¹After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified 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.

²When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had 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 springs which were outside of the city; and they helped 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 many people gathered together, and they stopped all the springs, and the brook that flowed 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?!

⁵He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons 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.

⁶He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spoke 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:

⁷“Be strong and courageous, don’t be afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there is a greater 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 Yahweh our God to help us, and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on 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, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who 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 says Sennacherib king of Assyria, “In whom do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?

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

¹¹Doesn’t Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, ‘Yahweh our God will 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?

¹²Hasn’t the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn incense?’

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.

¹³Don’t you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any way able to deliver their land out of my 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 which my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you 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?

¹⁵Now therefore don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way, neither believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God 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!

¹⁶His servants spoke yet more against Yahweh God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

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

¹⁷He also wrote letters insulting Yahweh, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my 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.

¹⁸They cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten 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.

¹⁹They spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands.

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

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

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

²¹Yahweh sent an angel, who 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. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came forth from his own bowels killed 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 Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, 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.

²³Many brought gifts to Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted 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 even to death: and he prayed to Yahweh; and he spoke to him, and 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 didn’t render again according to the benefit done to him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath on him, and on 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 Yahweh didn’t come on 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.

²⁷Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all kinds of goodly vessels;

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 grain and new wine and oil; and stalls for all kinds of animals, and flocks in folds.

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 very much substance.

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 spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. 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.

³¹However concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire 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 good deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, 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.

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

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.