Isaías 37
1 Al oír esto, Ezequías se rasgó la túnica, en señal de dolor y entró en la casa del Señor.
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 sobre la casa, y a Sebna el escriba, y a los principales sacerdotes, con ropas ásperas en señal de dolor, 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 Y ellos le dijeron: Ezequías dice: Este día es un día de angustia, de castigo y de blasfemia; porque los niños están listos para nacer, pero no hay fuerzas para darles 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 el Señor tu Dios escuche las palabras del alto oficial, a quien el rey de Asiria, su maestro, ha enviado a decir cosas malas contra el Dios vivo, y lo reprenderá por las palabras que él Señor tu Dios ha oído, así que haz tu oración por el remanente de la gente.
[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 siervos del rey Ezequías vinieron a Isaías.
After those men gave me that message,
6 Entonces Isaías les dijo: Esto es lo que debes decirle a tu amo: El Señor dice: No te preocupes por las palabras que los siervos del rey de Asiria han dicho contra mí en tu oído.
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 Mira, pondré un espíritu en él, y las malas noticias llegarán a sus oídos, y él volverá a su tierra; Y allí lo haré matar.
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 Entonces regresó él alto oficial, y cuando llegó allí, el rey de Asiria estaba haciendo la guerra a Libna, porque había llegado a sus oídos que el rey de Asiria se había ido 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 Y cuando le llegaron noticias de que Tirhaca, rey de Etiopía, ha salido a pelear contra ti. Y envió representantes a Ezequías, rey de Judá, diciendo:
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 Esto es lo que debes decir a Ezequías, rey de Judá: No permitas que tu Dios, en quien está tu fe, te dé una falsa esperanza, 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 Sin duda, la historia ha llegado a tus oídos sobre lo que los reyes de Asiria han hecho en todas las tierras, poniendo a la maldición ¿y te mantendrás a salvo de su destino?
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 mantuvieron a salvo a aquellos a quienes mis padres enviaron a la destrucción, Gozan y Harán y Resef, y 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 están el rey de Hamat, y el rey de Arpad, y el rey de la ciudad de Sefarvaim, de Hena e Iva?
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 tomó la carta de las manos de los que habían venido con ella; y después de leerlo, Ezequías subió a la casa del Señor y abrió la carta allí delante del Señor.
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 E hizo oración al Señor, diciendo:
And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
16 Oh Señor de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, sentado entre los querubines, tú solo eres el Dios de todos los reinos de la tierra; Has hecho los cielos 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 a nosotros, oh Señor; deja que tus ojos estén abiertos, oh Señor, y mira; toma nota de todas las palabras de Senaquerib que ha enviado a los hombres a decir mal contra el 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, oh Señor, los reyes de Asiria han destruido a todas las naciones 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 dieron sus dioses al fuego; porque no eran dioses, sino madera y piedra, obra de manos de hombres; por eso los han dado a la destrucción.
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 Pero ahora, Señor nuestro Dios, danos la salvación de su mano, para que quede claro a todos los reinos de la tierra que tú, y solo tú, eres el Señor.
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, el hijo de Amoz, enviado a Ezequías, diciendo: El Señor, el Dios de Israel, dice: La oración que me has hecho contra Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, ha llegado a mis oídos.
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 el Señor ha dicho acerca de él: La hija virgen de Sión, te avergüenza y se ríe. La hija de Jerusalén se burla de ti a tus espaldas.
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 ¿Contra quién has dicho cosas malas y amargas? ¿Y contra quién ha sonado tu voz y tus ojos levantados? contra el Dios 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 Enviaste a tus siervos con malas palabras contra el Señor, y dijiste: Con todos mis carros de guerra he subido a la cima de las montañas, a las partes más lejanas del Líbano; y sus altos cedros serán talados, y los mejores árboles de sus bosques; subiré a sus lugares más altos, a sus bosques densos.
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 hecho pozos de agua y he tomado sus aguas, y con mi pie he secado 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 ha llegado a tus oídos cómo lo hice mucho antes, y lo propuse en tiempos pasados? Ahora he dado efecto a mi diseño, para que, por su parte, los pueblos fuertes se convierten en masas de muros rotos.
[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 no tenían poder, fueron quebrantados y avergonzados; eran como la hierba del campo, o una planta verde; como la hierba en las casas, que un viento frío produce residuos.
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 tengo conocimiento de que te levantas y de que descansas, de tu salida y tu entrada.
[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 Porque tu ira contra mí y tu orgullo han llegado a mis oídos, pondré mi anzuelo en tu nariz y mi cordón en tus labios, y te haré volver por el camino 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 Y esta será la señal para ti: obtendrás tu alimento este año de lo que surja de sí mismo y, en el segundo año, del producto del mismo; y en el tercer año pondrás en tu semilla, y en el grano, y harás enredaderas, y comerán sus frutos.
[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 Y los de Judá que aún viven volverán a echar raíces en la tierra y darán fruto.
And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
32 Porque de Jerusalén saldrán él remanente; los que han estado a salvo, y los que aún viven saldrán del monte Sión; por el celo del Señor de los ejércitos, esto se hará.
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 esta causa que el Señor dice acerca del rey de Asiria, Él no vendrá a esta ciudad, ni enviará una flecha contra ella; no lo vendrá con escudos, ni levantará una rampa de tierra contra él.
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 Por él camino que vino, volverá y no entrará en esta ciudad. Declara 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 mantendré este pueblo a salvo, por mi honor, y por el honor de 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 Salió y mató el ángel del Señor en el ejército de los asirios ciento ochenta y cinco mil hombres; y cuando el pueblo se levantó temprano en la mañana, no había nada que ver sino cuerpos muertos.
[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 Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, volvió a su lugar en Nínive.
Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
38 Y sucedió que cuando él estaba adorando en la casa de su dios Nisroc, sus hijos Adramelec y Sarezer lo mataron con la espada, y se fueron a huir a la tierra de Ararat. Y Esarhadon, su hijo, se convirtió en rey 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.
