2 Kings 18
1 Ní ọdún kẹta Hosea ọmọ Ela ọba Israẹli, Hesekiah ọmọ Ahasi ọba Juda bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìjọba.
After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.
2 Ó jẹ́ ẹni ọdún mẹ́ẹ̀ẹ́dọ́gbọ̀n nígbà tí ó ti di ọba, ó sì jẹ ọba ní Jerusalẹmu fún ọdún mọ́kàndínlọ́gbọ̀n. Orúkọ ìyá rẹ̀ sì ni Abijah ọmọbìnrin Sekariah.
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 Ó sì ṣe ohun tí ó dára níwájú Olúwa, gẹ́gẹ́ bí i baba rẹ̀ Dafidi ti ṣe.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
4 Ó mú ibi gíga náà kúrò, ó sì fọ́ àwọn ère òkúta, ó sì gé àwọn ère Aṣerah lulẹ̀, ó sì fọ́ ejò idẹ tí Mose ti ṣe náà túútúú, títí di ọjọ́ tí àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ń sun tùràrí sí. (Wọ́n sì pè é ní Nehuṣitani.)
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 Hesekiah sì gbẹ́kẹ̀lé Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli. Kò sì ṣí ẹnìkan tí ó dàbí tirẹ̀ lára gbogbo àwọn ọba Juda, bóyá kí ó tó jẹ tàbí lẹ́yìn rẹ̀.
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 Ó súnmọ́ Olúwa, kò sì dẹ́kun láti tì í lẹ́yìn: ó sì pa òfin Olúwa mọ́ tí ó ti fi fún Mose.
He remained loyal to Yahweh and never disobeyed him. He carefully obeyed all the commandments that Yahweh had given to Moses.
7 Olúwa sì wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀; ó sì ń ṣe rere nínú gbogbo ohun tí ó dáwọ́lé. Ó ṣe ọ̀tẹ̀ sí ọba Asiria kò sì sìn ín.
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 Láti ilé ìṣọ́ títí dé ìlú olódi, ó sì pa àwọn ará Filistini run, àti títí dé Gasa àti agbègbè rẹ̀.
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 Ní ọdún kẹrin ọba Hesekiah, nígbà tí ó jẹ́ ọdún keje Hosea ọmọ Ela ọba Israẹli. Ṣalamaneseri ọba Asiria yàn lára Samaria ó sì tẹ̀dó tì í.
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 Lẹ́yìn ọdún mẹ́ta Asiria gbé e. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n kó Samaria ní ọdún kẹfà Hesekiah tí ó sì jẹ́ ọdún kẹsànán Hosea ọba Israẹli.
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 Ọba Asiria lé Israẹli kúrò ní Asiria, wọ́n sì ṣe àtìpó wọn ní Hala, ní Gosani létí odò Habori àti ní ìlú àwọn ará Media.
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 Èyí ṣẹlẹ̀ nítorí wọn kò pa àṣẹ Olúwa Ọlọ́run wọn mọ́. Ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ti dà májẹ̀mú rẹ̀ gbogbo èyí tí Mose ìránṣẹ́ Olúwa ti pàṣẹ. Wọn kò fi etí wọn sílẹ̀ sí òfin wọn kò sì gbé wọn jáde.
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 Ní ọdún kẹrìnlá tí Hesekiah jẹ ọba, Sennakeribu ọba Asiria kọlu gbogbo ìlú olódi ti Juda ó sì pa wọ́n run.
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 Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Hesekiah ọba Juda sì ránṣẹ́ yìí sí ọba Asiria ní Lakiṣi, wí pé, “Mo ti ṣẹ̀, padà lẹ́yìn mi: èmi yóò sì san ohunkóhun tí ìwọ bá béèrè lọ́wọ́ mi.” Ọba Asiria sì bu fún Hesekiah ọba Juda ọ̀ọ́dúnrún tálẹ́ǹtì fàdákà àti ọgbọ̀n tálẹ́ǹtì wúrà.
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 Hesekiah fún un ní gbogbo fàdákà tí a rí nínú ilé Olúwa àti nínú ìṣúra ilé ọba.
So Hezekiah gave to him all the silver that was in the temple and that was stored in the king’s palace.
16 Ní àkókò yìí Hesekiah ọba Juda ké wúrà tí ó wà ní ẹnu ìlẹ̀kùn ilé Olúwa, kúrò àti ti òpó tí Hesekiah ọba Juda ti gbéró ó sì fi fún ọba 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 Ọba Asiria rán alákòóso gíga jùlọ, ìjòyè pàtàkì àti àwọn adarí pápá pẹ̀lú àwọn ọmọ-ogun tí ó pọ̀, láti Lakiṣi sí ọba Hesekiah ní Jerusalẹmu. Wọ́n wá sí òkè Jerusalẹmu wọ́n sì dúró ní etí ìdarí omi àbàtà òkè, ní ojú ọ̀nà tó lọ sí òpópó pápá alágbàfọ̀.
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 Wọ́n sì pe ọba; àti Eliakimu ọmọ Hilkiah ẹni tí í ṣe ilé olùtọ́jú, Ṣebna akọ̀wé, àti Joah ọmọkùnrin Asafu tí ó jẹ́ akọ̀wé ìrántí jáde pẹ̀lú wọn.
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 Olùdarí pápá wí fún wọn pé, “Sọ fún Hesekiah pé, “‘Èyí ni ohun tí ọba ńlá, ọba Asiria sọ: Kí ni ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé yìí tí ìwọ gbẹ́kẹ̀lé?
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 Ìwọ wí pé ìwọ ni ìmọ̀ àti agbára láti jagun, ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ sọ̀rọ̀ òfìfo lásán. Ǹjẹ́ ta ni ìwọ gbẹ́kẹ̀ rẹ lé, tí ìwọ fi ń ṣe ọ̀tẹ̀ sí mi?
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 Wò ó, nísinsin yìí, ìwọ gbẹ́kẹ̀ rẹ lé Ejibiti, ẹ̀rún ọ̀pá pẹlẹbẹ ìyè fífọ́ yìí, èyí tí yóò wọ inú ọwọ́ ẹni tí ó sì bá fi ara tì í. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Farao ọba Ejibiti ṣe rí fún gbogbo àwọn tí ó gbẹ́kẹ̀ wọn lé e.
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 Tí ìwọ bá sì sọ fún mi pé, “Àwa gbẹ́kẹ̀ wa lé Olúwa Ọlọ́run.” Òun ha kọ́ ní ẹnìkan náà tí ibi gíga àti àwọn pẹpẹ tí Hesekiah mú kúrò, tí ó wí fún Juda àti Jerusalẹmu pé, “O gbọdọ̀ sìn níwájú pẹpẹ yìí ní Jerusalẹmu”?
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 “‘Wá nísinsin yìí, ṣe àdéhùn pẹ̀lú ọ̀gá mi, ọba Asiria èmi yóò sì fún ọ ní ẹgbẹ̀rún méjì ẹṣin tí ìwọ bá lè kó àwọn tí yóò gùn ún sí orí rẹ!
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 Báwo ni ìwọ yóò ha ti ṣe le yí ojú balógun kan tí ó kéré jùlọ padà nínú àwọn ìránṣẹ́ olúwa mi, tí ìwọ sì gbẹ́kẹ̀ rẹ lé Ejibiti fún àwọn kẹ̀kẹ́ àti ẹlẹ́ṣin?
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 Síwájú sí i, èmi ti wá láti mú àti láti parun ibí yìí láìsí ọ̀rọ̀ láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa? Olúwa fún rara rẹ̀ sọ fún mi pé kí n yára láti yan lórí ìlú yìí, kí n sì pa á run.’”
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 Nígbà náà Eliakimu ọmọ Hilkiah, àti Ṣebna àti Joah sọ fún olùdarí pápá pé, “Jọ̀wọ́ sọ̀rọ̀ fún àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ ní èdè Aramaiki, nítorí ti ó tí yé wa, má ṣe sọ̀rọ̀ fún wa pẹ̀lú èdè Heberu ní etí ìgbọ́ àwọn ènìyàn tí ń bẹ lórí odi.”
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 Ṣùgbọ́n aláṣẹ dáhùn pé, “Ṣé fún ọ̀gá rẹ àti ìwọ nìkan ní ọ̀gá mi rán mi sí láti sọ àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí kì í sì í ṣe fún àwọn ọkùnrin tí ó jókòó lórí odi ni gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìwọ, ni yóò ní láti jẹ ìgbẹ́ ará wọn kí wọ́n sì mu ìtọ̀ ará wọn?”
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 Nígbà náà, aláṣẹ dìde, ó sì pè jáde ní èdè Heberu pé, “Ẹ gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ ọba ńlá, ọba 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 Èyí ni ohun tí ọba sọ, má ṣe jẹ́ kí Hesekiah tàn ọ́ jẹ kò le gbà ọ́ kúrò ní ọwọ́ mi.
‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you. He will not be able to rescue you from my power [MTY].
30 Ẹ má ṣe jẹ́ kí Hesekiah mú yín gbẹ́kẹ̀lé Olúwa nípa sísọ pé, ‘Olúwa yóò gbà wá nítòótọ́; ìlú yìí ni wọn kò ní fi lé ọba ìlú Asiria lọ́wọ́.’
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 “Má ṣe tẹ́tí sí Hesekiah. Èyí ni ohun tí ọba Asiria wí pé, ‘Fi ẹ̀bùn wá ojúrere mi, kí o sì jáde tọ̀ mí wá.’ Nígbà náà olúkúlùkù yín yóò jẹun láti inú àjàrà rẹ̀ àti igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́, yóò sì mu omi láti inú àmù rẹ̀,
“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 títí tí èmi yóò fi wá mú ọ lọ sí ilé gẹ́gẹ́ bí i tìrẹ, ilẹ̀ ọkà àti ọtí wáìnì, ilẹ̀ oúnjẹ àti ọgbà àjàrà, ilẹ̀ òróró olifi àti ti ilẹ̀ oyin; yàn ìyè má sì ṣe yàn ikú! “Kí ẹ má ṣe gbọ́ tí Hesekiah, nítorí ó ń tàn yín tí ó ba tí wí pé, ‘Olúwa yóò gbà wá?’
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 Ṣé òrìṣà àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè kankan ti gba ilé rẹ lọ́wọ́ àwọn ọba Asiria?
The gods that people of other nations worship have never rescued them from the power [MTY] of the king of Assyria [RHQ]!
34 Níbo ni àwọn òrìṣà Hamati àti Arpadi gbé wà? Níbo ni àwọn òrìṣà Sefarfaimi, Hena àti Iffa gbé wà? Wọ́n ha gba Samaria kúrò lọ́wọ́ mi bí?
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 Ta ni nínú gbogbo àwọn òrìṣà ilẹ̀ yìí tí ó ti gbìyànjú láti gba ilẹ̀ rẹ̀ kúrò lọ́wọ́ mi? Báwo ni Olúwa yóò ṣe gba Jerusalẹmu kúrò lọ́wọ́ mi?”
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 Ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn náà dákẹ́ síbẹ̀ wọn kò sì sọ ohunkóhun, láti fi fèsì, nítorí ọba ti paláṣẹ, “Ẹ má ṣe dá a lóhùn.”
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 Nígbà náà Eliakimu ọmọ Hilkiah olùtọ́jú ààfin, Ṣebna akọ̀wé àti Joah ọmọ Asafu akọ̀wé ránṣẹ́ lọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ Hesekiah, pẹ̀lú aṣọ wọn yíya, ó sì wí fún un ohun tí olùdarí pápá ti sọ.
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.
