¹Po teh dogodbah in po tej zvestobi je prišel Senaherib, kralj asirski, in je vdrl na Judovo in oblegal utrjena mesta, da bi jih pograbil zase.

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.

²In ko vidi Ezekija, da je prišel Senaherib ter da se je namenil bojevati zoper Jeruzalem,

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

³se posvetuje s svojimi knezi in oblastniki, da bi zamašili studence, ki so bili zunaj mesta; in oni so mu pomagali.

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,

⁴Zbere se torej veliko ljudi in zamaše vse studence in potok, ki teče po sredi dežele, rekoč: Čemu naj najdejo kralji asirski veliko vode, kadar pridejo?

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?'

⁵In Ezekija se ohrabri in popravi vse zidovje, ki je bilo luknjasto, ter zgradi stolpe na njem in še drugi zid odzunaj in utrdi Milo v mestu Davidovem in napravi veliko orožja in ščitov.

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.

⁶In postavi vojne poveljnike nad ljudstvom in jih zbere k sebi v široko ulico ob mestnih vratih ter jim govori na srce takole:

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,

⁷Bodite močni in srčni, ne bojte se in ne plašite se pred asirskim kraljem, ne pred vso to množico, ki je pri njem! Zakaj večji je z nami nego ž njim:

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.

⁸ž njim je mesena roka, z nami pa je GOSPOD, naš Bog, da nam pomaga in za nas vodi boj. In ljudstvo se je zaneslo na besede Ezekija, kralja Judovega.

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.

⁹Potem pošlje Senaherib, kralj asirski, hlapce svoje v Jeruzalem (stal pa je pred Lahisom in vsa vojna moč njegova ž njim) k Ezekiju, kralju Judovemu, in k vsem Judovim, ki so bili v Jeruzalemu, in sporoči:

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,

¹⁰Tako pravi Senaherib, kralj asirski: Na koga stavite upanje, da sedite v obleganem Jeruzalemu?

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

¹¹Vas li ne zapeljuje Ezekija, da vas izda v smrt z lakoto in žejo, govoreč: GOSPOD, Bog naš, nas otme iz roke kralja asirskega?

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?

¹²Ni li on tisti Ezekija, ki je odpravil njegove višave in oltarje in velel Judi in Jeruzalemu: Pred edinim oltarjem molite in na njem žgite kadilo?

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?

¹³Ne veste li, kaj sem storil jaz in očetje moji vsem narodom po deželah? So li mar bili bogovi narodov po deželah kaj zmožni, da bi oteli deželo svojo iz moje roke?

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?

¹⁴Kateri je med vsemi bogovi tistih narodov, ki so jih pokončali očetje moji, ki je mogel oteti ljudstvo svoje iz moje roke, da bi vaš Bog vas mogel oteti iz moje roke?

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?

¹⁵Naj vas torej sedaj ne prekani Ezekija, tudi se mu ne dajte pregovoriti in ne verujte mu! Zakaj ako ni mogel noben bog kateregakoli naroda ali kraljestva oteti ljudstva svojega iz moje in mojih očetov roke, kako bi li vas otel vaš Bog iz roke moje?

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!'

¹⁶In še več so govorili hlapci njegovi zoper GOSPODA Boga in zoper hlapca njegovega Ezekija.

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

¹⁷Tudi liste je pisal, da bi kidal sramoto na GOSPODA, Izraelovega Boga, in zoper njega govoril, češ, kakor bogovi narodov po deželah niso svojega ljudstva oteli iz roke moje, tako tudi ne otme Ezekijev Bog iz moje roke ljudstva svojega.

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.'

¹⁸In glasno so vpili po judovsko proti ljudstvu iz Jeruzalema, ki je bilo na obzidju, da ga spravijo v strah in obup, da bi tako dobili 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,

¹⁹In govorili so o Bogu Jeruzalema kakor o bogovih ljudstev po deželah, ki so človeških rok delo.

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

²⁰Kralj Ezekija pa in prorok Izaija, sin Amozov, sta spričo tega molila in vpila v nebo.

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

²¹In GOSPOD je poslal angela, ki je pobil vse močne junake in vojvode in poveljnike v taboru kralja asirskega, da se je z očitno sramoto vrnil v deželo svojo. In ko je prišel v svojega boga hišo, sta ga ondi z mečem umorila, ki sta bila po rodu njegova.

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.

²²Tako je GOSPOD rešil Ezekija in prebivalce v Jeruzalemu roke Senaheriba, kralja asirskega, in roke vseh drugih in jih je vodil, da so bili varni z vseh strani.

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;

²³In mnogi so prinašali darila GOSPODU v Jeruzalem in dragocenosti Ezekiju, kralju Judovemu, tako da se je odslej povišal pred očmi vseh narodov.

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 tistih dneh zboli Ezekija na smrt. Tedaj je molil h GOSPODU, in on mu je govoril ter mu dal čudno znamenje.

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;

²⁵Ali Ezekija ni povrnil dobrote, ki mu je bila dana. Zakaj njegovo srce se je prevzelo, in zato je prišel srd nad njega in nad Judo in Jeruzalem.

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;

²⁶Ko pa se je Ezekija ponižal zato, ker se je bilo prevzelo srce njegovo, s prebivalci jeruzalemskimi vred, ni prišel srd GOSPODOV nadnje v dnevih Ezekijevih.

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.

²⁷In Ezekija je imel silno veliko bogastva in časti in si je oskrbel zakladnice za srebro in za zlato, za drage kamene in za dišave, za ščite in za vsakovrstno dragoceno orodje.

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,

²⁸Imel je tudi skladišča za pridelke žita, vina in olja, in hleve za vsakovrstno živino in tamare za drobnico.

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

²⁹Napravil si je tudi mesta in imel je veliko drobnice in govedi, kajti Bog mu je dal silno veliko imetja.

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

³⁰On, Ezekija, je tudi bil tisti, ki je zamašil gorenji iztok Gihonske vode ter jo napeljal naravnost doli po zahodni strani mesta Davidovega. In Ezekija je imel srečo v vseh svojih podjetjih.

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;

³¹Toda ko so bili k njemu poslani vojvod babilonskih poslanci, da bi vprašali po čudnem znamenju, ki se je bilo zgodilo v deželi, ga je Bog zapustil, da ga je izkusil, da bi spoznal vse, kar je bilo v srcu njegovem.

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 druge zgodbe Ezekijeve in njegova pobožna dela, glej, zapisana so v prikazni Izaija proroka, sinu Amozovega, v knjigi kraljev Judovih in Izraelovih.In Ezekija je legel k očetom svojim, in pokopali so ga ob stopnicah, ki vodijo gori h grobovom sinov Davidovih; in ves Juda in prebivalci jeruzalemski so mu izkazali čast ob njegovi smrti. In Manase, sin njegov, je zakraljeval na mestu njegovem.

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.

³³In Ezekija je legel k očetom svojim, in pokopali so ga ob stopnicah, ki vodijo gori h grobovom sinov Davidovih; in ves Juda in prebivalci jeruzalemski so mu izkazali čast ob njegovi smrti. In Manase, sin njegov, je zakraljeval na mestu njegovem.

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.