إشَعْياء 39

١ 1 فِي أَثْنَاءِ هَذِهِ الْفَتْرَةِ، بَعَثَ مَرُودَخُ بَلاَدَانَ بْنُ بَلاَدَانَ مَلِكُ بَابِلَ رَسَائِلَ وَهَدَايَا إِلَى حَزَقِيَّا بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِمَرَضِهِ وَشِفَائِهِ مِنْهُ،

At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

٢ 2 فَرَحَّبَ بِهِمْ حَزَقِيَّا تَرْحِيباً حَارّاً، وَأَطْلَعَهُمْ عَلَى مَا فِي خَزَائِنِهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَأَطْيَابٍ وَعُطُورٍ، وَعَلَى مَخَازِنِ أَسْلِحَتِهِ. لَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ فِي قَصْرِهِ وَفِي حَوْزَتِهِ لَمْ يُرِهِمْ إِيَّاهُ.

And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them his treasure-house, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.

٣ 3 فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ إِشَعْيَاءُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ حَزَقِيَّا وَسَأَلَهُ: «مَاذَا قَالَ هَؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمُ، وَمِنْ أَيْنَ قَدِمُوا إِلَيْكَ؟» فَأَجَابَهُ: «قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا إِلَيَّ مِنْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ، مِنْ بَابِلَ». فَعَادَ يَسْأَلُهُ: «مَاذَا شَاهَدُوا فِي قَصْرِكَ؟»

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him: 'What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee?' And Hezekiah said: 'They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.'

٤ 4 فَأَجَابَ حَزَقِيَّا: «شَاهَدُوا كُلَّ مَا فِي قَصْرِي. لَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ فِي مَخَازِنِي لَمْ أُطْلِعْهُمْ عَلَيْهِ».

Then said he: 'What have they seen in thy house?' And Hezekiah answered: 'All that is in my house have they seen; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.'

٥ 5 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ إِشَعْيَاءُ لِحَزَقِيَّا: «اسْمَعْ قَوْلَ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ:

Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah: 'Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:

٦ 6 هَا أَيَّامٌ تَأْتِي يُنْقَلُ فِيهَا إِلَى بَابِلَ كُلُّ مَا فِي قَصْرِكَ مِمَّا ادَّخَرَهُ أَسْلاَفُكَ وَلاَ يَبْقَى مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ.

Behold, the days come, that all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.

٧ 7 وَيُسْبَى بَعْضُ أَبْنَائِكَ الْخَارِجِينَ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ لِيَكُونُوا خِصْيَاناً فِي قَصْرِ مَلِكِ بَابِلَ».

And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be officers in the palace of the king of Babylon.'

٨ 8 فَقَالَ حَزَقِيَّا لإِشَعْيَاءَ: «صَالِحٌ هُوَ قَوْلُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَعْلَنْتَهُ». ثُمَّ حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ: «لِيَكُنْ فَقَطْ سَلاَمٌ وَأَمْنٌ فِي عَهْدِي».

Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah: 'Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken.' He said moreover: 'If but there shall be peace and truth in my days.'