2 Istwa 32
1 Apre zak fidelite sila yo, Sanchérib, wa Assyrie a, te vin atake Juda. Li te fè syèj a tout vil fòtifye yo, e li te fè plan pou pouse antre nan yo pou l domine yo pou kont li.
After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2 Alò, lè Ézéchias te wè ke Sanchérib te vini, e ke li te gen plan pou fè lagè sou Jérusalem,
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
3 li te deside avèk ofisye pa li yo ak gèrye pa li yo, pou koupe kouran dlo ki te ale deyò lavil la, e yo te ede li.
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which [were] without the city: and they did help him.
4 Pou sa, anpil moun te rasanble e te bouche tout sous avèk flèv ki te kouri nan zòn nan. Konsa, yo te di: “Poukisa wa Asiryen yo ta dwe vini pou jwenn tout dlo sa a?”
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
5 Konsa, li te pran kouraj, e te rebati tout mi ki te kraze yo e te fè yo monte nan nivo tou li yo. Li te ranfòse lòt miray pa deyò pou te fè Millo lavil David la pi solid, e li te fè zam avèk boukliye defans an gran kantite.
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
6 Li te chwazi chèf militè sou pèp la, e te rasanble yo kote li nan plas kote pòtay vil la. Li te pale pawòl ki pou ankouraje yo. Li te di:
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
7 “Rete fò e pran kouraj, pa pè ni dekouraje akoz wa Assyrie a, ni tout gran foul ki avèk l; paske sila ki avèk nou an pi gran ke sila ki avè l.
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there be] more with us than with him:
8 Avèk li menm, se yon bra fèt an chè; men avèk nou, se SENYÈ Bondye pa nou an, pou ede nou goumen nan batay nou yo.” Konsa, pèp la te konte sou pawòl a Ézéchias yo, wa Juda a.
With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 Apre sa Sanchérib, wa Assyrie a, te voye sèvitè li yo Jérusalem pandan li t ap fè syèj Lakis avèk tout lame li a avèk li kont Ézéchias, wa Juda a, e kont tout Juda ki Jérusalem yo. Li te di:
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he [himself laid siege] against Lachish, and all his power with him, ) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that [were] at Jerusalem, saying,
10 Konsa pale Sanchérib, wa Assyrie a: “Sou kilès n ap mete konfyans pou nou ta retire Jérusalem anba syèj?
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
11 Èske Ézéchias p ap egare nou pou fè nou vin mouri avèk grangou ak swaf, pandan l ap di: ‘SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, va delivre nou soti nan men a wa Assyrie a?’
Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
12 Èske menm Ézéchias sa a pa t retire wo plas Li yo avèk lotèl Li yo, e te di a Juda avèk Jérusalem: ‘Nou va adore devan yon sèl lotèl e sou li, nou va brile lansan?’
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
13 Èske nou pa konnen sa mwen avèk zansèt mwen yo te fè a tout pèp nan lòt peyi yo? Èske dye nan nasyon yo te gen kapasite menm pou delivre peyi yo anba men mwen?
Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of [other] lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?
14 Kilès ki te gen pami tout dye a nasyon sila yo ke zansèt mwen yo pa t detwi nèt, ki ta kapab delivre pèp li a sòti nan men m pou Dye pa w la ta kapab delivre ou soti nan men m?
Who [was there] among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
15 Alò, pou sa, pa kite Ézéchias pase nou nan tenten, ni egare nou konsa. Ni pa kwè li, paske pa t gen dye nan okenn nasyon oswa wayòm ki te konn delivre pèp li nan men m ni soti nan men a zansèt mwen yo. Konbyen an mwens Dye pa nou an va delivre nou soti nan men m?”
Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
16 Sèvitè li yo te pale plis kont SENYÈ a, Bondye a, e kont sèvitè li a, Ézéchias.
And his servants spake yet [more] against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
17 Anplis, li te ekri lèt yo pou meprize SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, e pou pale kont Li, epi li te di: “Jan dye nasyon yo ak peyi yo pa t delivre pèp pa yo soti nan men m, konsa Bondye Ézéchias la p ap delivre pèp Li a soti nan men m.”
He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of [other] lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
18 Yo te kriye sa byen fò ak gwo vwa nan langaj a Juda, vè pèp Jérusalem ki te sou miray la, pou fè yo pè e teworize yo, pou yo ta kab pran vil la.
Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that [were] on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
19 Yo te pale sou Bondye Jérusalem nan kòmsi se youn nan dye a pèp lemond yo, zèv a men de lòm yo.
And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, [which were] the work of the hands of man.
20 Men Wa Ézéchias avèk pwofèt Ésaïe, fis a Amots la, te fè lapriyè sou sa a, e te kriye fò anvè syèl la.
And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
21 Konsa, SENYÈ a te voye yon zanj ki te detwi tout gwo gèrye, kòmandan ak chèf nan kan wa Assyrie a. Pou sa, li te retounen nan wont li ale nan pwòp peyi li. Epi lè li te antre nan tanp dye pa li a, kèk nan pwòp pitit pa li yo te touye li la avèk nepe.
And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
22 Konsa, SENYÈ a te sove Ézéchias avèk moun Jérusalem yo soti nan men a Sanchérib, wa Assyrie a, soti nan men a tout ènmi li yo, e te gide yo tout kote.
Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all [other], and guided them on every side.
23 Epi anpil moun t ap pote don bay SENYÈ a Jérusalem ak kado byen chwazi a Ézéchias, wa Juda a, jis apre, li te fin egzalte nan men a tout nasyon yo.
And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
24 Nan jou sa yo, Ézéchias te vin malad jis rive pre lanmò. Li te priye a SENYÈ a. SENYÈ a te pale avèk li e te ba li yon sign.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
25 Men Ézéchias pa t remèt anyen pou benefis li te resevwa a, paske kè li te plen ògèy. Akoz sa, kòlè SENYÈ a te vini sou li avèk Juda ak Jérusalem.
But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit [done] unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Men Ézéchias te vin desann ògèy kè li a, ni li menm, ni pèp Jérusalem nan, jiskaske kòlè pa t rive sou yo pandan jou a Ézéchias yo.
Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, [both] he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 Alò, Ézéchias te gen anpil richès avèk onè. Li te fè pou kont li trezò an ajan, lò, pyè presye, epis, boukliye defans ak tout kalite bagay ak gwo valè,
And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
28 anplis, depo pou konsève sereyal, diven avèk lwil, pak pou tout kalite bèt, avèk pak pou bann yo.
Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
29 Li te fè vil pou li menm, e te vin genyen bann mouton avèk twoupo an gran kantite, paske Bondye te ba li anpil richès.
Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
30 Se te Ézéchias ki te bouche sous piwo dlo Guihon yo, e te dirije yo rive nan pati lwès lavil David la. Ézéchias te byen reyisi nan tout sa li te fè.
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
31 Men nan afè mesaje ki sòti Babylone yo, ki te voye bò kote li pou aprann tout mèvèy ki te fèt nan peyi a, Bondye te kite li, pou L ta ka pase l nan eprèv pou wè tout sa ki te nan kè l.
Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.
32 Alò, tout lòt zèv Ézéchias yo avèk zèv fidèl li yo, vwala, yo ekri nan vizyon Ésaïe, pwofèt la, fis a Amots la, nan Liv A Wa Juda Avèk Israël Yo.
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they [are] written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, [and] in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
33 Konsa, Ézéchias te dòmi avèk papa zansèt li yo, e yo te antere li nan chemen an ki monte kote tonm fis a David yo. Tout Juda avèk pèp Jérusalem nan te onore li nan lanmò li. Fis li a, Manassé te devni wa nan plas li.
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
