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.

¹After these things and this truth, come hath Sennacherib king of Asshur, yea, he cometh in to Judah, and encampeth against the cities of the bulwarks, and saith to rend them unto himself.

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

²And Hezekiah seeth that Sennacherib hath come, and his face [is] to the battle against Jerusalem,

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.

³and he taketh counsel with his heads and his mighty ones, to stop the waters of the fountains that [are] at the outside of the city -- and they help him,

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?!

⁴and much people are gathered, and they stop all the fountains and the brook that is rushing into the midst of the land, saying, `Why do the kings of Asshur come, and have found much water?'

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.

⁵And he strengtheneth himself, and buildeth the whole of the wall that is broken, and causeth [it] to ascend unto the towers, and at the outside of the wall another, and strengtheneth Millo, [in] the city of David, and maketh darts in abundance, and shields.

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

⁶And he putteth heads of war over the people, and gathereth them unto him, unto the broad place of a gate of the city, and speaketh unto their heart, saying,

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.

⁷`Be strong and courageous, be not afraid, nor be cast down from the face of the king of Asshur, and from the face of all the multitude that [is] with him, for with us [are] more than with him.

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.

⁸With him [is] an arm of flesh, and with us [is] Jehovah our God, to help us, and to fight our battles;' and the people are supported by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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:

⁹After this hath Sennacherib king of Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem -- and he [is] by Lachish, and all his power with him -- against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah, who [are] in Jerusalem, saying,

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

¹⁰`Thus said Sennacherib king of Asshur, On what are ye trusting and abiding in the bulwark, in Jerusalem?

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?

¹¹`Is not Hezekiah persuading you, to give you up to die by famine, and by thirst, saying, Jehovah our God doth deliver us from the hand of the king of Asshur?

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.

¹²Hath not Hezekiah himself turned aside His high places, and His altars, and speaketh to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar ye bow yourselves, and on it ye make perfume?

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?

¹³`Do ye not know what I have done -- I and my fathers -- to all peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands at all able to deliver their land out of my 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?

¹⁴Who among all the gods of these nations whom my fathers have devoted to destruction [is] he who hath been able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your God is able to deliver you out of my 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!

¹⁵`And, now, let not Hezekiah lift you up, nor persuade you thus, nor give credence to him, for no god of any nation and kingdom is able to deliver his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers: also, surely your God doth not deliver you from my hand!'

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

¹⁶And again have his servants spoken against Jehovah God, and against Hezekiah His servant,

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.

¹⁷and letters he hath written to give reproach to Jehovah, God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, `As the gods of the nations of the lands that have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah doth not deliver His people from my hand.'

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

¹⁸And they call with a great voice [in] Jewish, against the people of Jerusalem who [are] on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them, that they may capture the city,

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

¹⁹and they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land -- work of the hands of man.

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

²⁰And Hezekiah the king prayeth, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the heavens,

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.

²¹and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour -- both leader and head -- in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword.

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

²²And Jehovah saveth Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Asshur, and from the hand of all, and He leadeth them round about;

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

²³and many are bringing in an offering to Jehovah, to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, and he is lifted up before the eyes of all the nations after this.

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

²⁴In those days hath Hezekiah been sick even unto death, and he prayeth unto Jehovah, and He speaketh to him, and a wonder hath appointed for him;

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.

²⁵and Hezekiah hath not returned according to the deed [done] unto him, for his heart hath been lofty, and there is wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem;

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

²⁶and Hezekiah is humbled for the loftiness of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath of Jehovah hath not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

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.

²⁷And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all [kinds] of desirable vessels,

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

²⁸and storehouses for the increase of corn, and new wine, and oil, and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and herds for stalls;

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

²⁹and cities he hath made for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God hath given to him very much substance.

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.

³⁰And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directeth them beneath to the west of the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth in all his work;

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.

³¹and so with the ambassadors of the heads of Babylon, those sending unto him to inquire of the wonder that hath been in the land, God hath left him to try him, to know all in his heart,

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.

³²And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and his kind acts, lo, they are written in the vision of Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

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.

³³And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the uppermost of the graves of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have done honour to him at his death, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.