Isaías 37
1 Cuando el rey Ezequías lo oyó, se rasgó las vestiduras, se cubrió de cilicio y entró en la casa de Yahvé.
When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough sackcloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went into the temple of Yahweh [and prayed].
2 Envió a Eliaquim, que estaba a cargo de la casa, y a Sebna, el escriba, y a los ancianos de los sacerdotes, cubiertos de cilicio, a ver al profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz.
Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.
3 Le dijeron: “Ezequías dice: ‘Hoy es un día de angustia, de reprimenda y de rechazo; porque los niños han llegado al parto, y no hay fuerzas para dar a luz.
He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that this is a day when we are greatly distressed. Other nations are causing us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
4 Puede ser que Yahvé vuestro Dios escuche las palabras de Rabsaces, a quien el rey de Asiria, su amo, ha enviado para desafiar al Dios vivo, y reprenda las palabras que Yahvé vuestro Dios ha escuchado. Por lo tanto, levanta tu oración por el remanente que queda’”.
[But] perhaps Yahweh our God has heard what the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss, the King of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will punish the King of Assyria for what he said. And the king requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].’”
5 Entonces los servidores del rey Ezequías vinieron a Isaías.
After those men gave me that message,
6 Isaías les dijo: “Díganle a su amo: “No temas las palabras que has oído, con las que los siervos del rey de Asiria me han blasfemado.
I replied, “Tell the King, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “Those messengers from the King of Assyria have said evil things about me. But do not be disturbed by what they said.
7 He aquí que yo pondré un espíritu en él y oirá noticias, y volverá a su tierra. Haré que caiga a espada en su propia tierra”.
Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor [that the armies of Babylon are about to attack his country], and that will worry him. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.”’”
8 Volvió, pues, Rabsaces, y encontró al rey de Asiria guerreando contra Libna, pues había oído que había salido de Laquis.
The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had captured Lachish [city] and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah [to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem].
9 Oyó noticias sobre Tirhakah, rey de Etiopía: “Ha salido a luchar contra ti”. Cuando lo oyó, envió mensajeros a Ezequías, diciéndole:
Soon after that, King [Sennacherib] received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [with his army to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a letter. [In the letter he wrote this] to Hezekiah:
10 “Así hablarás a Ezequías, rey de Judá, diciéndole: “No dejes que tu Dios, en quien confías, te engañe diciendo: “Jerusalén no será entregada en manos del rey de Asiria.”
“Do not allow your god, on whom you are relying, to deceive you by promising you that Jerusalem will not be captured by my army.
11 He aquí que has oído lo que los reyes de Asiria han hecho a todas las tierras, destruyéndolas por completo. ¿Serás liberado?
You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
12 ¿Los dioses de las naciones han librado a los que mis padres destruyeron, a Gozán, a Harán, a Rezef y a los hijos de Edén que estaban en Telasar?
Did the gods of the nations that were about to be destroyed by the armies of the previous kings of Assyria rescue them? Did those gods rescue Gozan [region], and Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria], and the people of Eden [region] who were forced to go to Tel-Assar [city]?
13 ¿Dónde está el rey de Hamat, y el rey de Arpad, y el rey de la ciudad de Sefarvaim, de Hena y de Ivva?”
What happened to the King of Hamath and the King of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [cities]? [Did their gods rescue them] [RHQ]?”
14 Ezequías recibió la carta de manos de los mensajeros y la leyó. Entonces Ezequías subió a la casa de Yahvé y la extendió ante Yahvé.
Hezekiah received the letter that the messengers gave him, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple and spread out the letter in front of Yahweh.
15 Ezequías oró a Yahvé, diciendo:
And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
16 “Yahvé de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, que está entronizado entre los querubines, tú eres el Dios, sólo tú, de todos los reinos de la tierra. Tú has hecho el cielo y la tierra.
“O Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the statues of the creatures with wings, [above the Sacred Chest]. Only you are [truly] God. You rule all the kingdoms on this earth. You are the one who created everything on the earth and in the sky.
17 Vuelve tu oído, Yahvé, y escucha. Abre tus ojos, Yahvé, y mira. Escucha todas las palabras de Senaquerib, que ha enviado a desafiar al Dios vivo.
[So], Yahweh, [please] listen to what I am saying, and look at [what is happening]! And listen to what Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God!
18 En verdad, Yahvé, los reyes de Asiria han destruido todos los países y sus tierras,
Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and ruined their land.
19 y han echado al fuego a sus dioses, pues no eran dioses, sino obra de manos de hombres, madera y piedra; por eso los han destruido.
And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not [really] gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
20 Ahora, pues, Yahvé, nuestro Dios, sálvanos de su mano, para que todos los reinos de la tierra sepan que tú eres Yahvé, tú solo”.
So now, Yahweh our God, [please] rescue us from the power [MTY] of [the King of Assyria], in order that [the people in] all the kingdoms of the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is [truly] God.”
21 Entonces Isaías, hijo de Amoz, envió a decir a Ezequías: “Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘Por haberme rogado contra Senaquerib, rey de Asiria,
Then I sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says: Because you prayed about what King Sennacherib of Assyria [said],
22 esta es la palabra que Yahvé ha dicho sobre él: La virgen hija de Sión te ha despreciado y te ha ridiculizado. La hija de Jerusalén ha sacudido la cabeza ante ti.
this is what I say to him: ‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you. They will wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
23 ¿A quién has desafiado y blasfemado? ¿Contra quién has alzado tu voz y levantado tus ojos en alto? Contra el Santo de Israel.
Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing? Whom do you think you were shouting at? Whom do you think you were looking at [very] proudly/arrogantly? [It was I], the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!
24 Por medio de tus siervos, has desafiado al Señor y has dicho: “Con la multitud de mis carros he subido a la altura de los montes, a lo más recóndito del Líbano. Cortaré sus altos cedros y sus selectos cipreses. Entraré en su altura más lejana, en el bosque de su campo fructífero.
The messengers whom you sent made fun of me. You said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains, [even] to the highest mountains in Lebanon. We have cut down its tallest cedar [trees] and its nicest pine/cypress [trees]. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its densest forests.
25 He cavado y bebido agua, y con la planta de mis pies secaré todos los ríos de Egipto.”
We have dug wells [in many countries] and drunk water [from them]. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”
26 “‘¿No has oído cómo lo he hecho hace mucho tiempo, y lo he formado en tiempos antiguos? Ahora he hecho que sea tuya la destrucción de las ciudades fortificadas, convirtiéndolas en montones ruinosos.
[But I, Yahweh, reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [those things]; I planned them long ago, and now I have been causing those things to occur. I planned that your army would destroy cities and cause them to become piles of rubble.
27 Por eso sus habitantes tenían poco poder. Estaban consternados y confundidos. Eran como la hierba del campo, y como la hierba verde, como la hierba de los tejados, y como un campo antes de que haya crecido su cosecha.
The people in those cities have no power, and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged. They are [as frail as] [MET] grass and plants in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
28 Pero yo sé que te sientas, que sales, que entras y que te enfureces contra mí.
[But] I know [everything about you]; I know when you are [in your house and] when you go outside; I also know that you are (raging/speaking very angrily) against me.
29 A causa de tu furia contra mí, y porque tu arrogancia ha subido a mis oídos, pondré mi garfio en tu nariz y mi freno en tus labios, y te haré volver por el camino por el que viniste.
[So], because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron (bit/metal bar) in your mouth [in order that I can lead you where I want you to go], and I will force you to return [to your own country], on the same road on which you came [here, without conquering Jerusalem].”’
30 “‘Esta será la señal para vosotros: Este año comeréis lo que crece por sí mismo, y el segundo año lo que brota de él; y el tercer año sembraréis y segaréis y plantaréis viñas, y comeréis su fruto.
[Then I said to Hezekiah], ‘This will prove to you [that what I said will happen]: “This year, you(pl) will eat [only the crops] that grow by themselves, and next year the same thing will happen. But in the third year you will plant [crops] and harvest them; you will take care of your vineyards and eat the grapes.
31 El remanente que se ha escapado de la casa de Judá volverá a echar raíces hacia abajo y a dar fruto hacia arriba.
And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
32 Porque de Jerusalén saldrá un remanente, y los sobrevivientes escaparán del monte Sión. El celo de Yahvé de los Ejércitos realizará esto”.
A small number of my people will survive, and they will spread out from Jerusalem [DOU].” That will happen because [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, am desiring very much to accomplish it.’
33 “Por eso dice el Señor acerca del rey de Asiria: ‘No vendrá a esta ciudad, ni disparará una flecha en ella, ni se presentará ante ella con escudo, ni levantará un montículo contra ella.
And this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His [armies] will not enter Jerusalem; they will not [even] shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not [march outside] the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city [to enable them to attack the city].
34 Volverá por donde vino, y no vendrá a esta ciudad’, dice el Señor.
And their king will return [to his own country] on the same road on which he came [here]. He will not enter this city!’ [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!
35 ‘Porque yo defenderé esta ciudad para salvarla, por mí y por mi siervo David’”.
For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well], I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”
36 Entonces el ángel de Yahvé salió e hirió a ciento ochenta y cinco mil hombres en el campamento de los asirios. Cuando los hombres se levantaron de madrugada, he aquí que todos ellos eran cadáveres.
[That night], an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had set up their tents and killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When [the rest of the soldiers] woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere.
37 Entonces Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, se marchó, volvió a Nínive y se quedó allí.
Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
38 Mientras adoraba en la casa de Nisroc, su dios, Adramelec y Sharezer, sus hijos, lo hirieron con la espada, y escaparon a la tierra de Ararat. Su hijo Esar Haddón reinó en su lugar.
[One day], when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords. Then they escaped and went to the Ararat [region northwest of Nineveh]. And another of Sennacherib’s sons, Esarhaddon, became the King of Assyria.
