1 After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. 4 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? 5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, 7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying, 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem? 11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it? 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand? 16 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. 18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. 20 And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
21 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. 22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side. 23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; 28 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. 29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much. 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
31 Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
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。