Ezechias in affliction requesteth the prayers of Isaias the prophet. 6. who assureth him of God's help. 8. The king of the Assyrians still threateneth and blasphemeth. 15. Ezechias prayeth, 20. and God hearing the prayers of the one, and blasphemies of the other, 28. promiseth to protect Jerusalem. 35. An Angel in one night killeth a hundred fourscore and five thousand of the Assyrians' camp, their king returneth to Ninive, is there slain by two of his own sons, and another son reigneth in his place.Ezechias in affliction requesteth the prayers of Isaias the prophet. 6. who assureth him of Gods helpe. 8. The king of the Assyrians stil threatneth and blasphemeth. 15. Ezechias praieth, 20. and God hearing the prayers of the one, and blasphemies of the other, 28. promiseth to protect Ierusalem. 35. An Angel in one night killeth an hundred fourscore and fiue thousand of the Assyrians campe, their king returneth to Niniue, is there slaine by two of his owne sonnes, and an other sonne reigneth in his place.✦
Which things when Ezechias the king had heard, he rent his garments, and was covered with sackcloth, and entered into the house of our Lord.VVHICH thinges when Ezechias the king had heard, he rent his garmentes, and was couered with sackcloth, and entered into the house of our Lord.Quæ cum audisset Ezechias rex, scidit vestimenta sua, et opertus est sacco, ingressusque est domum Domini.
2And he sent Eliacim the governor of the house, and Sobna the scribe, and the ancients of the priests covered with sackcloths, to Isaias the prophet the son of Amos.And he sent Eliacim the gouernour of the house, and Sobna the scribe, and the ancientes of the priestes couered with sackclothes, to Isaias the prophete the sonne of Amos.Et misit Eliacim præpositum domus, et Sobnam scribam, et senes de sacerdotibus, opertos saccis, ad Isaiam prophetam filium Amos.
3Who said to him: Thus saith Ezechias: This day is a day of tribulation, and rebuke, and of blasphemy: the children are come to the birth, and the woman in travail hath not strength.Who sayd to him: Thus saith Ezechias: This day is a day of tribulation, and rebuke, and of blasphemie: the children are come to the birth, and the woman in trauel hath not strength.Qui dixerunt : Hæc dicit Ezechias : Dies tribulationis, et increpationis, et blasphemiæ dies iste : venerunt filii usque ad partum, et vires non habet parturiens.
4If perhaps our Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rabsaces, whom the king of the Assyrians his master hath sent to upbraid the living God, and reprove with words, which our Lord thy God hath heard: and make thou prayer for the remnants that are found.If perhaps our Lord thy God wil heare al the wordes of Rabsaces, whom the king of the Assyrians his maister hath sent to vpbrayd the liuing God, and reproue with wordes, which our Lord thy God hath heard: and make thou prayer for the remnantes that are found.Si forte audiat Dominus Deus tuus universa verba Rabsacis, quem misit rex Assyriorum dominus suus ut exprobraret Deum viventem et argueret verbis, quæ audivit Dominus Deus tuus : et fac orationem pro reliquiis quæ repertæ sunt.
5The servants therefore of king Ezechias came to Isaie.The seruantes therfore of king Ezechias came to Isaie.Venerunt ergo servi regis Ezechiæ ad Isaiam.
6And Isaie said to them: Thus shall you say to your master: Thus saith our Lord: Fear not for the words, which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed me.And Isaie sayd to them: Thus shal you say to your maister: Thus sayth our Lord: Feare not for the wordes, which thou hast heard, with which the seruantes of the king of the Assyrians haue blasphemed me.Dixitque eis Isaias : Hæc dicetis domino vestro : Hæc dicit Dominus : Noli timere a facie sermonum quos audisti, quibus blasphemaverunt pueri regis Assyriorum me.
7Behold I will send into him a spirit, and he shall hear a message, and shall return into his country, and I will overthrow him with the sword in his country.Behold I wil send into him a spirit, and he shal here a message, and shal returne into his country, and I wil ouerthrow him with the sword in his country.Ecce ego immittam ei spiritum, et audiet nuntium, et revertetur in terram suam, et dejiciam eum gladio in terra sua.
8Rabsaces therefore returned, and found the king of Assyrians expugnantem: assaulting, besieging Lobna: for he heard that he was departed from Lachis.Rabsaces therfore returned, and found the king of Assyrians expugning Lobna: for he heard that he was departed from Lachis.Reversus est ergo Rabsaces, et invenit regem Assyriorum expugnantem Lobnam : audierat enim quod recessisset de Lachis.
9And when he had heard of Tharaca the king of Ethiopia, saying: Behold, he is come forth to fight against thee: and went against him, he sent messengers to Ezechias, saying:And when he had heard of Tharaca the king of Æthiopia, saying: Behold, he is come forth to fight agaynst thee: and went agaynst him, he sent messengers to Ezechias, saying:Cumque audisset de Tharaca rege Æthiopiæ, dicentes : Ecce egressus est ut pugnet adversum te : et iret contra eum, misit nuntios ad Ezechiam, dicens :
10Say this to Ezechias the king of Juda: Let not thy God seduce thee, in whom thou hast confidence: neither say thou: Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.Say this to Ezechias the king of Iuda: Let not thy God seduce thee, in whom thou hast confidence: neither say thou: Ierusalem shal not be deliuered into the handes of the king of the Assyrians.Hæc dicite Ezechiæ regi Juda : Non te seducat Deus tuus in quo habes fiduciam, neque dicas : Non tradetur Jerusalem in manus regis Assyriorum.
11For thou thy self hast heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done to all the countries, how they have spoiled them: canst thou therefore only be delivered?For thou thy self hast heard what the kinges of the Assyrians haue done to al the countries, how they haue spoyled them: canst thou therfore onlie be deliuered?Tu enim ipse audisti quæ fecerunt reges Assyriorum universis terris, quomodo vastaverunt eas : num ergo solus poteris liberari ?
12Why have the gods of the Nations delivered all those, whom my fathers have destroyed, to videlicet: namely, Gozan, & Haran, and Reseph, and the children of Eden, which were in Thelassar?Why haue the goddes of the Nations deliuered al those, whom my fathers haue destroyed, to witte, Gozan, & Haran, and Reseph, and the children of Eden, which were in Thelassar?Numquid liberaverunt dii gentium singulos quos vastaverunt patres mei, Gozan videlicet, et Haran, et Reseph, et filios Eden qui erant in Thelassar ?
13Where is the king of Emath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Ana and Ava?Where is the king of Emath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the citie of Sepharuaim, of Ana and Aua?ubi est rex Emath, et rex Arphad, et rex civitatis Sepharvaim, Ana, et Ava ?
14Therefore when Ezechias had received the letters of the hand of messengers, & had read them, he went up into the house of our Lord, & laid them open before our Lord,Therfore when Ezechias had receiued the letters of the hand of messengers, & had read them, he went vp into the house of our Lord, & layd them open before our Lord,Itaque cum accepisset Ezechias litteras de manu nuntiorum, et legisset eas, ascendit in domum Domini, et expandit eas coram Domino,
15& prayed in his sight, saying: Lord God of Israel, which sittest upon the cherubims, thou art the only God of all the kings of the earth: thou madest heaven and earth:& prayd in his sight, saying: Lord God of Israel, which sittest vpon the cherubins, thou art the only God of al the kinges of the earth: thou madest heauen and earth:et oravit in conspectu ejus, dicens : Domine Deus Israël, qui sedes super cherubim, tu es Deus solus regum omnium terræ : tu fecisti cælum et terram.
16Incline thine ear, and hear: open Lord thine eyes, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to upbraid unto us the living God.Incline thine eare, and heare: open Lord thine eies, and see: and heare al the wordes of Sennacherib, who hath sent to vpbrayd vnto vs the liuing God.Inclina aurem tuam, et audi : aperi, Domine, oculos tuos, et vide : audi omnia verba Sennacherib, qui misit ut exprobraret nobis Deum viventem.
17In very deed Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have destroyed Nations, and the countries of all.In verie deede Lord, the kinges of the Assyrians haue destroyed Nations, and the countries of al.Vere, Domine, dissipaverunt reges Assyriorum gentes, et terras omnium.
18And they have cast their gods into fire: for they were not gods, but the works of men's hands of wood and stone, and they destroyed them.And they haue cast their goddes into fire: for they were not goddes, but the workes of mens handes of wood and stone, and they destroyed them.Et miserunt deos eorum in ignem : non enim erant dii, sed opera manuum hominum, ex ligno et lapide : et perdiderunt eos.
19Now therefore O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know, that thou art the Lord the only God.Now therfore O Lord our God, saue vs from his hand, that al the kingdomes of the earth may know, that thou art the Lord the onlie God.Nunc igitur Domine Deus noster, salvos nos fac de manu ejus, ut sciant omnia regna terræ quia tu es Dominus Deus solus.
20And Isaie the son of Amos sent to Ezechias, saying: Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: That which thou hast besought me concerning Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians, I have heard.And Isaie the sonne of Amos sent to Ezechias, saying: Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: That which thou hast besought me concerning Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians, I haue heard.Misit autem Isaias filius Amos ad Ezechiam, dicens : Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël : Quæ deprecatus es me super Sennacherib rege Assyriorum, audivi.
21This is the word, that our Lord hath spoken of him: The virgin daughter of Sion hath despised thee, and scorned thee: Behind thy back hath the daughter of Jerusalem wagged her head.This is the word, that our Lord hath spoken of him: The virgine daughter of Sion hath dispised thee, and scorned thee: Behinde thy backe hath the daughter of Ierusalem wagged her head.Iste est sermo, quem locutus est Dominus de eo : Sprevit te, et subsannavit te, virgo filia Sion : post tergum tuum caput movit, filia Jerusalem.
22Whom hast thou upbraided, and whom hast thou blasphemed? against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes in high? against the holy one of Israel.Whom hast thou vpbrayded, and whom hast thou blasphemed? against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted vp thine eies in high? against the holie one of Israel.Cui exprobrasti, et quem blasphemasti ? contra quem exaltasti vocem tuam, et elevasti in excelsum oculos tuos ? Contra Sanctum Israël.
23By the hand of thy servants thou hast upbraided our Lord, and hast said: In the multitude of my chariots have I climbed the height of mountains, in the top of Libanus, and have cut down high cedars thereof, and the chosen fir trees of it. And I have entered into the borders thereof, & the forest of the carmel thereof have I cut down.By the hand of thy seruantes thou hast vpbrayded our Lord, and hast sayd: In the multitude of my chariotes haue I climed the height of mountaynes, in the toppe of Libanus, and haue cut downe high cedars therof, and the chosen firretrees of it. And I haue entered into the borders therof, & the forrest of the carmel therof haue I cut downe.Per manum servorum tuorum exprobrasti Domino, et dixisti : In multitudine curruum meorum ascendi excelsa montium in summitate Libani, et succidi sublimes cedros ejus, et electas abietes illius. Et ingressus sum usque ad terminos ejus, et saltum Carmeli ejus
24And I have drunk strange waters, and have dried up with the steps of my feet all the waters enclosed.And I haue drunke strange waters, and haue dried vp with the steppes of my feete al the waters inclosed.ego succidi. Et bibi aquas alienas, et siccavi vestigiis pedum meorum omnes aquas clausas.
25Why, hast thou not heard what I have done from the beginning? From ancient days I have made that thing, and now I have brought it to effect: and munitae: fortified, walled cities shall be into ruin of little hills pugnantium: contending, fighting together.Why, hast thou not heard what I haue done from the begining? From ancient daies I haue made that thing, and now I haue brought it to effect: and fensed cities shal be into ruine of litle hilles bickering together.Numquid non audisti quid ab initio fecerim ? ex diebus antiquis plasmavi illud, et nunc adduxi : eruntque in ruinam collium pugnantium civitates munitæ.
26And they that sit in them, weak of hand, they have trembled and are confounded, they became as the grass of the field, and the green herb of the roofs of houses, which withered before it came to ripeness.And they that sitte in them, weake of hand, they haue trembled and are confounded, they became as the grasse of the field, and the greene herbe of the roofes of houses, which withered before it came to ripenesse.Et qui sedent in eis, humiles manu, contremuerunt et confusi sunt : facti sunt velut fœnum agri, et virens herba tectorum, quæ arefacta est antequam veniret ad maturitatem.
27Thy habitation, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy way I have known before, & thy fury against me.Thy habitation, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy waye I haue knowen before, & thy furie against me.Habitaculum tuum, et egressum tuum, et introitum tuum, et viam tuam ego præscivi, et furorem tuum contra me.
28Thou hast been mad against me, & thy pride hath ascended into mine ears: I therefore will put a ring in thy nostrils, and a bit in thy lips, and will bring thee back into the way, by the which thou camest.Thou hast bene madde against me, & thy pride hath ascended into myn eares: I therfore wil put a ring in thy nostrels, and a bitte in thy lippes, and wil bring thee back into the way, by the which thou camest.Insanisti in me, et superbia tua ascendit in aures meas : ponam itaque circulum in naribus tuis, et camum in labiis tuis, et reducam te in viam per quam venisti.
29And to thee Ezechias this shall be a sign: Eat this year what thou shalt find: & in the second year, the things that grow of themselves: moreover in the third year sow ye and reap: plant ye vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.And to thee Ezechias this shal be a signe: Eate this yeare what thou shalt finde: & in the second yeare, the things that growe of themselues: moreouer in the third yeare sawe ye and reape: plant ye vineyardes, and eate the fruite of them.Tibi autem, Ezechia, hoc erit signum : comede hoc anno quæ repereris : in secundo autem anno, quæ sponte nascuntur : porro in tertio anno seminate et metite : plantate vineas, et comedite fructum earum.
30And whatsoever shall be left of the house of Juda, shall take root downward, and bear fruit upward.And whatsoeuer shal be leaft of the house of Iuda, shal take roote downeward, and beare fruit vpward.Et quodcumque reliquum fuerit de domo Juda, mittet radicem deorsum, et faciet fructum sursum.
31For out of Jerusalem there shall remnants go forth, and that which is to be saved from the mount of Sion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.For out of Ierusalem there shal remmantes goe forth, and that which is to be saued from the mounte of Sion: the zeale of the Lord of hostes shal doe this.De Jerusalem quippe egredientur reliquiæ, et quod salvetur de monte Sion : zelus Domini exercituum faciet hoc.
32Wherefore thus saith our Lord of the king of the Assyrians: He shall not enter into this city, nor shoot arrow into it, neither shall shield occupy it, nor munition compass it.Wherfore thus sayth our Lord of the king of the Assyrians: He shal not enter into this citie, nor shoote arrowe into it, neither shal shield occupie it, nor munition compasse it.Quam ob rem hæc dicit Dominus de rege Assyriorum : Non ingredietur urbem hanc, nec mittet in eam sagittam, nec occupabit eam clypeus, nec circumdabit eam munitio.
33By the way, that he came, he shall return: and into this city he shall not enter, saith our Lord.By the way, that he came, he shal returne: and into this citie he shal not enter, sayth our Lord.Per viam qua venit, revertetur : et civitatem hanc non ingredietur, dicit Dominus.
34And I will protect this city. and will save it for my self, and for David my servant.And I wil protect this citie. and wil saue it for my self, and for Dauid my seruant.✦Protegamque urbem hanc, et salvabo eam propter me, et propter David servum meum.
35It came to pass therefore in that night, an Angel of our Lord came, and stroke in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred eighty five thousand. And when he was risen early, he saw all the bodies of the dead,It came to passe therfore in that night, an Angel of our Lord came, and stroke in the campe of the Assyrians an hundred eightie fiue thousand. And when he was risen early, he sawe al the bodies of the dead,Factum est igitur in nocte illa, venit angelus Domini, et percussit in castris Assyriorum centum octoginta quinque millia. Cumque diluculo surrexisset, vidit omnia corpora mortuorum : et recedens abiit,
36and Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians departing went away, and tarried in Ninive.and Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians departing went away, and taried in Niniue.et reversus est Sennacherib rex Assyriorum, et mansit in Ninive.
37And when he adored in the temple of Nesroch his god, Adramelech and Sarasar his sons stroke him with the sword, and they fled into the land of the Armenians, and Asarhaddon his son reigned for him.And when he adored in the temple of Nesroch his god, Adramelech and Sarasar his sonnes stroke him with the sword, and they fled into the land of the Armenians, and Asarhaddon his sonne reigned for him.✦Cumque adoraret in templo Nesroch deum suum, Adramelech et Sarasar filii ejus percusserunt eum gladio, fugeruntque in terram Armeniorum : et regnavit Asarhaddon filius ejus pro eo.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.