2 Istwa 32
1 Apre Ezekyas te fin fè tout bagay sa yo pou moutre jan li t'ap sèvi Bondye ak tout kè li, Senakerib, wa peyi Lasiri, anvayi peyi Jida. Li sènen tout lavil ak gwo ranpa yo avèk lide pou l' pran yo.
After Hezekiah's faithful work, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invaded Judah and attacked its fortified towns, planning to conquer them for himself.
2 Lè Ezekyas wè Senakerib t'ap pwoche bò lavil Jerizalèm ak lide pou l' atake l' tou,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to attack Jerusalem,
3 li reyini tout otorite ak chèf lame l' yo, li di yo li fè lide bouche tout sous dlo ki andeyò lavil la. Yo tout dakò.
he talked with his army commanders about blocking up the water sources that lay outside the city. This is what they did.
4 Yon foul moun reyini vre, yo bouche tout sous dlo yo ansanm ak kannal anba tè ki te konn mennen dlo a byen lwen nan peyi a. Yo t'ap di yo p'ap kite wa peyi Lasiri yo jwenn anpil dlo lè y'a rive isit la.
They directed a large group of workers to block all the springs as well as the stream flowing nearby. “Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?” they asked.
5 Ezekyas mete gason sou li. Li fè repare tout miray lavil la, li bati fò won sou li ak yon lòt miray sou deyò. Li ranfòse ranpa ki pwoteje teren ranbleye ki bay sou solèy leve lavil David la. Li fè fè anpil frenn ak manch long ak anpil plak pwotèj.
Hezekiah set to work and rebuilt all the parts of the wall that had fallen down and constructed towers on it. He also built another wall outside the first wall. He reinforced the Millo in the city of David. He also made a large quantity of weapons and shields.
6 Li mete chèf lame alatèt pèp la, li reyini yo sou plas piblik ki bò pòtay lavil la. Li ankouraje yo, li di yo:
Hezekiah put army commanders in charge of the people. Then he summoned the people to gather in the square at the city gate. He spoke to them confidently, telling them,
7 -Mete gason sou nou! Kenbe fèm! Pa kite anyen fè nou pè, ni devan wa peyi Lasiri a, ni devan gwo lame k'ap mache avè l' la, paske nou gen plis fòs avèk nou pase li menm li gen avè l'.
“Be strong and be brave! Don't be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria with his large army, for there are more with us than with him.
8 Li menm, li konte sou fòs sòlda li yo. Nou menm, nou gen Seyè a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, pou ede nou, pou goumen pou nou. Lè pèp la tande pawòl sa yo soti nan bouch Ezekyas, wa peyi Jida a, yo tout pran kouraj.
He has human help, but we have the Lord God on our side to help us and fight our battles.” The people were encouraged by this speech of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
9 Kèk tan apre sa, Senakerib, wa peyi Lasiri a, te rive devan lavil lakis ansanm ak tout lame li a pou l' atake l'. Li voye kèk chèf bò kote Ezekyas, wa peyi Jida a ak bò kote tout pèp ki te lavil Jerizalèm lan avèk mesaj sa a:
Some time later, when Sennacherib was attacking the town of Lachish with his armies, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah, king of Judah, and for everyone from Judah living there.
10 -Men sa Senakerib, wa peyi Lasiri a, voye di nou: Poukisa nou gen tout konfyans sa a, kifè nou rete nan lavil Jerizalèm ki sènen toupatou a?
“This is what Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says. What are you going to trust in to help you survive when I come to attack Jerusalem?
11 Lè Ezekyas di nou Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va delivre nou anba men wa peyi Lasiri a, se twonpe l'ap twonpe nou. Li pral kite nou mouri grangou ak swaf dlo.
Can't you see that in reality Hezekiah is telling you to die from starvation and thirst when he tells you, ‘The Lord our God will save us from the king of Assyria’?
12 Apa Ezekyas menm ki te disparèt dènye lotèl ak dènye kote yo te konn fè sèvis pou Seyè a, lèfini ki te di tout moun peyi Jida ak lavil Jerizalèm yo se devan yon sèl lotèl pou yo fè sèvis, pou yo boule lansan?
Wasn't it Hezekiah who destroyed the high places and altars of this god and told Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at this one altar, and offer sacrifices on it alone’?
13 Se konnen nou pa konnen sa zansèt mwen yo ansanm avè m' nou te fè pèp lòt nasyon yo? Eske bondye nasyon sa yo te rive delivre yo anba men mwen?
Don't you know what I and my fathers have done to all the nations of the earth? None of their gods could save them or their lands from me!
14 Pa gen yonn nan bondye lòt nasyon zansèt mwen yo te detwi yo ki te rive delivre yo anba men mwen. Poukisa atò nou vle kwè Bondye nou an ka delivre nou anba men m'?
Which one of all these gods of these nations that my fathers destroyed has been able to save them from me? So why would you think your god can save you from me?
15 Se poutèt sa, pa kite Ezekyas ban nou manti, pa kite li pete nou! Nou pa bezwen kwè l'! Pa gen bondye ankenn gouvènman, ni bondye ankenn nasyon ki te ka delivre yon peyi anba men zansèt mwen yo, ni anba men pa m'! Ale wè pou Bondye nou an ta ka delivre nou anba men mwen!
So don't let Hezekiah fool you, and don't let him mislead you like this. Don't trust him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to save their people from me or from my fathers. So it's even less possible for your god to save you from me!”
16 Chèf lame Lasiri yo te pale pi mal toujou sou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, Seyè a, ak sou Ezekyas, sèvitè l' la.
Sennacherib's officers continued criticizing the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah.
17 Senakerib te ekri yon lèt kote li te joure Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la. Li te di ladan l': Bondye lòt nasyon ki sou latè yo pa t' ka delivre pèp yo anba men m'. Se pa Bondye Ezekyas la ki va delivre pèp la anba men m'!
Sennacherib also wrote letters insulting the Lord, the God of Israel, taunting him by saying, “In the same way the gods of the nations did not save their people from me, so the god of Hezekiah will not save his people from me either.”
18 Mesaje wa Lasiri yo t'ap pale byen fò nan lang ebre pou tout moun ki te sou miray lavil Jerizalèm yo te ka tande. Yo t'ap fè yo pè, yo t'ap fè yo pèdi kouraj pou yo te ka pran lavil la fasil.
The Assyrians also shouted this out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem standing on the wall to frighten and to terrify them so that the city would be surrendered.
19 Yo t'ap pale sou Bondye lavil Jerizalèm lan tankou yo te konn pale sou bondye lòt nasyon yo ki yon bann estati moun fè ak men.
They talked about the God of Jerusalem like they did about the gods of the other nations, gods made by human beings.
20 Lè sa a, wa Ezekyas ak pwofèt Ezayi, pitit Amòz la, pran lapriyè, yo t'ap mande Bondye sekou.
King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, appealed about this in prayer to the God of heaven.
21 Seyè a voye yon zanj nan kan moun peyi Lasiri yo, li touye tout vanyan sòlda yo ansanm ak kaptenn ak chèf lame yo. Se konsa wa peyi Lasiri a tounen tou wont nan peyi l'. Yon jou li te antre nan tanp bondye li a, pwòp pitit li yo touye l' ak kout nepe.
The Lord sent an angel who wiped out every warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he returned home in disgrace. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him with their swords.
22 Se konsa Seyè a te delivre Ezekyas ak tout moun lavil Jerizalèm yo anba men Senakerib, wa peyi Lasiri a, ak anba lòt lènmi yo. Li fè yo viv san bri san kont ak tout peyi nan vwazinaj yo.
The Lord saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and all other enemies, giving them peace in every direction.
23 Anpil moun vini lavil Jerizalèm pote ofrann pou Seyè a ak kado pou Ezekyas, wa peyi Jida a. Depi lè sa a tout lòt nasyon nan vwazinaj yo respekte Ezekyas.
From then on he was very well respected by all the nations, and many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the Lord and valuable gifts for Hezekiah, king of Judah.
24 Yon lè rive, Ezekyas tonbe malad, li te prèt pou mouri. Li lapriyè Seyè a. Seyè a reponn li, li fè l' wè yon mirak.
Around that time Hezekiah fell sick and was about to die. So he prayed to the Lord, who replied by healing him and giving him a miraculous sign.
25 Men, Ezekyas kite lògèy vire tèt li, li refize di mèsi pou sa Seyè a te fè pou li. Se konsa, Seyè a move ni sou li, ni sou peyi Jida, ni sou lavil Jerizalèm.
But because he had become proud, Hezekiah did not acknowledge the gift he'd been given. So the Lord's anger fell on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Tansèlman, Ezekyas ansanm ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo rekonèt fòt yo apre sa. Depi lè sa a, Seyè a pa move sou yo ankò jouk jou Ezekyas mouri.
Then Hezekiah apologized for his arrogance, as did the people of Jerusalem, and the Lord's anger no longer fell on them during Hezekiah's lifetime.
27 Ezekyas te gen anpil richès, tout moun te respekte l'. Li fè bati depo pou mete tout bagay an ajan, an lò li te genyen, bèl pyè koute chè, epis santi bon, plak pwotèj ak tout lòt bagay koute chè l' yo.
Hezekiah was very rich and highly honored, and he built treasury storerooms to hold silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable things.
28 Li fè bati tou depo pou mete grenn manje, diven ak lwil oliv, kay pou tout bèt li yo ak pak pou mouton l' yo.
He constructed buildings to store supplies of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and stalls for all kinds of animals, including cattle and sheep.
29 Li fè bati kèk vil, li achte kantite mouton, kabrit ak bèf, paske Bondye te ba li anpil richès.
He built many towns, and he owned large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep, for God had made him very wealthy.
30 Se wa Ezekyas ki te bouche kote dlo sous Giyon an te konn soti sou anwo a pou fè l' pase sou anba bò solèy kouche lavil David la. Tou sa li te vle fè te mache byen.
Hezekiah blocked off the outlet of the upper Gihon spring and made the water flow down to the west side of the City of David. Hezekiah was successful in everything he did.
31 Se konsa, lè wa Babilòn yo te voye delege bò kote l' pou wè kalite mirak ki te fèt nan peyi a, Bondye te kite l' pou kont li pou sonde l', pou l' te ka konnen sa ki te nan kè li.
But when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon came to him to ask about the miraculous sign that had happened in the country, God left him to himself test him, so he could know Hezekiah's true thinking.
32 Tout lòt bagay wa Ezekyas te fè yo, jan li te sevi Bondye nan tou sa li t'ap fè, tou sa ekri nan liv Vizyon pwofèt Ezayi, pitit Amòz la, ak nan liv Istwa wa peyi Jida ak wa peyi Izrayèl yo.
The rest of what Hezekiah did, including his acts of loyalty, are recorded in the vision of the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
33 Lè Ezekyas mouri, yo antere l' nan yon chanm anwo nan kavo fanmi David yo. Lè l' mouri, tout moun peyi Jida yo ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo fè bèl lantèman pou li. Se Manase, pitit li, ki moute wa nan plas li.
Hezekiah died and was buried in the upper cemetery of David's descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him at his death. His son Manasseh took over as king.
