Isaiah 39
1 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.
Al mismo tiempo, Merodac-baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas y un regalo a Ezequías, porque había oído que Ezequías estaba enfermo y se había recuperado.
2 [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].
Ezequías recibió con alegría a los visitantes y les mostró lo que tenía en su tesoro: toda la plata, el oro, las especias y los aceites caros. También les mostró todo su arsenal y todo lo que tenía en sus almacenes. De hecho, no había nada en su palacio ni en todo su reino que Ezequías no les mostrara.
3 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.”
Entonces el profeta Isaías fue a ver al rey Ezequías y le preguntó: “¿De dónde vinieron esos hombres y qué te dijeron?” “Vinieron a verme desde muy lejos, desde Babilonia”, respondió Ezequías.
4 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.”
“¿Qué vieron en tu palacio?” preguntó Isaías. “Vieron todo en mi palacio”, respondió Ezequías. “No hubo nada en todos mis almacenes que no les mostrara”.
5 Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:
Isaías le dijo a Ezequías: “Escucha lo que dice el Señor:
6 '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.
Puedes estar seguro de que se acerca el momento en que todo lo que hay en tu palacio, y todo lo que tus antepasados han guardado hasta ahora, será llevado a Babilonia. No quedará nada, dice el Señor.
7 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.'”
Algunos de tus hijos, tus propios descendientes, serán llevados para servir como eunucos en el palacio del rey de Babilonia”.
8 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.”
Ezequías dijo a Isaías: “El mensaje del Señor que me has dicho está bien”. Porque se dijo a sí mismo: “Definitivamente habrá paz y seguridad durante mi vida”.
