2 Kungaboken 18
1 Uti tredje årena Hosea, Ela sons, Israels Konungs, vardt Hiskia Konung, Ahas son, Juda Konungs;
After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.
2 Och var fem och tjugu åra gammal, då han vardt Konung, och regerade nio och tjugu år i Jerusalem; hans moder het Abi, Zacharia dotter.
He was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah] and he ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
3 Och han gjorde det godt var för Herranom, såsom hans fader David.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
4 Han lade bort de höjder, och bröt omkull stodarna, och utrotade lundarna, och slog sönder den kopparormen, som Mose gjort hade; ty allt intill den tiden hade Israels barn rökt för honom, och han kallade honom Nehusthan.
He destroyed the places where people worshiped Yahweh on the tops of hills, and he broke into pieces the stone pillars [for worshiping the goddess Asherah]. He also broke into pieces the bronze [replica/statue of a] snake that Moses had made. He did that because the people had named it Nehushtan, and they were burning incense in front of it to honor it.
5 Han förtröste på Herran Israels Gud, så att ingen hans like var efter honom, ej heller för honom, ibland alla Juda Konungar.
Hezekiah trusted in Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped.] There was no king who ruled Judah before him or after him who was as [devoted to Yahweh as] he was.
6 Han höll sig intill Herran, och trädde icke ifrå honom, och höll hans bud, som Herren hade budit Mose.
He remained loyal to Yahweh and never disobeyed him. He carefully obeyed all the commandments that Yahweh had given to Moses.
7 Och Herren var med honom, och hvart han utdrog, handlade han visliga. Dertill föll han af ifrå Konungen i Assyrien, och var honom icke underdånig.
Yahweh always (helped/was with) him. He was successful in everything that he did. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to (pay taxes to him/do what the king of Assyria wanted him to do).
8 Han slog ock de Philisteer, allt intill Gasa, och deras gränsor, både slott och fasta städer.
His army defeated [the soldiers of] Philistia as far [south] as Gaza [city] and the nearby villages. They conquered the entire area, from the smallest watchtower to the largest cities surrounded by walls.
9 Uti fjerde årena Hiskia, Juda Konungs, det var sjunde året Hosea, Ela sons, Israels Konungs, då drog Salmanasser, Konungen i Assyrien, upp emot Samarien, och belade det;
After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, and when King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost seven years, [the army of] King Shalmaneser of Assyria invaded Israel and surrounded Samaria [city].
10 Och vann det efter tre år, uti sjette Hiskia åre, det är, uti nionde årena Hosea, Israels Konungs, så vardt Samarien vunnet.
In the third year they captured the city. That was when Hezekiah has been ruling Judah for almost six years, and when Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost nine years.
11 Och Konungen af Assyrien förde Israel bort till Assyrien, och satte dem i Halah och Habor, vid den älfven Gosan, och uti de Meders städer;
The king of Assyria commanded that the people of Israel be taken to Assyria. Some of them were taken to Halah [town], some were taken to a place near the Habor [River] in [the] Gozan [region], and some were taken to cities where the Mede people-group live.
12 Derföre, att de icke lydt hade Herrans sins Guds röst, och hade öfverträdt hans förbund; och allt det Mose Herrans tjenare budit hade, det hade de intet lydt, eller gjort.
That happened because the Israelis did not obey Yahweh their God. They disobeyed the agreement that Yahweh had made with their ancestors, and all the laws that Moses, the man who served Yahweh [very well], had told them to obey. They would not obey those laws; they would not even listen to them.
13 Men uti fjortonde årena Konungs Hiskia, drog upp Sanherib, Konungen i Assyrien, emot alla fasta städer i Juda, och tog dem in.
After King Hezekiah had been ruling Judah for almost 14 years, [the army of] King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked all the cities in Judah that had walls around them. They [did not capture Jerusalem, but they] captured all the other cities.
14 Då sände Hiskia, Juda Konung, till Konungen af Assyrien i Lachis, och lät säga honom: Jag hafver syndat, vänd om ifrå mig; hvad du lägger mig uppå, det vill jag draga. Så lade Konungen af Assyrien på Hiskia, Juda Konung, trehundrad centener silfver, och tretio centener guld.
King Hezekiah sent a message to Sennacherib, while Sennacherib was in Lachish, saying “What I have done was wrong. Please [tell your soldiers to] stop attacking us. If you do that, I will pay you whatever you tell me to.” So the king of Assyria said that Hezekiah must pay to him (ten tons/9,000 kg.) of silver and (one ton/900 kg.) of gold.
15 Alltså gaf Hiskia ut allt det silfver, som i Herrans hus, och i Konungshusets drätsel funnet vardt.
So Hezekiah gave to him all the silver that was in the temple and that was stored in the king’s palace.
16 På den samma tiden slog Hiskia, Juda Konung, sönder dörrarna af Herrans tempel, och de skifvor, som han sjelf hade låtit bedraga dem med, och fick dem Konungenom af Assyrien.
Hezekiah’s men also stripped the gold from the doors of the temple and the gold that he himself had put on the doorposts, and he sent all that gold to the king of Assyria.
17 Och Konungen af Assyrien sände Tharthan, och öfversta kamereraren, och RabSake ifrå Lachis, till Konung Hiskia med stora magt till Jerusalem, och de drogo upp; och då de kommo, höllo de vid vattugrafvena af öfversta dammen, som ligger vid den vägen på valkareåkrenom;
But the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish [city] to [persuade] King Hezekiah [to surrender]. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows from the upper pool into Jerusalem, near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.
18 Och de kallade Konungen. Då kom ut till dem Eliakim, Hilkia son, hofmästaren, och Sebna skrifvaren, och Joah, Asaphs son, cancelleren.
They sent a message requesting King Hezekiah to come to them, but the king sent three of his officials [to talk to them]. He sent Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, who supervised the palace; Shebna, the official secretary; and Asaph’s son Joah, who communicated the king’s messages to the people.
19 Och RabSake sade till dem: Käre, säger Konung Hiskia: Så säger den store Konungen, Konungen af Assyrien: Hvad är detta för en tröst, der du förlåter dig uppå?
One of Sennacherib’s important officials told them to take this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the king of Assyria, the great king, says: ‘What are you trusting in [to rescue you] [RHQ]?
20 Menar du, att du hafver ännu råd och magt till att strida? Hvaruppå förlåter då du dig nu, att du äst affallen ifrå mig?
You say that you have weapons to fight us, and some country promises [to help you], [and that will enable you to defeat us, ] but that is only talk [RHQ]. Who do you think will help you to rebel against my [soldiers from Assyria]?
21 Si, förlåter du dig uppå den sönderbråkade rörstafven Egypten? Hvilken som stöder sig vid honom, honom varder han gångandes upp i handena, och genomstinger henne; alltså är Pharao, Konungen i Egypten, allom dem som förlåta sig på honom.
Listen to me! You are relying on [the army of] Egypt. But that is like [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. But it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the king of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him [for help].
22 Om I ock viljen säga till mig: Vi förlåte oss på Herran vår Gud; är icke han den, hvilkens höjder och altare Hiskia hafver aflagt, och sagt till Juda och Jerusalem: För detta altaret, som i Jerusalem är, skolen I tillbedja?
But perhaps you will say to me, “No, we are (relying on/trusting in) Yahweh our God [to help us].” [I would reply, ] “Is he not the one whom you [insulted by] tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to worship only in front of the altar [in Jerusalem]?”’
23 Så gör nu samman en hop minom herra, Konungenom af Assyrien, så vill jag få dig tutusend hästar; lät se, om du kan åstadkomma dem, som deruppå rida måga.
So I suggest that you make a deal between you and my master/boss, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses, but [I do not think that] you are able to find 2,000 of your men who can ride on them!
24 Huru vill du då blifva ståndandes för en den minsta höfdingan, mins herras underdåna, om du förlåter dig uppå Egypten, för vagnars och resenärars skull?
You are expecting the king of Egypt to send chariots and men riding horses [to assist you]. But they certainly would not [RHQ] be able to resist/defeat even the most insignificant/unimportant official in the army of Assyria!
25 Menar du, att jag utan Herrans vilja är hit uppdragen, till att förderfva denna staden? Herren hafver mig det befallt: Drag upp i detta landet, och förderfva det.
Furthermore, (do you think that we have come to destroy Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help?/do not think that we have come to Jerusalem without Yahweh’s help.) [RHQ] It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!”
26 Då sade Eliakim, Hilkia son, och Sebna, och Joah, till RabSake: Tala med dina tjenare på Syrisko, ty vi förstå det, och tala icke med oss på Judisko, för folkens öron, som på muren är.
Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Sir, please speak to us in your Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in our Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it [and be frightened].”
27 Men RabSake sade till dem: Hafver nu min herre sändt mig till din herra, eller till dig, att jag dessa orden säga skulle? Ja, till de män som sitta på muren, att de skulle äta sin egen träck med eder, och dricka sitt piss.
But the official replied, “Do you think [RHQ] that my master sent me to say these things only to you and not to the people who are standing on the wall? [If you reject this message, ] the [people in this city] will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, [because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink].”
28 Alltså stod RabSake, och ropade med höga röst på Judisko, talade, och sade: Hörer den stora Konungens röst, Konungens af Assyrien.
Then the official stood up and shouted in the Hebrew language [to the people sitting on the wall]. He said, “Listen to this message from the great king, the king of Assyria. He says,
29 Detta säger Konungen: Låter icke Hiskia bedraga eder; ty han förmår icke fria eder utu mine hand;
‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you. He will not be able to rescue you from my power [MTY].
30 Och låter icke Hiskia förtrösta eder på Herran, så att han säger: Herren skall fria oss, och denne stad skall icke gifven varda i Konungens händer af Assyrien.
Do not allow him to persuade you to rely on Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that the army of Assyria will never capture this city!’
31 Hörer icke Hiskia; ty så säger Konungen af Assyrien: Görer mig till vilja, och kommer ut till mig, så skall hvar och en äta af sitt vinträ, och af sitt fikonaträ, och dricka af sin brunn:
“Do not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. If you do that, I will arrange for each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines, and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own wells.
32 Intilldess jag kommer, och hemtar eder uti ett land, det edro lande likt är, der korn, must, bröd, vingårdar, oljoträ, olja och hannog uti är, så fån I lefva, och icke dö; hörer intet Hiskia, ty han förförer eder, då han säger: Herren varder oss hjelpandes.
You will be able to do that until we come and take you to a land that is like your land—a land where there is grain to make bread and vineyards to [produce grapes for making] wine. It will be a land that has plenty of olive trees and honey. If you do what the king of Assyria commands, you will not die. You will continue to live. ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to persuade you to trust in Yahweh saying that he will rescue you!
33 Hafva ock Hedningarnas gudar hvar och en hulpit sitt land ifrå Konungens hand i Assyrien?
The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria [RHQ]!
34 Hvar äro de gudar i Hamath och Arphad? Hvar äro de gudar i Sepharvaim, Hena och Iva? Hafva de ock hulpit Samarien utu mine hand?
Why were the gods of Hamath and Arpad [cities] unable to rescue their people from the king of Assyria [RHQ]? What happened to the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah, [towns that we completely destroyed and their gods disappeared] [RHQ]? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?
35 Hvar är en gud ibland alla lands gudar, som sitt land friat hafver utu mina hand, att Herren nu skall fria Jerusalem utu mina hand?
No, none of the gods of the countries [that my army attacked] rescued their people [RHQ] from me! So why do you think that Yahweh will rescue you people of Jerusalem from my power [MTY]?’”
36 Då tigde folket, och svarade honom intet; ty Konungen hade budit, och sagt: Svarer honom intet.
But the people [who were listening] stayed silent. No one said anything, because King Hezekiah had told them, “[When the official from Assyria talks to you, ] do not answer him.”
37 Så kom då Eliakim, Hilkia son, hofmästaren, och Sebna skrifvaren, och Joah, Asaphs son, cancelleren, till Hiskia med rifven kläder, och gåfvo honom tillkänna RabSake ord.
Then Eliakim the palace administrator and Shebna the court secretary and Joah the royal historian went back to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [because they were extremely distressed], and they told him what the official from Assyria had said.
