1. ఆ కాలమందు బబులోనురాజును బలదాను కుమారుడునైన మెరోదక్బలదాను హిజ్కియా రోగియై బాగు పడిన సంగతి విని పత్రికలను కానుకను అతని యొద్దకు పంపగా

1. ആ കാലത്തു ബലദാന്റെ മകനായ മെരോദക്-ബലദാന് എന്ന ബാബേല് രാജാവു ഹിസ്കീയാവിന്നു രോഗം പിടിച്ചിട്ടു സുഖമായി എന്നു കേട്ടതുകൊണ്ടു അവന്നു എഴുത്തും സമ്മാനവും കൊടുത്തയച്ചു.

2. హిజ్కియా దూతలు వచ్చిన మాట విని వారిని లోపలికి రప్పించి, తన యింటనేమి రాజ్యమందేమి కలిగిన సమస్తవస్తువులలో దేనిని మరుగు చేయక తన పదార్థములు గల కొట్టును వెండి బంగారములను గంధవర్గములను పరిమళ తైలమును ఆయుధశాలను తన పదార్థములలో నున్న సమస్తమును వారికి చూపించెను.

2. ഹിസ്കീയാവു അവരെക്കുറിച്ചു സന്തോഷിച്ചു തന്റെ ഭണ്ഡാരഗൃഹവും പൊന്നും വെള്ളിയും സുഗന്ധവര്ഗ്ഗവും പരിമളതൈലവും ആയുധശാല ഒക്കെയും തന്റെ ഭണ്ഡാരത്തിലുള്ള സകലവും അവരെ കാണിച്ചു; തന്റെ രാജധാനിയിലും തന്റെ ആധിപത്യത്തില് പെട്ട സകലത്തിലും ഹിസ്കീയാവു അവരെ കാണിക്കാത്ത ഒരു വസ്തുവും ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു.

3. పిమ్మట ప్రవక్తయైన యెషయా రాజైన హిజ్కియాయొద్దకు వచ్చి - ఆ మనుష్యులు ఏమనిరి? నీయొద్దకు ఎక్కడనుండి వచ్చిరి? అని యడుగగా హిజ్కియాబబులోనను దూరదేశమునుండి వారు వచ్చియున్నారని చెప్పెను.

3. അപ്പോള് യെശയ്യാപ്രവാചകന് ഹിസ്കീയാരാജാവിന്റെ അടുക്കല് വന്നു അവനോടുഈ പുരുഷന്മാര് എന്തു പറഞ്ഞു? അവര് എവിടെനിന്നു നിന്റെ അടുക്കല് വന്നു എന്നു ചോദിച്ചതിന്നു ഹിസ്കീയാവുഅവര് ഒരു ദൂരദേശത്തുനിന്നു, ബാബേലില്നിന്നു തന്നേ; എന്റെ അടുക്കല് വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

4. నీ యింట వారేమేమి చూచిరని అతడడుగగా హిజ్కియా - నా పదార్థములలో దేనిని మరుగుచేయక నా యింటనున్న సమస్తమును నేను వారికి చూపించియున్నాననెను.

4. അവര് നിന്റെ രാജധാനിയില് എന്തെല്ലാം കണ്ടു എന്നു ചോദിച്ചതിന്നു ഹിസ്കീയാവുഎന്റെ രാജധാനിയില് ഉള്ളതൊക്കെയും അവര് കണ്ടു; എന്റെ ഭണ്ഡാരത്തില് ഞാന് അവരെ കാണിക്കാത്ത ഒരു വസ്തുവും ഇല്ല എന്നുത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.

5. అంతట యెషయా హిజ్కియాతో నిట్లనెనుయెహోవా సెలవిచ్చు మాట వినుము

5. അപ്പോള് യെശയ്യാവു ഹിസ്കീയാവിനോടു പറഞ്ഞതുസൈന്യങ്ങളുടെ യഹോവയുടെ വചനം കേട്ടുകൊള്ക

6. రాబోవు దినములలో ఏమియు మిగులకుండ నీ యింటనున్న సమస్తమును, నేటివరకు నీ పితరులు సమ కూర్చి దాచిపెట్టినది అంతయును బబులోను పట్టణమునకు ఎత్తికొని పోవుదురని సైన్యముల కధిపతియగు యెహోవా సెలవిచ్చుచున్నాడు.

6. നിന്റെ രാജധാനിയില് ഉള്ളതൊക്കെയും നിന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാര് ഇന്നുവരെ ശേഖരിച്ചുവെച്ചിട്ടുള്ളതും ഒട്ടൊഴിയാതെ ബാബേലിലേക്കു എടുത്തു കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന കാലം വരുന്നു!

7. మరియు నీ గర్భమందు పుట్టిన నీ పుత్రసంతును బబులోను రాజు నగరునందు నపుంసకులగా చేయుటకై వారు తీసికొనిపోవుదురు.

7. നീ ജനിപ്പിച്ചവരായി നിന്നില്നിന്നുത്ഭവിക്കുന്ന നിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരിലും ചിലരെ അവര് കൊണ്ടുപോകും; അവര് ബാബേല്രാജാവിന്റെ രാജധാനിയില് ഷണ്ഡന്മാരായിരിക്കും എന്നു യഹോവ അരുളിച്ചെയ്യുന്നു.

8. అందుకు హిజ్కియా - నీవు తెలియజేసిన యెహోవాఆజ్ఞ చొప్పున జరుగుట మేలే; నా దినములలో సమాధాన సత్యములు కలుగునుగాక అని యెషయాతో అనెను.

8. അതിന്നു ഹിസ്കീയാവു യെശയ്യാവോടുനീ പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന യഹോവയുടെ വചനം നല്ലതു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു; എങ്കിലും എന്റെ ജീവകാലത്തു സമാധാനവും സത്യവും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുമല്ലോ എന്നും അവന് പറഞ്ഞു.