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.
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Ossuriyaliklar Quddusga xavf soladi
1 Shoh Hizqiyo sadoqat bilan bajargan bu ishlaridan keyin, Ossuriya shohi Sanxariv Yahudoga bostirib keldi. U mustahkam shaharlarni egallab olish maqsadida ularni qamal qildi. 2 Sanxariv Quddusga hujum qilmoqchi boʻlganini Hizqiyo bilgach, 3 lashkarboshilari va jangchilariga maslahat soldi. Ular shahar tashqarisidagi buloqlar oqimini toʻxtatishga qaror qildilar. 4 Bir talay xaloyiq toʻplanib: “Nimaga endi Ossuriya shohi kelib, moʻl–koʻl suvga ega boʻlar ekan”, deya hamma buloqlarni va hududdan oqib oʻtgan irmoqni toʻxtatdi. 5 Hizqiyo qatʼiyat bilan ishga kirishib, buzilgan devorni qurdirdi, devor ustiga minoralar oʻrnatdi. Shahar devorining tashqarisidan yana bir devor koʻtartirdi. Shuningdek, Dovud qalʼasining sharq tomonidagi Milloni tuzattirdi, koʻplab qurol–aslaha va qalqonlar yasattirdi. 6 Shahardagi hamma erkaklar ustidan lashkarboshilar tayinlab, ularni shahar darvozasi oldidagi maydonga toʻpladi. Hammalariga dalda berib, shunday dedi: 7 “Dadil va botir boʻlinglar, qoʻrqmanglar. Ossuriya shohi va uning toʻdalari oldida vahimaga tushmanglar, chunki buyuk kuch biz tomonda, ular tomonda emas. 8 Ular tomonda insoniy qudrat boʻlsa, biz tomonda Egamiz Xudodir. U bizga yordam beradi, biz uchun jang qiladi.” Yahudo shohi Hizqiyoning soʻzlaridan xalq ruhlanib ketdi.
9 Ossuriya shohi Sanxariv jamiki lashkari bilan Laxish shahrini qamal qilgan paytda, oʻz aʼyonlarini Quddusga — Yahudo shohi Hizqiyo va Quddus aholisi oldiga quyidagi xabar bilan joʻnatdi:
10 “Ossuriya shohi Sanxariv shunday demoqda: sizlar oʻzi nimangizga ishonyapsizlar? Nimaga qamalda qolgan Quddusda hanuz oʻtiribsizlar? 11 Ossuriya shohi qoʻlidan Egamiz Xudo bizni qutqaradi, deb Hizqiyo sizlarni aldamasin. U sizlarni ochligu tashnalikdan halok qilmoqchi! 12 Egangizning sajdagohlarini va qurbongohlarini yoʻq qilgan Hizqiyoning oʻzi emasmi?! U Yahudo xalqiga va Quddusliklarga: «Faqat bitta qurbongoh oldida sajda qilinglar, yolgʻiz oʻshaning ustida qurbonliklar keltiringlar», deb aytgan ekan . 13 Nahotki men va otalarim boshqa yurtlarning xalqlarini nimalar qilganini bilmasangiz?! Oʻsha xalqlarning xudolari qani?! Birortasi oʻz yurtini mening qoʻlimdan qutqara oldimi?! 14 Mening ota–bobolarim yer yuzidan supurib tashlagan qaysi bir xalqning xudosi oʻz yurtini mening qoʻlimdan qutqara olibdiki, Xudoyingiz sizni qutqara olsa?! 15 Endi Hizqiyoning aldovlariga uchmanglar, u sizlarni yoʻldan urmasin. Unga ishonmanglar, biror xalqning yoki shohlikning xudosi oʻz xalqini mening qoʻlimdan yoki otalarimning qoʻlidan qutqara olmagan. Xudoyingiz kim boʻlibdiki, sizlarni mening qoʻlimdan qutqara olsa.”
16 Sanxarivning aʼyonlari gapida davom etib, Parvardigor Egamiz va Uning quli Hizqiyoni haqoratladilar. 17 Shoh Sanxariv yozgan maktubida ham Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Egamizni tahqirlab, Uni shunday soʻzlar bilan masxara qilgan edi: “Boshqa yurtlarning xudolari oʻz xalqlarini mening qoʻlimdan qutqara olmagani singari, Hizqiyoning xudosi ham oʻz xalqini mening qoʻlimdan qutqara olmaydi.” 18 Aʼyonlar bu gaplarini ibroniy tilida devor ustida turgan Quddus xalqiga baqirib aytdilar. Ular Quddusni qoʻlga kiritish niyatida aholini vahimaga solib, qoʻrqitib qoʻymoqchi edilar. 19 Quddus Xudosini boshqa xalqlarning xudolari qatorida koʻrdilar, U toʻgʻrida xuddi inson qoʻli bilan yaratilgan butlar haqida gapirganday gapirdilar.
20 Shoh Hizqiyo va Omiz oʻgʻli Ishayo paygʻambar Xudoga iltijo qilib yordam soʻradilar. 21 Egamiz farishtasini joʻnatgan edi, farishta Ossuriya shohi qarorgohidagi hamma bahodir jangchilarni, lashkarboshilarni va aʼyonlarni qirib tashladi. Sanxariv sharmandalarcha oʻz yurtiga qaytib ketdi. U oʻz xudosining uyiga kirganda, oʻgʻillarining baʼzilari unga qilich urib oʻldirdilar.
22 Shunday qilib, Egamiz shoh Hizqiyoni va Quddus aholisini Ossuriya shohi Sanxarivning qoʻlidan va butun gʻanimlari qoʻlidan qutqardi. Yahudo xalqiga Egamiz har tarafdan osoyishtalik ato qildi . 23 Koʻp odamlar Quddusga tashrif buyurib, Egamizga nazrlar, Yahudo shohi Hizqiyoga qimmatbaho tortiqlar olib keldilar. Oʻsha paytdan boshlab hamma xalqlar Hizqiyoni yuksak darajada hurmat qiladigan boʻldilar.
Shoh Hizqiyoning xastaligi
24 Oʻsha kunlari Hizqiyo tuzalmas xastalikka yoʻliqib, oʻlim toʻshagiga yotib qoldi. U Egamizga ibodat qilgan edi, Egamiz unga javob berib, xastaligidan tuzalishini tasdiqlaydigan bir alomat koʻrsatdi. 25 Ammo Hizqiyo noshukurchilik qilib, oʻzini magʻrur tutgani uchun oʻz boshiga hamda Yahudo va Quddus ustiga Egamizning gʻazabini keltirdi. 26 Nihoyat, Hizqiyo va Quddus aholisi yuragidagi magʻrurligidan tavba qildi. Shu sababdan Egamiz shoh Hizqiyo davrida xalqqa gʻazabini sochmadi.
Shoh Hizqiyoning boyligi va hashamati
27 Hizqiyo boy–badavlat boʻlib, yuksak obroʻga erishdi. U oʻzining kumushlari, oltin, qimmatbaho toshlari, ziravorlari, qalqonlari va hamma qimmatli buyumlari uchun xazinalar qurdirdi. 28 Bugʻdoy, sharob va zaytun moylari uchun omborxonalar, barcha turdagi mollari uchun ogʻilxonalar, qoʻylari uchun qoʻtonlar qurdirdi. 29 Koʻplab shaharlar bunyod etib, poda va suruvlarini koʻpaytirdi, chunki Xudo unga behad boylik bergan edi. 30 Hizqiyo Gixoʻn bulogʻining yuqori qismini berkitib, qazdirgan quvur orqali suvni Quddus ichiga olib kirdi . U hamma ishlarida muvaffaqiyatga erishdi. 31 Biroq Bobil shahzodalari Yahudo yurtida yuz bergan moʻjizali alomat toʻgʻrisida soʻrash uchun oʻz elchilarini Hizqiyo huzuriga joʻnatganlarida , Xudo Hizqiyoni oʻz holiga qoʻyib qoʻygandi. Xudo Hizqiyoni sinab, uning dilidagi asl niyatlarini bilmoqchi edi.
32 Hizqiyoning boshqa ishlari, qilgan yaxshiliklari “Yahudo va Isroil shohlari kitobi”dagi “Omiz oʻgʻli Ishayo paygʻambarning vahiysi”da yozilgan. 33 Hizqiyo olamdan oʻtib, Dovud nasli xilxonasining toʻriga dafn qilindi . Hizqiyo vafot etganda, butun Yahudo xalqi va Quddus aholisi unga izzat–hurmat koʻrsatdi. Uning oʻrniga oʻgʻli Manashe shoh boʻldi.
