2 Chronicles 32
1 After these things, and after this manner of truth, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians arrived. And entering Judah, he besieged the fortified cities, desiring to seize them.
Po teh stvareh in ustanovitvi tega je prišel asirski kralj Senaherib, vstopil v Juda, se utaboril zoper utrjena mesta in mislil, da jih osvoji zase.
2 And when Hezekiah had seen this, specifically that Sennacherib had arrived, and that the entire force of the war was turning against Jerusalem,
Ko je Ezekíja videl, da je Senaherib prišel in da se je namenil, da se bojuje zoper Jeruzalem,
3 he took counsel with the rulers and with the most valiant men, so that they might obstruct the heads of the springs which were beyond the city. And with everyone discerning the same judgment about this,
se je posvetoval s svojimi princi in svojimi mogočnimi možmi, da zamaši vodne studence, ki so bili zunaj mesta, in ti so mu pomagali.
4 he gathered together a great multitude, and they obstructed all the springs, and the brook which was flowing through the midst of the land, saying: “Otherwise, the kings of the Assyrians might arrive and find an abundance of water.”
Tako je bilo tam skupaj zbranih veliko ljudi, ki so zamašili vse studence in potok, ki je tekel čez sredo dežele, rekoč: »Zakaj bi prišli asirski kralji in našli mnogo vode?«
5 Also, acting industriously, he built up the entire wall that had been broken apart. And he constructed towers upon it, and another wall outside it. And he repaired Millo, in the City of David. And he made all kinds of weapons and shields.
Prav tako se je okrepil in pozidal vse obzidje, ki je bil porušeno in ga dvignil k stolpom in drugi zid zunaj in popravil Miló v Davidovem mestu ter naredil puščic in ščitov v obilju.
6 And he appointed leaders of the warriors within the army. And he summoned them all to the wide street of the gate of the city. And he spoke to their heart, saying:
Nad ljudstvom je postavil vojne poveljnike in jih zbral skupaj k sebi na ulici velikih vrat mesta in jim tolažilno govoril, rekoč:
7 “Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid. Neither should you dread the king of the Assyrians and the entire multitude that is with him. For many more are with us than with him.
»Bodite močni in pogumni, ne bodite prestrašeni niti zaprepadeni zaradi asirskega kralja niti zaradi vse množice, ki je z njim, kajti z nami jih je več kakor z njim.
8 For with him is an arm of flesh; with us is the Lord our God, who is our helper, and who fights for us.” And the people were strengthened by this type of words from Hezekiah, the king of Judah.
Z njim je mesen laket, toda z nami je Gospod, naš Bog, da nam pomaga in da bori naše bitke.« In ljudstvo se je opiralo na besede Judovega kralja Ezekíja.
9 After these things, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, sent his servants to Jerusalem, (for he and his entire army were besieging Lachish) to Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and to all the people who were in the city, saying:
Za tem je asirski kralj Senaherib poslal svoje služabnike v Jeruzalem, (toda on sam je oblegal Lahíš in vsa njegova moč z njim) k Judovemu kralju Ezekíju in vsemu Judu, ki so bili v Jeruzalemu, rekoč:
10 “Thus says Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians: In whom do you have faith, as you sit besieged in Jerusalem?
»Tako govori asirski kralj Senaherib: ›Komu zaupate, da ostajate v obleganem Jeruzalemu?
11 Does not Hezekiah deceive you, so that he would deliver you to die from hunger and thirst, by affirming that the Lord your God will free you from the hand of the king of the Assyrians?
Mar vas Ezekija ne prepričuje, da bi se prepustili smrti zaradi lakote in žeje, rekoč: › Gospod, naš Bog, nas bo osvobodil iz roke asirskega kralja?‹
12 Is this not the same Hezekiah who destroyed his own high places and altars, and who instructed Judah and Jerusalem, saying: ‘You shall worship before one altar, and you shall burn incense upon it?’
Mar ni isti Ezekíja odstranil njegove visoke kraje in njegove oltarje ter zapovedal Judu in Jeruzalemu, rekoč: ›Oboževali boste pred enim oltarjem in na njem zažigali kadilo?‹
13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of the nations and all the lands prevailed so as to free their region from my hand?
Ne veste, kaj smo jaz in moji očetje storili vsem ljudstvom drugih dežel? Mar so bili bogovi narodov tistih dežel kakorkoli zmožni svoje dežele osvoboditi iz moje roke?
14 Who is there, out of all the gods of the nations that my fathers destroyed, who is able to rescue his people from my hand, so that now also your God would be able to rescue you from this hand?
Kdo je bil tam med vsemi bogovi tistih narodov, ki so jih moji očetje popolnoma uničili, ki bi lahko osvobodil svoje ljudstvo iz moje roke, da bi vas bil vaš Bog zmožen osvoboditi iz moje roke?
15 Therefore, let not Hezekiah deceive or delude you with vain persuasion. And you should not believe him. For if no god out of all the nations and kingdoms was able to free his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers, consequently neither will your God be able to rescue you from my hand.”
Zdaj torej naj vas Ezekíja ne zavede niti pregovori o tej zadevi niti mu še ne verjemite, kajti noben bog iz kateregakoli naroda ali kraljestva ni bil zmožen osvoboditi svojega ljudstva iz moje roke in iz roke mojih očetov. Kako veliko manj vas bo vaš Bog osvobodil iz moje roke?«
16 Then too, his servants were speaking many other things against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
Njegovi služabniki so še bolj govorili zoper Gospoda Boga in zoper njegovega služabnika Ezekíja.
17 Also, he wrote letters full of blasphemy against the Lord God of Israel. And against him he said: “Just as the gods of other nations were unable to free their people from my hand, so also is the God of Hezekiah unable to rescue his people from this hand.”
Napisal je tudi pisma, da udriha po Gospodu, Izraelovemu Bogu in da govori zoper njega, rekoč: »Kakor bogovi narodov drugih dežel niso osvobodili svojih ljudstev iz moje roke, tako Ezekíjev Bog ne bo osvobodil svojega ljudstva iz moje roke.«
18 Moreover, he also shouted with a great clamor, in the language of the Jews, toward the people who were sitting upon the walls of Jerusalem, so that he might frighten them and so seize the city.
Potem so z močnim glasom zaklicali v Judovskem jeziku jeruzalemskemu ljudstvu, ki so bili na obzidju, da jih prestrašijo in da jih vznemirijo, da bi lahko zavzeli mesto.
19 And he was speaking against the God of Jerusalem, just as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are works of the hands of men.
Govorili so zoper jeruzalemskega Boga kakor zoper bogove ljudstev zemlje, ki so bili delo človeških rok.
20 And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed against this blasphemy, and they cried out to heaven.
Zaradi tega razloga sta kralj Ezekíja in prerok Izaija, Amócov sin, molila in klicala k nebu.
21 And the Lord sent an Angel, who struck all the experienced men and warriors, and the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians. And he returned in disgrace to his own land. And when he had entered the house of his god, the sons who had gone forth from his loins killed him with the sword.
In Gospod je poslal angela, ki je usmrtil vse močne junaške može ter voditelje in poveljnike v taboru asirskega kralja. Tako se je ta z osramočenim obrazom vrnil k svoji lastni deželi. Ko pa je prišel v hišo svojega boga, sta ga tam z mečem usmrtila tista [dva], ki sta prišla iz njegovih lastnih ledij.
22 And the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, and from the hand of all. And he presented to them peace on every side.
Tako je Gospod rešil Ezekíja in prebivalce Jeruzalema iz roke asirskega kralja Senaheriba in iz roke vseh drugih ter jih usmerjal na vsaki strani.
23 And now many were bringing victims and sacrifices to the Lord in Jerusalem, and gifts to Hezekiah, the king of Judah. And after these things, he was exalted before all the nations.
Mnogi so Gospodu prinašali darila v Jeruzalem in darila Judovemu kralju Ezekíju, tako da je bil od takrat naprej poveličan v očeh vseh narodov.
24 In those days, Hezekiah was sick, even unto death, and he prayed to the Lord. And he heeded him, and gave to him a sign.
V tistih dneh je bil Ezekíja na smrt bolan in molil h Gospodu in ta mu je spregovoril ter mu dal znamenje.
25 But he did not repay according to the benefits which he had received, for his heart was lifted up. And so wrath was brought against him, and against Judah and Jerusalem.
Toda Ezekíja ni povrnil glede na korist, izkazano njemu, kajti njegovo srce je bilo povzdignjeno. Zato je bil bes nad njim, nad Judom in [nad] Jeruzalemom.
26 And after this, he was humbled, because he had exalted his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And therefore the wrath of the Lord did not overwhelm them in the days of Hezekiah.
Vendar se je Ezekíja ponižal zaradi ošabnosti svojega srca, tako on kakor prebivalci Jeruzalema, tako da v Ezekíjevih dneh Gospodov bes ni prišel nadnje.
27 Now Hezekiah was wealthy and very famous. And he gathered for himself many treasures of silver and gold and precious stones, of aromatics, and all kinds of weapons, and vessels of great price,
Ezekíja je imel silno veliko bogastev in časti. Naredil si je zakladnice za srebro, zlato, dragocene kamne, dišave, ščite in za vse vrste prijetnih dragocenosti;
28 and also repositories of grain, wine, and oil, and stalls for every beast of burden, and fencing for cattle.
tudi skladišča za donos od žita, vina in olja in hleve za vse vrste živali in staje za trope.
29 And he built for himself cities. For indeed, he had innumerable herds and flocks of sheep. For the Lord had given to him an exceedingly great substance.
Poleg tega si je priskrbel mesta, posesti tropov in čred v obilju, kajti Bog mu je dal zelo veliko imetja.
30 This same Hezekiah was the one who blocked the upper font of the waters of Gihon, and who diverted them down to the western part of the City of David. In all his works, he prosperously accomplished whatever he willed.
Ta isti Ezekíja je tudi ustavil gornji vodni tok Gihona in ga privedel naravnost dol k zahodni strani Davidovega mesta. Ezekíja je uspeval v vseh svojih delih.
31 Yet still, concerning the legates from the leaders of Babylon, who had been sent to him so that they might inquire about the portent which had happened upon the earth, God permitted him to be tempted, so that everything might be made known which was in his heart.
Vendar ga je v zadevi predstavnikov babilonskih princev, ki so poslali k njemu, da povprašajo o čudežu, ki je bil storjen v deželi, Bog zapustil, da ga preizkusi, da bi lahko spoznal vse, kar je bilo v njegovem srcu.
32 Now the rest of the words of Hezekiah, and his mercies, have been written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amos, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
Torej preostala izmed Ezekíjevih dejanj in njegova dobrota, glej, zapisana so v videnju preroka Amócovega sina Izaija ter v knjigi Judovih in Izraelovih kraljev.
33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers. And they buried him above the sepulchers of the sons of David. And all of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, celebrated his funeral. And his son, Manasseh, reigned in his place.
Ezekíja je zaspal s svojimi očeti in pokopali so ga v glavnem izmed mavzolejev Davidovih sinov. Ves Juda in prebivalci Jeruzalema so mu ob njegovi smrti izkazali čast. Namesto njega je zakraljeval njegov sin Manáse.
