Isaías 39

1 En aquel tiempo Merodac-Baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, al saber que Ezequías estuvo enfermo y fue restablecido, le envió cartas y un presente.

At that time, Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered.

2 Ezequías se alegró con ellos. Les mostró la tesorería, la plata y el oro, las especias y los ungüentos aromáticos, toda su casa de armas y todo lo que se encontraba entre sus tesoros. No hubo algo en su palacio ni en sus dominios que Ezequías no les mostrara.

Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.

3 Entonces el profeta Isaías fue al rey Ezequías y le preguntó: ¿Qué dijeron aquellos hombres y de dónde vienen a visitarte? Ezequías respondió: De una tierra lejana vinieron a visitarme, de Babilonia.

Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and asked him, "What did these men say? Where did they come from to you?" Hezekiah said, "They have come from a country far from me, even from Babylon."

4 Isaías le preguntó: ¿Qué vieron en tu palacio? Y Ezequías respondió: Vieron todo cuanto hay en mi palacio. Nada hay entre mis tesoros que no les mostré.

Then he asked, "What have they seen in your house?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."

5 Entonces Isaías dijo a Ezequías: Escucha la Palabra de Yavé de las huestes:

Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:

6 Mira, vienen días cuando todo lo que hay en tu palacio, cuanto tus antepasados atesoraron hasta hoy, será llevado a Babilonia. Nada quedará, dice Yavé.

'Look, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the LORD.

7 Tomarán de los hijos que descienden de ti, a quienes tú engendraste, para que sean oficiales en el palacio del rey de Babilonia.

'They will take away your descendants who will issue from you, whom you shall father, and they will be eunuchs in the king of Babylon's palace.'"

8 Entonces Ezequías dijo a Isaías: La Palabra de Yavé que hablaste es buena. Porque pensó: Habrá paz y seguridad en mis días.

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The LORD's word which you have spoken is good." He said moreover, "For there will be peace and truth in my days."