1 A t that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، أرْسَلَ مَردُوخُ بَلاذانُ بْنُ بَلاذانَ، مَلِكُ بابِلَ، رَسائِلَ وَهَدِيَّةً إلَى حَزَقِيّا. وَما دَفَعَهُ إلَى عَمَلِ ذَلِكَ هُوَ أنَّهُ سَمِعَ أنَّ حَزَقِيّا كانَ مَرِيضاً.

2 A nd Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

فَسمِعَ حَزَقِيّا عن الوَفدِ القادِمِ مِنْ بابِلَ وَرَحَّبَ بِهِ، وَأراهُمْ كُلَّ الأشياءِ الثَّمِينَةِ فِي بَيتِهِ. أراهُمُ الفِضَّةَ وَالذَّهَبَ، وَالأطيابَ، وَالعِطْرَ الثَّمِينَ، وَالأسلِحَةَ، وَكُلَّ شَيءٍ فِي مَخازِنِهِ. فَلَمْ يَبقَ شَيْءٌ فِي بَيتِ حَزَقِيّا لَمْ يُرِهِمْ إيّاهُ.

3 T hen came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

فَجاءَ النَّبِيُّ إشَعْياءُ إلَى المَلِكِ حَزَقِيّا وَسَألَهُ: «ماذا قالَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ؟ وَمِنْ أينَ جاءُوا؟» فَأجابَ حَزَقِيّا: «جاءُوا مِنْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ، مِنْ بابِلَ.»

4 T hen said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

فَقالَ إشَعْياءُ: «وَما الَّذِي رَأَوْهُ فِي بَيتِكَ؟» فَأجابَ حَزَقِيّا: «لَقَدْ رَأَوْا كُلَّ شَيءٍ فِي بَيتِي. فَلا يُوجَدُ شَيءٌ فِي مَخازِنِي لَمْ أُرِهِ لَهُمْ.»

5 T hen said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:

فَقالَ إشَعْياءُ لِحَزَقِيّا: «اسْمَعْ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ:

6 B ehold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

‹سَيَأتِي وَقتٌ يُحمَلُ فِيهِ كُلُّ شَيءٍ فِي بَيتِكَ، وَكُلُّ ما ادَّخَرَهُ آباؤكَ حَتَّى هَذا اليَوْمِ، إلَى بابِلَ. لَنْ يَتَبَقَّى شَيءٌ مِنْهُ. اللهُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَقُولُ هَذا.

7 A nd of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

وَسَيُؤْخَذُ أولادُكَ أنْتَ لِيَصِيرُوا خُدَّاماً فِي قَصْرِ مَلِكِ بابِلَ.›»

8 T hen said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

فَقالَ حَزَقِيّا: «حَسَنَةٌ هِيَ رِسالَةُ اللهِ.» ثُمَّ أضافَ: «مادامَ السَّلامُ وَالأمانُ سَيَسُودانِ فِي حَياتِي!»