2 Kings (4 Kings) 19 · Scripture

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And it came to pass when king Ezekias heard it, that he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

ΚΑΙ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤκουσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Εζεκίας, καὶ διέρρηξε τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, καὶ περιεβάλετο σάκκον καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου.

И҆ бы́сть є҆гда̀ ᲂу҆слы́ша ца́рь є҆зекі́а, и҆ раздра̀ ри̑зы своѧ̑, и҆ ѡ҆блече́сѧ во вре́тище, и҆ вни́де въ до́мъ гдⷭ҇ень.

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And he sent Heliakim the steward, and Somnas the scribe, and the elders of the priests, clothed with sackcloth, to Esaias the prophet the son of Amos.

καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ῾Ελιακὶμ τὸν οἰκονόμον καὶ Σωμνὰν τὸν γραμματέα καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῶν ἱερέων περιβεβλημένους σάκκους πρὸς ῾Ησαΐαν τὸν προφήτην, υἱὸν ᾿Αμώς,

И҆ посла̀ є҆лїакі́ма строи́телѧ, и҆ сѡмна́са книго́чїа и҆ старѣ́йшины жерцє́въ ѡ҆блечє́ны во вре́тище ко и҆са́їи прⷪ҇ро́кꙋ сы́нꙋ а҆мѡ́совꙋ.

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And they said to him, Thus says Ezekias, This day [is] a day of tribulation, and rebuke, and provocation: for the children are come to the travail-[pangs], but the mother has no strength.

καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν· τάδε λέγει ᾿Εζεκίας· ἡμέρα θλίψεως καὶ ἐλεγμοῦ καὶ παροργισμοῦ ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη· ὅτι ἦλθον υἱοὶ ἕως ὠδίνων, καὶ ἰσχὺς οὐκ ἔστι τῇ τικτούσῃ·

И҆ рѣ́ша є҆мꙋ̀: си́це глаго́летъ є҆зекі́а: де́нь ско́рби и҆ ѡ҆бличе́нїѧ и҆ прогнѣ́ванїѧ де́нь се́й, ꙗ҆́кѡ прїидо́ша сы́нове да́же до болѣзнорожде́нїѧ, и҆ крѣ́пости нѣ́сть ражда́ющей:

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Peradventure the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rapsakes, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God and to revile him with the words which the Lord thy God has heard: and thou shalt offer [thy] prayer for the remnant that is found.

εἴ πως εἰσακούσεται Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου πάντας τοὺς λόγους Ῥαψάκου, ὃν ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν βασιλεὺς ᾿Ασσυρίων ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ ὀνειδίζειν Θεὸν ζῶντα καὶ βλασφημεῖν ἐν λόγοις, οἷς ἤκουσε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, καὶ λήψῃ προσευχὴν περὶ τοῦ λείμματος τοῦ εὑρισκομένου.

а҆́ще ка́кѡ послꙋ́шаетъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й всѣ́хъ слове́съ раѱа́ковыхъ, є҆го́же и҆ посла̀ ца́рь а҆ссѷрі́йскїй господи́нъ є҆гѡ̀ поноси́ти бг҃ꙋ живо́мꙋ и҆ хꙋ́лити словесы̀, и҆̀хже слы́ша гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й, и҆ прїимѝ моли́твꙋ ѡ҆ ѡ҆ста́нцѣ ѡ҆брѣта́ющемсѧ.

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So the servants of king Ezekias came to Esaias.

καὶ ἦλθον οἱ παῖδες τοῦ βασιλέως ᾿Εζεκίου πρὸς ῾Ησαΐαν,

И҆ прїидо́ша ѻ҆́троцы царѧ̀ є҆зекі́и ко и҆са́їи.

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And Esaias said to them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed.

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ῾Ησαΐας· τάδε ἐρεῖτε πρὸς τὸν κύριον ὑμῶν· τάδε λέγει Κύριος· μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων, ὧν ἤκουσας, ὧν ἐβλασφήμησαν τὰ παιδάρια βασιλέως ᾿Ασσυρίων·

И҆ речѐ и҆̀мъ и҆са́їа: си́це рцы́те господи́нꙋ ва́шемꙋ: та́кѡ гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь: не ᲂу҆бо́йсѧ ѿ лица̀ слове́съ, и҆̀хже слы́шалъ є҆сѝ, и҆́миже похꙋ́лиша мѧ̀ ѻ҆́троцы царѧ̀ а҆ссѷрі́йска:

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Behold, I send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a report, and shall return to his own land; and I will overthrow him with the sword in his own land.

ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δίδωμι ἐν αὐτῷ πνεῦμα, καὶ ἀκούσεται ἀγγελίαν καὶ ἀποστραφήσεται εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ, καὶ καταβαλῶ αὐτὸν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ.

сѐ, а҆́зъ даю̀ є҆мꙋ̀ дꙋ́ха, и҆ ᲂу҆слы́шитъ возвѣще́нїе и҆ возврати́тсѧ въ зе́млю свою̀: и҆ низложꙋ̀ є҆го̀ ѻ҆рꙋ́жїемъ въ землѝ є҆гѡ̀.

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So Rapsakes returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Lobna: for he heard that he [had] departed from Lachis.

Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε Ῥαψάκης, καὶ εὗρε τὸν βασιλέα ᾿Ασσυρίων πολεμοῦντα ἐπὶ Λοβνά, ὅτι ἤκουσεν ὅτι ἀπῇρεν ἐκ Λαχίς.

И҆ возврати́сѧ раѱа́къ и҆ ѡ҆брѣ́те царѧ̀ а҆ссѷрі́йска вою́юща на ло́внꙋ: ᲂу҆слы́ша бо, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѿстꙋпѝ ѿ лахі́са.

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And he heard concerning Tharaca king of the Ethiopians, saying, Behold, he is come forth to fight with thee: and he returned, and sent messengers to Ezekias, saying,

καὶ ἤκουσε περὶ Θαρακὰ βασιλέως Αἰθιόπων λέγων· ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθε πολεμεῖν μετὰ σοῦ. καὶ ἐπέστρεψε καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους πρὸς ᾿Εζεκίαν λέγων·

И҆ слы́ша ѡ҆ ѳара́кѣ царѝ є҆ѳїо́пстѣмъ, глаго́лѧ: сѐ, и҆зы́де ра́товатисѧ съ тобо́ю. И҆ возврати́сѧ и҆ посла̀ послы̀ ко є҆зекі́и, глаго́лѧ: та́кѡ рцы́те є҆зекі́и царю̀ і҆ꙋде́йскꙋ:

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Let not thy God on whom thou trustest encourage thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.

μὴ ἐπαιρέτω σε ὁ Θεός σου, ἐφ᾿ ᾧ σὺ πέποιθας ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ λέγων· οὐ μὴ παραδοθῇ ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ εἰς χεῖρας βασιλέως ᾿Ασσυρίων.

да не возно́ситъ тѧ̀ бг҃ъ тво́й, на него́же ты̀ надѣ́ешисѧ глаго́лѧ: не и҆́мать пре́данъ бы́ти і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ въ рꙋ́цѣ царѧ̀ а҆ссѷрі́йска:

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Behold, thou hast heard all that the kings of the Assyrians have done in all the lands, to waste them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?

ἰδοὺ σὺ ἤκουσας πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησαν βασιλεῖς ᾿Ασσυρίων πάσαις ταῖς γαίαις τοῦ ἀναθεματίσαι αὐτάς, καὶ σὺ ρυσθήσῃ;

сѐ, ты̀ слы́шалъ є҆сѝ всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка сотвори́ша ца́рїе а҆ссѷрі́йстїи всѣ̑мъ земле́мъ, є҆́же проклѧ́ти и҆̀хъ, и҆ ты́ ли и҆збꙋ́деши;

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Have the gods of the nations at all delivered them, whom my fathers destroyed; both Gozan, and Charran, and Raphis, and the sons of Edem who were in Thaesthen?

μὴ ἐξαιρούμενοι ἐξείλαντο αὐτοὺς οἱ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, οὓς διέφθειραν οἱ πατέρες μου, τήν τε Γωζὰν καὶ τὴν Χαρρὰν καὶ τὴν Ῥαφὶς καὶ υἱοὺς ᾿Εδὲμ τοὺς ἐν Θαεσθέν;

є҆да̀ и҆збавлѧ́юще и҆зба́виша и҆́хъ и҆ бо́зи ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ, и҆̀хже расточи́ша ѻ҆тцы̀ моѝ, гѡза́нꙋ и҆ хара́нꙋ, и҆ фаре́сꙋ и҆ сы́ны є҆дѡ́мли, и҆̀же во ѳаласса́рѣ;

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Where is the king of Haemath, and the king of Arphad? and where is the king of the city of Seppharvaim, of Ana, and Aba?

ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ βασιλεὺς Αἰμὰθ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Αρφάδ; καὶ ποῦ ἐστι βασιλεὺς τῆς πόλεως Σεπφαρουαΐν ᾿Ανὰ καὶ ᾿Αβά;

гдѣ̀ є҆́сть ца́рь є҆ма́ѳовъ и҆ ца́рь а҆рфа́довъ; и҆ гдѣ̀ є҆́сть ца́рь гра́да сепфарꙋі́ма, а҆на̀ и҆ а҆ва̀;

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And Ezekias took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and he went up to the house of the Lord, and Ezekias spread it before the Lord,

καὶ ἔλαβεν ᾿Εζεκίας τὰ βιβλία ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν ἀγγέλων καὶ ἀνέγνω αὐτά· καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου καὶ ἀνέπτυξεν αὐτὰ ᾿Εζεκίας ἐναντίον Κυρίου

И҆ прїѧ́тъ ца́рь є҆зекі́а кни̑ги ѿ рꙋкѝ послѡ́въ и҆ прочтѐ ѧ҆̀: и҆ вни́де въ хра́мъ гдⷭ҇ень, и҆ разгнꙋ̀ и҆́хъ є҆зекі́а пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ,

Paulinus of Nola †431

Faith unguarded is armed by God. Hezekiah, through the power of faith, proved stronger with his puny force than Sennacherib, king of Babylon and rich Nineveh, with his thousands. Sennacherib had enlisted the forces of Assyria and the realm of the Medes. Laying waste with his huge legions all the neighbouring kingdoms, he proceeded towards the city sacred to the Lord and against it alone concentrated his whole massive war machine. But as he made preparations for this, God hindered him, for warfare delayed his unholy designs. He sent to Jerusalem a letter brusque in its arrogant threats. Hezekiah received it with grief and bore it to the Lord before the altar. There in prostrate prayer accompanied by his people in mourning black, he read out those harsh words and bedewed the letter with abundant tears, and so he prevailed on God. By prayer alone, though absent from the scene, he won a shattering victory over the Assyrians, who suffered a grievous death when God warred on them. This favour he won was so considerable that he did not even clap eyes on the enemy he conquered. Once his tears of complaint had passed above the constellations, once his lament from a humble heart had risen beyond the stars and his devoted words had assailed the ears of highest Father, the lofty doors of heaven swung open and a winged angel glided down, breathing the fragrant air on his smooth descent. Armed with the sword of the Word, he smote that wicked army, and glorying in the silent slaughter of the sleeping foe, he brought simultaneous death to one hundred and eighty thousand men. A single night was the accomplice engagement on that scale. Next morning the king arose still threatening but then took flight with his depleted column, wretched because his army was thus stripped of its slaughtered soldiers. He fled from Hezekiah, though the prophet was far removed in another district, and though he had only recently in his presence threatened to clap his fetters on him. At that time Isaias was mediator for Hezekiah.
Poems 26.166-95

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and said, O Lord God of Israel that dwellest over the cherubs, thou art the only God in all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

καὶ εἶπε· Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ᾿Ισραὴλ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῶν Χερουβίμ, σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς μόνος ἐν πάσαις ταῖς βασιλείαις τῆς γῆς, σὺ ἐποίησας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.

и҆ моли́сѧ є҆зекі́а пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ и҆ речѐ: гдⷭ҇и бж҃е і҆и҃левъ, сѣдѧ́й на херꙋві́мѣхъ, ты̀ є҆сѝ бг҃ъ є҆ди́нъ бо всѣ́хъ ца́рствїихъ землѝ, ты̀ сотвори́лъ є҆сѝ не́бо и҆ зе́млю:

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Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

κλῖνον, Κύριε, τὸ οὖς σου καὶ ἄκουσον· ἄνοιξον, Κύριε, τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου καὶ ἰδὲ καὶ ἄκουσον τοὺς λόγους Σενναχηρίμ, οὓς ἀπέστειλεν ὀνειδίζειν Θεὸν ζῶντα.

приклонѝ, гдⷭ҇и, ᲂу҆́хо твоѐ и҆ ᲂу҆слы́ши мѧ̀: ѿве́рзи, гдⷭ҇и, ѻ҆́чи твоѝ и҆ ви́ждь, и҆ ᲂу҆слы́ши словеса̀ сеннахирі́ма, ꙗ҆̀же посла̀ поноша́ѧ тебѣ̀ бг҃ꙋ жи́вꙋ:

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For truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have wasted the nations,

ὅτι ἀληθείᾳ, Κύριε, ἠρήμωσαν βασιλεῖς ᾿Ασσυρίων τὰ ἔθνη

ꙗ҆́кѡ пои́стиннѣ, гдⷭ҇и, ѡ҆пꙋстоши́ша ца́рїе а҆ссѷрі́йстїи ꙗ҆зы́ки,

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and have cast their gods into the fire: because they are no gods, but the works of men’s hands, wood and stone; and they have destroyed them.

καὶ ἔδωκαν τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ πῦρ, ὅτι οὐ θεοί εἰσιν, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων, ξύλα καὶ λίθοι, καὶ ἀπώλεσαν αὐτούς.

и҆ да́ша бо́ги и҆̀хъ на ѻ҆́гнь, ꙗ҆́кѡ не бо́зи бѣ́ша, но дѣла̀ рꙋкꙋ̀ человѣ̑чꙋ, древа̀ и҆ ка́мєнїѧ, и҆ погꙋби́ша ѧ҆̀:

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And now, O Lord our God, deliver us out of his hand, and all the kingdoms of the earth shall know that thou alone [art] the Lord God.

καὶ νῦν, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, σῶσον ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ γνώσονται πᾶσαι αἱ βασιλεῖαι τῆς γῆς, ὅτι σὺ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς μόνος.

и҆ нн҃ѣ, гдⷭ҇и бж҃е на́шъ, сп҃сѝ ны̀ и҆з̾ рꙋкѝ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ ᲂу҆разꙋмѣ́ютъ всѧ̑ ца̑рствїѧ землѝ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ты̀ є҆сѝ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ є҆ди́нъ.

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And Esaias the son of Amos sent to Ezekias, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, I have heard thy prayer to me concerning Sennacherim king of the Assyrians.

Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ῾Ησαΐας υἱὸς ᾿Αμὼς πρὸς ᾿Εζεκίαν λέγων· τάδε λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων Θεὸς ᾿Ισραήλ· ἃ προσηύξω πρός με περὶ Σενναχηρὶμ βασιλέως ᾿Ασσυρίων, ἤκουσα.

И҆ посла̀ и҆са́їа сы́нъ а҆мѡ́совъ ко є҆зекі́и, глаго́лѧ: та́кѡ гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ си́лъ, бг҃ъ і҆и҃левъ: слы́шахъ, ѡ҆ ни́хже моли́лсѧ є҆сѝ ко мнѣ̀, ѡ҆ сеннахирі́мѣ царѣ̀ а҆ссѷрі́йстѣ.

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This [is] the word which the Lord has spoken against him; The virgin daughter of Sion has made light of thee, and mocked thee; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee.

οὖτος ὁ λόγος, ὃν ἐλάλησε Κύριος ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν· ἐξουδένωσέ σε καὶ ἐμυκτήρισέ σε παρθένος θυγάτηρ Σιών, ἐπὶ σοὶ κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς ἐκίνησε θυγάτηρ ῾Ιερουσαλήμ.

сїѐ сло́во, є҆́же гл҃а гдⷭ҇ь на него̀: ᲂу҆ничижѝ тѧ̀ и҆ порꙋга́сѧ тебѣ̀ дѣви́ца и҆ дщѝ сїѡ́нѧ, над̾ тобо́ю главо́ю свое́ю покива̀ дщѝ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́млѧ:

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Whom hast thou reproached, and whom hast thou reviled? and against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice, and raised thine eyes on high? [Is it] against the Holy One of Israel?

τίνα ὠνείδισας καὶ τίνα ἐβλασφήμησας; καὶ ἐπὶ τίνα ὕψωσας φωνήν; καὶ ᾖρας εἰς ὕψος τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου εἰς τὸν ἅγιον τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ.

комꙋ̀ поноси́лъ є҆сѝ, и҆ кого̀ похꙋ́лилъ є҆сѝ; и҆ на кого̀ возне́слъ є҆сѝ гла́съ, и҆ воздви́глъ є҆сѝ на высотꙋ̀ ѻ҆́чи твоѝ; на ст҃а́го і҆и҃лева.

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by thy messengers thou has reproached the Lord, and hast said, I will go up with the multitude of my chariots, to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Libanus, and I have cut down the height of his cedar, [and] his choice cypresses; and I have come into the midst of the forest and of Carmel.

ἐν χειρὶ ἀγγέλων σου ὠνείδισας Κύριον καὶ εἶπας· ἐν τῷ πλήθει τῶν ἁρμάτων μου ἐγὼ ἀναβήσομαι εἰς ὕψος ὀρέων, μηροὺς τοῦ Λιβάνου, καὶ ἔκοψα τὸ μέγεθος τῆς κέδρου αὐτοῦ, τὰ ἐκλεκτὰ κυπαρίσσων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἦλθον εἰς μέσον δρυμοῦ καὶ Καρμήλου.

рꙋко́ю послѡ́въ твои́хъ поноси́лъ є҆сѝ гдⷭ҇ꙋ, и҆ ре́клъ є҆сѝ: со мно́жествомъ колесни́цъ мои́хъ взы́дꙋ а҆́зъ на вы́шнюю ча́сть горы̀ лїва́нскїѧ, и҆ ᲂу҆сѣкꙋ̀ вели́чество ѿ кє́дръ є҆ѧ̀ и҆ и҆збра̑нныѧ кѷпарі́сѡвъ є҆ѧ̀, и҆ прїидꙋ̀ въ среди́нꙋ ча́щи карми́льскїѧ:

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I have refreshed [myself], and have drunk strange waters, and I have dried up with the sole of my foot all the rivers of fortified places.

ἐγὼ ἔψυξα καὶ ἔπιον ὕδατα ἀλλότρια καὶ ἐξηρήμωσα τῷ ἴχνει τοῦ ποδός μου πάντας ποταμοὺς περιοχῆς.

а҆́зъ и҆зсꙋши́хъ, и҆ пїѧ́хъ во́ды чꙋжды̑ѧ, и҆ ѡ҆пꙋстоши́хъ стопа́ми но́гъ мои́хъ всѧ̑ рѣ́ки ѡ҆крє́стныѧ:

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I have brought about [the matter], I have brought it to a conclusion; and it is come to the destruction of the bands of warlike prisoners, [even of] strong cities.

ἔπλασα αὐτήν, συνήγαγον αὐτήν, καὶ ἐγενήθη εἰς ἐπάρσεις ἀποικεσιῶν μαχίμων, πόλεις ὀχυράς.

є҆да̀ не слы́шалъ є҆сѝ; и҆зда́вна ю҆̀ сотвори́хъ, ѿ дні́й пе́рвыхъ созда́хъ ю҆̀ и҆ принесо́хъ ю҆̀: и҆ бы́сть въ хо́лмы пресе́льникѡвъ вою́ющихъ гра́ды твє́рды:

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And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, they quaked and were confounded, they became [as] grass of the field, or [as] the green herb, the grass [growing on] houses, and that which is trodden down by him that stands [upon it].

καὶ οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐν αὐταῖς ἠσθένησαν τῇ χειρί, ἔπτηξαν καὶ κατῃσχύνθησαν, ἐγένοντο χόρτος ἀγροῦ ἢ χλωρὰ βοτάνη, χλόη δωμάτων καὶ πάτημα ἀπέναντι ἑστηκότος.

и҆ живꙋ́щїи въ ни́хъ и҆знемого́ша рꙋко́ю, сотрѧсо́шасѧ и҆ постыдѣ́шасѧ, бы́ша (ꙗ҆́кѡ) трава̀ се́льнаѧ, и҆лѝ ѕла́чно бы́лїе, ѕла́къ и҆́же на зда́нїихъ, и҆ попра́нїѧ проти́вꙋ стоѧ́щагѡ:

27

But I know thy down-sitting, and thy going forth, and thy rage against me.

καὶ τὴν καθέδραν σου καὶ τὴν ἔξοδόν σου ἔγνων καὶ τὸν θυμόν σου ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ,

и҆ сѣдѣ́нїе твоѐ, и҆ и҆схо́дъ тво́й, и҆ вхо́дъ тво́й разꙋмѣ́хъ, и҆ гнѣ́въ тво́й на мѧ̀,

28

Because thou was angry against me, and thy fierceness is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hooks in thy nostrils, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

διὰ τὸ ὀργισθῆναί σε ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ καὶ τὸ στρῆνός σου ἀνέβη ἐν τοῖς ὠσί μου καὶ θήσω τὰ ἄγκιστρά μου ἐν τοῖς μυκτῆρσί σου καὶ χαλινὸν ἐν τοῖς χείλεσί σου καὶ ἀποστρέψω σε ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, ᾗ ἦλθες ἐν αὐτῇ.

зане́же разгнѣ́валсѧ є҆сѝ на мѧ̀ и҆ шꙋ́мъ тво́й вни́де во ᲂу҆́шы моѝ, и҆ вложꙋ̀ ᲂу҆́дицꙋ мою̀ въ но́здри твоѧ̑ и҆ браздꙋ̀ во ᲂу҆стнѣ̀ твоѝ, и҆ возвращꙋ̀ тѧ̀ по пꙋтѝ, и҆́мже прише́лъ є҆сѝ.

29

And this shall be a sign to thee; eat this year the things that grow of themselves, and in the second year the things which spring up: and in the third year [let there be] sowing, and reaping, and planting of vineyards, and eat ye the fruit of them.

καὶ τοῦτόν σοι τὸ σημεῖον· φάγε τοῦτον τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν αὐτόματα καὶ τῷ ἔτει τῷ δευτέρῳ τὰ ἀνατέλλοντα· καὶ ἔτει τῷ τρίτῳ σπορὰ καὶ ἄμητος καὶ φυτεία ἀμπελώνων, καὶ φάγεσθε τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν.

И҆ сїѐ тебѣ̀ зна́менїе, (є҆зекі́е): ꙗ҆́ждь въ сїѐ лѣ́то прозѧба̑ющаѧ саморѡ́днаѧ, и҆ въ лѣ́то второ́е прозѧба̑ющаѧ, и҆ въ лѣ́то тре́тїе сѣ́йте сѣ́мена и҆ жни́те, сади́те вїногра́ды, и҆ да ꙗ҆́сте пло́дъ и҆́хъ:

30

And he shall increase him that has escaped of the house of Juda: and the remnant [shall strike] root beneath, and it shall produce fruit above.

καὶ προσθήσει τὸν διασεσωσμένον οἴκου ᾿Ιούδα τὸ ὑπολειφθὲν ρίζαν κάτω καὶ ποιήσει καρπὸν ἄνω.

и҆ приложи́тъ спа́сшеесѧ до́мꙋ і҆ꙋ́дова, ѡ҆ста́вшеесѧ, ко́рень до́лѣ, и҆ сотвори́тъ пло́дъ горѣ̀,

31

For from Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and he that escapes from the mountain of Sion: the zeal of the Lord of host shall do this.

ὅτι ἐξ ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ ἐξελεύσεται κατάλειμμα καὶ ἀνασῳζόμενος ἐξ ὄρους Σιών· ὁ ζῆλος Κυρίου τῶν δυνάμεων ποιήσει τοῦτο.

ꙗ҆́кѡ и҆з̾ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́ма и҆зы́детъ ѡ҆ста́нокъ, и҆ спаса́емый и҆з̾ горы̀ сїѡ́ни: ре́вность гдⷭ҇а си́лъ сотвори́тъ сїѐ.

32

[Is it] not so? Thus saith the Lord concerning the king of the Assyrians, He shall not enter into this city, and he shall not shoot an arrow there, neither shall a shield come against it, neither shall he heap a mound against it.

οὐχ οὕτως; τάδε λέγει Κύριος πρὸς βασιλέα ᾿Ασσυρίων· οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν πόλιν ταύτην καὶ οὐ τοξεύσει ἐκεῖ βέλος, καὶ οὐ προφθάσει αὐτὴν θυρεός, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκχέῃ πρὸς αὐτὴν πρόσχωμα·

Сегѡ̀ ра́ди та́кѡ гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь (си́лъ) на царѧ̀ а҆ссѷрі́йска: не и҆́мать вни́ти во гра́дъ се́й, и҆ не и҆́мать ᲂу҆стрѣли́ти на́мъ стрѣлы̀, и҆ не дости́гнетъ къ немꙋ̀ щи́тъ, и҆ не и҆́мать ѡ҆сы́пати є҆го̀ земле́ю:

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By the way by which he comes, by it shall he return, and he shall not enter into this city, saith the Lord.

τῇ ὁδῷ, ᾗ ἦλθεν, ἐν αὐτῇ ἀποστραφήσεται καὶ εἰς τὴν πόλιν ταύτην οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται, λέγει Κύριος,

но пꙋте́мъ, и҆́мже прїи́де тѣ́мже возврати́тсѧ, и҆ во гра́дъ се́й не и҆́мать вни́ти, гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь,

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And I will defend this city as with a shield, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

καὶ ὑπερασπιῶ ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης δι᾿ ἐμὲ καὶ διὰ Δαυὶδ τὸν δοῦλόν μου.

и҆ защищꙋ̀ гра́дъ се́й, є҆́же спⷭ҇тѝ є҆го̀ менє̀ ра́ди и҆ даві́да ра́ди раба̀ моегѡ̀.

John Chrysostom †407

The Lord’s goodness is immense, and frequently he finds his way to grant the salvation of the majority on account of a few just people. Why do I say on account of a few just people? Frequently, when a just person cannot be found in the present life, he takes pity on the living on account of the virtue of the departed and cries aloud in the words, “I will protect this city for my own sake and the sake of my servant David.” Even if they do not deserve to be saved, he is saying, and have no claim on salvation, yet since showing love is habitual with me and I am prompt to have pity and rescue them from disaster, for my own sake and the sake of my servant David I will act as a shield; he who passed on from this life many years before will prove the salvation of those who have fallen victim to their own indifference.
Homilies on Genesis 42.24

For the blessed David also had a fall like that which has now happened to you; and not this only but another also that followed it. I mean that of murder. What then? Did he remain prostrate? Did he not immediately rise up again with energy and place himself in position to fight the enemy? In fact, he wrestled with him so bravely that even after his death he was the protector of his offspring. For when Solomon had perpetrated great iniquity and had deserved countless deaths, God said that he would leave him the kingdom intact, thus speaking: “I will surely rend the kingdom out of your hand and will give it to your servant. Nevertheless I will not do this in your days.” Wherefore? “For David your father’s sake, I will take it out of the hand of your son.” And again when Hezekiah was about to run the greatest possible risk, although he was a righteous man, God said that he would aid him for the sake of this saint. “For I will cast my shield,” he says, “over this city to save it for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.”
Letter to the Fallen Theodore 1.14

35

And it came to pass at night that the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and they rose early in the morning, and, behold, [these were] all dead corpses.

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἕως νυκτὸς καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἄγγελος Κυρίου καὶ ἐπάταξεν ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ ᾿Ασσυρίων ἑκατὸν ὀγδοηκονταπέντε χιλιάδας· καὶ ὤρθρισαν τὸ πρωΐ, καὶ ἰδοὺ πάντες σώματα νεκρά.

И҆ бы́сть въ но́щь ѻ҆́нꙋ, и҆ сни́де а҆́гг҃лъ гдⷭ҇ень и҆ ᲂу҆бѝ ѿ полка̀ а҆ссѷрі́йскагѡ сто̀ ѻ҆́смьдесѧтъ и҆ пѧ́ть ты́сѧщъ. И҆ воста́ша заꙋ́тра, и҆ сѐ, всѧ̑ трꙋ̑пїѧ мє́ртва.

Athanasius of Alexandria †373

Since the evil spirits have no power, they play as on a stage, changing their shapes and frightening children by the apparition of crowds and by their changed forms. This is why they are to be despised the more for their powerlessness. The true angel sent by the Lord against the Assyrians had no need of crowds or apparitions from without, or loud noises or clappings, but he used his power quietly and destroyed 185, at one time. Powerless demons such as these, however, try to frighten, if only by empty phantoms.
Life of St. Anthony 28.9-10

John Chrysostom †407

35–36
But the Jews will say, “Where is the evidence that God has turned away from us?” Does this still need proof in words? Tell me this. Do not the facts themselves shout it out? Do they not send forth a sound clearer than the trumpet’s call? Do you still ask for proof in words when you see the destruction of your city, the desolation of your temple and all the other misfortunes that have come on you? “But people brought these things on us, not God.” Rather it was God above all others who did these things. If you attribute them to people, then you must consider that even if people were to have the boldness, they would not have had the power to bring these things to accomplishment, unless it were by God’s decree. The barbarian came down on you and brought all Persia with him. He expected that he would catch you all by the suddenness of his attack, and he kept you all locked in the city as if you were caught in the net of a hunter or fisherman. Because God was gracious to you at the time—I repeat, at that time—without a battle, without a war, without a hostile encounter, the barbarian king left 185, of his slain soldiers among you and fled, contented that he alone was saved. And God often decided countless other battles in this way. So also now, if God had not deserted you once and for all, your enemies would not have had the power to destroy your city and leave your temple desolate. If God had not abandoned you, the ruin of desolation would not have lasted so long a time, nor would your frequent efforts to rebuild the temple have been in vain.
Discourses Against Judaizing Christians 6.3.6-7

Paulinus of Nola †431

Faith unguarded is armed by God. Hezekiah, through the power of faith, proved stronger with his puny force than Sennacherib, king of Babylon and rich Nineveh, with his thousands. Sennacherib had enlisted the forces of Assyria and the realm of the Medes. Laying waste with his huge legions all the neighbouring kingdoms, he proceeded towards the city sacred to the Lord and against it alone concentrated his whole massive war machine. But as he made preparations for this, God hindered him, for warfare delayed his unholy designs. He sent to Jerusalem a letter brusque in its arrogant threats. Hezekiah received it with grief and bore it to the Lord before the altar. There in prostrate prayer accompanied by his people in mourning black, he read out those harsh words and bedewed the letter with abundant tears, and so he prevailed on God. By prayer alone, though absent from the scene, he won a shattering victory over the Assyrians, who suffered a grievous death when God warred on them. This favour he won was so considerable that he did not even clap eyes on the enemy he conquered. Once his tears of complaint had passed above the constellations, once his lament from a humble heart had risen beyond the stars and his devoted words had assailed the ears of highest Father, the lofty doors of heaven swung open and a winged angel glided down, breathing the fragrant air on his smooth descent. Armed with the sword of the Word, he smote that wicked army, and glorying in the silent slaughter of the sleeping foe, he brought simultaneous death to one hundred and eighty thousand men. A single night was the accomplice engagement on that scale. Next morning the king arose still threatening but then took flight with his depleted column, wretched because his army was thus stripped of its slaughtered soldiers. He fled from Hezekiah, though the prophet was far removed in another district, and though he had only recently in his presence threatened to clap his fetters on him. At that time Isaias was mediator for Hezekiah.
Poems 26.166-95

CS Lewis †1963

When the Old Testament says that Sennacherib's invasion was stopped by angels, and Herodotus says it was stopped by a lot of mice who came and ate up all the bowstrings of his army, an open-minded man will be on the side of the angels. Unless you start by begging the question, there is nothing intrinsically unlikely in the existence of angels or in the action ascribed to them. But mice just don't do these things.
Miracles, from God in the Dock

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And Sennacherim king of the Assyrians departed, and went and returned, and dwelt in Nineve.

καὶ ἀπῇρε καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ ἀπέστρεψε Σενναχηρὶμ βασιλεὺς ᾿Ασσυρίων καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν Νινευῆ.

И҆ воста̀, и҆ ѿи́де, и҆ возврати́сѧ сеннахирі́мъ ца́рь а҆ссѷрі́йскїй, и҆ всели́сѧ въ нїнеѵі́ю.

37

And it came to pass, while he was worshipping in the house of Meserach his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararath; and Asordan his son reigned in his stead.

καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ προσκυνοῦντος ἐν οἴκῳ Νεσερὰχ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ ᾿Αδραμέλεχ καὶ Σαρασάρ, οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπάταξαν αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐσώθησαν εἰς γῆν ᾿Αραράθ· καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ᾿Ασορδὰν ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντ᾿ αὐτοῦ.

И҆ бы́сть є҆мꙋ̀ кла́нѧющꙋсѧ во хра́мѣ месера́ха бо́га своегѡ̀, и҆ а҆драмеле́хъ и҆ сараса́ръ сы́нове є҆гѡ̀ ᲂу҆би́ста є҆го̀ мече́мъ: са́ми же бѣжа́ста въ зе́млю а҆рара́тскꙋ. И҆ воцари́сѧ а҆сорда́нъ сы́нъ є҆гѡ̀ вмѣ́стѡ є҆гѡ̀.