Isaiah 39

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Envoys from Babylon

1 At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. (2Ki 20:12; 2Ch 32:31) 

2 And Hezekiah welcomed them gladly. And he showed them his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his whole armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. (2Ki 18:15; 2Ki 18:16; 2Ch 32:25) 

3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? And from where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon.” 

4 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.” 

5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 

6 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. (2Ki 24:13; 2Ki 25:13) 

7 And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” (Da 1:2; Da 1:3; Da 1:7) 

8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and security in my days.” (2Ch 32:26) 

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Isaiah 39

Louis Segond 1910

1 En ce même temps, Merodac Baladan, fils de Baladan, roi de Babylone, envoya une lettre et un présent à Ézéchias, parce qu'il avait appris sa maladie et son rétablissement. 

2 Ézéchias en eut de la joie, et il montra aux envoyés le lieu où étaient ses choses de prix, l'argent et l'or, les aromates et l'huile précieuse, tout son arsenal, et tout ce qui se trouvait dans ses trésors: il n'y eut rien qu'Ézéchias ne leur fît voir dans sa maison et dans tous ses domaines. 

3 Ésaïe, le prophète, vint ensuite auprès du roi Ézéchias, et lui dit: Qu'ont dit ces gens-là, et d'où sont-ils venus vers toi? Ézéchias répondit: Ils sont venus vers moi d'un pays éloigné, de Babylone. 

4 Ésaïe dit encore: Qu'ont-ils vu dans ta maison? Ézéchias répondit: Ils ont vu tout ce qui est dans ma maison: il n'y a rien dans mes trésors que je ne leur aie fait voir. 

5 Alors Ésaïe dit à Ézéchias: Écoute la parole de l'Éternel des armées! 

6 Voici, les temps viendront où l'on emportera à Babylone tout ce qui est dans ta maison et ce que tes pères ont amassé jusqu'à ce jour; il n'en restera rien, dit l'Éternel. 

7 Et l'on prendra de tes fils, qui seront sortis de toi, que tu auras engendrés, pour en faire des eunuques dans le palais du roi de Babylone. 

8 Ézéchias répondit à Ésaïe: La parole de l'Éternel, que tu as prononcée, est bonne; car, ajouta-t-il, il y aura paix et sécurité pendant ma vie. 

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