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
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
King James Version
39 At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
4 Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:
6 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.
7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
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