1فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْمَلِكُ حَزَقِيَّا ذَلِكَ مَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَتَغَطَّى بِمِسْحٍ وَدَخَلَ بَيْتَ الرَّبِّ.2وَأَرْسَلَ أَلِيَاقِيمَ الَّذِي عَلَى الْبَيْتِ وَشِبْنَةَ الْكَاتِبَ وَشُيُوخَ الْكَهَنَةِ مُتَغَطِّينَ بِمِسْحٍ إِلَى إِشَعْيَاءَ النَّبِيِّ ابْنِ آمُوصَ.3فَقَالُوا لَهُ، هَكَذَا يَقُولُ حَزَقِيَّا، هَذَا الْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ شِدَّةٍ وَتَأْدِيبٍ وَإِهَانَةٍ، لأَنَّ الأَجِنَّةَ قَدْ دَنَتْ إِلَى الْمَوْلِدِ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ لِلْوِلاَدَةِ.4لَعَلَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكَ يَسْمَعُ جَمِيعَ كَلاَمِ رَبْشَاقَى الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ سَيِّدُهُ لِيُعَيِّرَ الإِلَهَ الْحَيَّ، فَيُوَبِّخَ عَلَى الْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي سَمِعَهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ. فَارْفَعْ صَلاَةً مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَقِيَّةِ الْمَوْجُودَةِ.5فَجَاءَ عَبِيدُ الْمَلِكِ حَزَقِيَّا إِلَى إِشَعْيَاءَ،6فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِشَعْيَاءَ، هَكَذَا تَقُولُونَ لِسَيِّدِكُمْ، هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ، لاَ تَخَفْ بِسَبَبِ الْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَهُ الَّذِي جَدَّفَ عَلَيَّ بِهِ غِلْمَانُ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ.7هَئَنَذَا أَجْعَلُ فِيهِ رُوحاً فَيَسْمَعُ خَبَراً وَيَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَرْضِهِ، وَأُسْقِطُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فِي أَرْضِهِ.8فَرَجَعَ رَبْشَاقَى وَوَجَدَ مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ يُحَارِبُ لِبْنَةَ، لأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَّهُ ارْتَحَلَ عَنْ لَخِيشَ.9وَسَمِعَ عَنْ تِرْهَاقَةَ مَلِكِ كُوشَ قَوْلاً، قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيُحَارِبَكَ. فَعَادَ وَأَرْسَلَ رُسُلاً إِلَى حَزَقِيَّا قَائِلاً،10هَكَذَا تُكَلِّمُونَ حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا قَائِلِينَ، لاَ يَخْدَعْكَ إِلَهُكَ الَّذِي أَنْتَ مُتَّكِلٌ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلاً، لاَ تُدْفَعُ أُورُشَلِيمُ إِلَى يَدِ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ.11إِنَّكَ قَدْ سَمِعْتَ مَا فَعَلَ مُلُوكُ أَشُّورَ بِجَمِيعِ الأَرَاضِي لإِهْلاَكِهَا، وَهَلْ تَنْجُو أَنْتَ.12هَلْ أَنْقَذَتْ آلِهَةُ الأُمَمِ هَؤُلاَءِ الَّذِينَ أَهْلَكَهُمْ آبَائِي جُوزَانَ وَحَارَانَ وَرَصْفَ وَبَنِي عَدَنَ الَّذِينَ فِي تَلاَسَّارَ.13أَيْنَ مَلِكُ حَمَاةَ وَمَلِكُ أَرْفَادَ وَمَلِكُ مَدِينَةِ سَفَرْوَايِمَ وَهَيْنَعَ وَعِوَّا.14فَأَخَذَ حَزَقِيَّا الرَّسَائِلَ مِنْ أَيْدِي الرُّسُلِ وَقَرَأَهَا، ثُمَّ صَعِدَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَنَشَرَهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.15وَصَلَّى حَزَقِيَّا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ وَقَالَ، أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، الْجَالِسُ فَوْقَ الْكَرُوبِيمَ، أَنْتَ هُوَ الإِلَهُ وَحْدَكَ لِكُلِّ مَمَالِكِ الأَرْضِ. أَنْتَ صَنَعْتَ السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ.16أَمِلْ يَا رَبُّ أُذُنَكَ وَاسْمَعْ. اِفْتَحْ يَا رَبُّ عَيْنَيْكَ وَانْظُرْ، وَاسْمَعْ كَلاَمَ سَنْحَارِيبَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ لِيُعَيِّرَ اللَّهَ الْحَيَّ.17حَقّاً يَا رَبُّ إِنَّ مُلُوكَ أَشُّورَ قَدْ خَرَّبُوا الأُمَمَ وَأَرَاضِيَهُمْ18وَدَفَعُوا آلِهَتَهُمْ إِلَى النَّارِ. وَلأَنَّهُمْ لَيْسُوا آلِهَةً، بَلْ صَنْعَةُ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ، خَشَبٌ وَحَجَرٌ، فَأَبَادُوهُمْ.19وَالآنَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا خَلِّصْنَا مِنْ يَدِهِ، فَتَعْلَمَ مَمَالِكُ الأَرْضِ كُلُّهَا أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ وَحْدَكَ.20فَأَرْسَلَ إِشَعْيَاءُ بْنُ آمُوصَ إِلَى حَزَقِيَّا قَائِلاً، هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِي صَلَّيْتَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ جِهَةِ سَنْحَارِيبَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، قَدْ سَمِعْتُ.21هَذَا هُوَ الْكَلاَمُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ عَلَيْهِ، احْتَقَرَتْكَ وَاسْتَهْزَأَتْ بِكَ الْعَذْرَاءُ ابْنَةُ صِهْيَوْنَ. وَنَحْوَكَ أَنْغَضَتِ ابْنَةُ أُورُشَلِيمَ رَأْسَهَا.22مَنْ عَيَّرْتَ وَجَدَّفْتَ، وَعَلَى مَنْ عَلَّيْتَ صَوْتاً، وَقَدْ رَفَعْتَ إِلَى الْعَلاَءِ عَيْنَيْكَ عَلَى قُدُّوسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.23عَلَى يَدِ رُسُلِكَ عَيَّرْتَ السَّيِّدَ، وَقُلْتَ، بِكَثْرَةِ مَرْكَبَاتِي قَدْ صَعِدْتُ إِلَى عُلْوِ الْجِبَالِ إِلَى عِقَابِ لُبْنَانَ وَأَقْطَعُ أَرْزَهُ الطَّوِيلَ وَأَفْضَلَ سَرْوِهِ، وَأَدْخُلُ أَقْصَى عُلْوِهِ وَعْرَ كَرْمَلِهِ.24أَنَا قَدْ حَفَرْتُ وَشَرِبْتُ مِيَاهاً غَرِيبَةً، وَأُنَشِّفُ بِأَسْفَلِ قَدَمَيَّ جَمِيعَ خُلْجَانِ مِصْرَ.25أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ. مُنْذُ الْبَعِيدِ صَنَعْتُهُ، مُنْذُ الأَيَّامِ الْقَدِيمَةِ صَوَّرْتُهُ. الآنَ أَتَيْتُ بِهِ. فَتَكُونُ لِتَخْرِيبِ مُدُنٍ مُحَصَّنَةٍ حَتَّى تَصِيرَ رَوَابِيَ خَرِبَةً.26فَسُكَّانُهَا قِصَارُ الأَيْدِي قَدِ ارْتَاعُوا وَخَجِلُوا. صَارُوا كَعُشْبِ الْحَقْلِ وَكَالنَّبَاتِ الأَخْضَرِ، كَحَشِيشِ السُّطُوحِ وَكَمَلْفُوحٍ قَبْلَ نُمُوِّهِ.27وَلَكِنِّي عَالِمٌ بِجُلُوسِكَ وَخُرُوجِكَ وَدُخُولِكَ وَهَيَجَانِكَ عَلَيَّ.28لأَنَّ هَيَجَانَكَ عَلَيَّ وَعَجْرَفَتَكَ قَدْ صَعِدَا إِلَى أُذُنَيَّ أَضَعُ خِزَامَتِي فِي أَنْفِكَ وَلِجَامِي فِي شَفَتَيْكَ، وَأَرُدُّكَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّذِي جِئْتَ فِيهِ.29وَهَذِهِ لَكَ عَلاَمَةٌ، تَأْكُلُونَ هَذِهِ السَّنَةَ زِرِّيعاً، وَفِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ خِلْفَةً. وَأَمَّا السَّنَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ فَفِيهَا تَزْرَعُونَ وَتَحْصِدُونَ وَتَغْرِسُونَ كُرُوماً وَتَأْكُلُونَ أَثْمَارَهَا.30وَيَعُودُ النَّاجُونَ مِنْ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا، الْبَاقُونَ، يَتَأَصَّلُونَ إِلَى أَسْفَلٍ وَيَصْنَعُونَ ثَمَراً إِلَى مَا فَوْقُ.31لأَنَّهُ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ تَخْرُجُ الْبَقِيَّةُ وَالنَّاجُونَ مِنْ جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ. غَيْرَةُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ تَصْنَعُ هَذَا.32لِذَلِكَ هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ عَنْ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ، لاَ يَدْخُلُ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلاَ يَرْمِي هُنَاكَ سَهْماً وَلاَ يَتَقَدَّمُ عَلَيْهَا بِتُرْسٍ وَلاَ يُقِيمُ عَلَيْهَا مِتْرَسَةً.33فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّذِي جَاءَ فِيهِ يَرْجِعُ، وَإِلَى هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ لاَ يَدْخُلُ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.34وَأُحَامِي عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ لأُخَلِّصَهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ نَفْسِي وَمِنْ أَجْلِ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِي.35وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ أَنَّ مَلاَكَ الرَّبِّ خَرَجَ وَضَرَبَ مِنْ جَيْشِ أَشُّورَ مِئَةَ أَلْفٍ وَخَمْسَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفاً. وَلَمَّا بَكَّرُوا صَبَاحاً إِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعاً جُثَثٌ مَيِّتَةٌ.36فَانْصَرَفَ سَنْحَارِيبُ مَلِكُ أَشُّورَ وَذَهَبَ رَاجِعاً وَأَقَامَ فِي نِينَوَى.37وَفِيمَا هُوَ سَاجِدٌ فِي بَيْتِ نِسْرُوخَ إِلَهِهِ ضَرَبَهُ أَدْرَمَّلَكُ وَشَرَآصَرُ ابْنَاهُ بِالسَّيْفِ، وَنَجَوَا إِلَى أَرْضِ أَرَارَاطَ. وَمَلَكَ أَسَرْحَدُّونُ ابْنُهُ عِوَضاً عَنْهُ.
1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it , that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.2And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.3And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.4It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.5So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.6And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.9And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.11Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?14And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.16LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.17Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,18And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.20Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.21This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.22Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.23By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.24I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.25Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.26Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.27But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.28Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.29And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.30And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.31For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.32Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.33By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.34For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.37And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.