열왕기하 19
Korean Living Bible
이사야의 조언을 구하는 왕
19 히스기야왕은 그들의 말을 듣고 자기 옷을 찢으며 삼베 옷을 입고 기도 하려고 여호와의 성전으로 들어갔다.
2 그러고서 그는 궁중 대신 엘리야김과 서기관 셉나와 나이 많은 제사장들에게 삼베 옷을 입게 하고 그들을 아모스의 아들인 예언자 이사야에게 보냈다.
3 그래서 그들은 이사야에게 가서 히스기야의 말을 이렇게 전하였다. “오늘은 고통과 책망과 치욕의 날입니다. 우리는 아이가 태어날 때가 되었으나 해산할 힘이 없는 여자처럼 되었습니다.
4 앗시리아 왕이 보낸 한 군 지휘관이 살아 계신 하나님을 모욕하였습니다. 아마 당신의 하나님 여호와께서도 그가 모욕하는 말을 들으셨을 것입니다. 여호와께서 그를 책망하시겠지만 당신은 살아 남은 우리 백성을 위해서 기도해 주십시오.”
5 이사야는 히스기야왕의 전갈을 받고
6 이런 회답을 보냈다. “여호와께서는 왕이 그 앗시리아 지휘관의 말 때문에 두려워하지 말라고 하셨습니다.
7 여호와께서는 앗시리아 왕이 본국으로부터 좋지 못한 소문을 듣고 돌아가 거기서 살해당하게 할 것이라고 말씀하셨습니다.”
산헤립의 위협과 히스기야의 기도
8 그때 그 앗시리아 지휘관은 자기 왕이 이미 라기스에서 떠났다는 말을 듣고 립나로 가서 싸우고 있는 왕을 만났다.
9 이때 앗시리아 왕은 [a]에티오피아의 디르하가왕이 자기를 치러 온다는 말을 듣고 히스기야에게 이런 편지를 보냈다.
10 “너는 네가 의지하는 신이 ‘예루살렘은 앗시리아 왕의 손에 넘어가지 않을 것이다’ 라고 말하는 소리에 속지 말아라.
11 앗시리아 왕들이 수많은 나라를 닥치는 대로 쳐서 멸망시켰던 일을 너도 들었을 것이다. 그런데 어째서 너만 살아 남으려고 하느냐?
12 내 조상들은 고산과 하란과 레셉성을 멸망시키고 들라살에 사는 에덴 사람들을 죽였는데도 그들의 신들은 그들을 구해 내지 못하였다.
13 하맛과 아르밧과 스발와임과 헤나와 아와의 왕들이 다 어디 있느냐?”
14 히스기야는 그 편지를 받아 보고 여호와의 성전으로 가서 편지를 여호와 앞에 펴 놓고
15 이렇게 기도하였다. “그룹 천사들 위의 보좌에 앉아 계신 이스라엘의 하나님 여호와여, 주께서만 온 세상 나라를 다스리는 하나님이십니다. 주는 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨습니다.
16 여호와여, 귀를 기울여 들으소서. 여호와여, 눈을 떠서 보소서. 산헤립이 살아 계신 하나님을 모독하려고 보낸 이 말을 들으소서.
17-18 앗시리아 왕들이 수많은 나라를 멸 망시키고 그 땅을 황폐하게 하며 그 신들의 우상을 불태운 것이 사실입니다. 하지만 그것은 신이 아니라 사람의 손으로 만든 나무나 돌에 불과했기 때문에 그들이 멸할 수 있었습니다.
19 우리 하나님 여호와여, 이제 우리를 앗시리아 왕의 손에서 구해 주소서. 그러면 온 세상 나라들이 주 여호와만 하나님이신 것을 알게 될 것입니다.”
산헤립에 대한 여호와의 말씀
20 그때 아모스의 아들 이사야는 히스기야에게 이런 전갈을 보냈다. “이스라엘의 하나님 여호와께서는 왕의 기도를 들으시고
21 앗시리아 왕에 대하여 이렇게 말씀하셨습니다. ‘처녀 딸 시온은 너를 두려워하지 않는다. 예루살렘이 너를 비웃고 조롱하고 있다.
22 네가 누구를 꾸짖고 모독하였느냐? 너는 이스라엘의 거룩한 자를 향하여 큰소리 치고 잘난 척하였다.
23 너는 많은 전차를 거느리고 가서 레바논 산들의 가장 높은 정상을 정복하였고 거기서 제일 키 큰 백향목과 제일 좋은 잣나무를 자르고 레바논의 가장 깊은 숲속까지 정복하였으며
24 또 너는 네가 정복한 외국 땅에서 물을 마시고 이집트 땅을 모조리 짓밟아 버렸다고 자랑하였다.
25 내가 오래 전부터 이 모든 일을 계획했다는 말도 너는 듣지 못했느냐? 너를 통해 요새화된 성들을 쳐서 돌무더기가 되게 한 것은 바로 나이다.
26 그래서 네가 정복한 그 나라들은 너를 대항할 힘이 없어 두려워하고 놀랐으며 들의 풀이나 나물 같고 지붕 위의 잡초 같으며 자라기도 전에 말라 버리는 곡식 같았다.
27 나는 너에 관한 모든 일과 네가 무엇을 하고 어디에 가는지 다 알고 있으며 네가 나에 대해서 얼마나 악한 말을 했는지도 잘 알고 있다.
28 또 나에 대한 너의 분노와 그 오만한 태도에 대해서도 나는 다 들었다. 그러므로 내가 네 코에 갈고리를 꿰고 네 입에 재갈을 물려 네가 오던 길로 끌고 갈 것이다.’
29 “이번에는 여호와께서 히스기야왕에게 이렇게 말씀하셨습니다. ‘앞으로 일어날 일의 징조는 이렇다: 금년과 내년에는 너희가 저절로 자라난 야생 곡식을 먹고 3년째에는 농사지어 추수한 곡식과 포도를 먹을 것이다.
30 살아 남은 유다 사람들은 땅으로 뿌리를 깊이 내리고 열매를 맺는 식물과 같이 다시 번성할 것이며
31 살아 남은 자들이 예루살렘과 시온산에서 나올 것이다. 나 여호와는 반드시 이 일을 이룰 것이다.’
32 “그러므로 여호와께서는 앗시리아 왕에 대하여 이렇게 말씀하셨습니다. ‘그는 이 성으로 들어오지 못하고 화살 하나 쏘지 못할 것이다. 그리고 방패 든 군인들도 접근하지 못할 것이며 성 주변에 토성을 쌓지 못하고
33 오던 길로 되돌아갈 것이다. 이것은 나 여호와의 말이다.
34 내가 나의 명예와 내 종 다윗을 위해 이 성을 지키고 보호할 것이다.’ ”
35 바로 그 날 밤 여호와의 천사가 앗시리아군 진영으로 가서 185,000명을 쳐죽였다. 사람들이 아침에 일어나 보니 모두 죽어 시체만 즐비하게 널려 있지 않겠는가!
36 그러자 앗시리아의 산헤립왕은 철수하고 니느웨로 돌아갔다.
37 어느 날 그가 니스록 신전에서 경배하고 있을 때 자기 아들 아드람멜렉과 사레셀이 그를 칼로 쳐서 죽이고 아라랏 땅으로 도망해 버렸다. 그러자 그의 아들 에살핫돈이 왕위를 계승하였다.
Footnotes
- 19:9 원문에는 ‘구스’
2 Kings 19
New King James Version
Isaiah Assures Deliverance(A)
19 And (B)so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with (C)sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 2 Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. 3 And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to [a]bring them forth. 4 (D)It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to (E)reproach the living God, and will (F)rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 6 (G)And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Do not be (H)afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the (I)servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. 7 Surely I will send (J)a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ”
Sennacherib’s Threat and Hezekiah’s Prayer(K)
8 Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed (L)from Lachish. 9 And (M)the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Look, he has come out to make war with you.” So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: ‘Do not let your God (N)in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” 11 Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? 12 (O)Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of (P)Eden who were in Telassar? 13 (Q)Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”
14 (R)And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One (S)who dwells between the cherubim, (T)You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 (U)Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; (V)open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, (W)which he has sent to reproach the living God. 17 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, 18 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were (X)not gods, but (Y)the work of men’s hands—wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O Lord our God, I pray, save us from his hand, (Z)that all the kingdoms of the earth may (AA)know that You are the Lord God, You alone.”
The Word of the Lord Concerning Sennacherib(AB)
20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: (AC)‘Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, (AD)I have heard.’ 21 This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him:
‘The virgin, (AE)the daughter of Zion,
Has despised you, laughed you to scorn;
The daughter of Jerusalem
(AF)Has shaken her head behind your back!
22 ‘Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
Against whom have you raised your voice,
And lifted up your eyes on high?
Against (AG)the Holy One of Israel.
23 (AH)By your messengers you have reproached the Lord,
And said: (AI)“By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter the extremity of its borders,
To its fruitful forest.
24 I have dug and drunk strange water,
And with the soles of my feet I have (AJ)dried up
All the brooks of defense.”
25 ‘Did you not hear long ago
How (AK)I made it,
From ancient times that I formed it?
Now I have brought it to pass,
That (AL)you should be
For crushing fortified cities into heaps of ruins.
26 Therefore their inhabitants had little power;
They were dismayed and confounded;
They were as the grass of the field
And the green herb,
As (AM)the grass on the housetops
And grain blighted before it is grown.
27 ‘But (AN)I know your dwelling place,
Your going out and your coming in,
And your rage against Me.
28 Because your rage against Me and your tumult
Have come up to My ears,
Therefore (AO)I will put My hook in your nose
And My bridle in your lips,
And I will turn you back
(AP)By the way which you came.
29 ‘This shall be a (AQ)sign to you:
‘You shall eat this year such as grows [b]of itself,
And in the second year what springs from the same;
Also in the third year sow and reap,
Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them.
30 (AR)And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah
Shall again take root downward,
And bear fruit upward.
31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,
And those who escape from Mount Zion.
(AS)The zeal of the Lord [c]of hosts will do this.’
32 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria:
‘He shall (AT)not come into this city,
Nor shoot an arrow there,
Nor come before it with shield,
Nor build a siege mound against it.
33 By the way that he came,
By the same shall he return;
And he shall not come into this city,’
Says the Lord.
34 ‘For (AU)I will (AV)defend this city, to save it
For My own sake and (AW)for My servant David’s sake.’ ”
Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death(AX)
35 And (AY)it came to pass on a certain night that the [d]angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead. 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at (AZ)Nineveh. 37 Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch his god, that his sons (BA)Adrammelech and Sharezer (BB)struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then (BC)Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 19:3 give birth
- 2 Kings 19:29 Without cultivation
- 2 Kings 19:31 So with many Heb. mss. and ancient vss. (cf. Is. 37:32); MT omits of hosts
- 2 Kings 19:35 Or Angel
2 Kings 19
English Standard Version
Isaiah Reassures Hezekiah
19 (A)As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, (B)he tore his clothes and (C)covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, (D)covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. 3 They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth. 4 (E)It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent (F)to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for (G)the remnant that is left.” 5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which (H)the servants of the king of Assyria have (I)reviled me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that (J)he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him (K)fall by the sword in his own land.’”
Sennacherib Defies the Lord
8 The Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria fighting against (L)Libnah, for he heard that the king had left (M)Lachish. 9 (N)Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, “Behold, he has set out to fight against you.” So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, 10 “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God (O)in whom you trust deceive you by promising that (P)Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered? 12 (Q)Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, (R)Gozan, (S)Haran, Rezeph, and the people of (T)Eden who were in Telassar? 13 (U)Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?’”
Hezekiah's Prayer
14 Hezekiah received (V)the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, (W)enthroned above the cherubim, (X)you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made the heavens and the earth. 16 (Y)Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; (Z)open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent (AA)to mock the living God. 17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands 18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, (AB)but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. 19 So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, (AC)that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that (AD)you, O Lord, are God alone.”
Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib's Fall
20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Your prayer to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria (AE)I have heard. 21 This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him:
“She despises you, she scorns you—
(AF)the virgin daughter of Zion;
she (AG)wags her head behind you—
the daughter of Jerusalem.
22 “Whom have you (AH)mocked and (AI)reviled?
Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes to the heights?
Against (AJ)the Holy One of Israel!
23 (AK)By your messengers you have mocked the Lord,
and you have said, (AL)‘With my many chariots
I have gone up the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of (AM)Lebanon;
I felled its tallest cedars,
its choicest cypresses;
I entered its farthest lodging place,
its most (AN)fruitful forest.
24 I dug wells
and drank foreign waters,
and I dried up with the sole of my foot
all the streams (AO)of Egypt.’
25 “Have you not heard
that (AP)I determined it long ago?
I planned from days of old
what (AQ)now I bring to pass,
that you should turn fortified cities
into heaps of ruins,
26 while their inhabitants, shorn of strength,
are dismayed and confounded,
and have become (AR)like plants of the field
and like tender grass,
like grass on the housetops,
blighted before it is grown.
27 “But I know your sitting down
(AS)and your going out and coming in,
and your raging against me.
28 Because you have raged against me
and your complacency has come into my ears,
I will (AT)put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth,
and (AU)I will turn you back on the way
by which you came.
29 “And this shall be (AV)the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same. Then in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. 30 (AW)And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion (AX)a band of survivors. (AY)The zeal of the Lord will do this.
32 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or (AZ)cast up a siege mound against it. 33 (BA)By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the Lord. 34 (BB)For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake (BC)and for the sake of my servant David.”
35 And that night (BD)the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. 36 Then Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went home and lived at (BE)Nineveh. 37 And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, (BF)Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
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