Isaia 39
1 In quel tempo, Merodac-Baladan figliuolo di Baladan, re di Babilonia, mandò una lettera e un dono ad Ezechia, perché aveva udito ch’egli era stato infermo ed era guarito.
At that time, Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, the king of Babylon, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah. For he had heard that he had fallen ill and had recovered.
2 Ed Ezechia se ne rallegrò, e mostrò ai messi la casa ove teneva i suoi oggetti di valore, l’argento, l’oro, gli aromi, gli oli preziosi, tutto il suo arsenale, e tutto quello che si trovava nei suoi tesori; non ci fu nulla, nella sua casa e in tutti i suoi domini, che Ezechia non mostrasse loro.
And Hezekiah rejoiced over them, and he showed them the storehouses of his aromatic spices, and of the silver and gold, and of the perfumes and precious ointments, and all the repositories for his belongings, and all the things that were found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Allora il profeta Isaia venne al re Ezechia, e gli disse: “Che hanno detto quegli uomini? e donde son venuti a te?” Ezechia rispose: “Son venuti a me da un paese lontano, da Babilonia”.
Then Isaiah the prophet entered before king Hezekiah, and he said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far away land, from Babylon.”
4 E Isaia gli disse: “Che hanno veduto in casa tua?” Ezechia rispose: “Hanno veduto tutto quello ch’è in casa mia; non v’è nulla ne’ miei tesori ch’io non abbia mostrato loro”.
And he said, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah said: “They have seen all the things that are in my house. There was nothing that I did not show them among my treasures.”
5 Allora Isaia disse ad Ezechia: “Ascolta la parola dell’Eterno degli eserciti:
And Isaiah said to Hezekiah: “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:
6 Ecco, verranno dei giorni in cui tutto quello ch’è in casa tua e quello che i tuoi padri hanno accumulato fino a questo giorno sarà trasportato a Babilonia; e non né rimarrà nulla, dice l’Eterno.
Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and all that your fathers have stored up, even to this day, will be taken away to Babylon. There will be nothing left behind, says the Lord.
7 E vi saranno de’ tuoi figliuoli usciti da te e da te generati, che saranno presi e diventeranno degli eunuchi nel palazzo del re di Babilonia”.
And your children, who will issue from you, whom you will produce, they will be taken away. And they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
8 Ed Ezechia disse a Isaia: “La parola dell’Eterno che tu hai pronunziata, è buona”. Poi aggiunse: “Perché vi sarà almeno pace e sicurezza durante la mia vita”.
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which he has spoken is good.” And he said, “But let there be peace and truth in my days.”
