Isaías 39

1 En ese momento, Merodac-baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas con una ofrenda a Ezequías, porque tenía noticias de que Ezequías había estado enfermo y estaba bien de nuevo.

Soon after that, Baladan’s son Merodach-Baladan, the King of Babylon, heard a report that Hezekiah had been very sick but that he had recovered. So he wrote some notes and gave them to some messengers to take to Hezekiah, along with a gift.

2 Y se alegró Ezequías de su venida, y les permitió ver toda su reserva de riquezas, la plata y el oro y las especias y el aceite, y toda la casa de sus armas, y todo lo que había en sus tiendas; no había nada en toda su casa o su reino que él no les mostrara.

[When the messengers arrived], Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. [Then] he showed them everything that was in his (treasure houses/places where very valuable things were kept)—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the nice-smelling [olive] oil. He also took them to see the place where they kept their soldiers’ weapons, and he showed them the other valuable things that were in the storehouses. Hezekiah showed them everything [LIT] that was in the palace or in other places [HYP].

3 Entonces el profeta Isaías vino al rey Ezequías y le dijo: ¿Qué dijeron estos hombres y de dónde vinieron? Y Ezequías dijo: Vinieron de un país lejano, incluso de Babilonia.

Then I went to King Hezekiah and asked him, “Where did those men come from, and what did they want?” He replied, “They came from the far away land of Babylon.”

4 Y él dijo: ¿Qué han visto en tu casa? Y Ezequías respondió: “Ellos vieron todo en mi casa; no hay nada entre mis tiendas que no les deje ver”.

I asked him, “What did they see in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They saw everything. I showed them absolutely everything that I own—all my valuable things.”

5 Entonces Isaías dijo a Ezequías: Escucha la palabra del Señor de los ejércitos:

Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:

6 En verdad, vendrán días cuando todo lo que hay en tu casa, y lo que tus padres hayan guardado hasta el día de hoy, se lo llevarán a Babilonia; no quedará aquí nada.

'There will be a time when everything in your palace, all the valuable things that your ancestors stored there up until the present time, will be carried away to Babylon. Yahweh says that there will be nothing left.

7 Y a tus hijos, tu descendencia, se los llevarán a ser siervos los castraran en la casa del rey de Babilonia.

Furthermore, some of your sons will be forced to go to Babylon. They will be castrated in order that they can become servants in the palace of the king of Babylon.'”

8 Entonces Ezequías dijo a Isaías: La palabra del Señor que has dicho es buena. Y dijo en su corazón: Habrá paz y tranquilidad en mis días.

Then Hezekiah replied to me, “That message from Yahweh that you have given to me is good.” He said that because he was thinking, “Even if that happens, there will be peace, and people in this country will be safe during the time that I am alive.”