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 these things and this truth, come hath Sennacherib king of Asshur, yea, he cometh in to Judah, and encampeth against the cities of the bulwarks, and saith to rend them unto himself.
2 Lè Ezekyas wè Senakerib t'ap pwoche bò lavil Jerizalèm ak lide pou l' atake l' tou,
And Hezekiah seeth that Sennacherib hath come, and his face [is] to the battle against 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.
and he taketh counsel with his heads and his mighty ones, to stop the waters of the fountains that [are] at the outside of the city — and they help him,
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.
and much people are gathered, and they stop all the fountains and the brook that is rushing into the midst of the land, saying, 'Why do the kings of Asshur come, and have found much water?'
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.
And he strengtheneth himself, and buildeth the whole of the wall that is broken, and causeth [it] to ascend unto the towers, and at the outside of the wall another, and strengtheneth Millo, [in] the city of David, and maketh darts in abundance, 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:
And he putteth heads of war over the people, and gathereth them unto him, unto the broad place of a gate of the city, and speaketh unto their heart, saying,
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 courageous, be not afraid, nor be cast down from the face of the king of Asshur, and from the face of all the multitude that [is] with him, for with us [are] more 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.
With him [is] an arm of flesh, and with us [is] Jehovah our God, to help us, and to fight our battles;' and the people are supported by the words 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:
After this hath Sennacherib king of Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem — and he [is] by Lachish, and all his power with him — against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah, who [are] in Jerusalem, saying,
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?
'Thus said Sennacherib king of Asshur, On what are ye trusting and abiding in the bulwark, in 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.
'Is not Hezekiah persuading you, to give you up to die by famine, and by thirst, saying, Jehovah our God doth deliver us from the hand of the king of Asshur?
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?
Hath not Hezekiah himself turned aside His high places, and His altars, and speaketh to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar ye bow yourselves, and on it ye make perfume?
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?
'Do ye not know what I have done — I and my fathers — to all peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands at all able to deliver their land out of my hand?
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'?
Who among all the gods of these nations whom my fathers have devoted to destruction [is] he who hath been able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your God is able to deliver you out of my hand?
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!
'And, now, let not Hezekiah lift you up, nor persuade you thus, nor give credence to him, for no god of any nation and kingdom is able to deliver his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers: also, surely your God doth not deliver you from my hand!'
16 Chèf lame Lasiri yo te pale pi mal toujou sou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, Seyè a, ak sou Ezekyas, sèvitè l' la.
And again have his servants spoken against Jehovah God, and against Hezekiah His servant,
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'!
and letters he hath written to give reproach to Jehovah, God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, 'As the gods of the nations of the lands that have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah doth not deliver His people from my hand.'
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.
And they call with a great voice [in] Jewish, against the people of Jerusalem who [are] on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them, that they may capture the city,
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.
and they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land — work of the hands of man.
20 Lè sa a, wa Ezekyas ak pwofèt Ezayi, pitit Amòz la, pran lapriyè, yo t'ap mande Bondye sekou.
And Hezekiah the king prayeth, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the heavens,
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.
and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour — both leader and head — in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword.
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.
And Jehovah saveth Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Asshur, and from the hand of all, and He leadeth them round about;
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.
and many are bringing in an offering to Jehovah, to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, and he is lifted up before the eyes of all the nations after this.
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.
In those days hath Hezekiah been sick even unto death, and he prayeth unto Jehovah, and He speaketh to him, and a wonder hath appointed for him;
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.
and Hezekiah hath not returned according to the deed [done] unto him, for his heart hath been lofty, and there is wrath upon him, and upon 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.
and Hezekiah is humbled for the loftiness of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath of Jehovah hath not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
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.
And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all [kinds] of desirable vessels,
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.
and storehouses for the increase of corn, and new wine, and oil, and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and herds for stalls;
29 Li fè bati kèk vil, li achte kantite mouton, kabrit ak bèf, paske Bondye te ba li anpil richès.
and cities he hath made for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God hath given to him very much substance.
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.
And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directeth them beneath to the west of the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth in all his work;
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.
and so with the ambassadors of the heads of Babylon, those sending unto him to inquire of the wonder that hath been in the land, God hath left him to try him, to know all in his heart,
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.
And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and his kind acts, lo, they are written in the vision of Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, on 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.
And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the uppermost of the graves of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have done honour to him at his death, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.
