Isaias 39

1Nang panahong yaon si Merodachbaladan na anak ni Baladan, na hari sa Babilonia, ay nagpadala ng mga sulat at isang kaloob kay Ezechias: sapagka't nabalitaan niya na siya'y nagkasakit, at gumaling. 2At si Ezechias ay natuwa sa kanila, at ipinakita sa kanila ang bahay ng kaniyang mahalagang bagay, ang pilak, at ang ginto, at ang mga especia, at ang mahalagang langis, at ang buong bahay na kaniyang sakbatan, at lahat na nandoon sa kaniyang mga kayamanan: walang bagay sa kaniyang bahay, o sa buong sakop man niya, na hindi ipinakita ni Ezechias sa kanila. 3Nang magkagayo'y dumating si Isaias na propeta sa haring Ezechias, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Anong sinabi ng mga lalaking ito? at saan nanggaling na nagsiparito sila sa iyo? At sinabi ni Ezechias, Sila'y nagsiparito sa akin mula sa malayong lupain, sa Babilonia. 4Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya, Anong kanilang nakita sa iyong bahay? At sumagot si Ezechias, Lahat ng nangasa aking bahay ay kanilang nakita: walang anomang bagay sa aking mga kayamanan na hindi ko ipinakita sa kanila. 5Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Isaias kay Ezechias, Iyong pakinggan ang salita ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo. 6Narito, ang mga kaarawan ay dumarating, na ang lahat na nangasa iyong bahay, at ang mga tinangkilik ng iyong mga magulang hanggang sa kaarawang ito, dadalhin sa Babilonia: walang maiiwan, sabi ng Panginoon. 7At sa iyong mga anak na magmumula sa iyo, na ipanganganak sa iyo, ay kanilang dadalhin; at sila'y magiging mga bating sa bahay ng hari sa Babilonia. 8Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Ezechias kay Isaias, Mabuti ang salita ng Panginoon na iyong sinalita. Kaniyang sinabi bukod dito, Sapagka't magkakaroon ng kapayapaan at katotohanan sa aking mga kaarawan.

1At that time, Merodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered. 2Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them. 3Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah, and asked him, “What did these men say? Where did they come from to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come from a country far from me, even from Babylon.” 4Then he asked, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.” 5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of Armies: 6‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh. 7‘They will take away your sons who will issue from you, whom you shall father, and they will be eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s palace.’” 8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”

1Te dien tijd zond Merodach Baladan, de zoon van Baladan, de koning van Babel, brieven en een geschenk aan Hizkia; want hij had gehoord dat hij krank geweest en weder sterk geworden was. 2En Hizkia verblijdde zich over hen, en hij toonde hun zijn schathuis, het zilver, en het goud, en de specerijen, en de beste olie, en zijn ganse wapenhuis, en al wat gevonden werd in zijn schatten; er was geen ding in zijn huis, noch in zijn ganse heerschappij, dat Hizkia hun niet toonde. 3Toen kwam de profeet Jesaja tot den koning Hizkia, en zeide tot hem: Wat hebben die mannen gezegd, en van waar zijn zij tot u gekomen? En Hizkia zeide: Zij zijn uit verren lande tot mij gekomen, uit Babel. 4En hij zeide: Wat hebben zij gezien in uw huis? En Hizkia zeide: Zij hebben alles gezien, wat in mijn huis is; geen ding is er in mijn schatten, dat ik hun niet getoond heb. 5Toen zeide Jesaja tot Hizkia: Hoor het woord des HEEREN der heirscharen. 6Zie, de dagen komen, dat al wat in uw huis is, en wat uw vaders opgelegd hebben tot een schat tot op dezen dag, naar Babel weggevoerd zal worden; er zal niets overgelaten worden, zegt de HEERE. 7Daartoe zullen zij van uw zonen, die uit u zullen voortkomen, die gij gewinnen zult, nemen, dat zij hovelingen zijn in het paleis des konings van Babel. 8Maar Hizkia zeide tot Jesaja: Het woord des HEEREN, dat gij gesproken hebt, is goed. Ook zeide hij: Doch het zij vrede en waarheid in mijn dagen!