Envoys From Babylon
1At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of his illness and recovery. 2Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine olive oil—his entire armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
3Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did those men say, and where did they come from?”
“From a distant land,” Hezekiah replied. “They came to me from Babylon.”
4The 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.”
5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord Almighty: 6The 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. Nothing will be left, says the Lord. 7And 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.”
8“The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
巴比伦的使者
1那时，巴拉但的儿子巴比伦王米罗达·巴拉但听说希西迦患病及痊愈的事，便派人送来书信和礼物。 2希西迦欣然接见使者，让他们观看国库里的金银、香料、珍贵膏油、所有兵器和一切宝物。希西迦把宫中及国内的一切悉数给他们看。
3以赛亚先知来见希西迦王，问他：“这些人说了些什么？他们从哪里来？”
希西迦答道：“他们来自遥远的巴比伦。”
4以赛亚问：“他们在你宫里看到了什么？”
希西迦答道：“他们看到了我宫中的一切。我把国库里的一切悉数给他们看了。”
5以赛亚对希西迦说：“你要听万军之耶和华的话， 6‘看啊，时候快到了，你宫中的一切和你祖先积攒到现在的一切必被掳到巴比伦，一件不留。这是耶和华说的。 7你自己亲生的子孙中必有人被掳去，在巴比伦王的宫中做太监。’” 8希西迦对以赛亚说：“耶和华借你说的话很好。”因为他想：“我有生之年将平安稳妥。”
