Jesaja 39

1 Vid samma tid sände Merodak-Baladan, Baladans son, konungen i Babel, brev och skänker till Hiskia; och han fick höra, att denne hade varit sjuk, men blivit återställd.

At that time, Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of Babylon, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah. For he had heard that he had fallen ill and had recovered.

2 Och Hiskia gladde sig över deras ankomst och visade dem sitt förrådshus, sitt silver och guld, sina välluktande kryddor och sina dyrbara oljor och hela sitt tyghus och allt vad som fanns i hans skattkamrar. Intet fanns i Hiskias hus eller eljest i hans ägo, som han icke visade dem.

And Hezekiah rejoiced over them, and he showed them the storehouses of his aromatic spices, and of the silver and gold, and of the perfumes and precious ointments, and all the repositories for his belongings, and all the things that were found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.

3 Men profeten Jesaja kom till konung Hiskia och sade till honom: "Vad hava dessa män sagt, och varifrån hava de kommit till dig?" Hiskia svarade: "De hava kommit till mig ifrån fjärran land, ifrån Babel."

Then Isaiah the prophet entered before king Hezekiah, and he said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far away land, from Babylon.”

4 Han sade vidare: "Vad hava de sett i ditt hus?" Hiskia svarade: "Allt som är i mitt hus hava de sett: intet finnes i mina skattkamrar, som jag icke har visat dem."

And he said, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah said: “They have seen all the things that are in my house. There was nothing that I did not show them among my treasures.”

5 Då sade Jesaja till Hiskia: "Hör HERREN Sebaots ord:

And Isaiah said to Hezekiah: “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:

6 Se, dagar skola komma, då allt som finnes i ditt hus och som dina fäder hava samlat ända till denna dag skall föras bort till Babel; intet skall bliva kvar, säger HERREN.

Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and all that your fathers have stored up, even to this day, will be taken away to Babylon. There will be nothing left behind, says the Lord.

7 Och söner till dig, de som skola utgå av dig och som du skall föda, dem skall man taga, och de skola bliva hovtjänare i den babyloniske konungens palats."

And your children, who will issue from you, whom you will produce, they will be taken away. And they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

8 Hiskia sade till Jesaja: "Gott är det HERRENS ord, som du har talat." Och han sade ytterligare: "Frid och trygghet skola ju få råda i min tid."

And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which he has spoken is good.” And he said, “But let there be peace and truth in my days.”