Книга пророка Исаии 36
1 И бысть во четвертоенадесять лето царствующу Езекии, взыде Сеннахирим царь Ассирийск на грады тверды Иудейски и взя оныя.
When King Hezekiah had been [ruling Judah] for almost 14 years, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] to attack the cities in Judah that had walls around them. [They did not conquer Jerusalem, but] they conquered all the other cities.
2 И посла царь Ассирийск Рапсака от Лахиса во Иерусалим ко царю Езекии с силою великою, и ста у водоважды купели вышния на пути села Кнафеова.
Then the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish [city] to [persuade] King Hezekiah [to surrender]. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood in their positions alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows into the upper pool [into Jerusalem], near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.
3 И изыде к нему Елиаким сын Хелкиев домостроитель, и Сомнас книгочий, и Иоах сын Асафов памятописец.
The Israeli officials who went out of the city to talk with them were Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, the (palace administrator/man who supervised the workers in the palace), Shebna the king’s secretary, and Asaph’s son Joah, who wrote down the government decisions.
4 И рече им Рапсак: рцыте Езекии: сия глаголет царь великий, царь Ассирийск: на что уповаеши?
Then one of Sennacherib’s important officials told them to take this message to Hezekiah: This is what the King of Assyria, the great king, says: “What are you trusting in to rescue you?
5 Еда советом и словесы устными битва бывает? И ныне на кого уповаеши, яко не покаряешися мне?
You say that you have weapons to fight us and some country’s promises [to help you], [and that will enable you to defeat us], but that is only talk [RHQ]. Who do you think will help you to rebel against my [soldiers from Assyria]?
6 Се, уповаеши на жезл тростян сокрушенный сей, на Египет, на негоже аще опрется муж, внидет в руку его и прободет ю: тако есть фараон царь Египетский, и вси уповающии на него:
Listen to me! You are relying on [the army of] Egypt. But [that will be like] [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. [But] it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the King of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him [for help].
7 аще же глаголете, на Господа Бога нашего уповаем: не сей ли есть, егоже разори Езекиа высокая и требища его, и заповеда Иуде и Иерусалиму: пред олтарем сим поклонитеся?
But perhaps you will say to me, ‘[No], we are relying on Yahweh our God [to help us].’ [I would reply], ‘Is he not the one whom [you insulted by] tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to worship [only] in front of the altar [in Jerusalem]?’
8 Ныне соединитеся господину моему царю Ассирийску, и дам вам две тысящы коней, аще можете дати вседающыя на них:
So I suggest that you make a deal with my master/boss, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses, but [I do not think that] you can find 2,000 of your men who can ride on them!
9 и како можете отвратити лице воеводы единаго? Раби суть, иже уповают на Египтян, на коней и всадников:
You are expecting the king of Egypt to send chariots and men riding horses [to assist you]. But they certainly would not [RHQ] be able to resist/defeat even the most insignificant/unimportant official in the army of Assyria!
10 и ныне еда без Господа приидохом на страну сию, воевати на ню? Господь рече ко мне: взыди на землю сию и погуби ю.
Furthermore, [do not think that] [RHQ] we have come here to attack and destroy this land without Yahweh’s orders! It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!”
11 И рече к нему Елиаким и Сомнас книгочий и Иоах: глаголи к рабом твоим сирски, разумеем бо мы, а не глаголи к нам иудейски: и вскую глаголеши во ушы человеком седящым на стене?
Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Please speak to us in [your] Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in [our] Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it [and become frightened].”
12 И рече к ним Рапсак: еда ко господину вашему, или к вам посла мя господин мой глаголати словеса сия? Не к человеком ли седящым на ограде, да ядят мотыла и пиют мочь с вами вкупе?
But the official replied, “Do you think that my master sent me to say these things [only] to you, and not to the people standing on the wall [RHQ]? [If you reject this message], the [people in this city] will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, [because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink].”
13 И ста Рапсак, и возопи гласом велиим иудейски и рече: слышите словеса царя великаго, царя Ассирийска:
Then the official stood up and shouted in the Hebrew language [to the people sitting on the wall]. He said, “Listen to this message from the great king, the King of Assyria!
14 сия глаголет царь: да не прельщает вас Езекиа словесы, не может избавити вас:
He says, ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you! He will not be able to rescue you!
15 и да не глаголет вам Езекиа, яко избавит вы Бог, и не предастся град сей в руце царя Ассирийска:
Do not allow him to persuade you to trust in Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that [the army of] the King of Assyria will never capture this city!’
16 не слушайте Езекии: сия глаголет царь Ассирийский: аще хощете благословени быти, изыдите ко мне и ядите кийждо виноград свой и смокви, и пийте от потока вашего,
Do not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king [of Assyria] says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. [If you do that, I will arrange for] each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own well.
17 дондеже прииду и поиму вы в землю, яже аки ваша земля, земля пшеницы и вина и хлебов и виноградов:
[You will be able to do that] until we come and take you to a land that is like your land—a land where there is grain to make bread and [vineyards to produce grapes for making] new wine and, and where we make lots of bread.’
18 да не прельщает вас Езекиа, глаголя: Бог ваш избавит вы: еда избавиша бози язычестии, кийждо страну свою от руки царя Ассирийска?
Do not allow Hezekiah to mislead you by saying, “Yahweh will rescue us.” The gods that people of other nations worship have never [RHQ] rescued any of them from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria!
19 Где есть бог Емафов и Арфафов? И где бог града Сепфарима? Еда возмогоша избавити Самарию от руки моея?
Why were the gods of Hamath and Arpad [cities], and the gods of Sepharvaim unable to rescue Samaria from my power [MTY]?
20 Кто от богов всех языков сих, иже избави землю свою от руки моея, яко избавит Бог Иерусалима от руки моея?
No, no god [RHQ] of any nation has been able to rescue their people from me. So why do you think that Yahweh will rescue you people of Jerusalem from my power [MTY]?’”
21 И умолкоша, и никтоже отвеща ему словесе, повеления ради царева, да никтоже отвещает.
But the people [who were listening] were silent. No one said anything, because King [Hezekiah] had commanded, “[When the official from Assyria talks to you], do not answer him.”
22 И вниде Елиаким сын Хелкиев домостроитель, и Сомнас книгочий силы, и Иоах сын Асафов памятописец ко Езекии в растерзаных ризах и поведаша ему словеса Рапсакова.
Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah returned to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [because they were extremely distressed]. They told him what the official from Assyria had said.
