اشعیا 39

1 در آن روزها «مردوک بلدان» (پسر «بلدان») پادشاه بابِل، نامه‌ای همراه با هدیه‌ای برای حِزِقیا فرستاد، زیرا شنیده بود که پس از یک بیماری سخت اینک بهبود یافته است.

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.

2 حِزِقیا فرستادگان بابِلی را به خوشی پذیرفت و آنان را به کاخ سلطنتی برد و تمام خزانه‌های طلا و نقره، عطریات و روغنهای معطر، و نیز اسلحه‌خانهٔ خود را به ایشان نشان داد. بدین ترتیب، فرستادگان بابِلی تمام خزاین او را دیدند و چیزی از نظر آنان پوشیده نماند.

[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].

3 آنگاه اشعیای نبی نزد حِزِقیای پادشاه رفت و از او پرسید: «این مردان از کجا آمده بودند و چه می‌خواستند؟» حِزِقیا جواب داد: «از جای دور! آنها از بابِل آمده بودند.»

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.”

4 اشعیا پرسید: «در کاخ تو چه دیدند؟» حِزِقیا جواب داد: «تمام خزاین مرا.»

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.”

5 اشعیا به او گفت: «پس به این پیام که از سوی خداوند لشکرهای آسمان است گوش کن:

Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:

6 «زمانی می‌رسد که هر چه در کاخ داری و گنجهایی که اجدادت اندوخته‌اند به بابِل برده خواهد شد و چیزی از آنها باقی نخواهد ماند.

'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.

7 بابِلی‌ها برخی از پسرانت را به اسارت گرفته، آنان را خواجه خواهند کرد و در کاخ پادشاه بابِل به خدمت خواهند گماشت.»

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.'”

8 حِزِقیا جواب داد: «پیامی که از جانب خداوند به من دادی، نیکوست.» زیرا با خود فکر می‌کرد که: «دست‌کم تا وقتی که زنده‌ام این اتفاق نخواهد افتاد و صلح و امنیت برقرار خواهد بود.»

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.”