2 Mga Hari 18
1 Nangyari nga, nang ikatlong taon ni Oseas na anak ni Ela na hari sa Israel, na si Ezechias na anak ni Achaz na hari sa Juda ay nagpasimulang maghari.
After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.
2 May dalawangpu't limang taon siya nang magpasimulang maghari; at siya'y nagharing dalawangpu't siyam na taon sa Jerusalem: at ang pangalan ng kaniyang ina ay Abi na anak ni Zacharias.
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 At siya'y gumawa ng matuwid sa harap ng mga mata ng Panginoon, ayon sa lahat na ginawa ni David na kaniyang magulang.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
4 Kaniyang inalis ang mga mataas na dako, at sinira ang mga haligi, at ibinagsak ang mga Asera: at kaniyang pinagputolputol ang ahas na tanso na ginawa ni Moises; sapagka't hanggang sa mga araw na yaon ay pinagsusunugan ng kamangyan ng mga anak ni Israel; at pinanganlang Nehustan.
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 Siya'y tumiwala sa Panginoon, na Dios ng Israel; na anopa't nang mamatay siya ay walang naging gaya niya sa lahat ng hari sa Juda, o sa nangauna man sa kaniya.
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 Sapagka't siya'y lumakip sa Panginoon; siya'y hindi humiwalay ng pagsunod sa kaniya, kundi iningatan ang kaniyang mga utos na iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.
He remained loyal to Yahweh and never disobeyed him. He carefully obeyed all the commandments that Yahweh had given to Moses.
7 At ang Panginoon ay sumasa kaniya; saan man siya lumabas ay gumiginhawa siya; at siya'y nanghimagsik laban sa hari sa Asiria, at hindi niya pinaglingkuran.
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 Kaniyang sinaktan ang mga Filisteo hanggang sa Gaza, at ang mga hangganan niyaon, mula sa moog ng bantay hanggang sa bayang nakukutaan.
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 At nangyari, nang ikaapat na taon ng haring Ezechias, na siyang ikapitong taon ni Oseas na anak ni Ela na hari sa Israel, na si Salmanasar na hari sa Asiria ay umahon laban sa Samaria, at kinubkob niya.
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 At sa katapusan ng tatlong taon ay kanilang sinakop: sa makatuwid baga'y nang ikaanim na taon ni Ezechias, na siyang ikasiyam na taon ni Oseas na hari sa Israel, ang Samaria ay sinakop.
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 At dinala ng hari sa Asiria ang Israel sa Asiria, at inilagay sa Hala, at sa Habor, sa ilog ng Gozan, at sa mga bayan ng mga Medo:
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 Sapagka't hindi nila sinunod ang tinig ng Panginoon nilang Dios, kundi kanilang sinalangsang ang kaniyang tipan, ang lahat na iniutos ni Moises na lingkod ng Panginoon, at hindi dininig o ginawa man.
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 Nang ikalabing apat na taon nga ng haring Ezechias ay umahon si Sennacherib na hari sa Asiria laban sa lahat na bayang nakukutaan ng Juda, at pinagsakop.
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 At si Ezechias na hari sa Juda ay nagsugo sa hari sa Asiria sa Lachis, na nagsasabi, Ako'y nagkasala; talikdan mo ako: ang iyong ipabayad sa akin ay aking babayaran. At siningil ng hari sa Asiria si Ezechias na hari sa Juda ng tatlong daang talentong pilak at tatlong pung talentong ginto.
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 At ibinigay ni Ezechias ang lahat na pilak na nasumpungan sa bahay ng Panginoon, at sa mga kayamanan ng bahay ng hari.
So Hezekiah gave to him all the silver that was in the temple and that was stored in the king’s palace.
16 Nang panahong yaon ay inihiwalay ni Ezechias ang ginto sa mga pintuan ng templo ng Panginoon, at sa mga haligi na binalutan ni Ezechias na hari sa Juda, at ibinigay sa hari sa Asiria.
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 At sinugo ng hari sa Asiria si Thartan at si Rab-saris, at si Rabsaces, sa haring kay Ezechias na mula sa Lachis na may malaking hukbo sa Jerusalem. At sila'y nagsiahon at nagsiparoon sa Jerusalem. At nang sila'y mangakaahon, sila'y nagsiparoon at nagsitayo sa tabi ng padaluyan ng tubig ng mataas na tipunan ng tubig na nasa lansangan sa parang ng tagapagpaputi ng kayo.
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 At nang matawag na nila ang hari, ay nilabas sila ni Eliacim na anak ni Hilcias, na siyang katiwala ng bahay, at ni Sebna na kalihim, at ni Joah na anak ni Asaph na kasangguni.
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 At sinabi ni Rabsaces sa kanila, Sabihin ninyo ngayon kay Ezechias, Ganito ang sabi ng dakilang hari, ng hari sa Asiria, Anong pagasa ito sa iyong tinitiwalaan?
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 Iyong sinasabi (nguni't mga salitang walang kabuluhan lamang) May payo at kalakasan sa pakikipagdigma. Ngayon, kanino ka tumitiwala, na ikaw ay nanghimagsik laban sa akin?
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 Ngayon, narito, ikaw ay tumitiwala sa tungkod na ito na kahoy na lapok, sa makatuwid baga'y sa Egipto; na kung sinoman ay sumandal, ay tutuhog sa kaniyang kamay, at palalagpasan: gayon si Faraon na hari sa Egipto sa lahat na tumitiwala sa kaniya.
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 Nguni't kung inyong sabihin sa akin: Kami ay tumitiwala sa Panginoon naming Dios: hindi ba siya'y yaong inalisan ni Ezechias ng mga mataas na dako, at ng mga dambana, at nagsabi sa Juda at sa Jerusalem, Kayo'y magsisisamba sa harap ng dambanang ito sa Jerusalem?
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 Isinasamo ko nga ngayon sa iyo na magbigay ka ng mga sangla sa aking panginoon na hari sa Asiria, at bibigyan kita ng dalawang libong kabayo, kung ikaw ay makapaglalagay sa ganang iyo ng mga mangangabayo sa mga yaon.
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 Paano ngang iyong mapapipihit ang mukha ng isang punong kawal sa pinaka mababa sa mga lingkod ng aking panginoon, at iyong ilalagak ang iyong tiwala sa Egipto dahil sa mga karo at sa mga mangangabayo?
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 Ako ba'y umahon na di ko kasama ang Panginoon laban sa dakong ito upang lipulin? Sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Ikaw ay umahon laban sa lupaing ito, at iyong lipulin.
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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Eliacim na anak ni Hilcias, at si Sebna, at ni Joah, kay Rabsaces. Isinasamo ko sa iyo na magsalita ka sa iyong mga lingkod ng wikang Siria; sapagka't aming naiintindihan yaon; at huwag kang magsalita sa amin ng wikang Judio, sa mga pakinig ng bayan na nasa kuta.
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 Nguni't sinabi ni Rabsaces sa kanila, Sinugo ba ako ng aking panginoon sa iyong panginoon, at sa iyo, upang salitain ang mga salitang ito? di ba niya ako sinugo sa mga lalake na nangakaupo sa kuta, upang magsikain ng kanilang sariling dumi, at upang magsiinom ng kanilang sariling ihi na kasalo ninyo?
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 Nang magkagayo'y si Rabsaces ay tumayo at sumigaw ng malakas sa wikang Judio, at nagsalita, na sinasabi, Dinggin ninyo ang salita ng dakilang hari, ng hari sa Asiria.
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 Ganito ang sabi ng hari, Huwag kayong dayain ni Ezechias; sapagka't hindi niya kayo maililigtas sa kaniyang kamay.
‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you. He will not be able to rescue you from my power [MTY].
30 Ni patiwalain man kayo ni Ezechias sa Panginoon, na sabihin, Walang pagsalang ililigtas tayo ng Panginoon, at ang bayang ito ay hindi mabibigay sa kamay ng hari sa Asiria.
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 Huwag ninyong dinggin si Ezechias: sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng hari sa Asiria, Makipagpayapaan kayo sa akin, at labasin ninyo ako; at kumain ang bawa't isa sa inyo ng bunga ng kaniyang puno ng ubas, at ang bawa't isa ng bunga ng kaniyang puno ng igos, at uminom ang bawa't isa sa inyo ng tubig ng kaniyang sariling balon;
“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 Hanggang sa ako'y dumating at dalhin ko kayo sa isang lupaing gaya ng inyong sariling lupain, na lupain ng trigo at ng alak, na lupain ng tinapay at ng mga ubasan, na lupain ng langis na olibo at ng pulot, upang kayo'y mangabuhay, at huwag mangamatay: at huwag ninyong dinggin si Ezechias, pagka kayo'y hinihikayat niya, na sinasabi, Ililigtas tayo ng Panginoon.
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 Nagligtas ba kailan man ang sinoman sa mga dios sa mga bansa ng kaniyang lupain sa kamay ng hari sa Asiria?
The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria [RHQ]!
34 Saan nandoon ang mga dios ng Hamath, at ng Arphad? Saan nandoon ang mga dios ng Sepharvaim, ng Hena, at ng Hiva? Iniligtas ba nila ang Samaria sa aking kamay?
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 Sino sa kanila sa lahat na dios ng mga lupain, ang nagligtas ng kanilang lupain sa aking kamay, na ililigtas ng Panginoon ang Jerusalem sa aking kamay?
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 Nguni't ang bayan ay tumahimik, at hindi sumagot ng kahit isang salita: sapagka't utos ng hari, na sinasabi, Huwag ninyong sagutin siya.
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 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon si Eliacim na anak ni Hilcias, na siyang katiwala sa sangbahayan, at si Sebna na kalihim, at si Joah na anak ni Asaph na kasangguni, kay Ezechias na ang kanilang suot ay hapak, at isinaysay sa kaniya ang mga salita ni Rabsaces.
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.
