¹After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

¹Po týchto veciach a po tejto vernosti prišiel Senacherib, assýrsky kráľ, a vtrhnúc do Judska položil sa táborom proti ohradeným mestám a povedal si, že ich prelomí a dobyje pre seba.

²And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

²A keď videl Ezechiáš, že prišiel Senacherib, a že jeho tvár je obrátená do boja proti Jeruzalemu,

³He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.

³uradil sa so svojimi veliteľmi a so svojimi udatnými mužmi, že pozapchávajú a tak ukryjú vody studieň, ktoré sú vonku za mestom. A pomáhali mu.

⁴So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

⁴A shromaždilo sa mnoho ľudu, a pozapchávali všetky studne a zatarasili aj potok, ktorý sa lial prostredkom zeme povediac: Prečo by mali assýrsky kráľovia, keď prijdú, nájsť tak mnohé vody?!

⁵Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

⁵Pritom sa posilnil a vystavil celý múr, kde bol zborený, a vystúpil až na veže a vonku vybudoval ešte druhý múr a opraviac upevnil Millo, mesto Dávidovo. A narobil množstvo striel a malých štítov.

⁶And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

⁶A ustanovil vojenných veliteľov nad ľudom a shromaždil ich k sebe do ulice mestskej brány a hovoril k ich srdcu a riekol:

⁷Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

⁷Buďte zmužilí a smelí! Nebojte sa a nedeste sa tvári assýrskeho kráľa ani sa nedeste pred celým tým množstvom, ktoré je s ním, lebo s nami je väčší ako s ním.

⁸With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

⁸S ním je rameno tela, ale s nami je Hospodin, náš Bôh, aby nám pomohol a vybojoval naše boje. A ľud sa spoľahol na slová Ezechiáša, judského kráľa.

⁹After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

⁹Po tomto poslal Senacherib, assýrsky kráľ, svojich služobníkov do Jeruzalema, kým on sám táboril proti Lachišu a celé jeho kráľovské panstvo s ním, tedy poslal k Ezechiášovi, judskému kráľovi, a k celému Júdovi, ktorý bol shromaždený v Jeruzaleme, povediac:

¹⁰Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

¹⁰takto hovorí Senacherib, assýrsky kráľ: Na čože sa to vy nadejete a zostávate obľahnutí v ohrade, v Jeruzaleme?

¹¹Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

¹¹Či vás to azda nenahovára Ezechiáš, aby vás vydal ta, aby ste pomreli hladom a smädom, hovoriac: Hospodin, náš Bôh, nás vytrhne z ruky assýrskeho kráľa?

¹²Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?

¹²Či azda on sám, Ezechiáš, neodstránil jeho výšin a jeho oltárov a nepovedal Júdovi a Jeruzalemu: Pred jedným oltárom sa budete klaňať a na ňom budete kadiť.

¹³Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?

¹³Či neviete, čo som ja urobil a moji otcovia všetkým národom zemí? Či azda mohli bohovia národov tých zemí vytrhnúť svoju zem z mojej ruky?

¹⁴Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

¹⁴Kde ktorý to bol medzi všetkými bohmi tých národov, ktoré, zarieknuté na záhubu, docela zahubili moji otcovia, ktorý by bol mohol vytrhnúť svoj ľud z mojej ruky, že by vás mohol váš Bôh vytrhnúť z mojej ruky?

¹⁵Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

¹⁵Preto teraz nech vás neklame Ezechiáš ani nech vás nenahovára takým činom, ani mu neverte! Lebo veď nemohol niktorý boh niktorého národa alebo kráľovstva vytrhnúť svoj ľud z mojej ruky a z ruky mojich otcov, a tedy istá vec, že ani vaši bohovia nevytrhnú vás z mojej ruky!

¹⁶And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

¹⁶A ešte i viac hovorili jeho služobníci proti Hospodinovi, Bohu, a proti Ezechiášovi, jeho služobníkovi.

¹⁷He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.

¹⁷Aj listy písal rúhajúc sa Hospodinovi, Bohu Izraelovmu, hovoriac v nich proti nemu a vravel: Ako bohovia národov zemí, ktorí nevytrhli svojho ľudu z mojej ruky, tak nevytrhne ani Bôh Ezechiášov svojho ľudu z mojej ruky.

¹⁸Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

¹⁸A volali veľkým hlasom židovsky na ľud Jeruzalema, ktorý bol na múre, aby pustili na nich strach a predesili ich, aby zaujali mesto.

¹⁹And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.

¹⁹A hovorili proti Bohu Jeruzalema, jako hovorili o bohoch národov zeme, o diele rúk človeka.

²⁰And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

²⁰Vtedy sa modlil kráľ Ezechiáš a Izaiáš, syn Ámosov, prorok, o to a kričiac volali do neba.

²¹And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

²¹A Hospodin poslal anjela, ktorý zahladil každého muža udatného i vojvodu i veliteľa vo vojsku assýrskeho kráľa. A navrátil sa s hanbou svojej tvári do svojej zeme. A keď vošiel do domu svojho boha, niektorí z tých, ktorí vyšli z jeho života, zabili ho tam mečom.

²²Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

²²A tak zachránil Hospodin Ezechiáša a obyvateľov Jeruzalema z ruky Senacheriba, assýrskeho kráľa, a z ruky všetkých a vodil ich všade vôkol.

²³And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

²³A mnohí donášali Hospodinovi obilné obeti do Jeruzalema a drahocenné dary Ezechiášovi, judskému kráľovi, takže bol potom povznesený pred očami všetkých národov.

²⁴In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.

²⁴V tých dňoch bol onemocnel Ezechiáš až na smrť a modlil sa Hospodinovi. A odpovedal mu a dal mu vidieť zázrak.

²⁵But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

²⁵Avšak Ezechiáš neodplatil podľa dobrodenia, ktoré mu bolo učinené; ale jeho srdce sa pozdvihlo, a preto povstal proti nemu prchký hnev i proti Júdovi i proti Jeruzalemu.

²⁶Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

²⁶Ale keď sa pokoril Ezechiáš pre pozdvihnutie sa svojho srdca, on i obyvatelia Jeruzalema, neprišiel na nich prchký hnev Hospodinov za dní Ezechiášových.

²⁷And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

²⁷A Ezechiáš mal bohatstva a slávy veľmi mnoho a nadovážil si pokladov striebra a zlata i drahého kamenia i voňavých vecí i malých štítov a všelijakého vzácneho náradia.

²⁸Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.

²⁸A mal i skladištia pre úrodu obilia, vína a oleja a stáje pre všelijaké hovädá a mnohé stáda po chlievoch.

²⁹Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.

²⁹A nadovážil si miest a stáda drobného dobytka i volov množstvo, pretože mu Bôh dal imania veľmi mnoho.

³⁰This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

³⁰Ten istý Ezechiáš pokryl horný výtok vody Gichona a viedol ju priamo dolu na západnú stranu do mesta Dávidovho. A šťastne sa vodilo Ezechiášovi vo všetkých jeho prácach.

³¹Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

³¹Ale tak aj pri posloch kniežat Babylona, ktoré poslaly k nemu opýtať sa na zázrak, ktorý sa bol stal v zemi, ho bol opustil Bôh zkúsiť ho, aby zvedel všetko, čo je v jeho srdci.

³²Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

³²A ostatné deje Ezechiášove a jeho zbožné skutky, tie hľa, sú napísané vo videní Izaiáša, syna Ámosovho, proroka, a v knihe kráľov Júdových a Izraelových.

³³And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

³³A tak ľahol Ezechiáš a ležal so svojimi otcami, a pochovali ho na svahu hrobov synov Dávidových, a preukázali mu poctu, keď zomrel, všetok Júda aj obyvatelia Jeruzalema. A kraľoval Manasses, jeho syn, miesto neho.