1 在希西家行了这些忠诚的事以后， 亚述王西拿基立进侵犹大， 围困犹大的设防城， 企图攻陷占领。 2 希西家见西拿基立有意攻打耶路撒冷， 3 就与众领袖和众勇士商议， 要把城外各道水泉堵塞， 他们都赞同。 4 于是有一大班人集合起来， 堵塞了一切泉源和流通那地的溪流， 他们说： "为什么要让亚述王得着充沛的水源呢？" 5 希西家发愤图强， 重建所有拆毁了的城墙， 墙上筑起瞭望楼， 又建造一道外墙， 并且巩固大卫城内的米罗， 又制造了很多兵器和盾牌。 6 他又委派军长统管众民， 集合他们到城门的广场那里去见他； 他鼓励他们说： 7 "你们要坚强勇敢， 不要因亚述王和他统领的大军惧怕惊慌； 因为和我们同在的， 比和他们同在的更多。 8 和他们同在的， 不过是人血肉的手臂； 和我们同在的， 却是耶和华我们的 神， 他必帮助我们， 为我们作战。"众民因犹大王希西家的话都得着鼓励了。 9 随后， 亚述王西拿基立和他统领的全军攻打拉吉的时候， 就差派他的臣仆到耶路撒冷来见犹大王希西家和所有在耶路撒冷的犹大人， 说： 10 "亚述王西拿基立这样说： ‘你们现在还在耶路撒冷受困， 你们可倚靠什么呢？ 11 希西家曾对你们说： 耶和华我们的 神必拯救我们脱离亚述王的手。他不是迷惑你们， 使你们因饥渴而死吗？ 12 这希西家不是曾经把耶和华的邱坛和祭坛除去， 吩咐犹大和耶路撒冷的人说： 你们要在一个坛前敬拜， 要在它上面烧香吗？ 13 我和我列祖向各地的民族所行的， 你不知道吗？各地列国的神能拯救他们的国脱离我的手吗？ 14 我列祖消灭的那些国的众神， 有哪一位能拯救自己的子民脱离我的手呢？难道你们的 神能拯救你们脱离我的手吗？ 15 所以， 你们现在不要让希西家欺骗、迷惑你们； 你们也不要信他； 因为无论哪一邦哪一国的神， 都不能拯救自己的子民脱离我的手和我列祖的手， 你们的神不是更不能拯救你们脱离我的手吗？’" 16 西拿基立的臣仆还说了别的话毁谤耶和华 神和他的仆人希西家。 17 西拿基立又写信来辱骂耶和华以色列的 神， 讥诮他说： "各地列国的神没有拯救它们的子民脱离我的手， 希西家的神也照样不能拯救他的子民脱离我的手。" 18 亚述王的臣仆用犹大语， 向耶路撒冷城墙上的人民大声呼叫， 要惊吓他们， 使他们慌乱， 好攻取那城。 19 他们论到耶路撒冷的 神， 就好像世上万民的神一样， 把他当作是人手所做的。 20 希西家王和亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚先知为了这事祷告， 向天呼求。 21 耶和华就差派一位使者， 进入亚述王的军营中， 把所有英勇的战士、官长和将帅， 尽都消灭了。亚述王满面羞愧返回本国去了。他进入自己的神庙的时候， 他亲生的儿子在那里用刀把他杀了。 22 这样， 耶和华拯救了希西家和耶路撒冷的居民， 脱离了亚述王西拿基立的手， 和其他仇敌的手， 又使他们四境平安。 23 有很多人把供物带到耶路撒冷献给耶和华， 又把很多宝物送给犹大王希西家； 从此， 希西家受到各国的尊重。 24 那时， 希西家患病垂危， 就祷告耶和华； 耶和华应允了他， 又赐他一个征兆。 25 希西家却没有照着他蒙受的恩惠报答耶和华； 因为他心高气傲， 所以耶和华的忿怒临到他， 以及犹大和耶路撒冷的人身上。 26 但希西家因为自己心高气傲而谦卑下来， 他和耶路撒冷的居民都谦卑下来， 因此耶和华的忿怒， 在希西家在世的日子， 没有临到他们身上。 27 希西家的财富甚多， 尊荣极大； 他为自己建造库房， 收藏金银、宝石、香料、盾牌和各样的珍宝； 28 又建造仓库， 收藏五谷、新酒和油； 又为各类牲畜盖棚栏、羊圈。 29 他又为自己建造城镇， 并且拥有大批牛羊牲口， 因为 神赐给他极多的财物。 30 这希西家堵塞了基训泉上游的水， 引水直下， 流到大卫城的西边。希西家所行的一切事， 尽都亨通。 31 唯有巴比伦王的使者奉派来见希西家， 询问犹大地发生的奇事的时候， 神就离开了他， 为要试验他， 好知道他心中的一切。 32 希西家其余的事迹和他的善行， 都记在亚摩斯的儿子以赛亚先知的异象书上， 以及犹大和以色列诸王记上。 33 希西家和他的列祖同睡， 埋葬在大卫子孙墓地的高层； 他死的时候， 犹大众人和耶路撒冷的居民都向他致敬。他的儿子玛拿西接续他作王。

1 After these things and this truth, come hath Sennacherib king of Asshur, yea, he cometh in to Judah, and encampeth against the cities of the bulwarks, and saith to rend them unto himself.2 And Hezekiah seeth that Sennacherib hath come, and his face [is] to the battle against Jerusalem,3 and he taketh counsel with his heads and his mighty ones, to stop the waters of the fountains that [are] at the outside of the city -- and they help him,4 and much people are gathered, and they stop all the fountains and the brook that is rushing into the midst of the land, saying, `Why do the kings of Asshur come, and have found much water?`5 And he strengtheneth himself, and buildeth the whole of the wall that is broken, and causeth [it] to ascend unto the towers, and at the outside of the wall another, and strengtheneth Millo, [in] the city of David, and maketh darts in abundance, and shields.6 And he putteth heads of war over the people, and gathereth them unto him, unto the broad place of a gate of the city, and speaketh unto their heart, saying,7 `Be strong and courageous, be not afraid, nor be cast down from the face of the king of Asshur, and from the face of all the multitude that [is] with him, for with us [are] more than with him.8 With him [is] an arm of flesh, and with us [is] Jehovah our God, to help us, and to fight our battles;` and the people are supported by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.9 After this hath Sennacherib king of Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem -- and he [is] by Lachish, and all his power with him -- against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah, who [are] in Jerusalem, saying,10 `Thus said Sennacherib king of Asshur, On what are ye trusting and abiding in the bulwark, in Jerusalem?11 `Is not Hezekiah persuading you, to give you up to die by famine, and by thirst, saying, Jehovah our God doth deliver us from the hand of the king of Asshur?12 Hath not Hezekiah himself turned aside His high places, and His altars, and speaketh to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar ye bow yourselves, and on it ye make perfume?13 `Do ye not know what I have done -- I and my fathers -- to all peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands at all able to deliver their land out of my hand?14 Who among all the gods of these nations whom my fathers have devoted to destruction [is] he who hath been able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your God is able to deliver you out of my hand?15 `And, now, let not Hezekiah lift you up, nor persuade you thus, nor give credence to him, for no god of any nation and kingdom is able to deliver his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers: also, surely your God doth not deliver you from my hand!`16 And again have his servants spoken against Jehovah God, and against Hezekiah His servant,17 and letters he hath written to give reproach to Jehovah, God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, `As the gods of the nations of the lands that have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah doth not deliver His people from my hand.`18 And they call with a great voice [in] Jewish, against the people of Jerusalem who [are] on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them, that they may capture the city,19 and they speak against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land -- work of the hands of man.20 And Hezekiah the king prayeth, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the heavens,21 and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour -- both leader and head -- in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword.22 And Jehovah saveth Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Asshur, and from the hand of all, and He leadeth them round about;23 and many are bringing in an offering to Jehovah, to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, and he is lifted up before the eyes of all the nations after this.24 In those days hath Hezekiah been sick even unto death, and he prayeth unto Jehovah, and He speaketh to him, and a wonder hath appointed for him;25 and Hezekiah hath not returned according to the deed [done] unto him, for his heart hath been lofty, and there is wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem;26 and Hezekiah is humbled for the loftiness of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath of Jehovah hath not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.27 And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all [kinds] of desirable vessels,28 and storehouses for the increase of corn, and new wine, and oil, and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and herds for stalls;29 and cities he hath made for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God hath given to him very much substance.30 And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directeth them beneath to the west of the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth in all his work;31 and so with the ambassadors of the heads of Babylon, those sending unto him to inquire of the wonder that hath been in the land, God hath left him to try him, to know all in his heart,32 And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and his kind acts, lo, they are written in the vision of Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, on the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.33 And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the uppermost of the graves of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have done honour to him at his death, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.