2 Kroniška 32
1 Po teh stvareh in ustanovitvi tega je prišel asirski kralj Senaherib, vstopil v Juda, se utaboril zoper utrjena mesta in mislil, da jih osvoji zase.
After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
2 Ko je Ezekíja videl, da je Senaherib prišel in da se je namenil, da se bojuje zoper Jeruzalem,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
3 se je posvetoval s svojimi princi in svojimi mogočnimi možmi, da zamaši vodne studence, ki so bili zunaj mesta, in ti so mu pomagali.
he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
4 Tako je bilo tam skupaj zbranih veliko ljudi, ki so zamašili vse studence in potok, ki je tekel čez sredo dežele, rekoč: »Zakaj bi prišli asirski kralji in našli mnogo vode?«
Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
5 Prav tako se je okrepil in pozidal vse obzidje, ki je bil porušeno in ga dvignil k stolpom in drugi zid zunaj in popravil Miló v Davidovem mestu ter naredil puščic in ščitov v obilju.
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
6 Nad ljudstvom je postavil vojne poveljnike in jih zbral skupaj k sebi na ulici velikih vrat mesta in jim tolažilno govoril, rekoč:
Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
7 »Bodite močni in pogumni, ne bodite prestrašeni niti zaprepadeni zaradi asirskega kralja niti zaradi vse množice, ki je z njim, kajti z nami jih je več kakor z njim.
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
8 Z njim je mesen laket, toda z nami je Gospod, naš Bog, da nam pomaga in da bori naše bitke.« In ljudstvo se je opiralo na besede Judovega kralja Ezekíja.
With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 Za tem je asirski kralj Senaherib poslal svoje služabnike v Jeruzalem, (toda on sam je oblegal Lahíš in vsa njegova moč z njim) k Judovemu kralju Ezekíju in vsemu Judu, ki so bili v Jeruzalemu, rekoč:
Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
10 »Tako govori asirski kralj Senaherib: ›Komu zaupate, da ostajate v obleganem Jeruzalemu?
“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?
11 Mar vas Ezekija ne prepričuje, da bi se prepustili smrti zaradi lakote in žeje, rekoč: › Gospod, naš Bog, nas bo osvobodil iz roke asirskega kralja?‹
Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’
12 Mar ni isti Ezekíja odstranil njegove visoke kraje in njegove oltarje ter zapovedal Judu in Jeruzalemu, rekoč: ›Oboževali boste pred enim oltarjem in na njem zažigali kadilo?‹
Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?
13 Ne veste, kaj smo jaz in moji očetje storili vsem ljudstvom drugih dežel? Mar so bili bogovi narodov tistih dežel kakorkoli zmožni svoje dežele osvoboditi iz moje roke?
Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
14 Kdo je bil tam med vsemi bogovi tistih narodov, ki so jih moji očetje popolnoma uničili, ki bi lahko osvobodil svoje ljudstvo iz moje roke, da bi vas bil vaš Bog zmožen osvoboditi iz moje roke?
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
15 Zdaj torej naj vas Ezekíja ne zavede niti pregovori o tej zadevi niti mu še ne verjemite, kajti noben bog iz kateregakoli naroda ali kraljestva ni bil zmožen osvoboditi svojega ljudstva iz moje roke in iz roke mojih očetov. Kako veliko manj vas bo vaš Bog osvobodil iz moje roke?«
So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
16 Njegovi služabniki so še bolj govorili zoper Gospoda Boga in zoper njegovega služabnika Ezekíja.
And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
17 Napisal je tudi pisma, da udriha po Gospodu, Izraelovemu Bogu in da govori zoper njega, rekoč: »Kakor bogovi narodov drugih dežel niso osvobodili svojih ljudstev iz moje roke, tako Ezekíjev Bog ne bo osvobodil svojega ljudstva iz moje roke.«
He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
18 Potem so z močnim glasom zaklicali v Judovskem jeziku jeruzalemskemu ljudstvu, ki so bili na obzidju, da jih prestrašijo in da jih vznemirijo, da bi lahko zavzeli mesto.
Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
19 Govorili so zoper jeruzalemskega Boga kakor zoper bogove ljudstev zemlje, ki so bili delo človeških rok.
They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
20 Zaradi tega razloga sta kralj Ezekíja in prerok Izaija, Amócov sin, molila in klicala k nebu.
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
21 In Gospod je poslal angela, ki je usmrtil vse močne junaške može ter voditelje in poveljnike v taboru asirskega kralja. Tako se je ta z osramočenim obrazom vrnil k svoji lastni deželi. Ko pa je prišel v hišo svojega boga, sta ga tam z mečem usmrtila tista [dva], ki sta prišla iz njegovih lastnih ledij.
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
22 Tako je Gospod rešil Ezekíja in prebivalce Jeruzalema iz roke asirskega kralja Senaheriba in iz roke vseh drugih ter jih usmerjal na vsaki strani.
So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all the others, and He gave them rest on every side.
23 Mnogi so Gospodu prinašali darila v Jeruzalem in darila Judovemu kralju Ezekíju, tako da je bil od takrat naprej poveličan v očeh vseh narodov.
Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
24 V tistih dneh je bil Ezekíja na smrt bolan in molil h Gospodu in ta mu je spregovoril ter mu dal znamenje.
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
25 Toda Ezekíja ni povrnil glede na korist, izkazano njemu, kajti njegovo srce je bilo povzdignjeno. Zato je bil bes nad njim, nad Judom in [nad] Jeruzalemom.
But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Vendar se je Ezekíja ponižal zaradi ošabnosti svojega srca, tako on kakor prebivalci Jeruzalema, tako da v Ezekíjevih dneh Gospodov bes ni prišel nadnje.
Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
27 Ezekíja je imel silno veliko bogastev in časti. Naredil si je zakladnice za srebro, zlato, dragocene kamne, dišave, ščite in za vse vrste prijetnih dragocenosti;
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
28 tudi skladišča za donos od žita, vina in olja in hleve za vse vrste živali in staje za trope.
He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.
29 Poleg tega si je priskrbel mesta, posesti tropov in čred v obilju, kajti Bog mu je dal zelo veliko imetja.
He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
30 Ta isti Ezekíja je tudi ustavil gornji vodni tok Gihona in ga privedel naravnost dol k zahodni strani Davidovega mesta. Ezekíja je uspeval v vseh svojih delih.
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
31 Vendar ga je v zadevi predstavnikov babilonskih princev, ki so poslali k njemu, da povprašajo o čudežu, ki je bil storjen v deželi, Bog zapustil, da ga preizkusi, da bi lahko spoznal vse, kar je bilo v njegovem srcu.
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
32 Torej preostala izmed Ezekíjevih dejanj in njegova dobrota, glej, zapisana so v videnju preroka Amócovega sina Izaija ter v knjigi Judovih in Izraelovih kraljev.
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
33 Ezekíja je zaspal s svojimi očeti in pokopali so ga v glavnem izmed mavzolejev Davidovih sinov. Ves Juda in prebivalci Jeruzalema so mu ob njegovi smrti izkazali čast. Namesto njega je zakraljeval njegov sin Manáse.
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
