Isaiah 39
New King James Version
The Babylonian Envoys(A)
39 At (B)that time [a]Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 (C)And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?”
So Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a (D)far country, from Babylon.”
4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?”
So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming (E)when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord. 7 ‘And they shall take away some of your (F)sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
8 So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, (G)“The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “At least there will be peace and truth in my days.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 39:1 Berodach-Baladan, 2 Kin. 20:12
Isaiah 39
New International Version
Envoys From Babylon(A)
39 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon(B) sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of his illness and recovery. 2 Hezekiah received the envoys(C) gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold,(D) the spices, the fine olive oil—his entire armory and everything found among his treasures.(E) There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did those men say, and where did they come from?”
“From a distant land,(F)” Hezekiah replied. “They came to me from Babylon.”
4 The prophet asked, “What did they see in your palace?”
“They saw everything in my palace,” Hezekiah said. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word(G) of the Lord Almighty: 6 The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon.(H) Nothing will be left, says the Lord. 7 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.(I)”
8 “The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,(J)” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my lifetime.(K)”
Isaías 39
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Los mensajeros de Babilonia (2 R 20.12-19; 2 Cr 32.27-31)
39 Merodac-baladán hijo de Baladán, que era rey de Babilonia, se enteró de que Ezequías había estado enfermo, así que le envió mensajeros con cartas y un regalo. 2 Ezequías les dio la bienvenida y les mostró todos los tesoros del palacio, el oro y la plata, los perfumes, los aceites finos, y las armas y todo lo que había en las bodegas. Recorrieron todo el palacio y el reino, y no hubo nada que Ezequías no les mostrara.
3 Entonces el profeta Isaías fue a ver al rey y le preguntó:
—¿Y esa gente de dónde vino? ¿Qué te dijeron?
Ezequías respondió:
—Vinieron de Babilonia, que es un país muy lejano.
4 Isaías le preguntó:
—¿Qué vieron en tu palacio?
Ezequías contestó:
—¡Todo! Les mostré todo lo que tengo en mi palacio y en mis bodegas.
5 Entonces Isaías le dijo:
—Escucha este mensaje de parte de Dios: 6 “En el futuro, todo lo que hay en tu palacio será llevado a Babilonia. Se llevarán todo lo que juntaron tus antepasados hasta el día de hoy. No va a quedar nada. 7 También a algunos de tus hijos se los llevarán a Babilonia, y allí los harán esclavos y no les permitirán tener descendientes”.
8 Ezequías pensó que por lo menos vivirían seguros y en paz mientras él fuera rey, así que le respondió a Isaías:
—Sí así lo quiere Dios, está bien.
Isaiah 39
English Standard Version
Envoys from Babylon
39 (A)At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, (B)sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, (C)the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. (D)There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon.” 4 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: 6 (E)Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. 7 (F)And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, (G)“There will be peace and security in my days.”
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