Esaias 37

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Esaias 37

1And it came to pass, when king Ezekias heard it, that he tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth, and went up to the house of the Lord.Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαι τὸν βασιλέα Ἐζεκίαν, ἔσχισε τὰ ἱμάτια, καὶ περιεβάλετο σάκκον, καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου.

2And he sent Heliakim the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and the elders of the priests clothed with sackcloth, to Esaias the son of Amos, the prophet. And they said to him, Thus says Ezekias,Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ἑλιακεὶμ τὸν οἰκονόμον, καὶ Σόμνᾶν τὸν γραμματέα, καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῶν ἱερέων περιβεβλημένους σάκκους, πρὸς Ἠσαΐαν υἱὸν Ἀμὼς τὸν προφήτην.

3To-day is a day of affliction, and reproach, and rebuke, and anger: for the pangs are come upon the travailing woman, but she has not strength to bring forth.Καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, τάδε λέγει Ἐζεκίας, ἡμέρα, θλίψεως καὶ ὀνειδισμοῦ καὶ ἐλεγμοῦ καὶ ὀργῆς ἡ σήμερον ἡμέρα, ὅτι ἥκει ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ τικτούσῃ, ἰσχὺν δὲ οὐκ ἔχει τοῦ τεκεῖν.

4May the Lord your God hear the words of Rabsaces, which the king of the Assyrians has sent, to reproach the living God, even to reproach with the words which the Lord your God has heard: therefore you shall pray to your Lord for these that are left.Εἰσακούσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου τοὺς λόγους Ῥαβσάκου, οὓς ἀπέστειλε βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων, ὀνειδίζειν Θεὸν ζῶντα, καὶ ὀνειδίζειν λόγους οὓς ἤκουσε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, καὶ δεηθήσῃ πρὸς Κύριόν σου περὶ τῶν καταλελειμμένων τούτων.

5So the servants of king Ezekias came to Esaias.Καὶ ἦλθον οἱ παῖδες τοῦ βασιλέως Ἐζεκίου πρὸς Ἡσαΐαν.

6And Esaias said to them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus says the Lord, Be not you afraid at the words which you have heard, wherewith the ambassadors of the king of the Assyrians have reproached me,Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἡσαΐας, οὕτως ἐρεῖτε πρὸς τὸν κύριον ὑμῶν, τάδε λέγεἱ Κύριος, μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων ὧν ἤκουσας, οὓς ὠνείδισάν με οἱ πρέσβεις βασιλέως Ἀσσυρίων.

7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a report, and return to his own country, and he shall fall by the sword in his own land.Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐμβάλλω εἰς αὐτὸν πνεῦμα, καὶ ἀκούσας ἀγγελίαν, ἀποστραφήσεται εἰς τὴν χώραν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πεσεῖται μαχαίρᾳ ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ.

8So Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the Assyrians besieging Lobna: for he had heard that he had departed from Lachis.Καὶ ἀπέστρεψε Ῥαβσάκης, καὶ κατέλαβε τὸν βασιλέα Ἀσσυρίων πολιορκοῦντα Λοβνάν· καὶ ἤκουσεν ὅτι ἀπῇρεν ἀπὸ Λαχίς.

9And Tharaca king of the Ethiopians went forth to * attack him. And when he heard it, he turned aside, and sent messengers to Ezekias, saying,Καὶ ἐξῆλθε Θαρακὰ βασιλεὺς Αἰθιόπων πολιορκῆσαι αὐτόν· καὶ ἀκούσας ἀπέστρεψε, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους πρὸς Ἐζεκίαν, λέγων,

10Thus shall you say to Ezekias king of Judea, Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.οὕτως ἐρεῖτε Ἐζεκίᾳ βασιλεῖ τῆς Ἰουδαίας, μή σε ἀπατάτω ὁ Θεός σου, ἐφʼ ᾧ πέποιθας ἐπʼ αὐτῷ, λέγων, οὐ μὴ παραδοθῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐν χειρὶ βασιλέως Ἀσσυρίων.

11Have you not heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done, how they have destroyed the whole earth? and shall you be delivered?Σὺ οὐκ ἤκουσας ἃ ἐποίησαν βασιλεῖς Ἀσσυρίων, πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ὡς ἀπώλεσαν; καὶ σὺ ῥυσθήσῃ;

12Have the gods of the nations which my fathers destroyed delivered them, both Gozan, and Charrhan, and Rapheth, which are in the land of Theemath?Μὴ ἐῤῥύσαντο αὐτοὺς οἱ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, οὓς ἀπώλεσαν οἱ πατέρες μου, τήν τε Γωζᾶν, καὶ Χαῤῥὰν, καὶ Ῥαφὲθ, αἵ εἰσιν ἐν χώρᾳ Θεεμάθ;

13Where are the kings of Emath? and where is the king of Arphath? and where is the king of the city of Eppharuaim, and of Anagugana?Ποῦ εἰσι βασιλεῖς Ἐμάθ; καὶ ποῦ Ἀρφάθ; καὶ ποῦ πόλεως Ἐπφαρουαὶμ, Ἀναγονγάυα;

14And Ezekias received the letter from the messengers, and read it, and went up to the house of the Lord, and opened it before the Lord.Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἐζεκίας τὸ βιβλίον παρὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων, καὶ ἀνέγνω αὐτὸ, καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, καὶ ἤνοιξεν αὐτὸ ἐναντίον Κυρίου.

15And Ezekias prayed to the Lord, saying,Καὶ προσηύξατο Ἐζεκίας πρὸς Κύριον, λέγων,

16O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, who sit upon the cherubs, you alone are the God of every kingdom of the world: you have made heaven and earth.Κύριος σαβαὼθ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ, ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῶν χερουβὶμ, σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς μόνος πάσης βασιλείας τῆς οἰκουμένης, σὺ ἐποίησας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν·

17Incline your ear, O Lord, listen, O Lord; open your eyes, O Lord, look, O Lord: and behold the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God.Κλῖνον Κύριε τὸ οὖς σου, εἰσάκουσον Κύριε, ἄνοιξον Κύριε τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, εἴσβλεψον Κύριε, καὶ ἴδε τοὺς λόγους Σενναχηρεὶμ, οὓς ἀπέστειλεν ὀνειδίζειν Θεὸν ζῶντα.

18For of a truth, Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste the whole world, and the countries thereof,Ἐπʼ ἀληθείας γὰρ Κύριε ἠρήμωσαν βασιλεῖς Ἀσσυρίων τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην, καὶ τὴν χώραν αὐτῶν,

19and have cast their idols into the fire: for, they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; and they have cast them away.καὶ ἀνέβαλον τὰ εἴδωλα αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ πῦρ· οὐ γὰρ θεοὶ ἦσαν, ἀλλὰ ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων, ξύλα καὶ λίθοι· καὶ ἀπώσαντο αὐτούς.

20But now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands, that every kingdom of the earth may know that you are God alone.Νῦν δὲ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν σῶσον ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἵνα γνῷ πᾶσα βασιλεία τῆς γῆς, ὅτι σῦ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς μόνος.

21And Esaias the son of Amos was sent to Ezekias, and said to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I have heard your prayer to me concerning Sennacherim king of the Assyrians.Καὶ ἀπεστάλη Ἡσαΐας υἱὸς Ἀμὼς πρὸς Ἐζεκίαν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, τάδε λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ, ἤκουσα ἃ προσηύξω πρὸς μὲ περὶ Σενναχηρεὶμ βασιλέως Ἀσσυρίων.

22This is the word which God has spoken concerning him; The virgin daughter of Sion has despised you, and mocked you; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.Οὗτος ὁ λόγος ὃν ἐλάλησε περὶ αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς, ἐφαύλισέ σε, καὶ ἐμυκτήρισέ σε παρθένος θυγάτηρ Σιὼν, ἐπὶ σοὶ κεφαλὴν ἐκίνησε θυγάτηρ Ἱερουσαλήμ.

23Whom have you reproached and provoked? and against whom have you lifted up your voice? and have you not lifted up your eyes on high against the Holy One of Israel?Τίνα ὠνείδισας καὶ παρώξυνας; ἢ πρὸς τίνα ὕψωσας τὴν φωνήν σου; καὶ οὐκ ᾖρας εἰς ὕψος τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου πρὸς τὸν ἅγιον τοῦ Ἰσραήλ;

24For you have reproached the Lord by messengers; for you have said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Libanus; and I have † cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region:Ὅτι διʼ ἀγγέλων ὠνείδισας Κύριον· σὺ γὰρ εἶπας, τῷ πλήθει τῶν ἁρμάτων ἐγὼ ἀνέβην εἰς ὕψος ὀρέων, καὶ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τοῦ Λιβάνου, καὶ ἔκοψα τὸ ὕψος τῆς κέδρου αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ κάλλος τῆς κυπαρίσσου, καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς ὕψος μέρους τοῦ δρυμοῦ,

25and I have made a bridge, and dried up the waters, and every pool of water.καὶ ἔθηκα γέφυραν, καὶ ἠρήμωσα ὕδατα καὶ πᾶσαν συναγωγὴν ὕδατος.

26Have you not heard of these things which I did of old? I appointed them from ancient times; but now have I manifested my purpose of desolating nations in their strong holds, and them that dwell in strong cities.Οὐ ταῦτα ἤκουσας πάλαὶ ἃ ἐγὼ ἐποίησα; ἐξ ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων συνέταξα, νῦν δὲ ἐπέδειξα ἐξερημῶσαι ἔθνη ἐν ὀχυροῖς, καὶ οἰκοῦντας ἐν πόλεσιν ὀχυραῖς.

27I weakened their hands, and they withered; and they became as dry grass on the housetops, and as grass.Ἀνῆκα τὰς χεῖρας, καὶ ἐξηράνθησαν, καὶ ἐγένοντο ὡς χόρτος ξηρὸς ἐπὶ δωμάτων, καὶ ὡς ἄγρωστις.

28But now I know your rest, and your going out, and your coming in.Νῦν δὲ τὴν ἀνάπαυσίν σου, καὶ τὴν ἔξοδόν σου, καὶ τὴν εἴσοδόν σου ἐγὼ ἐπίσταμαι.

29And your wrath wherewith you have been enraged, and your rancour has come up to me; therefore I will put a hook in your nose, and a bit in your lips, and will turn you back by the way by which you came.Ὁ δὲ θυμός σου ὃν ἐθυμώθης, καὶ ἡ πικρία σου ἀνέβη πρὸς μὲ, καὶ ἐμβαλῶ φιμὸν εἰς τὴν ῥῖνά σου, καὶ χαλινὸν εἰς τὰ χείλη σου, καὶ ἀποστρέψω σε τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἦλθες ἐν αὐτῇ.

30And this shall be a sign to you, Eat this year what you have sown; and the second year that which is left: and the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.Τοῦτο δέ σοι τὸ σημεῖον· φάγε τοῦτον τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν ἃ ἔσπαρκας, τῷ δὲ ἐνιαὐτῷ τῷ δευτέρῳ τὸ κατάλειμμα, τῷ δὲ τρίτῳ σπείραντες ἀμήσατε, καὶ φυτεύσατε ἀμπελῶνας, καὶ φάγεσθε τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν.

31And they that are left in Judea shall take root downward, and bear fruit upward:Καὶ ἔσονται οἱ καταλελιμμένοι ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ, φυήσουσι ῥίζαν κάτω, καὶ ποιήσουσι σπέρμα ἄνω·

32for out of Jerusalem there shall be ‡ a remnant, and the saved ones out of mount Sion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.Ὅτι ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἔσονται οἱ καταλελειμμένοι, καὶ οἱ σωζόμενοι ἐξ ὄρους Σιών· ὁ ζῆλος Κυρίου σαβαὼθ ποιήσει ταῦτα.

33Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, nor cast a weapon against it, nor bring a shield against it, nor make a rampart round it.Διατοῦτο οὕτως λέγει Κύριος ἐπὶ βασιλέα Ἀσσυρίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς τὴν πόλιν ταύτην, οὐδὲ μὴ βάλῃ ἐπʼ αὐτὴν βέλος, οὐδὲ μὴ ἐπιβάλῃ ἐπʼ αὐτὴν θυρεὸν, οὐδὲ μὴ κυκλώσῃ ἐπʼ αὐτὴν χάρακα·

34But by the way by which he came, by it shall he return, and shall not enter into this city: thus says the Lord.Ἀλλὰ τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἦλθεν, ἐν αὐτῇ ἀποστραφήσεται, καὶ εἰς τὴν πόλιν ταύτην οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ· τάδε λέγει Κύριος.

35I will protect this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.Ὑπερασπιῶ ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης τοῦ σῶσαι αὐτὴν διʼ ἐμὲ, καὶ διὰ Δαυὶδ τὸν παῖδά μου.

36And the angel of the Lord went forth, and killed out of the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand: and they arose in the morning and found all these bodies dead.Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἄγγελος Κυρίου, καὶ ἀνεῖλεν ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς τῶν Ἀσσυρίων ἑκατὸν ὀγδοηκονταπέντε χιλιάδας· καὶ ἀναστάντες τοπρωῒ, εὗρον πάντα τὰ σώματα νεκρά.

37And Sennacherim king of the Assyrians turned and departed, and lived in Nineve.Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀποστραφεὶς Σενναχηρεὶμ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων, καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν Νινευῇ.

38And while he was worshipping Nasarach his country's god in the house, Adramelech and Sarasar his sons struck him with swords; and they escaped into Armenia: and Asordan his son reigned in his stead.Καὶ ἐν τῷ αὐτὸν προσκυνεῖν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Νασαρὰχ τὸν πάτραρχον αὐτοῦ, Ἀδραμέλεχ καὶ Σαρασὰρ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπάταξαν αὐτὸν μαχαίραις, αὐτοὶ δὲ διεσώθησαν εἰς Ἀρμενίαν, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀσορδὰν ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 9*Gr. besiege
• v. 24†Gr. cut
• v. 32‡Lit. the left men