2 Chronicles 32

1 After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.

1 在希西迦忠心地办好这些事以后，亚述王西拿基立起兵入侵犹大，围攻各坚城，企图攻占这些城。

2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,

2 希西迦见西拿基立决意要攻打耶路撒冷，

3 he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.

3 就与众官员和将领商议，决定截断城外的水源，众人也都赞成。

4 Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.

4 于是，他们召集大批民众，截断所有的水源和过境的溪流，不让亚述王得到充足的水。

5 Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

5 希西迦发愤图强，修筑所有被毁坏的城墙，在上面建造城楼，在城外加建一道墙，并在大卫城的米罗加强防御，制造许多兵器和盾牌。

6 Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

6 他委任将领管理民众，将他们全部召集在城门的广场上，训勉他们说：

7 “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.

7 “你们要刚强勇敢，不要在亚述王和他的大军面前恐惧惊慌，因为与我们同在的比与他同在的更有能力。

8 With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

8 那与他同在的只是血肉之躯，与我们同在的却是我们的上帝耶和华，祂必帮助我们，为我们作战。”众人因犹大王希西迦的这番话而得到鼓舞。

9 Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:

9 之后，亚述王西拿基立率领全军围攻拉吉，同时派遣臣仆到耶路撒冷城，对犹大王希西迦和城中所有的犹大人说：

10 “This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?

10 “亚述王西拿基立这样说，‘你们仍然留在被困的耶路撒冷，究竟倚仗什么呢？

11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’

11 希西迦说你们的上帝耶和华会从亚述王手中拯救你们，难道他不是哄骗你们，要叫你们饿死渴死吗？

12 Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?

12 这希西迦不是拆除了耶和华的丘坛和祭坛，吩咐犹大和耶路撒冷的人必须在一个祭坛前敬拜并在上面烧香吗？

13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?

13 难道你们不知道我和我的祖先怎样对付列国吗？列国有哪个神明能从我手中救它的国家呢？

14 Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?

14 我祖先所灭的列国有哪个神明能从我手中救它的国民呢？难道你们的上帝能从我手中救你们吗？

15 So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”

15 所以，不要让希西迦欺骗、迷惑你们，也不要相信他！任何民族或国家的神明都不能从我和我祖先手中救它的人民，何况你们的上帝呢？’”

16 And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.

16 亚述王的臣仆还用别的话毁谤耶和华上帝和祂的仆人希西迦。

17 He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”

17 西拿基立还写信侮辱以色列的上帝耶和华说：“列邦的神明既然都不能从我手中救自己的人民，希西迦的上帝也不例外。”

18 Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.

18 亚述王的臣仆用希伯来语大声向城墙上的耶路撒冷人喊话，威吓他们，使他们惧怕，好攻取城。

19 They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.

19 他把耶路撒冷的上帝与世间人手所造的神像相提并论。

20 In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,

20 于是，希西迦王和亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚先知向天上的上帝呼求祷告。

21 and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

21 耶和华就差遣一个天使进入亚述王营中，灭了所有的勇士、官长和将领。西拿基立只好满脸羞愧地返回自己的国家。一天，他去自己的神庙时，他的几个亲生儿子用刀杀了他。

22 So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others, and He gave them rest on every side.

22 这样，耶和华从亚述王西拿基立及一切仇敌手中拯救了希西迦和耶路撒冷的居民，使他们四境平安。

23 Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.

23 许多人带着祭物到耶路撒冷献给耶和华，也带许多名贵的礼物送给犹大王希西迦。此后，希西迦受到各国的敬重。

24 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.

24 那时，希西迦病危，他向耶和华祈求。耶和华应允了他，赐给他一个征兆。

25 But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

25 希西迦却没有为他所蒙的恩典而感谢上帝，因为他心中骄傲。因此，上帝的烈怒临到他、犹大和耶路撒冷。

26 Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.

26 后来希西迦和耶路撒冷的居民发觉自己心里骄傲，就谦卑下来。因此，在希西迦有生之年，耶和华的烈怒没有临到他们。

27 Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.

27 希西迦极有财富和尊荣。他建造库房来存放他的金、银、宝石、香料、盾牌和各种珍宝，

28 He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.

28 又建造仓库来贮藏谷物、新酒和新油，并为各类牲畜盖棚立圏。

29 He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.

29 他为自己建造城邑，并且拥有大批的牛羊，因为上帝赐他极多的财富。

30 It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.

30 他截断基训的上泉，将水引到大卫城的西边。希西迦凡事亨通。

31 And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

31 然而，当巴比伦的使者来见他，询问他有关这地方发生的奇迹时，上帝就让希西迦自行处理，为要试验他，好知道他内心如何。

32 As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

32 希西迦其他的事和忠信的作为都记在亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚先知的《启示书》上和《犹大和以色列列王史》上。

33 And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

33 希西迦与祖先同眠后，葬在大卫子孙墓地的高处。所有犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民都向他致哀。他儿子玛拿西继位。