5 Und die Knechte des Königs Hiskia kamen zu Jesaja.
After those men gave me that message,
6 Jesaja aber sprach zu ihnen: So saget eurem HERRN: Der HERR spricht also: Fürchte dich nicht vor den Worten, die du gehört hast, mit welchen mich die Knaben des Königs zu Assyrien geschmähet haben.
I replied, “Tell the King, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “Those messengers from the King of Assyria have said evil things about me. But do not be disturbed by what they said.
7 Siehe, ich will ihm einen andern Mut machen, und soll etwas hören, daß er wieder heimziehe in sein Land; und will ihn durchs Schwert fällen in seinem Lande.
Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor [that the armies of Babylon are about to attack his country], and that will worry him. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.”’”
8 Da aber der Erzschenke wiederkam, fand er den König zu Assyrien streiten wider Libna; denn er hatte gehört, daß er von Lachis gezogen war.
The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had captured Lachish [city] and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah [to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem].
9 Denn es kam ein Gerücht von Thirhaka, der Mohren Könige, sagend: Er ist ausgezogen, wider dich zu streiten.
Soon after that, King [Sennacherib] received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [with his army to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a letter. [In the letter he wrote this] to Hezekiah:
10 Da er nun solches hörete, sandte er Boten zu Hiskia und ließ ihm sagen: Saget Hiskia, dem Könige Judas, also: Laß dich deinen Gott nicht betrügen, auf den du dich verlässest und sprichst: Jerusalem wird nicht in die Hand des Königs zu Assyrien gegeben werden.
“Do not allow your god, on whom you are relying, to deceive you by promising you that Jerusalem will not be captured by my army.
11 Siehe, du hast gehört, was die Könige zu Assyrien getan haben allen Landen und sie verbannet; und du solltest errettet werden?
You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
12 Haben auch die Götter der Heiden die Länder errettet, welche meine Väter verderbet haben, als Gosan, Haran, Rezeph und die Kinder Eden zu Thelassar?
Did the gods of the nations that were about to be destroyed by the armies of the previous kings of Assyria rescue them? Did those gods rescue Gozan [region], and Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria], and the people of Eden [region] who were forced to go to Tel-Assar [city]?
13 Wo ist der König zu Hamath und der König zu Arpad und der König der Stadt Sepharvaim, Hena und Iwa?
What happened to the King of Hamath and the King of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [cities]? [Did their gods rescue them] [RHQ]?”
14 Und da Hiskia den Brief von den Boten empfangen und gelesen hatte, ging er hinauf in das Haus des HERRN und breitete ihn aus vor dem HERRN.
Hezekiah received the letter that the messengers gave him, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple and spread out the letter in front of Yahweh.
15 Und Hiskia betete zum HERRN und sprach:
And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
16 HERR Zebaoth, du Gott Israels, der du über den Cherubim sitzest, du bist alleine Gott über alle Königreiche auf Erden; du hast Himmel und Erde gemacht.
“O Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the statues of the creatures with wings, [above the Sacred Chest]. Only you are [truly] God. You rule all the kingdoms on this earth. You are the one who created everything on the earth and in the sky.
17 HERR, neige deine Ohren und höre doch! HERR, tue deine Augen auf und siehe doch! Höre doch alle die Worte Sanheribs, die er gesandt hat, zu schmähen den lebendigen Gott!
[So], Yahweh, [please] listen to what I am saying, and look at [what is happening]! And listen to what Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God!
18 Wahr ist's, HERR, die Könige zu Assyrien haben wüste gemacht alle Königreiche samt ihren Landen
Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and ruined their land.
19 und haben ihre Götter ins Feuer geworfen; denn sie waren nicht Götter, sondern Menschenhände Werk, Holz und Stein. Die sind umgebracht.
And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not [really] gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
20 Nun aber, HERR, unser Gott, hilf uns von seiner Hand, auf daß alle Königreiche, auf Erden erfahren, daß du HERR seiest alleine.
So now, Yahweh our God, [please] rescue us from the power [MTY] of [the King of Assyria], in order that [the people in] all the kingdoms of the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is [truly] God.”
21 Da sandte Jesaja, der Sohn Amoz, zu Hiskia und ließ ihm sagen: So spricht der HERR, der Gott Israels: Daß du mich gebeten hast des Königs Sanherib halben zu Assyrien,
Then I sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says: Because you prayed about what King Sennacherib of Assyria [said],
22 so ist das, das der HERR von ihm redet: Die Jungfrau Tochter Zion verachtet dich und spottet dein, und die Tochter Jerusalem schüttelt das Haupt dir nach.
this is what I say to him: ‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you. They will wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
23 Wen hast du geschmähet und gelästert? Über wen hast du die Stimme erhoben? und hebest deine Augen empor wider den Heiligen in Israel.
Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing? Whom do you think you were shouting at? Whom do you think you were looking at [very] proudly/arrogantly? [It was I], the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!
24 Durch deine Knechte hast du den HERRN geschändet und sprichst: Ich bin durch die Menge meiner Wagen herauf gezogen auf die Höhe der Berge an den Seiten Libanons und habe seine hohen Zedern abgehauen samt seinen auserwählten Tannen und bin durch die Höhe bis ans Ende kommen, an diesen Wald auf dem Lande.
The messengers whom you sent made fun of me. You said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains, [even] to the highest mountains in Lebanon. We have cut down its tallest cedar [trees] and its nicest pine/cypress [trees]. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its densest forests.
25 Ich habe gegraben und getrunken die Wasser und habe mit meinen Fußsohlen ausgetrocknet alle verwahrten Wasser.
We have dug wells [in many countries] and drunk water [from them]. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”
26 Hast du aber nicht gehört, daß ich vorzeiten also getan habe und vor alters so gehandelt und tue jetzt auch also, daß feste Städte zerstöret werden zu Steinhaufen,
[But I, Yahweh, reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [those things]; I planned them long ago, and now I have been causing those things to occur. I planned that your army would destroy cities and cause them to become piles of rubble.
27 und ihre Einwohner geschwächt und zaghaft werden und mit Schanden bestehen und werden zu Feldgras und zu grünem Kraut, als Heu auf den Dächern, welches dorret, ehe denn es reif wird?
The people in those cities have no power, and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged. They are [as frail as] [MET] grass and plants in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
28 Ich kenne aber deine Wohnung, deinen Auszug und Einzug und dein Toben wider mich.
[But] I know [everything about you]; I know when you are [in your house and] when you go outside; I also know that you are (raging/speaking very angrily) against me.
29 Weil du denn wider mich tobest und dein Stolz herauf vor meine Ohren kommen ist, will ich dir einen Ring an die Nase legen und ein Gebiß in dein Maul und will dich des Weges wieder heimführen, des du kommen bist.
[So], because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron (bit/metal bar) in your mouth [in order that I can lead you where I want you to go], and I will force you to return [to your own country], on the same road on which you came [here, without conquering Jerusalem].”’
30 Das sei dir aber das Zeichen: Iß dies Jahr, was zertreten ist, das, andere Jahr, was selbst wächset; des dritten Jahrs säet und erntet, pflanzet Weinberge und esset ihre Früchte.
[Then I said to Hezekiah], ‘This will prove to you [that what I said will happen]: “This year, you(pl) will eat [only the crops] that grow by themselves, and next year the same thing will happen. But in the third year you will plant [crops] and harvest them; you will take care of your vineyards and eat the grapes.
31 Denn die Erretteten vom Hause Juda und die überbleiben werden noch wiederum unter sich wurzeln und über sich Frucht tragen.
And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
32 Denn von Jerusalem werden noch ausgehen, die überblieben sind, und die Erretteten von dem Berge Zion. Solches wird tun der Eifer des HERRN Zebaoth.
A small number of my people will survive, and they will spread out from Jerusalem [DOU].” That will happen because [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, am desiring very much to accomplish it.’
33 Darum spricht der HERR also vom Könige zu Assyrien: Er soll nicht kommen in diese Stadt und soll auch keinen Pfeil daselbst hinschießen und kein Schild davor kommen und soll keinen Wall um sie schütten,
And this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His [armies] will not enter Jerusalem; they will not [even] shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not [march outside] the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city [to enable them to attack the city].
34 sondern des Weges, des er kommen ist, soll er wiederkehren, daß er in diese Stadt nicht komme, spricht der HERR.
And their king will return [to his own country] on the same road on which he came [here]. He will not enter this city!’ [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!
35 Denn ich will diese Stadt schützen, daß ich ihr aushelfe um, meinetwillen und um meines Dieners Davids willen.
For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well], I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”
36 Da fuhr aus der Engel des HERRN und schlug im assyrischen Lager hundertundfünfundachtzigtausend Mann. Und da sie sich des Morgens früh aufmachten, siehe, da lag es alles eitel tote Leichname.
[That night], an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had set up their tents and killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When [the rest of the soldiers] woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere.
37 Und der König zu Assyrien, Sanherib, brach auf, zog weg und kehrete wieder heim und blieb zu Ninive.
Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
38 Es begab sich auch, da er anbetete im Hause Nisrochs, seines Gottes, schlugen ihn seine Söhne Adramelech und Sarezer mit dem Schwert; und sie flohen ins Land Ararat. Und sein Sohn Assar-Haddon ward König an seiner Statt.
[One day], when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords. Then they escaped and went to the Ararat [region northwest of Nineveh]. And another of Sennacherib’s sons, Esarhaddon, became the King of Assyria.
