Isaias 39

1 Nang panahong yaon si Merodachbaladan na anak ni Baladan, na hari sa Babilonia, ay nagpadala ng mga sulat at isang kaloob kay Ezechias: sapagka't nabalitaan niya na siya'y nagkasakit, at gumaling.

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 At si Ezechias ay natuwa sa kanila, at ipinakita sa kanila ang bahay ng kaniyang mahalagang bagay, ang pilak, at ang ginto, at ang mga especia, at ang mahalagang langis, at ang buong bahay na kaniyang sakbatan, at lahat na nandoon sa kaniyang mga kayamanan: walang bagay sa kaniyang bahay, o sa buong sakop man niya, na hindi ipinakita ni Ezechias sa kanila.

[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 Nang magkagayo'y dumating si Isaias na propeta sa haring Ezechias, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Anong sinabi ng mga lalaking ito? at saan nanggaling na nagsiparito sila sa iyo? At sinabi ni Ezechias, Sila'y nagsiparito sa akin mula sa malayong lupain, sa 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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya, Anong kanilang nakita sa iyong bahay? At sumagot si Ezechias, Lahat ng nangasa aking bahay ay kanilang nakita: walang anomang bagay sa aking mga kayamanan na hindi ko ipinakita sa kanila.

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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Isaias kay Ezechias, Iyong pakinggan ang salita ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.

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

6 Narito, ang mga kaarawan ay dumarating, na ang lahat na nangasa iyong bahay, at ang mga tinangkilik ng iyong mga magulang hanggang sa kaarawang ito, dadalhin sa Babilonia: walang maiiwan, sabi ng Panginoon.

'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 At sa iyong mga anak na magmumula sa iyo, na ipanganganak sa iyo, ay kanilang dadalhin; at sila'y magiging mga bating sa bahay ng hari sa 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 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Ezechias kay Isaias, Mabuti ang salita ng Panginoon na iyong sinalita. Kaniyang sinabi bukod dito, Sapagka't magkakaroon ng kapayapaan at katotohanan sa aking mga kaarawan.

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.”