1When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord. 2He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 3They told him, “This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment of birth and there is no strength to deliver them. 4It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.” 5When King Hezekiah’s officials came to Isaiah, 6Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 7Listen! When he hears a certain report, I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.’ ” 8When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah. 9Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the king of Cush,⚓ was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word: 10“Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.’ 11Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered? 12Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my predecessors deliver them—the gods of Gozan, Harran, Rezeph and the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar? 13Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad? Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?”
Hezekiah’s Prayer
14Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. 15And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God. 17“It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. 18They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands. 19Now, Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, Lord, are God.”
Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib’s Fall
20Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria. 21This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him: “ ‘Virgin Daughter Zion despises you and mocks you. Daughter Jerusalem tosses her head as you flee. 22Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! 23By your messengers you have ridiculed the Lord. And you have said, “With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its junipers. I have reached its remotest parts, the finest of its forests. 24I have dug wells in foreign lands and drunk the water there. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
25“ ‘Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of stone. 26Their people, drained of power, are dismayed and put to shame. They are like plants in the field, like tender green shoots, like grass sprouting on the roof, scorched before it grows up.
27“ ‘But I know where you are and when you come and go and how you rage against me. 28Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will make you return by the way you came.’ 29“This will be the sign for you, Hezekiah: “This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. 30Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. 31For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. “The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. 32“Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: “ ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it. 33By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city,
34I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’ ” 35That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! 36So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. 37One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisrok, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.
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Phung Yuđa Mâo Klei Bi Mtlaih Mơ̆ng Y-Sênakêrip
(II KYD 32:20-30; Êsai 37:1-38)
1Tơdah mtao Hêsêkia hmư̆ klei anăn ñu hiêk čhiăm ao ñu leh anăn hơô klŭng, leh anăn mŭt hlăm sang Yêhôwa. 2Ñu tiŏ nao Y-Êliakim pô kiă kriê sang, leh anăn Y-Sêpna khua čih hră, leh anăn phung khua ngă yang mduôn hĭn hơô klŭng nao kơ khua pô hưn êlâo Y-Êsai anak êkei Y-Amôt. 3Digơ̆ lač kơ ñu, “Snei Y-Hêsêkia lač, Hruê anei jing hruê mâo klei rŭng răng, klei ƀuah, leh anăn klei bi hêñ. Phung anak truh tian leh, ƀiădah amâo mâo klei ktang ôh dưi kkiêng kơ digơ̆. 4Năng ai Yêhôwa Aê Diê ih hmư̆ leh jih jang klei Rapsaka blŭ, pô khua ñu mtao Asiri tiŏ hriê leh brei mưč kơ Aê Diê hdĭp, leh anăn srăng ƀuah klei blŭ Yêhôwa Aê Diê ih hmư̆ leh. Kyuanăn wah lač bĕ kyua phung ăt dôk.” 5Tơdah phung dĭng buăl mtao Hêsêkia truh kơ Y-Êsai, 6Y-Êsai lač kơ diñu, “Lač bĕ kơ khua diih, ‘Snei Yêhôwa lač: Đăm huĭ ôh kyua klei blŭ diih hmư̆ leh, hŏng klei anăn phung dĭng buăl mtao Asiri dlao wač leh kơ kâo. 7Nĕ anei kâo srăng dưm sa klei mĭn hlăm ñu, snăn ñu srăng hmư̆ klei arăng yăl dliê leh anăn đuĕ wĭt kơ čar ñu pô; leh anăn kâo srăng brei ñu êbuh hŏng đao gưm hlăm čar ñu pô.’ ” 8Rapsaka wĭt leh anăn ƀuh mtao Asiri dôk bi blah hŏng ƀuôn Lipna; kyuadah ñu hmư̆ leh mtao đuĕ leh mơ̆ng ƀuôn Lakis. 9Tơdah mtao hmư̆ kơ Y-Tirhaka mtao Êthiôpi, “Nĕ anei ñu hriê čiăng bi blah hŏng ih,” ñu lŏ tiŏ nao phung hưn kơ Y-Hêsêkia, lač, 10“Snei klei diih srăng blŭ kơ Y-Hêsêkia mtao Yuđa: ‘Đăm brei Aê Diê ih, pô ih knang, mplư ih ôh êjai ƀuăn amâo srăng jao ƀuôn Yêrusalem hlăm kngan mtao Asiri ôh. 11Nĕ anei ih hmư̆ leh ya klei phung mtao Asiri ngă leh kơ jih jang čar, bi rai digơ̆ jih nguêč, leh anăn diih srăng tlaih mơ̆? 12Djŏ mơ̆ phung yang phung găp djuê mnuih tuôm bi mtlaih leh diñu, phung găp djuê phung aê kâo bi rai leh, čar Gôsan, ƀuôn Haran, ƀuôn Rêsep, leh anăn phung ƀuôn sang Êđen dôk ti ƀuôn Têlasar? 13Ti anôk mtao ƀuôn Hamat, mtao ƀuôn Arpat, mtao ƀuôn Sêpharwam, mtao ƀuôn Hêna, amâodah mtao ƀuôn Iwa?’ ” 14Y-Hêsêkia mă tŭ hră mơ̆ng kngan phung arăng tiŏ hriê leh anăn dlăng gơ̆; leh anăn Y-Hêsêkia đĭ nao kơ sang Yêhôwa leh anăn mblang gơ̆ ti anăp Yêhôwa. 15 Y-Hêsêkia wah lač ti anăp Yêhôwa leh anăn lač, “Ơ Yêhôwa, Aê Diê Israel, pô dôk ti jhưng mtao ti dlông phung čêrubim, knŏng hjăn ih jing Aê Diê kơ jih jang ƀuôn ala mtao ti lăn ala. Ih hrih leh adiê leh anăn lăn ala. 16Mđing knga ih, Ơ Yêhôwa, leh anăn hmư̆ bĕ. Mblang ală ih, Ơ Yêhôwa, dlăng leh anăn hmư̆ bĕ klei Y-Sênakêrip blŭ, klei ñu mơĭt čiăng mưč kơ Aê Diê hdĭp. 17Sĭt nik, Ơ Yêhôwa, phung mtao Asiri bi rai leh phung găp djuê mnuih anăn leh anăn čar digơ̆, 18leh anăn hwiê leh yang digơ̆ hlăm pui, kyuadah diñu amâo jing yang ôh, ƀiădah knŏng jing bruă kngan mnuih, kyâo leh anăn boh tâo; kyua anăn arăng bi rai diñu leh. 19Snăn ară anei, Ơ Yêhôwa Aê Diê hmei, bi mtlaih hmei bĕ, kâo kwưh kơ ih, mơ̆ng kngan ñu, čiăng kơ jih jang ƀuôn ala mtao ti lăn ala dưi thâo kơ hjăn ih, Ơ Yêhôwa, jing Aê Diê.” 20Leh anăn Y-Êsai anak êkei Y-Amôt mơĭt asăp blŭ kơ Y-Hêsêkia, lač, “Snei klei Yêhôwa Aê Diê Israel lač: Kâo hmư̆ leh klei ih wah lač kơ kâo kyua Y-Sênakêrip mtao Asiri. 21Anei yơh klei Yêhôwa blŭ djŏ kơ ñu: ‘Anak mniê êra ƀuôn Siôn bi êmut kơ ih, ñu mưč kơ ih, anak mniê ƀuôn Yêrusalem kteh kŏ ñu ti tluôn ih. 22Kơ hlei pô ih mưč leh anăn dlao wač leh? Kơ hlei pô ih ur bi kdơ̆ng leh anăn angưi ală hŏng klei mgao? Hŏng Pô Doh Jăk phung Israel! 23Hŏng phung ih tiŏ nao ih mưč leh kơ Yêhôwa, leh anăn ih lač leh, “Hŏng lu êdeh aseh kâo, kâo đĭ leh ti čŏng čư̆, truh ti kdriêl čar Liƀan; kâo druôm leh kyâo Sêdar ñu dlông hĭn, leh anăn kyâo čiprơ ñu siam hĭn; kâo mŭt leh anôk ñu kbưi hĭn, kmrơ̆ng ñu kpal hĭn. 24Kâo klei leh kbăng êa leh anăn mnăm leh êa phung tue, leh anăn hŏng plă jơ̆ng kâo, kâo bi khuôt leh jih jang hnoh êa čar Êjip.” 25Ih amâo tuôm hmư̆ hĕ kâo čuăn leh klei anăn mơ̆ng sui? Kâo mkra leh hdră mơ̆ng ênuk đưm, ya kâo bi truh ară anei, čiăng kơ ih srăng bi mlih ƀuôn mâo kđông jing kăm mnơ̆ng rai leh, 26êjai phung ƀuôn sang ñu luč leh klei ktang, êdu ai leh anăn rŭng răng, leh anăn diñu jing leh msĕ si djam hlăm hma, leh anăn msĕ si rơ̆k mda, msĕ si rơ̆k ti čuôr sang, ksŭl leh êlâo ñu dlông. 27Ƀiădah kâo thâo klei ih kgŭ dơ̆ng, klei ih dôk gŭ leh anăn klei ih kbiă, klei ih mŭt leh anăn klei ih ngêñ kơ kâo. 28Kyuadah ih ngêñ leh kơ kâo, leh anăn klei ih blŭ mgao đĭ truh leh ti knga kâo, kâo srăng tuăk wah kâo ti adŭng ih, leh anăn dưm msei khơp hlăm ƀăng êgei ih, leh anăn kâo srăng bi wir ih wĭt ti êlan ih hriê leh.’ 29Leh anăn anei srăng jing klei bi knăl kơ ih: thŭn anei ih srăng ƀơ̆ng mnơ̆ng čăt hjăn ñu pô, leh anăn hlăm thŭn tal dua mnơ̆ng čăt mơ̆ng anăn. Leh anăn hlăm thŭn tal tlâo brei diih rah, wiă, leh anăn pla phŭn boh kriăk ƀâo leh anăn ƀơ̆ng boh digơ̆. 30Đơ phung ăt dôk hlăm sang Yuđa srăng lŏ bi mtrŭn agha leh anăn mboh ti dlông. 31Kyuadah mơ̆ng ƀuôn Yêrusalem srăng kbiă hriê sa phung ăt dôk, leh anăn mơ̆ng ƀuôn Siôn srăng mâo sa phung tlaih. Klei Yêhôwa hur har srăng ngă klei anei. 32Kyuanăn snei klei Yêhôwa lač djŏ kơ mtao Asiri, Ñu amâo srăng mŭt ƀuôn anei ôh, amâodah mnah sa aruăt ƀrăm tinăn, amâodah hriê ti anăp gơ̆ hŏng khil, amâodah bi mđĭ lăn wang ngă kơ gơ̆ ôh. 33Hŏng êlan ñu hriê leh, ñu srăng lŏ wĭt, leh anăn ñu amâo srăng mŭt ƀuôn anei ôh, Yêhôwa lač. 34Kyuadah kâo srăng mgang ƀuôn anei čiăng bi mtlaih gơ̆, kyua kâo pô leh anăn kyua dĭng buăl kâo Y-Đawit.” 35Mlam anăn dĭng buăl jăk Yêhôwa kbiă nao leh anăn bi mdjiê hlăm kđông phung Asiri sa êtuh sa păn pluh êma êbâo čô. Tơdah arăng kgŭ ưm aguah, nĕ anei jih phung anăn jing asei mlei djiê leh. 36Leh anăn Y-Sênakêrip mtao Asiri đuĕ wĭt leh anăn dôk ti ƀuôn Niniwơ. 37Êjai ñu dôk kkuh mpŭ hlăm sang Nisrôk yang ñu, Y-Adramêlek leh anăn Y-Sarêser phung anak êkei ñu bi mdjiê ñu hŏng đao gưm leh anăn đuĕ nao kơ čar Ararat. Leh anăn Y-Êsar-Hadôn anak êkei ñu kiă kriê čuê ñu.