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Sinalakay ng mga Taga-Asiria ang Jerusalem(A)

36 Nang ika-14 na taon ng paghahari ni Hezekia, nilusob ni Haring Senakerib ng Asiria ang lahat ng napapaderang lungsod ng Juda at sinakop ito. Noong nasa Lakish si Senakerib, inutusan niya ang kumander ng kanyang mga sundalo pati ang buong hukbo niya na pumunta sa Jerusalem at makipagkita kay Haring Hezekia. Nang nasa labas na ng Jerusalem ang kumander, tumigil muna siya at ang kanyang hukbo sa may daluyan ng tubig na nasa itaas ng lugar na pinag-iimbakan ng tubig. Malapit ito sa daan papunta sa pinaglalabahan. Nakipagkita sa kanya roon si Eliakim na anak ni Hilkia, na namamahala ng palasyo, si Shebna na kalihim, at si Joa na anak ni Asaf, na namamahala ng mga kasulatan sa kaharian. Sinabi sa kanila ng kumander ng mga sundalo, “Sabihin nʼyo kay Hezekia na ito ang sinasabi ng makapangyarihang hari ng Asiria:

“Ano ba ang ipinagmamalaki mo? Sinasabi mong maabilidad at malakas ang mga sundalo mo, pero walang kabuluhan ang mga sinasabi mo. Sino ba ang ipinagmamalaki mo at nagrerebelde ka sa akin? Ang Egipto ba? Ang bansang ito at ang hari nito ay parang nabaling tungkod na nakakasugat sa kamay kapag ginamit mo. Maaari ninyong sabihin na nagtitiwala kayo sa Panginoon na inyong Dios, pero hindi baʼt ikaw din Hezekia ang nagpagiba ng mga sambahan niya sa matataas na lugar[a] pati ng mga altar nito. At sinabi mo pa sa mga nakatira sa Jerusalem at mga lungsod ng Juda na sumamba sila sa nag-iisang altar doon sa Jerusalem?”

Sinabi pa ng kumander, “Ngayon, inaalok ka ng aking amo, ang hari ng Asiria. Bibigyan ka namin ng 2,000 kabayo kung may 2,000 ka ring mangangabayo. Hindi ka talaga mananalo kahit sa pinakamababang opisyal ng aking amo. Bakit Umaasa ka lang naman sa Egipto na bibigyan ka nito ng mga karwahe at mangangabayo. 10 At isa pa, iniisip mo bang labag sa Panginoon ang pagpunta ko rito? Ang Panginoon mismo ang nag-utos sa akin na lusubin at lipulin ang bansang ito.”

11 Sinabi nina Eliakim, Shebna at Joa sa kumander ng mga sundalo, “Pakiusap, kausapin mo kami sa wikang Aramico, dahil ang wikang ito ay naiintindihan din namin. Huwag mong gamitin ang wikang Hebreo dahil maririnig ka ng mga taong nasa mga pader ng lungsod.”

12 Pero sumagot ang kumander, “Inutusan ako ng aking amo na ipaalam ang mga bagay na ito hindi lang sa inyo at sa inyong hari kundi sa lahat ng naninirahan sa Jerusalem. Magugutom at mauuhaw kayong lahat kapag nilusob namin kayo. Kaya kakainin ninyo ang inyong mga dumi at iinumin ninyo ang inyong mga ihi.”

13 Pagkatapos, tumayo ang kumander at sumigaw sa wikang Hebreo, “Pakinggan ninyo ang mga mensahe ng makapangyarihang hari ng Asiria! 14 Huwag kayong magpaloko kay Hezekia. Hindi niya kayo maililigtas mula sa mga kamay ko! 15 Huwag kayong maniwala sa kanya na manalig sa Panginoon kapag sinabi niya, ‘Tiyak na ililigtas tayo ng Panginoon; hindi ipapaubaya ang lungsod na ito sa kamay ng hari ng Asiria.’

16 “Huwag kayong makinig kay Hezekia! Ito ang ipinapasabi ng hari ng Asiria: Huwag na kayong lumaban sa akin; sumuko na lang kayo! Papayagan ko kayong kainin ang bunga ng inyong mga tanim at inumin ang tubig sa sarili ninyong mga balon, 17 hanggang sa dumating ako at dadalhin ko kayo sa lupaing katulad din ng inyong lupain na may mga ubasan na magbibigay sa inyo ng katas ng ubas at may mga trigo na magagawa ninyong tinapay. 18 Huwag ninyong pakinggan si Hezekia, inililigaw lang niya kayo kapag sinasabi niyang, ‘Ililigtas tayo ng Panginoon!’ May mga dios ba sa ibang bansa na nailigtas ang kanilang bayan mula sa kamay ng hari ng Asiria? 19 May nagawa ba ang mga dios ng Hamat, Arpad, at Sefarvaim? Nailigtas ba nila ang Samaria mula sa mga kamay ko? 20 Alin sa mga dios ng mga bansang ito ang nakapagligtas ng kanilang bansa laban sa akin? Kaya papaano maililigtas ng Panginoon ang Jerusalem sa aking mga kamay?”

21 Hindi sumagot ang mga tao dahil inutusan sila ni Haring Hezekia na huwag sumagot. 22 Pagkatapos, pinunit nina Eliakim, Shebna, at Joa ang damit nila sa sobrang kalungkutan. Bumalik sila kay Hezekia at ipinaalam ang lahat ng sinabi ng kumander ng mga sundalo.

Footnotes

  1. 36:7 sambahan niya sa matataas na lugar: Tingnan sa Talaan ng mga Salita sa likod.

Sennacherib Boasts Against the Lord(A)

36 Now (B)it came to pass in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. Then the king of Assyria sent the [a]Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field. And (C)Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, (D)Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to him.

(E)Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What confidence is this in which you trust? I say you speak of having plans and power for war; but they are [b]mere words. Now in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? Look! You are trusting in the (F)staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who (G)trust in him.

“But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the Lord our God,’ is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar’?” ’ Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses—if you are able on your part to put riders on them! How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen? 10 Have I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and destroy it.’ ”

11 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in [c]Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

12 But the Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat and drink their own waste with you?”

13 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and said, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! 14 Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you; 15 nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, “The Lord will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” ’ 16 Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; (H)and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern; 17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. 18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, “The Lord will deliver us.” Has any one of the (I)gods of the nations delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Indeed, have they delivered (J)Samaria from my hand? 20 Who among all the gods of these lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’ ”

21 But they [d]held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.” 22 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:2 A title, probably Chief of Staff or Governor
  2. Isaiah 36:5 Lit. a word of the lips
  3. Isaiah 36:11 Lit. Judean
  4. Isaiah 36:21 were silent

Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem(A)

36 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s(B) reign, Sennacherib(C) king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.(D) Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish(E) to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. When the commander stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,(F) Eliakim(G) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator,(H) Shebna(I) the secretary,(J) and Joah(K) son of Asaph the recorder(L) went out to him.

The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah:

“‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? You say you have counsel and might for war—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel(M) against me? Look, I know you are depending(N) on Egypt,(O) that splintered reed(P) of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him. But if you say to me, “We are depending(Q) on the Lord our God”—isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed,(R) saying to Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship before this altar”?(S)

“‘Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses(T)—if you can put riders on them! How then can you repulse one officer of the least of my master’s officials, even though you are depending on Egypt(U) for chariots(V) and horsemen[a]?(W) 10 Furthermore, have I come to attack and destroy this land without the Lord? The Lord himself told(X) me to march against this country and destroy it.’”

11 Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah(Y) said to the field commander, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic,(Z) since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”

12 But the commander replied, “Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the people sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine?(AA)

13 Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew,(AB) “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!(AC) 14 This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive(AD) you. He cannot deliver you! 15 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord when he says, ‘The Lord will surely deliver(AE) us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’(AF)

16 “Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then each of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree(AG) and drink water from your own cistern,(AH) 17 until I come and take you to a land like your own(AI)—a land of grain and new wine,(AJ) a land of bread and vineyards.

18 “Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The Lord will deliver us.’ Have the gods of any nations ever delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad?(AK) Where are the gods of Sepharvaim?(AL) Have they rescued Samaria(AM) from my hand? 20 Who of all the gods(AN) of these countries have been able to save their lands from me? How then can the Lord deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”(AO)

21 But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”(AP)

22 Then Eliakim(AQ) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and Joah son of Asaph the recorder(AR) went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn,(AS) and told him what the field commander had said.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:9 Or charioteers