¹Post quæ et hujuscemodi veritatem,After these things, and after this manner of truth,venit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum,Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians arrived.et ingressus Judam,And entering Judah,obsedit civitates munitas,he besieged the fortified cities,volens eas capere.desiring to seize them.

¹Post quæ et hujuscemodi veritatem,After these things, and after this manner of truth,venit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum,Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians arrived.et ingressus Judam,And entering Judah,obsedit civitates munitas,he besieged the fortified cities,volens eas capere.desiring to seize them.

²Quod cum vidisset Ezechias,And when Hezekiah had seen this,venisse scilicet Sennacherib,specifically that Sennacherib had arrived,et totum belli impetum verti contra Jerusalem,and that the entire force of the war was turning against Jerusalem,

²Quod cum vidisset Ezechias,And when Hezekiah had seen this,venisse scilicet Sennacherib,specifically that Sennacherib had arrived,et totum belli impetum verti contra Jerusalem,and that the entire force of the war was turning against Jerusalem,

³inito cum principibus consilio,he took counsel with the rulersvirisque fortissimis,and with the most valiant men,ut obturarent capita fontium qui erant extra urbem:so that they might obstruct the heads of the springs which were beyond the city.et hoc omnium decernente sententia,And with everyone discerning the same judgment about this,

³inito cum principibus consilio,he took counsel with the rulersvirisque fortissimis,and with the most valiant men,ut obturarent capita fontium qui erant extra urbem:so that they might obstruct the heads of the springs which were beyond the city.et hoc omnium decernente sententia,And with everyone discerning the same judgment about this,

⁴congregavit plurimam multitudinem,he gathered together a great multitude,et obturaverunt cunctos fontes,and they obstructed all the springs,et rivum qui fluebat in medio terræ,and the brook which was flowing through the midst of the land,dicentes:saying:Ne veniant reges Assyriorum,“Otherwise,et inveniant aquarum abundantiam.the kings of the Assyrians might arrive and find an abundance of water.”

⁴congregavit plurimam multitudinem,he gathered together a great multitude,et obturaverunt cunctos fontes,and they obstructed all the springs,et rivum qui fluebat in medio terræ,and the brook which was flowing through the midst of the land,dicentes:saying:Ne veniant reges Assyriorum,“Otherwise,et inveniant aquarum abundantiam.the kings of the Assyrians might arrive and find an abundance of water.”

⁵Ædificavit quoque,Also,agens industrie,acting industriously,omnem murum qui fuerat dissipatus,he built up the entire wall that had been broken apart.et exstruxit turres desuper,And he constructed towers upon it,et forinsecus alterum murum:and another wall outside it.instauravitque Mello in civitate David,And he repaired Millo,et fecit universi generis armaturamin the City of David.et clypeos:And he made all kinds of weapons and shields.

⁵Ædificavit quoque,Also,agens industrie,acting industriously,omnem murum qui fuerat dissipatus,he built up the entire wall that had been broken apart.et exstruxit turres desuper,And he constructed towers upon it,et forinsecus alterum murum:and another wall outside it.instauravitque Mello in civitate David,And he repaired Millo,et fecit universi generis armaturamin the City of David.et clypeos:And he made all kinds of weapons and shields.

⁶constituitque principes bellatorum in exercitu,And he appointed leaders of the warriors within the army.et convocavit universos in platea portæ civitatis,And he summoned them all to the wide street of the gate of the city.ac locutus est ad cor eorum,And he spoke to their heart,dicens:saying:

⁶constituitque principes bellatorum in exercitu,And he appointed leaders of the warriors within the army.et convocavit universos in platea portæ civitatis,And he summoned them all to the wide street of the gate of the city.ac locutus est ad cor eorum,And he spoke to their heart,dicens:saying:

⁷Viriliter agite, et confortamini:“Act manfully and be strengthened.nolite timere,Do not be afraid.nec paveatis regem Assyriorum, et universam multitudinem quæ est cum eo:Neither should you dread the king of the Assyrians and the entire multitude that is with him.multo enim plures nobiscum sunt, quam cum illo.For many more are with us than with him.

⁷Viriliter agite, et confortamini:“Act manfully and be strengthened.nolite timere,Do not be afraid.nec paveatis regem Assyriorum, et universam multitudinem quæ est cum eo:Neither should you dread the king of the Assyrians and the entire multitude that is with him.multo enim plures nobiscum sunt, quam cum illo.For many more are with us than with him.

⁸Cum illo enim est brachium carneum:For with him is an arm of flesh;nobiscum Dominus Deus noster,with us is the Lord our God,qui auxiliator est noster,who is our helper,pugnatque pro nobis.and who fights for us.”Confortatusque est populus hujuscemodi verbis Ezechiæ regis Juda.And the people were strengthened by this type of words from Hezekiah, the king of Judah.

⁸Cum illo enim est brachium carneum:For with him is an arm of flesh;nobiscum Dominus Deus noster,with us is the Lord our God,qui auxiliator est noster,who is our helper,pugnatque pro nobis.and who fights for us.”Confortatusque est populus hujuscemodi verbis Ezechiæ regis Juda.And the people were strengthened by this type of words from Hezekiah, the king of Judah.

⁹Quæ postquam gesta sunt,After these things, Sennacherib,misit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum servos suos in Jerusalem (ipse enim cum universo exercitu obsidebat Lachis) ad Ezechiam regem Juda,the king of the Assyrians, sent his servants to Jerusalem, (for he and his entire army were besieging Lachish) to Hezekiah,et ad omnem populum qui erat in urbe,the king of Judah, and to all the people who were in the city,dicens:saying:

⁹Quæ postquam gesta sunt,After these things, Sennacherib,misit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum servos suos in Jerusalem (ipse enim cum universo exercitu obsidebat Lachis) ad Ezechiam regem Juda,the king of the Assyrians, sent his servants to Jerusalem, (for he and his entire army were besieging Lachish) to Hezekiah,et ad omnem populum qui erat in urbe,the king of Judah, and to all the people who were in the city,dicens:saying:

¹⁰Hæc dicit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum:“Thus says Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians:In quo habentes fiduciam sedetis obsessi in Jerusalem?In whom do you have faith, as you sit besieged in Jerusalem?

¹⁰Hæc dicit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum:“Thus says Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians:In quo habentes fiduciam sedetis obsessi in Jerusalem?In whom do you have faith, as you sit besieged in Jerusalem?

¹¹num Ezechias decipit vos,Does not Hezekiah deceive you,ut tradat morti in fame et siti,so that he would deliver you to die from hunger and thirst,affirmans quod Dominus Deus vester liberet vos de manu regis Assyriorum?by affirming that the Lord your God will free you from the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

¹¹num Ezechias decipit vos,Does not Hezekiah deceive you,ut tradat morti in fame et siti,so that he would deliver you to die from hunger and thirst,affirmans quod Dominus Deus vester liberet vos de manu regis Assyriorum?by affirming that the Lord your God will free you from the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

¹²Numquid non iste est Ezechias,Is this not the same Hezekiah who destroyed his own high placesqui destruxit excelsa illius,and altars,et altaria,and who instructed Judahet præcepit Juda et Jerusalem,and Jerusalem,dicens:saying:Coram altari uno adorabitis,‘You shall worship before one altar,et in ipso comburetis incensum?and you shall burn incense upon it?’

¹²Numquid non iste est Ezechias,Is this not the same Hezekiah who destroyed his own high placesqui destruxit excelsa illius,and altars,et altaria,and who instructed Judahet præcepit Juda et Jerusalem,and Jerusalem,dicens:saying:Coram altari uno adorabitis,‘You shall worship before one altar,et in ipso comburetis incensum?and you shall burn incense upon it?’

¹³an ignoratis quæ ego fecerim, et patres mei, cunctis terrarum populis?Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands?numquid prævaluerunt dii gentium, omniumque terrarum, liberare regionem suam de manu mea?Have the gods of the nations and all the lands prevailed so as to free their region from my hand?

¹³an ignoratis quæ ego fecerim, et patres mei, cunctis terrarum populis?Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands?numquid prævaluerunt dii gentium, omniumque terrarum, liberare regionem suam de manu mea?Have the gods of the nations and all the lands prevailed so as to free their region from my hand?

¹⁴Quis est de universis diis gentium,Who is there,quas vastaverunt patres mei,out of all the gods of the nations that my fathers destroyed,qui potuerit eruere populum suum de manu mea,who is able to rescue his people from my hand,ut possit etiam Deus vester eruere vos de hac manu?so that now also your God would be able to rescue you from this hand?

¹⁴Quis est de universis diis gentium,Who is there,quas vastaverunt patres mei,out of all the gods of the nations that my fathers destroyed,qui potuerit eruere populum suum de manu mea,who is able to rescue his people from my hand,ut possit etiam Deus vester eruere vos de hac manu?so that now also your God would be able to rescue you from this hand?

¹⁵non vos ergo decipiat Ezechias,Therefore,nec vana persuasione deludat,let not Hezekiah deceive or delude you with vain persuasion.neque credatis ei.And you should not believe him.Si enim nullus potuit deus cunctarum gentium atque regnorum liberare populum suum de manu mea,For if no god out of all the nations and kingdoms was able to free his people from my hand,et de manu patrum meorum,and from the hand of my fathers,consequenter nec Deus vester poterit eruere vos de manu mea.consequently neither will your God be able to rescue you from my hand.”

¹⁵non vos ergo decipiat Ezechias,Therefore,nec vana persuasione deludat,let not Hezekiah deceive or delude you with vain persuasion.neque credatis ei.And you should not believe him.Si enim nullus potuit deus cunctarum gentium atque regnorum liberare populum suum de manu mea,For if no god out of all the nations and kingdoms was able to free his people from my hand,et de manu patrum meorum,and from the hand of my fathers,consequenter nec Deus vester poterit eruere vos de manu mea.consequently neither will your God be able to rescue you from my hand.”

¹⁶SedThen too,et alia multa locuti sunt servi ejus contra Dominum Deum,his servants were speaking many other things against the Lord God,et contra Ezechiam servum ejus.and against his servant Hezekiah.

¹⁶SedThen too,et alia multa locuti sunt servi ejus contra Dominum Deum,his servants were speaking many other things against the Lord God,et contra Ezechiam servum ejus.and against his servant Hezekiah.

¹⁷Epistolas quoque scripsit plenas blasphemiæ in Dominum Deum Israël,Also,et locutus est adversus eum:he wrote letters full of blasphemy against the Lord God of Israel.Sicut dii gentium ceterarum non potuerunt liberare populum suum de manu mea,And against him he said:sic“Just as the gods of other nations were unable to free their people from my hand,et Deus Ezechiæ eruere non poterit populum suum de manu ista.so also is the God of Hezekiah unable to rescue his people from this hand.”

¹⁷Epistolas quoque scripsit plenas blasphemiæ in Dominum Deum Israël,Also,et locutus est adversus eum:he wrote letters full of blasphemy against the Lord God of Israel.Sicut dii gentium ceterarum non potuerunt liberare populum suum de manu mea,And against him he said:sic“Just as the gods of other nations were unable to free their people from my hand,et Deus Ezechiæ eruere non poterit populum suum de manu ista.so also is the God of Hezekiah unable to rescue his people from this hand.”

¹⁸Insuper et clamore magno,Moreover,lingua judaica,he also shouted with a great clamor,contra populum qui sedebat in muris Jerusalem,in the language of the Jews,personabat,toward the people who were sitting upon the walls of Jerusalem,ut terreret eos,so that he might frighten themet caperet civitatem.and so seize the city.

¹⁸Insuper et clamore magno,Moreover,lingua judaica,he also shouted with a great clamor,contra populum qui sedebat in muris Jerusalem,in the language of the Jews,personabat,toward the people who were sitting upon the walls of Jerusalem,ut terreret eos,so that he might frighten themet caperet civitatem.and so seize the city.

¹⁹Locutusque est contra Deum Jerusalem,And he was speaking against the God of Jerusalem,sicut adversum deos populorum terræ,just as against the gods of the peoples of the earth,opera manuum hominum.which are works of the hands of men.

¹⁹Locutusque est contra Deum Jerusalem,And he was speaking against the God of Jerusalem,sicut adversum deos populorum terræ,just as against the gods of the peoples of the earth,opera manuum hominum.which are works of the hands of men.

²⁰Oraverunt igitur Ezechias rex,And Hezekiah the king,et Isaias filius Amos prophetes,and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz,adversum hanc blasphemiam,prayed against this blasphemy,ac vociferati sunt usque in cælum.and they cried out to heaven.

²⁰Oraverunt igitur Ezechias rex,And Hezekiah the king,et Isaias filius Amos prophetes,and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz,adversum hanc blasphemiam,prayed against this blasphemy,ac vociferati sunt usque in cælum.and they cried out to heaven.

²¹Et misit Dominus angelum,And the Lord sent an Angel,qui percussit omnem virum robustum,who struck all the experienced menet bellatorem,and warriors,et principem exercitus regis Assyriorum:and the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians.reversusque est cum ignominia in terram suam.And he returned in disgrace to his own land.Cumque ingressus esset domum dei sui,And when he had entered the house of his god,filii qui egressi fuerant de utero ejus interfecerunt eum gladio.the sons who had gone forth from his loins killed him with the sword.

²¹Et misit Dominus angelum,And the Lord sent an Angel,qui percussit omnem virum robustum,who struck all the experienced menet bellatorem,and warriors,et principem exercitus regis Assyriorum:and the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians.reversusque est cum ignominia in terram suam.And he returned in disgrace to his own land.Cumque ingressus esset domum dei sui,And when he had entered the house of his god,filii qui egressi fuerant de utero ejus interfecerunt eum gladio.the sons who had gone forth from his loins killed him with the sword.

²²Salvavitque Dominus EzechiamAnd the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib,et habitatores Jerusalem de manu Sennacherib regis Assyriorum,the king of the Assyrians,et de manu omnium,and from the hand of all.et præstitit eis quietem per circuitum.And he presented to them peace on every side.

²²Salvavitque Dominus EzechiamAnd the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib,et habitatores Jerusalem de manu Sennacherib regis Assyriorum,the king of the Assyrians,et de manu omnium,and from the hand of all.et præstitit eis quietem per circuitum.And he presented to them peace on every side.

²³Multi etiam deferebant hostias et sacrificia Domino in Jerusalem,And now many were bringing victims and sacrifices to the Lord in Jerusalem,et munera Ezechiæ regi Juda:and gifts to Hezekiah, the king of Judah.qui exaltatus est post hæc coram cunctis gentibus.And after these things, he was exalted before all the nations.

²³Multi etiam deferebant hostias et sacrificia Domino in Jerusalem,And now many were bringing victims and sacrifices to the Lord in Jerusalem,et munera Ezechiæ regi Juda:and gifts to Hezekiah, the king of Judah.qui exaltatus est post hæc coram cunctis gentibus.And after these things, he was exalted before all the nations.

²⁴In diebus illis ægrotavit Ezechias usque ad mortem,In those days, Hezekiah was sick, even unto death,et oravit Dominum:and he prayed to the Lord.exaudivitque eum,And he heeded him,et dedit ei signum.and gave to him a sign.

²⁴In diebus illis ægrotavit Ezechias usque ad mortem,In those days, Hezekiah was sick, even unto death,et oravit Dominum:and he prayed to the Lord.exaudivitque eum,And he heeded him,et dedit ei signum.and gave to him a sign.

²⁵Sed non juxta beneficia quæ acceperat,But he did not repay according to the benefits which he had received,retribuit,for his heart was lifted up.quia elevatum est cor ejus:And so wrath was brought against him,et facta est contra eum ira,and against Judahet contra Judam et Jerusalem.and Jerusalem.

²⁵Sed non juxta beneficia quæ acceperat,But he did not repay according to the benefits which he had received,retribuit,for his heart was lifted up.quia elevatum est cor ejus:And so wrath was brought against him,et facta est contra eum ira,and against Judahet contra Judam et Jerusalem.and Jerusalem.

²⁶Humiliatusque est postea,And after this, he was humbled,eo quod exaltatum fuisset cor ejus,because he had exalted his heart,tam ipse quam habitatores Jerusalem:both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.et idcirco non venit super eos ira Domini in diebus Ezechiæ.And therefore the wrath of the Lord did not overwhelm them in the days of Hezekiah.

²⁶Humiliatusque est postea,And after this, he was humbled,eo quod exaltatum fuisset cor ejus,because he had exalted his heart,tam ipse quam habitatores Jerusalem:both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.et idcirco non venit super eos ira Domini in diebus Ezechiæ.And therefore the wrath of the Lord did not overwhelm them in the days of Hezekiah.

²⁷Fuit autem Ezechias dives,Now Hezekiah was wealthyet inclytus valde,and very famous.et thesauros sibi plurimos congregavit argenti,And he gathered for himself many treasures of silveret auri,and goldet lapidis pretiosi,and precious stones,aromatum,of aromatics,et armorum universi generis,and all kinds of weapons,et vasorum magni pretii.and vessels of great price,

²⁷Fuit autem Ezechias dives,Now Hezekiah was wealthyet inclytus valde,and very famous.et thesauros sibi plurimos congregavit argenti,And he gathered for himself many treasures of silveret auri,and goldet lapidis pretiosi,and precious stones,aromatum,of aromatics,et armorum universi generis,and all kinds of weapons,et vasorum magni pretii.and vessels of great price,

²⁸Apothecas quoque frumenti,and also repositories of grain,vini,wine,et olei,and oil,et præsepia omnium jumentorum,and stalls for every beast of burden,caulasque pecorum,and fencing for cattle.

²⁸Apothecas quoque frumenti,and also repositories of grain,vini,wine,et olei,and oil,et præsepia omnium jumentorum,and stalls for every beast of burden,caulasque pecorum,and fencing for cattle.

²⁹et urbes ædificavit sibi:And he built for himself cities.habebat quippe greges oviumFor indeed,et armentorum innumerabiles,he had innumerable herds and flocks of sheep.eo quod dedisset ei Dominus substantiam multam nimis.For the Lord had given to him an exceedingly great substance.

²⁹et urbes ædificavit sibi:And he built for himself cities.habebat quippe greges oviumFor indeed,et armentorum innumerabiles,he had innumerable herds and flocks of sheep.eo quod dedisset ei Dominus substantiam multam nimis.For the Lord had given to him an exceedingly great substance.

³⁰Ipse est Ezechias,This same Hezekiah was the one who blocked the upper font of the waters of Gihon,qui obturavit superiorem fontem aquarum Gihon,and who diverted them down to the western part of the City of David.et avertit eas subter ad occidentem urbis David:In all his works,in omnibus operibus suis fecit prospere quæ voluit.he prosperously accomplished whatever he willed.

³⁰Ipse est Ezechias,This same Hezekiah was the one who blocked the upper font of the waters of Gihon,qui obturavit superiorem fontem aquarum Gihon,and who diverted them down to the western part of the City of David.et avertit eas subter ad occidentem urbis David:In all his works,in omnibus operibus suis fecit prospere quæ voluit.he prosperously accomplished whatever he willed.

³¹Attamen in legatione principum Babylonis,Yet still, concerning the legates from the leaders of Babylon,qui missi fuerant ad eum ut interrogarent de portento quod acciderat super terram,who had been sent to him so that they might inquire about the portent which had happened upon the earth,dereliquit eum Deus ut tentaretur,God permitted him to be tempted,et nota fierent omnia quæ erant in corde ejus.so that everything might be made known which was in his heart.

³¹Attamen in legatione principum Babylonis,Yet still, concerning the legates from the leaders of Babylon,qui missi fuerant ad eum ut interrogarent de portento quod acciderat super terram,who had been sent to him so that they might inquire about the portent which had happened upon the earth,dereliquit eum Deus ut tentaretur,God permitted him to be tempted,et nota fierent omnia quæ erant in corde ejus.so that everything might be made known which was in his heart.

³²Reliqua autem sermonum Ezechiæ,Now the rest of the words of Hezekiah,et misericordiarum ejus,and his mercies,scripta sunt in visione Isaiæ filii Amos prophetæ,have been written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah,et in libro regum Judathe son of Amos,et Israël.and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

³²Reliqua autem sermonum Ezechiæ,Now the rest of the words of Hezekiah,et misericordiarum ejus,and his mercies,scripta sunt in visione Isaiæ filii Amos prophetæ,have been written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah,et in libro regum Judathe son of Amos,et Israël.and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

³³Dormivitque Ezechias cum patribus suis,And Hezekiah slept with his fathers.et sepelierunt eum super sepulchra filiorum David:And they buried him above the sepulchers of the sons of David.et celebravit ejus exequias universus Juda,And all of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,et omnes habitatores Jerusalem:celebrated his funeral. And his son,regnavitque Manasses filius ejus pro eo.Manasseh, reigned in his place.

³³Dormivitque Ezechias cum patribus suis,And Hezekiah slept with his fathers.et sepelierunt eum super sepulchra filiorum David:And they buried him above the sepulchers of the sons of David.et celebravit ejus exequias universus Juda,And all of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,et omnes habitatores Jerusalem:celebrated his funeral. And his son,regnavitque Manasses filius ejus pro eo.Manasseh, reigned in his place.