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.
En aquel tiempo Merodac-baladán, hijo de Baladán, rey de Babilonia, envió cartas y presentes a Ezequías; porque había oído que había estado enfermo, y que había convalecido.
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].
Y holgóse con ellos Ezequías, y enseñóles la casa de su tesoro, plata, y oro, y especierías, y ungüentos preciosos, y toda su casa de armas, y todo lo que se pudo hallar en sus tesoros: no hubo cosa en su casa, y en todo su señorío, que Ezequías no les mostrase.
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 Isaías profeta vino al rey Ezequías, y díjole: ¿Qué dicen estos hombres, y de dónde han venido a ti? Y Ezequías respondió: De tierra muy lejos han venido a mí, de Babilonia.
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.”
Dijo entonces: ¿Qué han visto en tu casa? Y dijo Ezequías: Todo lo que hay en mi casa han visto, y ninguna cosa hay en mis tesoros que no les haya mostrado.
5 Then I said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Commander of the armies of angels:
Entonces Isaías dijo a Ezequías: Oye palabra de Jehová de los ejércitos:
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.
He aquí que vienen días en que todo lo que hay en tu casa será llevado a Babilonia, y todo lo que tus padres han guardado hasta hoy: ninguna cosa quedará, dice Jehová.
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.'”
De tus hijos, que hubieren salido de ti, y que engendraste, tomarán, y serán 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.”
Y dijo Ezequías a Isaías: La palabra de Jehová que hablaste es buena. Y dijo: A lo menos haya paz y verdad en mis días.
